Basketball

Myleka Emerson and Chazny Morris have been playing basketball together for as long as they can remember. They grew up practicing together as children in Oakland, Calif., and are still playing together as sophomore guards on the UMKC women’s basketball team.

Coach Cindy Stein changes practice routines so her team can focus more on finals.

Marshall Brown's words send Missouri to victory

Keaton Grant returns to Mizzou Arena with Purdue.

Former Missouri star appeared in four games for the NBA team.

The Tigers men's basketball team says it must rebound well Saturday against Purdue.

After eight seniors graduated, sophomore Jessra Johnson’s playing time on the MU women's basketball team has skyrocketed.

Even with higher expectations this season, attendance has fallen by nearly 900 fans per game through the first four Missouri men’s basketball games.

The MU women's basketball coaches want to see Marissa Scott shooting more baskets.

When the Missouri women's basketball team needed some offense, sophomore forward Amanda Hanneman stepped up with 13 points and two assists in the Tigers’ 70-51 win Saturday over Texas State at Mizzou Arena.

The Tigers played well in the first half on their way to a halftime lead against California Saturday night in Berkeley, Calif. But the Golden Bears outscored the Tigers by 22 points in the second half.

Missouri women's basketball team holds off late charge for its fourth win.

To her coach and teammates, Shakara Jones, a 6-foot-2 freshman forward and the top post presence on the Missouri women’s basketball team, is Shak, pronounced the same as the nickname for dominant NBA center Shaquille O’Neal.

A 28-point effort from Stefhon Hannah wasn’t enough in the MU men's basketball team's loss Wednesday night at Arkansas.

The inexperience of the MU women's basketball team showed in its loss to Arkansas on Wednesday.

Facing its first major opponent of the season, the Missouri women’s basketball team fell 66-53 to Arkansas on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. The Razorbacks ended the game with a 15-3 run over the last six minutes to pull away.

After early-season struggles, Matt Lawrence is finding his shot.

After coach Mike Anderson told the MU men's basketball team they had to practice all week, including on Thanksgiving Day, it dominated Western Illinois 91-52 on Sunday at Mizzou Arena.

After losing the opener of the Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla., the Missouri women’s basketball team looked for a change of pace to break out of its two-game slide.