COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team opened the season with a win over Central Michigan on Tuesday night. The Tigers beat the Chippewas 78-68 to improve to 1-0 on the season. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/OYkQLBZaUWw Senior Javon Pickett led the Tigers with 18
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ABC 17 sports director Andrew Kauffman brought on former ABC 17 sports director Chris Gervino 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 Mizzou men’s basketball team will open up the season against Central Michigan at Mizzou Arena on Nov. 9. Head coach Cuonzo Martin said the team is excited to show fans and other teams their identity. “They treated the scrimmages like they were games because they were so excited to play and,
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC and national media is expecting the Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball teams to finish near the bottom of the conference this season. The Mizzou men were picked to finish 10th in the SEC. Meanwhile, the women were picked to finish 11th in the conference. Neither Tiger team had any players
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ORLANDO, Fla. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou standout Jeremiah Tilmon signed with the Orlando Magic on Thursday afternoon, after briefly playing with the team during Summer League ball. The terms of the East St. Louis native’s deal are still undisclosed. Tilmon played in one game for the Magic in the 2021 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team have. anew look heading into the 2021-22 season. Cuonzo Martin and company only brought back two returning starters, following last season. However, the group said communication is better than ever, despite the new faces. “It’s come a long way, honestly,” Mizzou forward Kobe Brown said. “You know, first
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KMIZ) Four-star prospect Aidan Shaw committed to play basketball at Mizzou on Friday morning. He made his announcement on CBS Sports HQ. Shaw is a 6-foot-8 small forward from Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kan. Rivals ranks him as the 57th best player in the Class of 2022. We’ll have
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MAIMI, Fla. (KMIZ) The Miami Heat signed former Mizzou guard Dru Smith in an undisclosed deal on Friday afternoon. Smith joined the Heat this summer for NBA Summer League Action. He appeared in six games and averaged eight points, 2.5 assists, and 1.17 steals, shooting about 47 percent from the field. The guard had a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will open up conference play in December with a tough road test at Rupp Arena, facing the Kentucky Wildcats. The Tigers will take on up to ten 2020 NCAA Tournament teams, including four who finished in the top-25. MU will be tested early, with games against Alabama and
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team announced its non-conference schedule on Wednesday. The Tigers will open up the season on Nov. 9 against Central Michigan. Coincidentally, the football and men’s basketball team will open up against the same opponent this season. MU will make its return to Kansas on Dec. 11. The Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers is hosting his seventh annual Camp Bowers this week at the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse. Bowers said the camp set a new record with 315 kids participating this year. “The fact that the camp is continuously growing – I think that’s a testament to my staff and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will meet a familiar foe in January of 2022, when they travel to Ames, Iowa to meet the Cyclones. The match up will be the Tiger’s third-straight appearances in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, going 2-2 all time in the event. Last time out, MU took down TCU 102-98
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Eric Blum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball is just one week into summer workouts, but the team already said they felt a click. The Tigers bring back two starting returners, Javon Pickett and Kobe Brown and the rest are all new guys. You can watch the full press conference with Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou grad Marcus Edwards will rejoin Cuonzo Martin’s staff as MU’s Director of Athletic Performance, following an announcement on Monday afternoon. Edwards graduated from Mizzou and worked for Martin in his first year, 2017-2018, as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He spent the past two season as a strength coach for
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) The Kansas basketball team officially announced its non-conference schedule on Tuesday, and one game stood out among the rest. The Mizzou basketball team will make its return to Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 11. The Border War was supposed to return in Dec. of 2020, but it was canceled due to the pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou announced that MU Hoops’ Director of Athletic Performance, Nicodemus Christopher, will be moving to Denver to start his own company. He has been with the program for four years, however, he’s been with head coach Cuonzo Martin for much longer than that. Martin and Christopher stayed together at Tennessee, Cal-Berkeley, and
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team landed a commitment from former UMass forward Ronnie DeGray III on Wednesday night. The 6’7″ forward announced his plans to transfer to MU on social media. DeGray played 15 games for the Minutemen during his freshman season. The Parker, Colorado native averaged 8.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin addressed the transfer frenzy surrounding his program and all of college hoops in a news conference on Wednesday. You can watch the full news conference in the video player below. https://youtu.be/OESTEtzdrlU According to several reports – the NCAA will allow football and basketball players to transfer one
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou guard Xavier Pinson has committed to play for LSU, according to his Instagram account. He chose the Tigers over several other schools, including Kansas. Pinson entered the transfer portal a few days after MU’s season ended in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Chicago native scored two
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