The SEC's Longest Active NCAA Tournament Streak
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Missouri Quick Facts 2012-13 Numbers Returning Location: ........................................................ Columbia, Mo. Points: .......................969-of-2,588 - 37.4 percent returning Founded: .......................................................................1839 Field Goals: ..................321-of-924 - 34.7 percent returning Enrollment: .................................................................34,748 3-Point FG’s: .................121-of-215 - 56.3 percent returning Nickname: ................................................................... Tigers Rebounds: .................489-of-1,386 - 35.3 percent returning Colors: .................................................... Old Gold and Black Assists: .........................113-of-473 - 23.9 percent returning Arena (Capacity): .............................. Mizzou Arena (15,061) Steals: ............................81-of-229 - 35.4 percent returning Conference: ..................................................... Southeastern Blocks: ...........................25-of-119 - 21.0 percent returning 2012-13 Record: .......................................................... 23-11 Turnovers: ....................151-of-442 - 34.2 percent returning SEC Record (Finish): ............................................11-7 (T-5th) Minutes: .................2,714-of-6,850- 39.6 percent returning Starters Returning / Lost: ................................................ 1/4 Starts: ............................40-of-170 - 23.5 percent returning Lettermen Returning / Lost: ............................................ 7/6 Mizzou Administration The Coaching Staff President: ............................................................. Tim Wolfe Head Coach: ............................... Frank Haith (Third Season) Phone: ............................................................ 573-882-2011 ................................................................. Elon College, 1988 Chancellor: ......................................................Brady Deaton Missouri Record ......................... 53-16 / .768 (Third Season) Phone: ............................................................ 573-882-3387 Overall Record: ..................... 182-117 / .609 (Nine Seasons) Director of Athletics: .......................................... Mike Alden Associate Head Coach: ..................Tim Fuller (Third Season) Department Phone: ........................................ 573-882-6501 Assistant Coaches: ...................Dave Leitao (Second Season) Ticket Office Phone: ....................................... 573-884-7297 .................................................... Mark Phelps (First Season) ........................................................................ 800-228-7297 Basketball Ops: .........................Bryan Tibaldi (Third Season) Video Coordinator: ........................Toby Lane (Third Season) Mizzou Media Relations Staff Basketball Performance:..........Todor Pandov (Third Season) Associate Athletics Director:..............................Chad Moller Graduate Assistants: ..........................................Ricky Bolton Office Phone: .................................................. 573-882-0712 ........................................................................John Poettgen E-Mail: .............................................. [email protected] Assistant Athletics Director / Lettermen Returning (7) Men’s Basketball Contact: ................................. David Reiter Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG. Office Phone: .................................................. 573-884-2437 Jabari Brown 6-5 214 Jr. G 13.7 Cell: ................................................................. 573-424-8740 Earnest Ross 6-5 228 Sr. G 10.3 E-Mail: ............................................... [email protected] Tony Criswell 6-9 240 Sr. F 5.2 Associate Director: ............................................... Kate Lakin Stefan Jankovic 6-11 242 So. F 3.0 Assistant Director: .............................................Shawn Davis Ryan Rosburg 6-10 252 So. F 1.0 Assistant Director: ............................................ Jenny Dewar Danny Feldmann 6-9 225 Jr. F 0.5 Assistant Director: ...................................... Patrick Crawford Corey Haith 5-10 174 So. G 0.5 Web Coordinator: ...........................................Kevin Fletcher Media Relations Fax: ...................................... 573-882-4720 Lettermen Lost (6) Press Row Phone: ........................................... 573-882-1442 Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG. Website: ..........................................................mutigers.com Laurence Bowers 6-8 227 Sr. F 14.1 Phil Pressey 5-11 175 Jr. G 11.9 Alex Oriakhi 6-9 255 Sr. F 11.2 Keion Bell 6-4 200 Sr. G 10.7 Negus Webster-Chan 6-7 200 Fr. G 2.5 Dominique Bull 6-4 220 Fr. G 0.1 Newcomers (8) Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. ^ Deuce Bello 6-4 177 Jr. G Wes Clark 6-0 171 Fr. G Jordan Clarkson 6-5 193 Jr. G Torren Jones 6-8 218 Fr. F Keanau Post 6-11 268 Jr. F ^ Zach Price 6-10 250 Jr. F Shane Rector 6-1 171 Fr. G Johnathan Williams, III 6-9 208 Fr. F ^ Will sit out the 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines. The SEC’s Longest Active NCAA Tournament Streak - 1 2013-14 Mizzou Basketball Season Preview One season ago Missouri Basketball had just one returning Also back are post players Ryan Rosburg and Stefan Jankovic starter (Phil Pressey) and needed to integrate several new who showed flashes as freshmen and are expected to play pieces to help the club to a 23-11 overall mark and a fifth extended roles as second-year players. consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. It may sound a bit like a broken record in 2013-14, as Head Coach Frank Haith “We lost some firepower from last year’s team, so there will once again returns just one starter (Jabari Brown) and ushers be growing pains early,” Haith said. “Phil (Pressey), Laurence in a number of new players as he looks to continue the most (Bowers), Alex (Oriakhi) and Keion (Bell) are gone, but that prolific NCAA Tournament run in school history. opens up new opportunities for other guys, both returning and incoming. There will be some great competition for those It’s essentially a third new team for Haith, who has less than minutes and the guys that put in the work and have the most 40 percent of his scoring, rebounding, assists and steals back accountability on the floor will really benefit the most.” from the previous season. However the addition of a Top 20 recruiting class, the returning experience of players like se- Backcourt niors Earnest Ross and Tony Criswell and the gained services The return of Brown and Ross, coupled with the addition of of heralded transfer Jordan Clarkson has excitement buzzing Clarkson, give the Tigers a sizeable nucleus on the perimeter. around Mizzou Arena as the Tigers begin their second tour Both returners led Mizzou in three-point makes last season as members of a much improved Southeastern Conference. and helped fuel an offense that ranked among the Top 15 nationally for offensive efficiency for the second consecutive “Each team is different, so you always have a lot of on-court season. development work up front, but we are excited about hav- ing these guys together all summer and working towards the Brown is Missouri’s top returning scorer and led the team in start of the year,” Haith said. “I also like having interchange- league play at 14.6 points per night. Overall the Oakland, Ca- able parts and we have guys that can play a number of posi- lif., native shot 43 percent from the floor and has improved his tions and that will benefit us in a very athletic Southeastern ability to score off the dribble heading into his junior season. Conference.” Brown started play midseason due to NCAA transfer rules, but made 23 starts in 24 games and ranked No. 7 in SEC competi- While Brown is the club’s top returning scorer (13.7 ppg) he tion in scoring, ninth in free throw percentage (.778) and fifth will be joined by both Ross and Criswell, who made starts last in three-point makes (2.3). He also had five 20-point outings season and were among the league’s top reserves. Ross was with each of those efforts coming in SEC play. the SEC’s top scorer off the bench (10.3 ppg) and Criswell was efficient in his 18.8 minutes averaging 5.2 points and 4.8 “That’s a difficult transition to jump in mid-year like that rebounds. and I felt like Jabari really acclimated himself well from the get-go,” Haith said. “He was our most consistent perimeter 2 - 2013-14 Mizzou Basketball Summer Prospectus scorer, but showed an ability to create off the dribble and Sophomore Corey Haith could also see spot action at the was a much improved passer from when he first got here. I point and will serve as a key component in practice as the kept telling people that it was really like his freshman season staff develops young point guards Wes Clark and Shane Rec- and I expect him to have that same type of improvement as tor. many freshmen do between their first and second years on the court.” “We will have more options at the point guard position and it was a priority for us in the recruiting process, especially with Ross was the SEC’s top scoring sixth man last season and Phil’s departure for the NBA,” Haith said. “We signed Wes was comfortable coming off the bench and was in fact the Clark in the early period and really like his competitive nature team’s most effective “super sub” averaging 11.0 points on and drive to win. He’s a bulldog out there and can press the