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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you like the Mizzou men’s basketball coaching hire?

March 23, 2022 1:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

The board of curators hired Dennis Gates, formerly the coach at Cleveland State, to take over after the firing of Cuonzo Martin.

Mizzou welcomes new men’s basketball coach

March 22, 2022 1:49 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics welcomed former Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates to the Tiger family, after the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the hire on Tuesday morning. https://youtu.be/QlDw9ln6ta4 UM System President Mun Choi said the hire goes towards his overall goal of bringing a championship culture to Mizzou. “When we hired

Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates reflects on what led him to the Tigers

March 22, 2022 4:10 PM Chanel Porter

Dennis Gates was introduced Tuesday afternoon as the 20th head coach for the men’s basketball team at the University of Missouri.

Fans excited to welcome new Mizzou men’s basketball coach

March 22, 2022 4:50 PM Marina Diaz

The University of Missouri men’s basketball team welcomed Dennis Gates as its new head coach, and some fans said Tuesday that they are excited to see what he does for the team.

UM System Board of Curators approves new men’s basketball coach

March 22, 2022 7:44 AM Nathalie Jones

In an executive session on Tuesday morning, the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the hiring of Dennis Gates as MU’s new men’s basketball coach.

University of Missouri Board of Curators scheduled to meet amid search for new men’s basketball coach at MU

March 21, 2022 7:48 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators is scheduled to hold a special meeting Tuesday morning. The announcement comes as the University of Missouri searches for a new men’s head basketball coach. Board members are set to meet virtually over Zoom at 7 a.m., according to a public notice issued on Monday

Mizzou football holds final press conference of spring camp

March 21, 2022 6:34 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team addressed the media one last time before spring camp wraps up on Friday. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company recapped the Saturday’s inter-squad spring game. “We had a great day Saturday,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. “Thought there was some really good individual moments and definitely some things

Sunday Sit-down with Laurence Bowers

March 20, 2022 6:12 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.

Mizzou softball finishes home tournament on a high note

March 20, 2022 8:49 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 17 Mizzou softball team beat Stanford 5-0 in its final game of the Mizzou Classic on Sunday night. The Tigers went 1-3 in their home tournament, including a 4-3 loss to Ball State on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers are now 19-9 overall. Up next – MU will host Western Illinois

MU softball competes in Mizzou Classic

March 19, 2022 7:09 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team opened up play in the Mizzou Classic on Saturday. GAME 1 (12) Northwestern 9 | (17) Mizzou 6 FINAL/10 GAME 2 Stanford 7 | (17) Mizzou 5 FINAL/8 MU will wrap up the Mizzou Classic on Sunday. Game 1: (17) Mizzou vs. Ball State at 3 p.m.Game 2:

Mizzou wrestler wins NCAA championship

March 19, 2022 7:46 PM Andrew Kauffman

DETROIT (KMIZ) Mizzou wrestler Keegan O’Toole won the NCAA championship at 165 pounds on Saturday night. O’Toole beat Stanford’s Shane Griffith 6-5 in the finals. He’s the first MU wrestler to win a national title since J’den Cox in 2017. Also on Saturday – O’Toole’s teammate Rocky Elam finished in fourth place at 197 pounds.

Mizzou set to hire new men’s basketball coach

March 19, 2022 12:45 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team has found its new leader in Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates, a source confirmed to ABC 17 on Saturday. Gates spent three seasons in Cleveland, appearing in the NCAA Tournament in 2021. The Vikings finished the 2021-22 campaign 20-11 overall, with 15 conference wins. He also

Mizzou football newcomers shine in spring game

March 19, 2022 5:27 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team showed off some of its new talent at its annual spring game on Saturday. Team Mizzou went on to beat Team Tigers 35-34. MU defensive back Daylan Carnell started the game with a pick-six and ended the game with an interception to secure the win for Team Mizzou.

ESPN: Mizzou targeting Cleveland State men’s basketball coach

March 19, 2022 5:23 AM Karl Wehmhoener

ESPN’s Pete Thamel is reporting that Cleveland State’s Dennis Gates has emerged as the target in Missouri’s men’s basketball search.

Mizzou falls to Drake in first game of WNIT play

March 17, 2022 9:08 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team could not hang on for a win on Thursday night, as Drake downed the Tigers 83-78 in overtime. MU came out with a commanding lead, holding the Bulldogs scoreless for the opening three minutes of the matchup, but Drake’s Maddie Petersen kept her team alive with 22

Four-star Aidan Shaw re-opens recruitment; gets release from Mizzou

March 17, 2022 11:46 AM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s highest ranked recruit since 2018, Aidan Shaw, announced that he will be re-opening his recruitment and dropping his pledge to Mizzou on Thursday. The news comes just a week after MU parted ways with former head coach Cuonzo Martin. In a tweet Shaw said, “Thank you Mizzou, the coaching staff,

Mizzou women’s basketball talks NCAA Tournament and WNIT

March 16, 2022 2:06 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will look to make a run in the WNIT for the second-straight year, as the Tigers will host Drake at Mizzou Arena on Thursday. You can watch the press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton in the video player below. https://youtu.be/aH1Q0EMRVrc Pingeton’s group missed out on an

No. 17 Mizzou sweeps Illinois in Braggin’ Rights matchup

March 16, 2022 4:56 PM Nathalie Jones

CHAMPAIGN, Il. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball claimed Braggin’ Rights over Illinois with a two-game sweep on Wednesday. The Tigers took the first game 7-6 over the Fighting Illini and followed it up with another win, 10-2 in five innings. Freshman Kara Daly had another huge outing for MU, as the Jefferson City native hit her

Mizzou baseball dominates Saint Louis

March 15, 2022 10:22 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team dominated SLU 18-4 in seven innings on Tuesday night. The Tigers are now 12-2 to start the season MU had a season-high 17 hits in the win over the Billikens. Nander De Sedas led the Tigers with four RBI. He was 2-for-3 at the plate. Up next –

Mizzou quarterbacks prepare for upcoming spring game

March 15, 2022 3:10 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou quarterback competition continued at spring practice on Tuesday. Tyler Macon and Brady Cook are battling it out for the starting job. MU fans will get their first chance to see the two compete at the annual spring game on Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m. https://youtu.be/G7sjkguDOt8 https://youtu.be/-bjc0uwxGNY You can watch

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