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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When former Duke standout forward Mark Mitchell transferred to Mizzou in the offseason, it gave Tiger fans a big reason to rejoice after a long, winless SEC season. However, the move meant a lot more than anyone realized to one member of MU hoops. “It’s actually crazy how everything happened,” senior guard
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team closed out the final practice of the summer, on Wednesday morning, as the Tigers will now be off until they report on Aug. 15. You can watch extended highlights of Wednesday’s practice in the video player below. https://youtu.be/XlsCe2epCII When the season tips off in November, MU fans
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over the last decade, former Mizzou men’s basketball star Laurence Bowers has had his mind set on making an impact in a town that gave him so much. Now, his annual camp, ‘Camp Bowers,’ is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with record-breaking enrollment numbers. Bowers said that a total of 619 campers registered
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball alum Sean East II has graced the professional basketball stage for the first time in his career. The former Tiger made the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup for the team’s 2024 NBA Summer League debut. East II saw 20 minutes of action at Chase Center against the Sacramento Kings
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After Caleb Grill’s first season in a Mizzou uniform was cut short due to injury, the former Iowa State transfer is now fully returning to action. An MU spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 Sports on Monday that the college basketball veteran has been medically cleared to participate in all team activities. The
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou Tiger Sean East II is officially getting a chance to take his talents to the professional level. The 6-foot-3 guard signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. An Exhibit 10 deal is a one-year, minimum salary contract that essentially allows a player to try-out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Caleb Grill is officially returning to Mizzou for one more season. The team announced on Thursday that the NCAA has approved Grill’s medical hardship waiver, making him eligible to play during the 2024-25 season. The Iowa State transfer suffered a wrist injury during MU’s home game against Wichita State last season, which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both the Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball teams found out their matchups for the 2024-25 ACC/SEC Challenge, on Wednesday afternoon. The Tiger men’s team will host head coach Dennis Gates’ alma mater, California, on Tuesday, Dec. 3. MU has met Cal seven times in the program’s history and leads the all-time series
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates will have a familiar face on the sidelines with him during the 2024-25 campaign, as ex-Tiger guard Tre Gomillion announced his homecoming on Wednesday. Gomillion will serve as a coach on Gates’ staff, after playing one year in the black and gold. The Georgia native followed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team made one last portal addition official on Monday afternoon. With the signing of former South Carolina center Josh Gray, MU’s 2024-25 transfer class is now complete. Head coach Dennis Gates has the No. 12 transfer class in the country, which compliments the No. 5 freshman class, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team got an idea of what their conference slate will look like for the 2024-25 campaign, on Monday. The SEC released all of the conference opponents for each team. Conference play will tip off on Jan. 4, 2025 and run through March 8. Each team in the Southeastern
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou basketball alum, SEC Network’s Jarrett Sutton in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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Legendary Mizzou basketball coach Norm Stewart was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians on Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators on Wednesday approved the contract of new athletic director Laird Veatch. Veatch was announced as the new athletic director on Tuesday. Veatch signed the contract on Monday. UM System President Mun Choi signed the curators’ side of the contract on Tuesday. According to the contract,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The nation’s top scorer at the NCAA Division I level is officially joining the Mizzou men’s basketball roster. Northern Kentucky transfer Marques Warrick put pen to paper on Wednesday, signing with Dennis Gates and the Tigers. “Marques is a high-scoring combo guard who has produced every year of his college career,” Dennis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, a team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou men’s basketball guard Kaleb Brown entered his name into the transfer portal. Brown is now the sixth player from the 2023-24 campaign to come to that decision. Brown, the brother of former Tiger star and current NBA player Kobe Brown, spent three seasons in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The name of the school Desireé Reed-Francois now is at has been corrected. The University of Missouri may have found its next athletic director. On Monday, college athletics insider Pete Thamel reported that MU Athletics could be hiring University of Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. Veatch was at the forefront
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou men’s basketball center Jordan Butler officially entered the transfer portal on Friday night. The 7-foot freshman played in 30 games for head coach Dennis Gates, starting in 13 of those. He averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game and racked up 25 blocks through 2023-24
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