COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted unanimously in a recent meeting to approve a one-year extension of the contract of Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois, through June 30, 2028. “When Desireé was hired, we wanted someone who had a vision of Mizzou Athletics as a place where fans and…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football head coach Eliah Drinkwitz tabbed Brandon Jones as the Tigers’ offensive line coach. Jones is a 15-plus year veteran of the coaching industry – spending time on the staffs of Sonny Dykes, Dana Holgorsen, Kliff Kingsbury and Lincoln Riley – who was a standout center at Texas Tech…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As the final minute ticked off the clock, the Princeton fans started chanting “Sweet 16! Sweet 16!” and coach Mitch Henderson cleared the bench with the victory easily in hand. This upset was no small-school fluke against a more heralded team. It was a thoroughly dominating performance that sent Princeton to…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Missouri used a second-half scoring spurt from Kobe Brown to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years, beating Utah State 76-65 on Thursday. Brown hit three 3-pointers in a span of just over three minutes to fuel a 13-2 run that turned a two-point deficit into a 62-53 lead. “He’s…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — One of the elite players in the nation on the court and in the classroom, senior Kobe Brown (Huntsville, Ala.) was honored as a second-team Academic All-American on Tuesday. Brown becomes just the third student-athlete in program history to collect Academic All-America accolades, as voted on by College Sports Communicators, and the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted unanimously Thursday to approve a contract extension through the 2028-29 season for Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates. “When he came here, Dennis Gates talked about building a championship culture, and he is doing just that,” said Michael Williams, chair of the Board of…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Noah Carter and Kobe Brown each scored 17 points and Missouri clinched its first double-bye into the Southeastern Conference tournament by edging Mississippi 82-77 in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday. The Tigers will be the No. 4 seed and first-year coach Dennis Gates will make his tournament debut…
Athens, Ga. – The Missouri men’s basketball team used a dominant second-half performance to run past host Georgia on Saturday afternoon, 85-63. The Tigers improve to 21-8 with the win and 9-7 in SEC action, while the Bulldogs drop to 16-13 and 6-10 versus league foes. After trailing by a point at the intermission, the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 17 points, Nick Honor hit a 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left in overtime and Missouri beat Mississippi State 66-64 on Tuesday night. Honor made two 3s and Noah Carter a third as the Tigers outscored Mississippi State 9-7 in the extra period. Dashawn Davis missed a jumper and…
Missouri men’s basketball hosts Mississippi State in a key late-season SEC matchup on Tuesday night. With just four regular-season games remaining, first tip at Mizzou Arena is slated for 6 p.m. on the Big 550 KTRS. ABOUT THE TIGERS • Mizzou owns a 19-8 record during the 2023-24 season with a 7-7 mark in SEC…