by Bill Pollock | Mar 28, 2017 | Sports Features
Pittsburg State University introduced Kim Anderson as the men’s basketball coach on Monday. Â Anderson, 61, comes to Pittsburg State after serving the past three seasons as head basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of Missouri. He has a 301-162...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 24, 2017 | News, Sports Features
With one simple tweet on Friday afternoon, Michael Porter Jr. made Mizzou basketball relevant again in the state and in Division I basketball. His announcement comes less than 24 hours after Mizzou basketball announced they had hired his dad, Michael Sr. as an...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 24, 2017 | Sports Features
Cuonzo Martin may have found the linchpin to helping turn around the Mizzou men’s basketball program with the addition of Michael Porter Sr. to his coaching staff.  The former Mizzou women’s basketball assistant is back in Columbia after spending the last...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 23, 2017 | Sports Features
Michael Porter Jr. was honored as the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year, and plans to reopen his college recruitment.  If Porter Jr. ultimately winds up at Mizzou, he certainly wasn’t tipping his hand.  Porter Jr. won the national honor after...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 23, 2017 | Sports Features
Northwest Missouri men’s basketball advanced to the national semifinal with a 79-70 win over St. Thomas Aquinas in the Elite Eight.  The Bearcats shot .500 from the field and .460 from beyond the arc to earn a slot among the final four teams. For the Bearcats Justin...