COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two recapped Gates’ first year at the helm of Tiger basketball, while also previewing year number two. Gates said that, although his first year was success for most fans, it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The top-ranked recruit in the state of Arkansas has committed to Dennis Gates’ 2024 recruiting class. Annor Boateng announced his commitment to play college basketball at Mizzou on Friday. 247 Sports Composite lists Boateng as a five-star recruit. It also ranks him as the 26th best high school basketball prospect in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team now has a complete look at the 2023-24 schedule after the SEC released conference schedules on Thursday. The Tigers have an 18-game SEC slate including five different home-and-home series. The conference schedule will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 6, welcoming Georgia to Columbia for the SEC opener.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team released the 2023-24 non-conference schedule on Friday, ahead of year two with Dennis Gates at the helm. The Tigers are scheduled to play one of their more challenging schedules in years with five games against power conference opponents and seven contests against schools from the nation’s top
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson and Mizzou coaches, athletes and supporters gathered at Faurot Field on Tuesday afternoon for a ceremonial signing of Missouri’s amended name, image and likeness (NIL) bill. In addition to Parson’s signature, Mizzou men’s basketball player Sean East got to add his name on the bill, as representative of all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou basketball is making a return to Kansas City for the first time in four years this December. The men’s team is set to take on Seton Hall at the T-Mobile Center on Sunday, Dec. 17. Game time and TV info will be announced at a later date, while tickets will go
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates now has three four-star commits to his 2024 class. On Friday, 7-foot center Peyton Marshall announced his commitment to MU. The big man chose Mizzou over other offers from Ole Miss, Auburn, Georgia and more. Marshall is originally from St. Louis, but moved to Georgia when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates now has two recruits in his class of 2024, after four-star forward Marcus Allen committed to the Tigers on Monday. Allen is ranked No. 60 in the 2024 ESPN 100. He’s also, according to Rivals, the No. 52 ranked prospect in the nation and the No.
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Mizzou Arena is going to look different this upcoming season.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball standout Kobe Brown was back in Columbia Saturday for a send off at Bud’s BBQ after making his presence known in the NBA Summer League. Watch the full interview with Brown in the player below. https://youtu.be/XkJyuU7LHq4 Brown was drafted in the first round by the Los Angeles Clippers. On
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fans and media got a first look at the 2023-24 Mizzou men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon as head coach Dennis Gates held an open practice at Mizzou Arena. The full interview with Coach Gates, Nick Honor and Noah Carter can be found in the player below. https://youtu.be/RMgQt6fGhqw Gates’ team this season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Arena is set to get a fresh look for the 2032-24 season with black bleacher seats to replace the current ones that are gold. The last remodel to the Arena came back in August of 2021 with a fresh court. Last season, the MU men’s basketball finished 25-10 and 11-7 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team has a busy Saturday ahead, as the team will host an open practice for fans, as well as give a proper send off to former Tiger star Kobe Brown. It will be the first time fans will be able to catch a glimpse of head coach Dennis
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WICHITA, Kan. (KMIZ) The Basketball Tournament, otherwise known as TBT, tipped off on Wednesday on the campus of Wichita State. The No. 4-seeded Show Me Squad, made up of Mizzou hoops alumni, won its first round game against the Vegas Rebellion, 96-90, TBT is a 64-team, single elimination tournament, which runs in July and August.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou hoops standout DeAndre Gholston is headed to Europe. The guard signed a contract with the OSE Lions in Hungary, on Saturday. Gholston is now the third member of the 2022-23 team to make it pro. He is joining Kobe Brown and D’Moi Hodge, who are participating in NBA Summer League
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball player DeMarre Carroll was appointed as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Carroll spent last season as an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks after finishing an 11-year playing career in 2019-20 with the Houston Rockets. During his collegiate career, Carroll was on the court for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball teams now know who they’ll be facing in this years inaugural SEC/ACC Challenge. Dennis Gates and company will be taking the trip to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers on Nov. 28 at 6 p.m., while Robin Pingeton’s group will travel to Virginia on Nov. 30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team got its first look into upcoming SEC opponents for the 2023-24 season on Monday. The Tigers are coming off of their best ever conference finish in year one under head coach Dennis Gates. During the conference’s 18-game slate are five home-and-home series with Arkansas, Florida, Ole Miss,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates only spent one season with Tiger hoops standout Kobe Brown, but he said he knew his potential after their first conversation. That’s why, on the night of the NBA Draft, he took a step back and watched everyone else’s reaction to Brown being a first round
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KMIZ) Mizzou hoops alum D’Moi Hodge signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, directly following the NBA Draft. The 24-year-old only spent one season in Columbia, as he followed head coach Dennis Gates to MU from Cleveland State. However, in that one year he made quite an
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