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) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Tribune’s sports editor Chris Kwiecinski in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The duo broke down a hectic week in the world of Mizzou football. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz picked up seven commitments in the span of five days to put the
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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 women’s basketball team got its first look at the 2023-24 SEC opponents. The Tigers are looking to improve on their 6-10 conference record last season. MU will play a 16-game conference slate hosting Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and Arkansas to Mizzou Arena. On the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team added another new face on Monday afternoon, as former University of Houston guard De’Myla Brown committed to the Tigers. Columbia will be Brown’s fourth collegiate home. She also played for Western Kentucky and Illinois and, most recently, Houston. In her time with the Cougars in Houston, she
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton added some much-needed height to her roster on Tuesday afternoon, as a 6-foot-5 forward from Croatia committed to the Tigers. Lucija Milkovic will be an incoming freshman in the 2023-24 season and will already be the tallest player on the roster. That title was previously held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton announced two new additions to her coaching staff Wednesday naming Preston Beverly as an assistant coach and Julia Ford as a special assistant to the head coach. Beverly brings over 15 years of experience to the staff as he joins the Tigers following two seasons as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou women’s basketball standout Sara-Rose Smith entered the transfer portal on Monday. The Australia-native appeared in 31 games for the Tigers through the 2022-23 season, leading the team in rebounding. She averaged 6.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Smith also led MU in assists per game,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton made another addition from the transfer portal, on Sunday evening. Former Evansville forward Abby Feit announced her commitment to the Tigers on social media. The 6-foot-1 grad transfer spent the last four seasons with the Aces. She averaged about 15 points, which ranked seventh in the
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Mizzou women’s basketball lost one of the top recruits in the class of 2023 on Thursday afternoon. Four-star wing Skylar Jones announced that she will be re-opening her recruitment. The Chicago-native is one of the top recruits in the nation, ranking on ESPN’s Top 100 list. She first committed to the Tigers in Oct. 2022,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball guard Katlyn Gilbert becomes the third Tiger to enter the transfer portal, as confirmed by a team spokesperson. Gilbert spent one season at Mizzou starting in eight games. She averaged 4.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Gilbert’s best game this season came at Auburn when she
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton made her first offseason addition from the transfer portal Tuesday picking up forward Angelique Ngalakulondi from UMass. The 6-foot-2 senior has spent four seasons in Massachusetts where her minutes have went up each season. In her senior campaign, Ngalakulondi appeared in 33 games, starting in 30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball center Jayla Kelly announced on Twitter Wednesday afternoon that she has entered her name into the transfer portal. This makes her the second Tiger to do so after guard Lauren Hansen entered last week. Kelly, the St. Louis Native, has spent three seasons in Columbia. Her best numbers came
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Lauren Hansen took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon announcing that she has entered her name into the transfer portal. Hansen played her freshman season at Auburn before transferring to Mizzou where she’s spent the last three seasons. The Long Island native had her best performances yet in Columbia this last season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on PowerMizzou’s Gabe DeArmond in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two put a bow on the Mizzou men’s and women’s hoops seasons. The Tiger men’s team finished 25-10 overall, making it to the program’s first SEC Tournament semifinals and falling out in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A spokesperson for the Mizzou women’s basketball team has confirmed Friday that head coach Robin Pinegton will be returning for her 14th season with the Tigers. This news comes just four days after the end of the 2022-23 season where the team fell 75-47 in the WNIT to rival Kansas finishing 18-14
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost its first rivalry game against Kansas since 2012, 75-47, on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse. With the loss, MU ends the 2022-23 season 18-14 overall. The Jayhawks got off to a hot start, with a 9-0 lead over the Tigers, however Hayley Frank helped make it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team took down Illinois State in the first round of the WNIT, 61-51, at Mizzou Arena. The Redbirds kept it close with the Tigers until the end, but a scoring attack led by Hayley Frank and Sara Rose-Smith pushed MU over the top. Frank ended with 15 points
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will host Illinois State in the first round of the WNIT on Thursday night at 7 p.m. It is MU’s third-consecutive appearance in the tournament. The Tiger enter the tournament with a 17-13 overall record and a 5-10 mark in SEC action. As far as the WNIT
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GREENVILLE, Sc. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team put together just 10 points in the fourth quarter to end play in the SEC tournament with a 85-74 loss to Arkansas. MU led the game going into the final quarter of the play, but a 16-0 Razorback run ended the year for the Tigers. Mizzou was
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