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107 WINS OVER THE LAST FOUR SEASONS & TWO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 2012 NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR: FRANK HAITH Men’s Basketball Contact: David Reiter | Office: 573.884.2437 | Cell: 573.424.8740 | [email protected] MIZZOU BASKETBALL SCHEDULE EXHIBITION SEASON 2012-13 MIZZOU Date Opponent Time/ Res TV/Score Oct. 29 NW Missouri State Win 91-58 Nov. 4 Missouri Southern 2 p.m. MSN BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON Missouri Tigers vs. Missouri Southern State Lions Date Opponent Time/ Res TV/Score Tip-Off:2 p.m. Nov. 10 SIU Edwardsville 4 p.m. MSN Arena: Mizzou Arena (15,061) Nov. 13 Alcorn State 7 p.m. MSN TV: MSN (Chris Gervino - Play by Play / Jon Sundvold - Analyst) Nov. 16 Nicholls State 7 p.m. MSN Radio: Tiger Radio Network Nov. 22 $Stanford Noon AXS Rankings: Missouri - No. 15/No. 17 - Associated Press / USA Today Coaches’ Poll Nov. 23 $Louisville / N. Iowa TBA TBA Missouri Southern - None Nov. 24 $TBA TBA TBA Series: Last meeting: Tigers won 114-68 on Oct. 30, 2011, in Joplin Dec. 1 Appalachian State 2 p.m. MSN Coaches: Dec. 4 SEMO 7 p.m. MSN Missouri: Frank Haith (Elon ‘88); 159-106 overall (9th); 30-5 at Mizzou (2nd season) Dec. 8 Tennessee State 2 p.m. MSN Missouri Southern: Robert Corn (Missouri Southern ‘78) 375-284 at MSSU (24th season) Dec. 17 S.C. State 7 p.m. MSN Missouri Tigers (1-0 Exhibition) Dec. 22 %vs. Illinois 5 p.m. ESPN2 Pos. No. Name HT WT YR P/G R/G A/G S/G Hometown Dec. 28 at UCLA 9 p.m. ESPN2 F 21 Laurence Bowers 6-8 227 Sr. 14.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 5 Bucknell 6 p.m. MSN F 42 Alex Oriakhi 6-9 255 Sr. 8.0 10.0 1.0 2.0* Lowell, Mass. Jan. 8 *Alabama 6 p.m. ESPN G 1 Phil Pressey 5-11 175 Jr. 4.0 2.0 11.0 2.0 Dallas, Texas Jan. 12 *at Ole Miss 7 p.m. FSN G 5 Keion Bell 6-4 200 Sr. 20.0 4.0 1.0 4.0 Los Angeles, Calif. Jan. 16 *Georgia 7 p.m. SEC G 33 Earnest Ross 6-5 222 Jr. 22.0 6.0 0.0 1.0 Cary, N.C. Jan. 19 *at Florida 1 p.m. ESPN Jan. 22 *South Carolina 6 p.m. ESPNU Missouri Southern State Lions (0-1 Exhibition) Jan. 26 *Vanderbilt 4 p.m. ESPNU Pos. No. Name HT WT YR P/G R/G A/G S/G Hometown Jan. 30 *at LSU 7 p.m. SEC F 21 Jordan Talbert 6-5 200 Jr. 18.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 Little Rock, Ark. Feb. 2 *Auburn 12:30 p.m. SEC G 50 Bryan Adams 6-7 230 Jr. 6.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 Liberty, Mo. Feb. 7 *at Texas A&M 8 p.m. ESPN/2 G 5 R.J. Leverette 6-0 165 So. 5.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 Kansas City, Mo. Feb. 9 *Ole Miss Noon CBS G 11 Matt Everson 6-3 195 Jr. 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Madison, Wisc. Feb. 13 *at Mississippi State 7 p.m. SEC G 34 Marquis Addison 6-4 180 Jr. 14.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 Olathe, Kan. Feb. 16 *at Arkansas 3 p.m. ESPN/2 * Blocked shots Feb. 19 *Florida 8 p.m. ESPN Feb. 23 *at Kentucky 8 p.m. ESPN For Openers... Feb. 28 *at South Carolina 8 p.m. ESPN/2 > Missouri continues its 107th season of basketball on Nov. 4 when the Tigers host Missouri Southern March 2 LSU 3 p.m. SEC in the exhibition finale at Mizzou Arena ... It’s the second consecutive season the Tigers and Lions will meet up ... Missouri traveled to Joplin last year for the One State, One Spirit Classic and won 114-68 March 5 *Arkansas 6 p.m. ESPN on ESPNU ... That game was a charitable contest orchestrated by the two universities for tornado relief March 9 *at Tennessee 3 p.m. ESPN/2 following the deadly May 22, 2011, twister. March 13-17 ^SEC Tournament TBA TBA > The last two times the Tigers and Lions have met up in exhibition play it ended with 30-win seasons for Mizzou ... The two clubs of course played last season (prior to Mizzou’s 30-5 campaign) and also played Home Games in Bold on Nov. 11, 2008, the same season MU went 31-7. & - Battle 4 Atlantis Exempt Game (Columbia, Mo.) > Don’t forget to turn back your clocks ... Daylight savings ends on Sunday morning with clocks being $ - Battle $ Atlantis (Nassau, Bahamas) turned back one hour. % - Bud Light Braggin’ Rights (St. Louis, Mo. - Scottrade Center) > Missouri is coming off an impressive 91-58 win over Northwest Missouri State on Oct. 29 ... The Tigers * - Southeastern Conference Game jumped out to a 36-5 lead and never looked back as Earnest Ross (22 points) and Keion Bell (20 points) ^ - SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn. - Bridgestone Arena) paced Mizzou’s offensive punch. > Missouri’s newcomers combined for 73 of 91 points and 34-of-39 rebounds in the victory ... Laurence All Mizzou Basketball game times listed as Central Time. Bowers was a third Tiger in double figures dropping in 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting ...Phil Pressey dished 11 assists in his first 15 minutes of action this year. > Missouri has enjoyed some impressive debuts in exhibition play over the years ... DeMarre Carroll scored 16 points in his debut vs. Missouri-St. Louis and Marcus Denmon (12 points) and Zaire Taylor TELEVISION LISTINGS (11) opened in double figures vs. Lincoln in 2008-09. > Mizzou will be led by a host of newcomers as just three current Tigers (Laurence Bowers, Michael Dixon Mizzou vs. Missouri Southern and Phil Pressey) have ever worn the Mizzou uniform ... Pressey, Dixon and Bowers have each earned Mizzou Sports Network all-Big 12 accolades over their collegiate tenures and Pressey was coined the Preseason SEC Player of the Year by the media on Oct. 22 ... Dixon was also selected as an All-SEC Second Team pick in the preseason. > Missouri opens the year ranked among the Top 25 for the third consecutive season ... Missouri was Tonight’s contest can be seen on the following ranked No. 15 to start the 2010-11 campaign and was pegged No. 25 last year ... The Tigers open 2012- networks in the state of Missouri: 13 ranked No. 15 by the Associated Press and No. 17 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. > The Tigers were last ranked in the preseason three consecutive years from 2001-04. > Non-conference opponents have not enjoyed their stops at Mizzou Arena over the last few seasons l National - TBA and the Tigers have raced to an incredible 65 consecutive wins at home vs. non-league opposition since l Mid-Missouri - KOMU the end of the 2005-06 campaign. l St. Louis - Fox Sports Midwest Plus > Missouri’s last non-conference loss at home came vs. Sam Houston State in the 2005 Preseason NIT, but since then Missouri has gone nearly seven full seasons without a loss. l Kansas City - Metro Sports > In fact Missouri went undefeated during the regular season in non-league play in 2011-12 and has won 22 consecutive regular-season, non-conference contests, regardless of site dating back to 2010-11. > Overall at Mizzou Arena Missouri is 67-4 at home since 2008-09, an incredible .944 winning percentage. Missouri Basketball - 1 2012-13 MIZZOU BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. HT. WT. Class Hometown (Last School) Notes 1 Phil Pressey G 5-11 175 Jr.-2L Dallas, Texas (Dallas Episcopal HS) Named SEC Preseason Player of the Year by the media 3 Tony Criswell F 6-9 226 Jr.-TR Oklahoma City, Okla. (Independence C.C.) Began his career at UAB and gives the Tigers great size in the paint 4 Corey Haith G 5-10 160 Fr.-HS Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS) Son of Head Coach Frank Haith 5 Keion Bell G 6-4 200 r-Sr.-TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Pepperdine) Has a great ability to get to the rim off the bounce 10 Dominique Bull G 6-4 220 Fr.-HS Worcester, Mass. (Tilton School) Big, physical guard that is adjusting to Division I Basketball 11 Michael Dixon, Jr. G 6-1 190 Sr.-3L Kansas City, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West) Was named a Second Team All-American by Sporting News 14 Negus Webster-Chan G 6-7 200 Fr.-HS Scarborough, Ontario (Huntington Prep) Big, rangy guard that can play all-three perimeter positions 21 Laurence Bowers F 6-8 227 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, Tenn. (St. George’s HS) Returns to Mizzou after missing last season with a knee injury 23 Jordan Clarkson G 6-5 180 Jr.-TR San Antonio, Texas (Tulsa) Will sit out the 2012-13 campaign, but has two years left 31 Danny Feldmann F 6-9 225 r-So.-TR Jefferson City, Mo. (Columbia Univ.) Talented reserve that has the ability to hit open treys 32 Jabari Brown G 6-5 205 r-So.-TR Oakland, Calif. (Oregon) Will begin play with the Tigers next semester 33 Earnest Ross G 6-5 222 r-Jr.-TR Cary, N.C. (Auburn) Strong, physical player that led Mizzou in rebounding in Europe 35 Stefan Jankovic F 6-11 230 Fr.-HS Mississauga, Ontario (Huntington Prep) Long, athletic forward that is improving his strength 42 Alex Oriakhi F 6-9 255 Sr.-TR Lowell, Mass.