COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the wake of what’s likely one of the best turnarounds in college basketball this season, Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates has made the watch list for the Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year award. He joins some other big names in the college basketball world, including two
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The Mizzou Tigers took down another marquee team Wednesday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou Men’s Basketball has tied its program record for most wins over AP Top-5 teams in a single season. The Tigers (20-6) knocked off No. 4 Alabama (21-5) inside Mizzou Arena 110-98, marking the program’s third win over a top-five ranked opponent this season. Wednesday’s win also marked the first
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The Mizzou Tigers will face one of their toughest opponents of the season Wednesday night when Alabama comes to Columbia. The Crimson Tide are ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 and boast a 21-4 record. The Tigers are No. 15 with a 19-6 record. The Tigers are also winners of two straight games
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 15 Mizzou men’s basketball team has finally reached the home stretch of the regular-season. With March looming on the horizon, there may be no stretch of game more important this season than the one that lies ahead for head coach Dennis Gates and company. As of now, Tiger hoops is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers men’s basketball team will host one of its toughest opponents of the season Wednesday when No. 4 Alabama visits Mizzou Arena. The Tigers are ranked No. 15 after two big SEC wins last week. Now they’re hoping to keep the success going and pad their NCAA Tournament resume. Watch
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following an undefeated week in Southeastern Conference action, the Mizzou men’s basketball team moved up six spots in the latest AP Poll, to No. 15. The Tigers also jumped six spots in the Coaches Poll, to No. 16. The move comes after head coach Dennis Gates and company responded to the first
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms caught up with the Columbia Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, Calum McAndrew, on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down.
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) No. 21 Mizzou Men’s Basketball handled business at Georgia to complete a perfect week. The Tigers (19-6) outscored the Bulldogs (16-10) by 16 points in the second half to earn a 87-74 win on the road at Stegeman Coliseum. With Saturday’s win, the Tigers improved their SEC record to 8-4 on the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 21 Mizzou Men’s Basketball is aiming to break back into the top five in the SEC standings. The Tigers (18-6) are hitting the road to face Georgia (16-9) at Stegeman Coliseum on Feb. 15, sitting just one game behind No. 3 Florida and No. 8 Texas A&M for the third spot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team has prided itself on its ability to respond all season long. It’s likely one of the reasons that the team hadn’t lost two-straight games, before last week’s two Top-10 tumbles against Tennessee and Texas A&M. On Wednesday night, head coach Dennis Gates’ team had the response they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If there’s one thing the Mizzou men’s basketball team said they know how to do, it is respond. They’ve done it all year long, both in wins and losses. However, in Wednesday night’s game against Oklahoma, head coach Dennis Gates and company may need the biggest response they’ve had yet. The Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers are looking to get back in the win column this week. The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Oklahoma with an 8 p.m. Wednesday tipoff at Mizzou Arena. Mizzou is trying to get back on track after losses to Tennessee and Texas A&M that dropped the Tigers six spots
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball took a six-spot tumble after back-to-back losses to top-10 teams. The Tigers (17-6) checked in at No. 21 in Monday’s updated Associated Press (AP) Top-25 rankings, falling out of the top-15 after just one week. MU dropped in the latest rankings, following defeats to then-No. 4 Tennessee and then-No.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Texas A&M grounded out a tough win on Saturday in a battle between two top-15 teams at Mizzou Arena. The No. 10 Aggies defeated the No. 15 Mizzou Tigers 67-64 before a packed house in Columbia. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, along with Tamar
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers may not have walked away with a victory on the court Saturday night but inside the Mizzou Arena, an even greater triumph was celebrated. For the past decade, the Mizzou basketball community has rallied behind one cause fighting pediatric cancer in honor of Rhyan Loos, the daughter of senior
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou Men’s Basketball is turning the page to the second half of its SEC season. The Tigers (17-5) are hunting for their third win over a ranked opponent in their last four games in a showdown against No. 10 Texas A&M (17-5) at Mizzou Arena. While MU aims to add
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates and guard Tamar Bates took questions from reporters Friday as the Tigers prepare to host Texas A&M on Saturday. The Aggies come into Mizzou Arena ranked No. 10, while the Tigers come in at No. 15 off a close loss to No. 4 Tennessee. Watch the
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) No. 4 Tennessee’s sharp shooting has ended No. 15 Mizzou’s winning streak against ranked opponents. The Volunteers (19-4) shot 50% from the field and 66.7% from three-point range to erase MU’s 11-point second half advantage and hand the Tigers (17-5) a 85-81 loss at Thompson-Boling Arena. Wednesday’s defeat marked Mizzou’s third loss
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team continues to climb up the polls. The newest AP Top 25 was released Monday and Mizzou went from No. 20 to No. 15 on the strength of two straight wins, including one against then-No. 14 Mississippi State. The Tigers travel to No. 4 Tennessee on Wednesday for another big SEC
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