COLUMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team dominated Mississippi Valley State 111-39 for the team’s third-straight win, on Thursday night. Overall, the Tigers improved to 3-1 on the season. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, guard Marques Warrick and forward Jacob Crews in the video player below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou has officially inked two talented high school basketball recruits for its 2025 recruiting class. Columbia’s own Aaron Rowe and St. Louis native Nicholas Randall are staying home, signing with MU on opening day of the early signing period. Rowe is rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247 Sports.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three games are in the books for the Missouri Tigers. Mizzou (2-1) opened the season on Nov. 4 with an 83-75 loss to Memphis. The Tigers then snapped the program’s long losing streak on Friday with a 77-62 victory over Howard, and followed it up with a narrow 84-77 win over Eastern
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tiger men’s basketball team held off Eastern Washington for an 84-77 win at Mizzou Arena, on Monday night. The victory lifted MU to 2-1 on the season. You can watch the extended highlights from the win in the video player below. The win was highlighted by a 33-point outing from Tiger guard
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Andy Humphrey, co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers are finally back in the win column. A strong first half on Friday night led to Missouri to its first win of the season. The 77-62 victory over the Howard Bison at Mizzou Arena snapped the Tigers’ abysmal 20-game losing streak. The Tigers (1-1) opened the game with an 8-0
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team opens play at Mizzou Arena on Friday. The Tigers will host Howard at 7 p.m. for their home opener. The squad is coming off a defeat at Memphis on Monday to start the season. Last year’s team finished in the basement of the SEC with an 8-24 record. They won
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (KMIZ) Despite a dominant first half effort, the Mizzou men’s basketball team could not hang on for a win in Monday night’s season opener. Memphis came back from a 14-point deficit to win 83-75 at FedEx Forum. Head coach Dennis Gates’ crew came out of the gates strong on the scoring front, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Caleb Grill remembers his first college basketball game like it was yesterday. “A lot of people’s dream is to play Division I basketball, and then, just kind of like got out there and played. But, when I got to halftime, I just kind of sat back and had the realization
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones previewed the 2024-25 Mizzou men’s basketball season with PowerMizzou’s Drew King in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is not opening up the season with a ‘gimme’ game, by any means. For the first time since the 2003-04 campaign, the Tigers will open up the a new year with a road trip, facing Memphis at FedEx Forum on Monday. Head coach Dennis Gates spoke to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball will begin its season Monday at Memphis. The Tigers planned a news conference Friday to preview the upcoming season. Watch it live in the player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Duke transfer Mark Mitchell is one of 20 college basketball players in the running for a prestigious honor. The Mizzou newcomer was named to the Julius Erving Award Watch List on Wednesday, which recognizes the top small forward in the nation. Mitchell, who is entering his first season with the Tigers, was
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates earned a commitment from the second member of his 2025 class, on Monday, as a four-star prospect pledged to MU. St. Louis native Nicholas Randall is joining Columbia native point guard Aaron Rowe in the 2025 class, after choosing MU over offers from Creighton and San
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first opportunity to catch a glimpse of this year’s Mizzou men’s basketball team is less than two weeks away. MU revealed it will host Lincoln University from Jefferson City in an exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 26. Following Saturday’s preseason action, fans are invited to stay at Mizzou Arena for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball has learned the majority of its game times for the upcoming campaign. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced times and television designations for 30 of MU’s 31 regular season contests for the 2024-25 season. Mizzou’s first game of the regular season at Memphis is now the only contest without an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball tips off the 2024-25 season in less than four weeks. Dennis Gates’ group is in the thick of practice for the new campaign, striving for a bounce back season after posting an 8-24 record last year. The Tigers are leaving last season’s winless SEC campaign in the rearview mirror
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou Athletic Director Laird Veatch in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The pair talked about the upcoming football season and plans for Veatch’s first year at the helm of Tiger athletics. “You know, I’ve been in this profession all my career, so over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team released the full slate for the upcoming 2024-25 campaign, on Tuesday. The schedule will feature 12 NCAA Tournament teams and another edition of the Border Showdown with Kansas. Head coach Dennis Gates and company will be challenged right from the jump, with a trip to Memphis to
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