Author Archives: Missourian sports staff

Mike Alden, Whit Babcock, Gary Link and Mike Middleton returned from Orlando to Jefferson City just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Flying on a private plane, the four members of the coaching search committee returned from a meeting with Purdue … Continue reading →

Memphis coach Josh Pastner signed a contact extension through the 2015-2016 season, a press release on Memphis’ athletic site announced Tuesday. The five-year contract guarantees Pastner $1.7 million annually. Pastner completed his second season as head coach 25-10 and advanced to … Continue reading →

According to ESPN, Purdue coach Matt Painter will meet with Mike Alden and other Missouri officials on Tuesday. Painter is currently vacationing in Orlando with his family, and the Missouri representatives flew to Florida to meet with him. Obviously, Painter … Continue reading →

KOMU is offering a live streaming of the Missouri men’s basketball press conference. The press conference is set to begin at 9 p.m. Athletics department officials will discuss the current coaching situation and Mike Anderson’s departure.

Justin Safford–@Saff23: Feel for my brothers… #MIZ Michael Dixon–@YoungSolid1109: I’m a Missouri Tiger 4 Life #MIZ Mike Anderson, Jr.–@JrView13: Emotional rollercoaster today. One of the hardest days of my life. Love my guys and my Alma mater. and then… Mike Anderson, Jr.–@JrView13: 10 years was … Continue reading →

Mike Anderson accepted the position of head men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas Wednesday evening, according to Arkansas vice chancellor and director of athletics Jeff Long. “Under Mike’s leadership, I am confident the Razorbacks will be successful in … Continue reading →

The Missouri men’s basketball team is meeting at 7 p.m. at Mizzou Arena. Mike Anderson, whose plane landed in Columbia around 6 p.m., will attend the meeting. Missouri men’s basketball sports information director Dave Reiter announced in an email that … Continue reading →

ESPN’s Andy Katz is reporting that Mike Anderson will meet with Arkansas officials Wednesday afternoon, and that the contract they will offer him and his acceptance of it are, at this point, “a formality.” MU athletics director Mike Alden still … Continue reading →

Former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, whom Missouri men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson considers to be a mentor, told the Missourian on Saturday night that he did not think that the rumor is true. “They know more than I know if … Continue reading →