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University of Missouri
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The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university located in Columbia, Missouri, U. S. It was founded in 1839 as the first public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi River, as the largest university in the state, it enrolled 32,777 students in 2016, offering over 300 degree programs in 19 academic colleges in the 2014–2015 school year. It is the campus of the University of Missouri System, which also maintains campuses in Kansas City, Rolla. MU is one of the nations top-tier R1 institutions and one of the 34 public universities to be members of the Association of American Universities, there are more than 300,000 MU alumni living worldwide with over one half continuing to reside in Missouri. The university was ranked 103rd among national universities in the 2016 U. S. News & World Report rankings, starting in December 1953, it boasts the countrys only university-owned TV network affiliate, operated by the Missouri School of Journalism. In 1908, the worlds first school of journalism was founded by Walter Williams as the Missouri School of Journalism, the University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the worlds most powerful university research reactor. MU is one of six public universities in the United States with a school of medicine, veterinary medicine, engineering, agriculture. The university also owns the University of Missouri Health Care system, the only athletic program that operates a NCAA Division I FBS football team in Missouri is known as the Missouri Tigers and competes as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The schools mascot, Truman the Tiger, is named after Missourian, according to the NCAA, the American tradition of homecoming was established at the university in 1911, the tradition has since been adopted nationwide. In 1839, the Missouri Legislature passed the Geyer Act to establish funds for a state university and it would be the first public university west of the Mississippi River. To secure the university, the citizens of Columbia and Boone County pledged $117,921 in cash, the land on which the university was eventually constructed was just south of Columbias downtown and owned by James S. Rollins. He was later called the Father of the University, as the first public university in the Louisiana Purchase, the school was shaped by Thomas Jeffersons ideas about public education. In 1862 the American Civil War forced the university to close for much of the year, residents of Columbia formed a home guard militia that became known as the Fighting Tigers of Columbia. They were given the name for their readiness to protect the city and university, in 1890, the universitys newly formed football team took the name the Tigers after the Civil War militia. In 1870 the institution was granted land-grant college status under the Morrill Act of 1862, the act led to the founding of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy as an offshoot of the main campus in Columbia. It developed as the present-day Missouri University of Science and Technology, in 1888 the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station opened. This grew to encompass ten centers and research farms around Missouri, by 1890 the university encompassed a normal college, engineering college, arts and science college, school of agriculture and mechanical arts. School of medicine, and school of law, on January 9,1892, Academic Hall, the institutions main building, burned in a fire that completely gutted the building, leaving little more standing than six stone Ionic columns
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Southeastern Conference
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The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the Southern part of the United States. Its fourteen members include the public universities of ten states. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, the SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I in sports competitions, for football, it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-A. The SEC was also the first NCAA Division I conference to hold a game for college football and was one of the founding members of the Bowl Championship Series. The current SEC commissioner is Greg Sankey, the conference sponsors team championships in nine mens sports and twelve womens sports. The SEC consists of 14 member institutions located within the borders of 11 contiguous states and these divisional groupings are applied exclusively to football and baseball as well as their scheduling and standings. The other charter members were, The University of the South left the SEC on December 13,1940 and it is currently a member of the Division III Southern Athletic Association. Georgia Institute of Technology left the SEC in 1964, in 1975, it became a founding member of the Metro Conference, one of the predecessors to todays Conference USA. Georgia Tech competed in the Metro Conference in all sports except football, in 1978, Georgia Tech joined another Southern Conference offshoot, the Atlantic Coast Conference, for all sports, where it has remained ever since. Tulane University left the SEC in 1966, along with Georgia Tech, it was a charter member of the Metro Conference. Unlike Tech, however, Tulane remained in the Metro Conference until it merged with the Great Midwest Conference in 1995 to form Conference USA, Tulane remained an independent in football until C-USA began football competition in 1996. Tulane left C-USA in 2014 for the American Athletic Conference, in 1990, the SEC expanded from ten to twelve member universities with the addition of the Arkansas Razorbacks and the South Carolina Gamecocks. The two new members began SEC competition with the 1991–1992 basketball season, at the same time, the SEC organized competition for some sports into two divisions. Initially, the format was used in football, baseball. The divisional format was dropped for mens basketball following the 2011–2012 season, the 1992 and 1993 championship games were held at Legion Field in Birmingham, and all championship games from 1994 onward have been held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. On November 6,2011 the SEC commissioner announced that the University of Missouri would also join the SEC on July 1,2012, for football, Texas A&M was scheduled to compete in the Western Division, and Missouri in the Eastern Division. Texas A&M and Missouri both left the Big 12 Conference, the office of Commissioner was created in 1940. Under the leadership of Michael F, the SECU rebranded its mission to better serve as a means through which the collaborative academic endeavors and achievements of Southeastern Conference universities would be promoted and advanced
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Mid-American Conference
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Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members located in Illinois, Indiana, and New York. For football, the MAC participates in the NCAAs Football Bowl Subdivision, the MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and has two members in the nearby Akron area. The MAC has been referred to as the Conference of Quarterbacks because of the accomplishments of former players in the National Football League. The conference also ranks highest among all eleven NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates, Wayne University left after the first year. Miami University and Western Michigan University took the place of those charter members for the 1948 season, the MAC added the University of Toledo, Kent State University, and Bowling Green State University. The University of Cincinnati resigned its membership February 18,1953, the membership was steady for the next two decades except for the addition of Marshall University in 1954 and the departure of Western Reserve in 1955. Marshall was expelled from the conference in 1969 due to NCAA violations, NIU left after the 1985–86 season. The University of Akron joined the conference in 1992, the conference became the largest in Division I-A with the re-admittance of Marshall and NIU and addition of the State University of New York at Buffalos Bulls in 1997 and 1998, respectively. The University of Central Florida joined for football only in 2002, Marshall and Central Florida would leave after the 2004–05 academic year, both joining Conference USA in all sports. In May 2005, the Temple Owls in Philadelphia signed a contract with the MAC as a football-only school. The Missouri State Bears, Evansville Purple Aces, and Southern Illinois Salukis participate in the MAC for mens swimming and diving, in 2012, the West Virginia Mountaineers joined the Florida Atlantic Owls and Hartwick College Hawks as mens soccer affiliates. Missouri, Northern Iowa, and Old Dominion are wrestling affiliates, the Missouri State Bears are also an affiliate for field hockey. The UMass Minutemen joined the MAC as a member in July 2012. Meanwhile, Temple ended its affiliation with the MAC in football, the Chicago State Cougars were an affiliate for mens tennis until joining the Western Athletic Conference, which sponsors that sport, in July 2013. There are twelve schools with membership, Ten schools have MAC affiliate membership status. On July 1,2012, Temple joined the Big East Conference for football only, on September 19,2012, the MAC announced Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion would join as wrestling affiliates, as the Southeastern and Missouri Valley Conferences do not sponsor wrestling. Missouri and Northern Iowa participated only in the tournament in the 2012–13 school year. Old Dominion did not begin MAC competition until 2013–14, when it left the Colonial Athletic Association for Conference USA, the 2014–15 school year saw one affiliate member leave for another conference and two new affiliates join
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a non-profit association which regulates athletes of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations, and individuals. It also organizes the programs of many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2014, the NCAA generated almost a billion dollars in revenue. 80 to 90% of this revenue was due to the Division I Mens Basketball Tournament and this revenue is then distributed back into various organizations and institutions across the United States. In August 1973, the current three-division setup of Division I, Division II, under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships, generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. Division I football was divided into I-A and I-AA in 1978. Subsequently, the term Division I-AAA was briefly added to delineate Division I schools which do not field a football program at all, in 2006, Divisions I-A and I-AA were respectively renamed the Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision. Inter-collegiate sports began in the US in 1852 when crews from Harvard University, as other sports emerged, notably football and basketball, many of these same concepts and standards were adopted. Football, in particular, began to emerge as a marquee sport, the IAAUS was officially established on March 31,1906, and took its present name, the NCAA, in 1910. For several years, the NCAA was a group and rules-making body, but in 1921, the first NCAA national championship was conducted. Gradually, more rules committees were formed and more championships were created, a series of crises brought the NCAA to a crossroads after World War II. The Sanity Code – adopted to establish guidelines for recruiting and financial aid – failed to curb abuses, postseason football games were multiplying with little control, and member schools were increasingly concerned about how the new medium of television would affect football attendance. The complexity of problems and the growth in membership and championships demonstrated the need for full-time professional leadership. Walter Byers, previously an executive assistant, was named executive director in 1951. Byers wasted no time placing his stamp on the Association, as college athletics grew, the scope of the nations athletics programs diverged, forcing the NCAA to create a structure that recognized varying levels of emphasis. In 1973, the Associations membership was divided into three legislative and competitive divisions – I, II, and III, five years later in 1978, Division I members voted to create subdivisions I-A and I-AA in football. Until the 1980s, the association did not offer womens athletics, instead, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, with nearly 1000 member schools, governed womens collegiate sports in the United States
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NCAA Division I
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Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. This level was called the University Division of the NCAA, in contrast to the lower level College Division. For football only, Division I was further subdivided in 1978 into Division I-A, Division I-AA, in 2006, Division I-A and I-AA were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision, respectively. FCS teams are allowed to award scholarships, a practice technically allowed. FBS teams also have to meet attendance requirements, while FCS teams do not need to meet minimum attendance requirements. Another difference is post season play, starting with the 2014 postseason, a four-team playoff called the College Football Playoff, replaced the previous one game championship format. Even so, Division I FBS football is still the only NCAA sport in which a champion is not determined by an NCAA-sanctioned championship event. All D-I schools must field teams in at least seven sports for men and seven for women or six for men and eight for women, with at least two team sports for each gender. Division I schools must meet minimum financial aid awards for their athletics program, Several other NCAA sanctioned minimums and differences that distinguish Division I from Divisions II and III. Each playing season has to be represented by each gender as well, there are contest and participant minimums for each sport, as well as scheduling criteria. Mens and womens teams have to play all but two games against Division I teams, for men, they must play one-third of all their contests in the home arena. The NCAA has limits on the financial aid each Division I member may award in each sport that the school sponsors. Equivalency sports, in which the NCAA limits the total financial aid that a school can offer in a sport to the equivalent of a set number of full scholarships. Roster limitations may or may not apply, depending on the sport, the term counter is also key to this concept. The NCAA defines a counter as an individual who is receiving financial aid that is countable against the aid limitations in a sport. The number of scholarships that Division I members may award in sport is listed below. In this table, scholarship numbers for head-count sports are indicated without a point, for equivalency sports, they are listed with a decimal point. An exception exists for players at non-scholarship FCS programs who receive aid in another sport, participants in basketball are counted in that sport, unless they also play football
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NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. This level was called the University Division of the NCAA, in contrast to the lower level College Division. For football only, Division I was further subdivided in 1978 into Division I-A, Division I-AA, in 2006, Division I-A and I-AA were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision, respectively. FCS teams are allowed to award scholarships, a practice technically allowed. FBS teams also have to meet attendance requirements, while FCS teams do not need to meet minimum attendance requirements. Another difference is post season play, starting with the 2014 postseason, a four-team playoff called the College Football Playoff, replaced the previous one game championship format. Even so, Division I FBS football is still the only NCAA sport in which a champion is not determined by an NCAA-sanctioned championship event. All D-I schools must field teams in at least seven sports for men and seven for women or six for men and eight for women, with at least two team sports for each gender. Division I schools must meet minimum financial aid awards for their athletics program, Several other NCAA sanctioned minimums and differences that distinguish Division I from Divisions II and III. Each playing season has to be represented by each gender as well, there are contest and participant minimums for each sport, as well as scheduling criteria. Mens and womens teams have to play all but two games against Division I teams, for men, they must play one-third of all their contests in the home arena. The NCAA has limits on the financial aid each Division I member may award in each sport that the school sponsors. Equivalency sports, in which the NCAA limits the total financial aid that a school can offer in a sport to the equivalent of a set number of full scholarships. Roster limitations may or may not apply, depending on the sport, the term counter is also key to this concept. The NCAA defines a counter as an individual who is receiving financial aid that is countable against the aid limitations in a sport. The number of scholarships that Division I members may award in sport is listed below. In this table, scholarship numbers for head-count sports are indicated without a point, for equivalency sports, they are listed with a decimal point. An exception exists for players at non-scholarship FCS programs who receive aid in another sport, participants in basketball are counted in that sport, unless they also play football
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Columbia, Missouri
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Columbia /kəˈlʌmbiə/ is a city in the U. S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Boone County. Founded in 1818, it is home to the University of Missouri and is the city of the Columbia Metropolitan Area. It is Missouris fourth most-populous city, with a population of 119,108 in 2015. As a midwestern town, the city has a reputation for progressive politics, public art. At the center of Downtown is 8th Street, also known as the Avenue of the Columns, which connects Francis Quadrangle and Jesse Hall to the Boone County Courthouse, originally an agricultural town, the cultivation of the mind is Columbias chief economic concern today. Never a major center of manufacturing, the city depends on healthcare, insurance. Several companies, such as Shelter Insurance, Carfax, and Slackers CDs, cultural institutions include the State Historical Society of Missouri, the Museum of Art and Archaeology, and the annual True/False Film Festival. The Missouri Tigers, the only major college athletic program, play football at Faurot Field. The city is built upon the hills and rolling prairies of Mid-Missouri, near the Missouri River valley. Limestone forms bluffs and glades while rain carves caves and springs which water the Hinkson, Roche Perche, surrounding the city, Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Mark Twain National Forest, and Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge all form a greenbelt preserving sensitive and rare environments. The first humans were hunters who entered the area at least twelve thousand years ago. Later, woodland tribes lived in villages along waterways and built mounds in high places, the Osage and Missouria nations were expelled by the exploration of French traders and the rapid settlement of American pioneers. German, Irish, and other European immigrants soon joined, the modern populace is unusually diverse, over eight percent foreign-born. While White and Black remain the largest ethnicities, Asians are now the third-largest group, todays Columbians are remarkably highly educated and culturally midwestern, though traces of their Southern past remain. The city has called the Athens of Missouri for its classic beauty and educational emphasis. The Columbia area was part of the Mississippian culture and home to the Mound Builders. When European explorers arrived, the area was populated by the Osage, in 1678, La Salle claimed all of Missouri for France. The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed by the area on the Missouri River in early June 1804, in 1806, two sons of Daniel Boone established a salt lick 40 miles northwest of Columbia
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Missouri
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Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, achieving statehood in 1821. With over six million residents, it is the eighteenth most populous state, the largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The capitol is in Jefferson City on the Missouri River, the state is the twenty-first most extensive by area and is geographically diverse. The Northern Plains were once covered by glaciers, then tallgrass prairie, in the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the border of the state, eventually flowing into the swampy Missouri Bootheel. Humans have inhabited the land now known as Missouri for at least 12,000 years, the Mississippian culture built cities and mounds, before declining in the 1300s. When European explorers arrived in the 1600s they encountered the Osage, the French established Louisiana, a part of New France, and founded Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764, after a brief period of Spanish rule, the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the Upland South, including enslaved African Americans, rushed into the new Missouri Territory, many from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee settled in the Boonslick area of Mid-Missouri. Soon after, heavy German immigration formed the Missouri Rhineland, Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialized by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, as a border state, Missouris role in the American Civil War was complex and there were many conflicts within. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business, today, the state is divided into 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis. Missouris culture blends elements from the Midwestern and Southern United States, the musical styles of ragtime, Kansas City jazz, and St. Louis Blues, developed in Missouri. The well-known Kansas City-style barbecue, and lesser known St. Louis-style barbecue can be found across the state, St. Louis is also a major center of beer brewing, Anheuser-Busch is the largest producer in the world. Missouri wine is produced in the nearby Missouri Rhineland and Ozarks, Missouris alcohol laws are among the most permissive in the United States. Outside of the large cities popular tourist destinations include the Lake of the Ozarks, U. S. President Harry S. Truman is from Missouri. Other well known Missourians include Mark Twain, Walt Disney, Chuck Berry, some of the largest companies based in the state include Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, and OReilly Auto Parts. Missouri has been called the Mother of the West and the Cave State, however, Missouris most famous nickname is the Show Me State, the state is named for the Missouri River, which was named after the indigenous Missouri Indians, a Siouan-language tribe
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Faurot Field
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Faurot Field /fɔːˈroʊ/, /fəˈroʊ/ at Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Columbia, Missouri, United States, on the campus of the University of Missouri. It is primarily used for football and serves as the field for the Missouri Tigers football program. In 1972, Memorial Stadiums playing surface was named Faurot Field in honor of longtime coach Don Faurot, during the offseason, soccer goals are set up in the end zones and it is used for intramural matches. This tradition stopped when Missouri joined the Southeastern Conference and conference scheduling made hosting the more difficult. Faurot Field was also home to the Missouri State High School Activities Association football championships for many years. It is the second-largest sports facility by seating capacity in the state of Missouri, the stadium is an early 20th century horseshoe-shaped stadium, with seating added on in the open end zone. The original horseshoe is completed by a berm in the curved end. The berm is famous for the giant block M made of painted white stones located behind the end zone, a paved path encircles the west, north and east sides of the field taking the place of the track, removed in 1994. Fundraising began in 1921 for a Memorial Union and a Memorial Stadium to be constructed at the University, the names of the two projects were a tribute to Mizzou alumni who lost their lives during World War I. Ground was broken on the site of the stadium in December 1925. The site was a natural valley that lay between twin bluffs south of the campus. Original plans called for the stadium to seat 25,000, according to legend, a rock crusher and truck were buried during initial blasting, which still remain buried under the field. Memorial Stadium was dedicated on October 2,1926, to the memory of 112 alumni, the 25, 000-seat stadium—the lower half of the current facility—was built with a 440-yard track that circled the playing field. That first October game against Tulane was marred by rainstorms that washed out a bridge into Columbia coming from the side of Missouri. While the game out, the field could not be sodded due to the wet conditions. Therefore, a surface of sawdust and tree bark was used, grass would be installed thenafter until the 1980s. The highly recognizable rock M of the end zone debuted on October 1,1927. The monument was built by members of the class using leftover rocks from the original stadium construction
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Mizzou Arena
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Mizzou Arena is an indoor arena located on the south side of the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. The facility, home to the mens and womens basketball teams, opened in November 2004. The arena also serves as a venue or speaking venue for bigger named guests, such as Rascal Flatts, Luke Bryan. The arched-roof building seats 15,061, and is located just south of Hearnes, the arena is host to Missouri State High School Activities Association championships for basketball and wrestling. The arena was known as Paige Sports Arena. Mizzou Arena also includes offices for the Men’s and Women’s basketball programs, Missouri basketball coach from 1967 to 1999, Norm Stewart, is the namesake of the arenas playing court. After protracted negotiations, a third of the venues $75 million cost was donated by Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie and her husband Bill. It was initially named Paige Sports Arena after their daughter, the name of the arenas playing surface, Norm Stewart Court, was carried over from the basketball teams previous home at the Hearnes Center with the arenas opening in 2004. With one conference game left to play in 2014, attendance was on track to be at its lowest since the 2007–08 season.5 million donation. Mizzou Arena Concerts at MUTigers. com Mizzou Arena Mens Basketball at MUTigers. com Mizzou Arena Womens Basketball at MUTigers. com Tiger Scholarship Fund
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Taylor Stadium
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Ralph and Debbie Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field is a baseball stadium in Columbia, Missouri. It is the field of the University of Missouri baseball team. It was also the home of the defunct Mid-Missouri Mavericks minor league team of the Frontier League. It originally opened in 2002 and holds 3,031 people, the stadium was named for Ralph Taylor and his wife Debbie, who gave $1 million to build the stadium. In 2014, renovation included a new home room and coaches offices along the left-field foul line. The renovations were completed as part of a $102 million project to renovate Missouris facilities for its move to the Southeastern Conference, list of NCAA Division I baseball venues Official website
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Hearnes Center
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Hearnes Center is a 13, 611-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbia, Missouri. It is currently home to the Missouri Tigers wrestling and volleyball teams as well as the schools gymnastics and it was home to the University of Missouri Tigers basketball team before Mizzou Arena opened in 2004. Groundbreaking for the Hearnes Center occurred in 1969, and the stadium was dedicated on August 4,1972. The stadium got its name from former Missouri governor and 1952 Mizzou graduate Warren Hearnes, the cost of the building project was $10.75 million. Hearnes quickly became one of the toughest places to play during the 1980s, the move was criticized for changing the atmosphere at Missouri games to something less distinctive while enabling more seats to be sold at a higher cost, but was duplicated at Mizzou Arena. The Hearnes Center also contains a house that is home to the indoor track and field team. Each fall, students donate blood as part of the schools Homecoming week festivities, in 2005, students and Columbia residents donated over 5,000 units of blood. During the school year, the lot adjacent to the main building serves as student parking for the many on-campus residents
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Truman the Tiger
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Truman the Tiger is the official mascot of the athletic teams of the University of Missouri Tigers. Truman is named after U. S. President Harry S. Truman, the mascot was named on September 12,1986, though the use of a Bengal tiger as Missouris mascot is traced to the 1890s. Truman has been awarded best mascot in the several times. The mascot makes hundreds of appearances statewide at university functions, sporting events and at private parties, the day of the 2011 Independence Bowl featuring Missouri and North Carolina, Truman accidentally broke the crystal bowl that was part of the trophy to be awarded to the victorious team. In 1864, while in the midst of the American Civil War and it was during this time that the residents of Columbia formed a home guard unit that became notoriously known as the Fighting Tigers of Columbia. This name was given because of the groups steadfast readiness to fight against Confederate bushwhackers, hoping to plunder the city and university, under the command of Bloody Bill Anderson. Later, in 1890, an alumnus suggested the universitys newly formed football team be called the Tigers out of respect for those who fought to defend Columbia, the Tiger was the official mascot of the University of Missouri before Truman took his place in 1986. Trumans predecessor was a plain grey tiger with black stripes that was known as The Tiger. The Tiger was officially replaced by the more family-friendly Truman The Tiger before the 1986 football season, history of the University of Missouri Missouris Mascot and Colors
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Missouri Tigers
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The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States. The name comes from a band of armed guards called the Fighting Tigers of Columbia who, in 1864, the University of Missouri is the flagship institution of the University of Missouri System. Mizzou is a member of the Southeastern Conference and is the only NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision program in Missouri and its wrestling program, the only one sponsored by an SEC member school, competes in the Mid-American Conference. Missouri competed in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association starting in 1907, the Missouri Tigers are represented in the following NCAA Division I varsity sports, The first Missouri Tigers baseball team was in 1868. The first recorded season was in 1891, when the Tigers went 2–2, the Tigers won the National Championship in 1954. The presence of former Missouri Tiger baseball players in professional baseball continues to each year. Current MU head coach Tim Jamieson has seen 40 players in his 13-year tenure sign pro contracts, in 2006, pitcher Max Scherzer was selected in the first round with the 11th overall pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Scherzer went on to win the Al Cy Young Award with the Detroit Tigers in 2013, in 2008, pitcher Aaron Crow was picked 9th overall by the Washington Nationals. The Tigers were regularly a national power under Norm Stewart, whose tenure spanned four decades and he was replaced with then-UAB head coach Mike Anderson. In 2009 the team lost in the Elite Eight to the Connecticut Huskies, then, after a first-round exit from the NCAA tournament in 2011, Anderson took the head coaching position with the University of Arkansas. The head coaching vacancy was filled in early April 2011 with Frank Haith, in 2014, Kim Anderson became the new head basketball coach. The 1920–21 and 1921–22 teams were named national champions by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. The current head coach of the basketball program is Robin Pingeton. She was hired in April 2010 to replace Cindy Stein, who resigned under pressure from boosters, the universitys first football team was formed in 1890 by the sophomore class of the Academic School. They challenged a team of Engineering students in April of that year upon encouragement of Dr. A. L. McRea, a university professor. Interest in the sport quickly grew among the students, professors, and administrators, the first intercollegiate game for the university took place on Thanksgiving Day,1890, when Missouri played Washington University before a crowd of 3,000 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Washington University team, which had already been playing for several years, Missouri has compiled a 15–16 record in bowl games, including a 41-31 victory over Oklahoma State in the 2014 Cotton Bowl and a 33-17 win over Minnesota in the 2015 Citrus Bowl. It has finished in the final Associated Press poll Top Ten eight times since the poll began in 1936, Missouri softball began play in 1975
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American Civil War
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The American Civil War was an internal conflict fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The Union faced secessionists in eleven Southern states grouped together as the Confederate States of America, the Union won the war, which remains the bloodiest in U. S. history. Among the 34 U. S. states in February 1861, War broke out in April 1861 when Confederates attacked the U. S. fortress of Fort Sumter. The Confederacy grew to eleven states, it claimed two more states, the Indian Territory, and the southern portions of the western territories of Arizona. The Confederacy was never recognized by the United States government nor by any foreign country. The states that remained loyal, including border states where slavery was legal, were known as the Union or the North, the war ended with the surrender of all the Confederate armies and the dissolution of the Confederate government in the spring of 1865. The war had its origin in the issue of slavery. The Confederacy collapsed and 4 million slaves were freed, but before his inauguration, seven slave states with cotton-based economies formed the Confederacy. The first six to declare secession had the highest proportions of slaves in their populations, the first seven with state legislatures to resolve for secession included split majorities for unionists Douglas and Bell in Georgia with 51% and Louisiana with 55%. Alabama had voted 46% for those unionists, Mississippi with 40%, Florida with 38%, Texas with 25%, of these, only Texas held a referendum on secession. Eight remaining slave states continued to reject calls for secession, outgoing Democratic President James Buchanan and the incoming Republicans rejected secession as illegal. Lincolns March 4,1861 inaugural address declared that his administration would not initiate a civil war, speaking directly to the Southern States, he reaffirmed, I have no purpose, directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the United States where it exists. I believe I have no right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. After Confederate forces seized numerous federal forts within territory claimed by the Confederacy, efforts at compromise failed, the Confederates assumed that European countries were so dependent on King Cotton that they would intervene, but none did, and none recognized the new Confederate States of America. Hostilities began on April 12,1861, when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, while in the Western Theater the Union made significant permanent gains, in the Eastern Theater, the battle was inconclusive in 1861–62. The autumn 1862 Confederate campaigns into Maryland and Kentucky failed, dissuading British intervention, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which made ending slavery a war goal. To the west, by summer 1862 the Union destroyed the Confederate river navy, then much of their western armies, the 1863 Union siege of Vicksburg split the Confederacy in two at the Mississippi River. In 1863, Robert E. Lees Confederate incursion north ended at the Battle of Gettysburg, Western successes led to Ulysses S. Grants command of all Union armies in 1864
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Flagship
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A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the ship in a fleet of vessels, typically the first, largest, fastest, most heavily armed. In common naval use, the flagship is fundamentally a temporary designation. Historically, only larger ships could accommodate such requirements, the term was also used by commercial fleets, when the distinction between a nations navy and merchant fleet was not clear. In the age of sailing ships, the flagship was typically a first-rate, non-first rates could serve as flagships, however, the USS Constitution, a frigate, served as flagship for parts of the United States Navy during the early 19th century. In the 20th century, ships became large enough that the types, cruisers and up, could accommodate a commander. Some larger ships may have a flag bridge for use by the admiral. Because its primary function is to coordinate a fleet, a flagship is not necessarily more heavily armed or armored than other ships, during World War II admirals often preferred a faster ship over the largest one. Modern flagships are designed primarily for command and control rather than for fighting, as with many other naval terms, flagship has crossed over into general usage, where it means the most important or leading member of a group, as in the flagship station of a broadcast network. Is used as both a noun and adjective describing the most prominent or highly touted product, brand, location, derivations include the flagship brand or flagship product of a manufacturing company, flagship store of a retail chain, or flagship service of a hospitality or transportation concern. The term flagship may have applications, Auto companies may have a flagship in the form of their leading or highest-priced car. Electronics companies may have a series of products considered to be their flagship, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S series consists of several flagship smartphones that are released on a yearly basis. In rail transport, a service is either the fastest or most luxurious. Often it is also a train or service. In some cases, special service or a class above first class may be available in the service while it is not offered in normal services. Flagship services are used to present the company in advertising or abroad. Most states in the United States provide public university education through one or more university systems, the phrase flagship institution or flagship university may be applied to an individual school or campus within each state system. These schools are often land-grant, sea-grant, or space-grant research universities, the use of the term is seen by some as elitist and boastful
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University of Missouri System
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More than 77,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses. The health care system operates several hospitals and clinics in central Missouri, while the program provides distance learning. All four campuses are comprehensive, separately accredited, land-grant/research-intensive institutions offering undergraduate, graduate, University of Missouri–Columbia is the oldest campus, founded in Columbia in 1839. It is the largest university in the state with 34,425 students and its Tigers athletic programs compete in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference. University of Missouri–Kansas City, founded in 1933, is the largest school in the Kansas City area with 16,600 students. It offers over 150 degree programs through 12 schools and colleges, but is best known for its programs in sciences, entrepreneurship programs. Its Kangaroos athletic programs compete in the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference, Missouri University of Science and Technology was founded in 1870 in Rolla. Currently enrolling 8,640 students, it is the smallest campus in the system,75 degrees and emphases are offered across a comprehensive range of programs in sciences, mathematics, liberal arts, humanities, and business, but most are focused on engineering. Its Miners athletic programs compete in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference, Louis was founded in 1963 in suburban St. Louis County. With 17,072 students, it is the largest school in the St. Louis area, and third largest in the state after the University of Missouri, over 80 degree programs are offered through nine schools and colleges, including Missouris only College of Optometry. Its Tritons athletic programs compete alongside the Missouri S&T Miners in the GLVC, the University of Missouri Health Care system operates several facilities in central Missouri, including University Hospital and Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. It is also affiliated with MUs School of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Health Professions. Using science-based knowledge, University of Missouri Extension engages people to change, solve problems. MU Extension makes university education and information accessible for, Economic viability Empowered individuals Strong families and communities Healthy environments. S, MU Extension offers distance learning, Mizzou Online, continuing education, evening classes. As part of its economic development mission to support growth in Missouri. Missouri Research Park is a 200-acre park in Weldon Spring created in 1985 and it is home to over a dozen high-tech companies and helped catalyze a high-tech corridor along I-64. Technology Park at Fort Leonard Wood in St. Robert is the first technology park in the nation to be located on an active Army post and it houses the MRP Business Center, which was created to be a catalyst for partnerships between the military, corporations, and academia. The park is operated by the UM Systems Office of Research and Economic Development
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Collegiate wrestling
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Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practiced at the college and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the wrestling styles practiced in the early history of the United States. This style, with slight modifications, is also practiced at the high school and middle school levels, and also among younger participants. These names help distinguish collegiate wrestling from other styles of wrestling that are practiced around the world such as those in the Olympic Games, freestyle wrestling, Collegiate wrestling, like its international counterpart, freestyle wrestling, has its main origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles, the goal is to pin the opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Collegiate and freestyle wrestling, unlike Greco-Roman, also allow the use of the wrestlers or his opponents legs in offense and defense. However, collegiate wrestling has had so many influences from the variety of folk wrestling styles brought into the country that it has become distinctly American. Collegiate wrestling differs in a number of ways from freestyle and Greco-Roman, some of the differences are listed below. For example, in wrestling, exposure points are not given to a wrestler for simply forcing the opponents shoulders to quickly rotate. The points generated in this situation are called near fall points and this shows a difference in focus, while the international styles encourage explosive action and risk, collegiate wrestling encourages and rewards control over the opponent. This emphasis on control was present in wrestling from its earliest days. Since 1915, collegiate wrestling officials have recorded the time that each participant had in controlling his opponent on the mat, early on, this was the major way to determine the winner in the absence of a fall. Over time, the significance of such timekeeping has declined, as in both of the international styles, a wrestler can win the match by pinning both of his opponents shoulders or both of his opponents scapulae to the mat. In collegiate wrestling, there is a position to commence wrestling after the first period. All three styles begin a match with both facing each other on their feet with the opportunity given to both to score a takedown and thus gain control over the opponent. The inferior position is similar to a choice for a position in the second and third periods. The referees position is analogous to the par terre starting position in the international wrestling styles. In the international styles, the par terre starting position is not utilized as often as the position is in collegiate wrestling
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Big 12 Conference
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The Big 12 Conference is a ten-school collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas. Its ten members, located in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, additionally, the Big 12 has ten affiliate members, six for the sport of wrestling, one for womens gymnastics, and 3 for womens rowing. The Big 12 Conference is a 501 nonprofit organization incorporated in Delaware, the Big 12 was formerly composed of 12 schools, hence its name, it was formed in 1996 when four schools from the collapsing Southwest Conference joined with the pre-existing Big Eight Conference. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were grouped with the four newcomers in the Big 12 South, TCU and West Virginia joined from the Mountain West and Big East Conferences respectively to offset two of the departing schools, bringing the conference to its current strength. Attempts to rename the Big 12 to reflect its current strength would lead to confusion with the current Big Ten Conference, the Big 12 Conference commissioner is Bob Bowlsby. Full members Assoc. member Other Conference The Big 12 Conference sponsors championship competition in ten mens, nonetheless, it is an open coed sport in NCAA college athletics, with mens, womens, and coed teams in all NCAA divisions competing against each other. TCU and West Virginia both field coed teams, through 2017, West Virginia with 19 national titles and TCU with two, together have won over half of the NCAA titles awarded since the inaugural NCAA championship in 1980. West Virginia also won four national titles. The Big 12 began athletic play in the fall of 1996, from its formation until 2011, its 12 members competed in two divisions. Between 2011 and 2012 four charter members left the conference while two joined in 2013. The Big 12 is unique among the current Power Five conferences in that it only has 10 members, despite the name, causing some confusion. From 1987 to 2015,12 or more members were required for a championship game. Former Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds and former football coach Mack Brown, along with Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops, critics argued it was a competitive advantage over other contract conferences. Conferences with a game have their division champions typically play one of their toughest games of the year in the last week of the regular season. Unlike the other Power 5 conferences in which a team plays a portion of the other teams in the conference each season. This theoretically allows for the declaration of a de facto champion without the need for a rematch between the top two teams in the conference. On June 3,2016, the conference announced it would reinstate the football game in the 2017 season. This followed the passage of a new NCAA rule allowing all FBS conferences to hold football championship games regardless of their membership numbers, the Big 12 population base is centered on the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, West Virginia and Iowa
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Big Eight Conference
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The Big Eight Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association -affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football. Additionally, the University of Iowa was an member of the MVIAA. The conference was dissolved in 1996, the Big Eight kept its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. In February 1995, the Big Eight and the Southwest Conference announced that the two leagues had reached an agreement to form a new conference. The eight members of the Big Eight joined with SWC schools Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, and Texas Tech to form the Big 12 Conference the following year. A vote was conducted on whether to keep the new headquarters in Kansas City. The two Oklahoma schools, all four Texas schools, and Colorado voted for the move while both Kansas schools, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa State voted for Kansas City. The University of Iowa who was also a member of the Western Conference was also a joint member of the conference, Iowa only participated in football and outdoor mens track and field. In 1908, Drake University and Iowa Agricultural College joined the MVIAA, Iowa who was a joint member departed in 1911 to only compete in the Western Conference, but Kansas State University joined the conference in 1913. Nebraska left in 1918 to play as an independent for two seasons before returning in 1920, in 1919, the University of Oklahoma and Saint Louis University applied for membership, but were disapproved due to deficient management of their athletic programs. The conference then added Grinnell College in 1919, with the University of Oklahoma applying again, Oklahoma A&M University joined in 1925, bringing conference membership to ten, an all-time high. At a meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 19,1928, Six of the seven state schools formed a conference that was initially known as the Big Six Conference. Just before the start of practice, the six schools announced they would retain the MVIAA name for formal purposes. However, fans and media continued to call it the Big Six, the three private schools – Drake, Grinnell, and Washington University – joined with Oklahoma A&M, becoming known as the Missouri Valley Conference. For the remainder of the Big Eights run, both conferences claimed 1907 as their date, as well as the same history through 1927. To this day, it has never been established which conference was the original. Conference membership grew with the addition of the University of Colorado on December 1,1947, later that month, Reaves E. Peters was hired as Commissioner of Officials and Assistant Secretary and set up the first conference offices in Kansas City, Missouri. With the addition of Colorado, the unofficial name became the Big Seven Conference, coincidentally
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Southwest Conference
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The Southwest Conference was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at times the conference included schools from Oklahoma. After a long period of stability, Arkansas left in 1991 to join the Southeastern Conference, by March 1,1914 a number of schools had responded favorably to the idea. The first organizational meeting of the conference was set to be held on April 30,1914, the date was changed because representatives from every school could not make it then. It was ultimately held on May 5 and 7,1914 at the Oriental Hotel in Dallas, Texas and it was chaired by L. Theo Bellmont. Originally, Bellmont wanted Louisiana State University and the University of Mississippi to join the conference as well, the Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference became an official body on December 8,1914, at a formal meeting at the Rice Hotel in Houston. Rice University left the conference in 1916, only to re-join in 1918, phillips University was a conference member for one year. Oklahoma left in 1919 to join the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, however, the series between Texas and Oklahoma would continue as a non-conference matchup in the annual Red River Rivalry game held in Dallas. From 1925 until 1991, the University of Arkansas would be the only member not located within the state of Texas. By 1925, the name was shortened to simply Southwest Conference. After its organizational years, the conference settled into regularly scheduled meetings among its members, the SWC would be guided by seven commissioners, the first of whom, P. W. St. Clair, was appointed in 1938. In 1940, the conference took control of the then five-year-old Cotton Bowl Classic, Texas Technological College joined the SWC in 1958, followed by the University of Houston for the 1976 season. The conference celebrated its glory years in the 1960s, dominated by two teams, Texas and Arkansas. Texas won the 1963 National Championship, and Arkansas won a National Championship in 1964 in the Football Writers Association of America, in 1969, Texas won another National Championship by beating #2-ranked Arkansas 15-14 in the regular seasons final game. The 1969 Arkansas-Texas game in Fayetteville, Arkansas, attended by President Richard Nixon, is counted among the greatest college football games ever played. Texas also won the 1970 United Press International National Championship, which until 1974 was awarded prior to the bowl games, opponents usually were the runners-up from the Big 8 Conference or the Southeastern Conference, although independents Penn State and Notre Dame were also often featured. From the 1940s onward, the Cotton Bowl Classic was counted among the four bowl games. However, in the 1990s, the game declined in importance, in 1977, Notre Dame became the last team to win a national championship in the Cotton Bowl Classic by beating Texas in the January 1978 game
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Texas A&M Aggies
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Texas A&M Aggies refers to the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname Aggie was once common at land-grant or Ag schools in many states, the teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports. Texas A&M was a member of the Southwest Conference until its dissolution. The Aggies competed in the Big 12 until joining the Southeastern Conference on July 1,2012, Texas A&Ms official school colors are maroon and white. The teams are referred to as Aggies and the mascot is a Rough Collie named Reveille, A&M has had two perfect seasons having gone undefeated and unscored upon in both 1917 and 1919. The football program experienced a period of success lasting from 1944 to 1971. With Emory Bellard as head coach beginning in 1972, the Aggies returned to prominence with two 10 win seasons during his short tenure and he was replaced by Tom Wilson who had little success at Texas A&M before Jackie Sherrill took over the program. Sherrill won three conference titles and two Cotton Bowl Classic postseason games. Slocum, replaced him as coach in 1989. Slocum finished in the top 25 during 10 of his 14 years at Texas A&M and won 4 conference titles, in late 2002, Dennis Franchione left his position as head coach at the University of Alabama to take over Texas A&Ms football program from Slocum. He finished the 2003 season at 4-8, Franchione finished the 2004 regular season with a 7-4 mark and an invitation to the Cotton Bowl Classic, a game the Aggies lost to Tennessee. The 2005 team regressed to 5-6 and defensive coordinator Carl Torbush was fired, in the 2007 season, the Aggies finished in a three way tie for third place with Texas Tech and Oklahoma State in the Big 12 South, leading only Baylor, which finished last. Although the team pulled out a 38-30 victory over the Longhorns on the day after Thanksgiving, former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman was announced as his replacement three days later. Unfortunately, Shermans first year at A&M resulted in one of the worst records in years, the 2009 season showed some improvement with a 5-2 home record and a 6-7 overall record. More coaching changes were made after the 2009 season and the hiring of Tim DeRuyter lead the media coverage, in 2008, DeRuyter was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Airforce where his defense finished 11th in the NCAA in total defense, and 5th in pass defense. The Aggie Football team was featured in the ESPN movie, The Junction Boys, the film dramatized Coach Paul Bear Bryants grueling football practice sessions in 1954 in Junction, Texas. Texas A&M basketball had been dormant for much of its recent history until the mid-2000s, the Aggies have won 11 conference championships, two conference tournament titles, and have 10 NCAA tournament appearances. Under former head coach Billy Gillispie, the Aggies finished fourth in conference in 2006 only two removed from having zero wins in conference play
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Missouri Tigers women's basketball
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The Missouri Tigers womens basketball team represents the University of Missouri and competes in the NCAA Division I. The team plays its games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. Missouri first fielded a team during the 1974–1975 season. The teams best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen, head womens basketball coaches, Alexis Jarrett, 1974–75 Joann Rutherford, 1975–98 Cindy Stein, 1998–2010 Robin Pingeton, 2010–present Missouri has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The Tigers joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with former members of the defunct Southwest Conference. Since 2012, the team has played in the Southeastern Conference after leaving the Big 12 Conference, the current head coach is Robin Pingeton, who was hired in April 2010 to replace former head coach Cindy Stein. Stein resigned effective the end of the 2010 season under pressure from fans, media, Pingeton was the coach at Illinois State University. Conference tournament winners noted with # Source 2009–10 Missouri Tigers womens basketball team Official website
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Missouri Tigers men's basketball
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The Missouri Tigers mens basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the SEC. Prior to the 2012–2013 season, the team represented the school in the Big 12 Conference. They are located in Columbia, Missouri, playing games at Mizzou Arena. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Mens Basketball Tournament in 2013, the Tigers next season in 2017–18 will be their first under new head coach Cuonzo Martin, who was hired away from California to replace the fired Kim Anderson. The Missouris mens basketball program was a member of the Big 12 Conference. Following the 2016–17 season, the Tigers had a record of 1, 593–1,133. 2Missouri vacated all wins from the 2013–2014 season in 2015, the Tigers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 26 times. However, their appearance in 1994 has been vacated by the NCAA making their official record 19–25, * Vacated by the NCAA The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition. The Tigers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament eight times, the Tigers appeared in one of the only two ever National Commissioners Invitational Tournaments
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Missouri Tigers football
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The Missouri Tigers football program represents the University of Missouri in college football and competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Since 2012, Missouri has been a member of the Southeastern Conference and is aligned in its Eastern Division. Home games are played at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, Missouris football program dates back to 1890, and has appeared in 31 bowl games. Missouri has won 15 conference titles,5 division titles, and has 2 national championship selections recognized by the NCAA, entering the 2016 season, Missouris all-time record is 668–541–53.550. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who is the winning-est coach of all-time at Missouri, pinkels record with Mizzou after his final game on Nov.27,2015, is 118–73. † Denotes co-champions * The 1960 Big Eight title was awarded after a loss to Kansas was reversed due to Kansas use of a player who was later ruled to be ineligible. The Tigers were previously members of the Big 12 North division between its inception in 1996 and the dissolution of divisions within the Big 12 in 2011. The Tigers joined the SEC as members of the SEC East starting in 2012, the Tigers have been declared champions twice by non-consensus polls. Neither of these championships are officially claimed by Missouri. * The 1960 record was recorded as 10-1, but was later changed to 11-0 due to Kansas subsequent forfeit. Missouri has appeared in 31 bowl games, including 10 major bowl appearances,4 Orange Bowls,3 Cotton Bowls,2 Sugar Bowls, Missouris entire bowl history is shown in the table below. 11960 team lost to Kansas but was later awarded win by default due to an ineligible Kansas player, coaching Staff Scout. com and Rivals. J. A. /Oakland Raiders, St. J. Moe – former wide receiver for the St. At that time, plundering guerrilla bands habitually raided small towns, such organizations as temporary home guards and vigilance companies banded together to fight off any possible forays. The towns preparedness discouraged any guerrilla activity and the organization began to disband in 1864. However, it was rumored that a band, led by the notorious Bill Anderson. Quickly organized was a guard of Columbia citizens, who built a blockhouse. This company was called The Missouri Tigers, the reputation of the intrepid Tigers presumably traveled abroad, and Andersons gang detoured around Columbia. Truman the Tiger was introduced as the schools mascot against the Utah State Aggies in 1986, Missouri plays the other six SEC East opponents once per season
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Missouri Tigers softball
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Barb Preist took over as head coach in 1981 and led Missouri to greater heights, including a 5th place finish in its first appearance in the Womens College World Series in 1981. In 1982, Preist led Missouri to an appearance in Mideast Regional in the inaugural NCAA Division I tournament, the 1980–1983 teams were led by Missouris all-time wins and shutouts leader and 1983 All-America Teresa Wilson. Compton was replaced for one season by Rhesa Sumrell, under whom Missouri would suffer their only losing season between 1979 and 2002. Missouri has had three losing seasons. Jay Miller was brought in as Missouris 6th head coach in 1988, anchored by sluggers Mary Babb and Barb Wright, Miller would go on to lead Missouri to its fourth WCWS appearance in 1994, as well as Missouris first Big 12 Championship in 1997. All in all, in his 15 years as coach,10 different Missouri players would earn All-American honors under Miller. Ty Singleton took over as coach in 2003. Singleton did earn Big 12 Coach of the Year honors in 2003, in 2007, Missouri lured Jefferson City native and 2005 ACC Coach of the Year Ehren Earleywine away from the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Earleywine would earn Big 12 Coach of the Year honors in his first season, in 2008, in winning the Iowa City Regional, Earlywhine led Missouri to its first ever Super Regional appearance, where the Tigers fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide. In 2009, Missouri would win the Big 12 Tournament and defeat the UCLA Bruins en route to the 2009 Womens College World Series, Missouri would host a Super Regional for the first time in 2010, defeating the Oregon Ducks to advance to the 2010 Womens College World Series. In 2011, Missouri won the Big 12 Championship for the time and defeated the Washington Huskies on the way to the 2011 Womens College World Series. In Missouris last season as a member of the Big 12 in 2012, Missouri fell just short of a fourth consecutive WCWS appearance, from 2008–2013, Earleywine led Missouri to six straight Super Regionals. From 2009–2011, Earleywine led Missouri to back-to-back-to-back WCWS appearances, in seven seasons under Earleywine, six different players have earned All-American honors and three players, Rhea Taylor, Ashley Fleming, and Chelsea Thomas, have earned multiple All-American honors. Thomas won conference pitcher of the year three times and was a Top 3 finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year honors in 2011. Missouri has had numerous players earn national or conference honors,2010 Rhea Taylor 2011 Chelsea Thomas
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Ian Kinsler
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Ian Michael Kinsler is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He formerly played for the Texas Rangers and he is listed at 6 ft 0 in and 200 lb. He is known as a player, hitting for average and power, and excelling in baserunning, throwing. Kinsler has twice hit 30 home runs and stolen 30 bases in the same season, in 2011, he also joined the 20–20 club for the third time, one season shy of the major league record for a second baseman. He hit for the cycle in a game in 2009, while getting hits in all six of his at-bats, through 2013, Kinsler led the Texas Rangers, all-time, career-wise, in stolen bases and power-speed number. In November 2013, Kinsler was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Prince Fielder, through 2016, on defense Kinsler had the best career range factor of any active second baseman in Major League Baseball. Kinsler was born in Tucson, Arizona and he is Jewish, and was born to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother. His father, Howard, was a warden at a prison on Tucsons southeast side. He has been an influence on Kinsler. When Kinsler was four his father would toss him fly balls and his father coached him until high school, and was especially tough. When Kinsler was 13 years old, and the best player on a PONY league team coached by his father that was playing for a championship, I benched him, without hesitation, said his father. With Kinsler on the bench, the team lost the game, Kinsler had a physical challenge to overcome. Ive had asthma my whole life, Kinsler said and that was tough when I was younger. I woke up a lot and couldnt breathe, and had to go to the hospital in the middle of the night and it kind of held me back from athletics. I still have it, but I control it, now I use an atomizer or an inhaler. When I was younger, I used this breathing machine… I hated that thing, I always wanted to run around and be active. He graduated in 2000 from Canyon del Oro High School in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, Kinsler helped lead the baseball team to state titles in 1997 and 2000. Four of his high school teammates have also made it to the leagues, Brian Anderson, Scott Hairston, Chris Duncan
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Minnesota Twins
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The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the American League Central division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area comprising Minneapolis and they played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982 to 2009. They played their game at the newly completed Target Field on April 12,2010. The team was founded in Washington, D. C. in 1901 as one of the eight teams of the American League. Manager Clark Griffith joined the team in 1912 and became the owner in 1920. The franchise remained under Griffith family ownership until 1984, in 1960, Major League Baseball granted the city of Minneapolis an expansion team. Washington owner Calvin Griffith, Clarks nephew and adopted son, requested that he be allowed to move his team to Minneapolis and instead give Washington the expansion team. Upon league approval, the moved to Minnesota after the 1960 season, setting up shop in Metropolitan Stadium. Success came quickly to the team in Minnesota, through the 2016 season, the franchise has won three World Series championships, and has fielded 18 American League batting champions. The Washington Senators spent the first decade of their existence finishing near the bottom of the American League standings and their fortunes began to improve with the arrival of 19-year-old pitcher, Walter Johnson, in 1907. Johnson blossomed in 1911 with 25 victories, although the Senators still finished the season in seventh place, in 1912, the Senators improved dramatically, as their pitching staff led the league in team earned run average and in strikeouts. Johnson won 33 games while teammate Bob Groom added another 24 wins to help the Senators finish the season in second place, the Senators continued to perform respectably in 1913 with Johnson posting a career-high 35 victories, as the team once again finished in second place. The Senators then fell into another period of decline for the next decade, the Senators faced John McGraws heavily favored New York Giants in the 1924 World Series. The two teams traded wins back and forth until the reached the seventh and deciding game. Two runners scored on the play, tying the score at three, an aging Walter Johnson then came in to pitch the ninth inning, and held the Giants scoreless into extra innings. In the bottom of the inning with Ruel at bat, he hit a high. The Giants catcher, Hank Gowdy, dropped his protective mask to field the ball but, failing to toss the mask aside, stumbled over it and dropped the ball, thus giving Ruel another chance to bat
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Max Scherzer
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Maxwell M. Max Scherzer is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. He has also played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, Scherzer became just the sixth pitcher in Major League history to throw two no-hitters in a single season in 2015. On May 11,2016, Scherzer tied the major league nine-inning strikeout record with 20, against his former team, Scherzer was born and raised in Chesterfield, Missouri, the son of Jan and Brad Scherzer. He was then drafted again in 2006 by the Arizona Diamondbacks and he was Mizzous first-ever 1st round MLB pick. On January 9,2012 it was announced that Scherzer would be one of six new inductees to the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, while at Mizzou, he won Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in 2005. Following his freshman year at the University of Missouri, Scherzer made his debut with the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League and he went 2-1 that summer with a 1.91 ERA with 6 saves. He also struck out 50 hitters in only 33 innings pitched and he was named a mid-season All-Star. Scherzer was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 11th overall pick of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, however, he and his agent, Scott Boras, failed to reach an agreement with the club. Scherzer thus began his career with the Fort Worth Cats of the independent American Association. After appearing in three games, Scherzer signed a $4.3 million contract with the Diamondbacks and he began playing in the Diamondbacks organization in 2007 with the Single-A Visalia Oaks. He was promoted to Double-A Mobile BayBears after three starts for the Oaks. During the 2008 offseason, he was named the fourth-best prospect in the Diamondbacks organization, after a good start to the 2008 season in Triple-A Tucson he was called up to the Diamondbacks on April 27,2008. On April 29,2008, Scherzer made his MLB debut against the Houston Astros when he came on in relief, while doing so he also set the record for the number of consecutive batters retired for a pitcher making his MLB debut as a reliever. The previous record was 12 set in 1962 by the Dodgers Pete Richert, the seven strikeouts were one short of the major-league record for most in a debut relief appearance. The Pirates Barry Jones had eight on April 20,1986, on April 30,2008, the Diamondbacks announced he would be placed into the starting rotation, due to his impressive debut. In his first appearance as a starter for the D-Backs, Scherzer allowed five runs in four innings, while striking out five and he returned to the bullpen for much of the 2008 season. Scherzer participated in the 2008 Arizona Fall League season as member of the Phoenix Desert Dogs, Scherzer became a full-time starter in 2009, filling the fifth starter role in the D-Backs rotation. He recorded his first major victory in a 12–0 win over the Atlanta Braves on May 16,2009
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Arizona Diamondbacks
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The Arizona Diamondbacks, often shortened as the D-backs, are an American professional baseball franchise based in Phoenix, Arizona. The club competes in Major League Baseball as a member of the National League West division, since the teams inception in 1998, the franchise has played home games at Chase Field, formerly known as Bank One Ballpark. The ballpark was renamed in 2005, as a result of Bank One Corporations merger with JPMorgan Chase & Co, on March 9,1995, Arizona was awarded a franchise to begin play for the 1998 season. A $130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball and on January 16,1997, since their debut, the Diamondbacks have won five National League West titles, one National League Championship pennant, and the 2001 World Series. The Diamondbacks original colors were purple, black, teal and copper and their first logo was an italicized block letter A with a diamond pattern, and the crossbar represented by a snakes tongue. Prior to their season, they released their baseball caps. The home cap had a cream color crown with a purple visor, the road cap was black and had a turquoise visor and button. Their alternate cap had a crown with a purple visor. Depending on the cap, the A logo on the front of the cap had different color variations, in the Diamondbacks second season, they introduced a new logo which was a copper color snake in the shape of a letter D. It was used on a black cap, which in the beginning, was worn as a road cap. The franchise unveiled new uniforms and colors of Sedona Red, Sonoran Sand, the red shade is named for the sandstone canyon at Red Rock State Park near Sedona, while the beige shade is named for the Sonoran Desert. A sleeve patch was added featuring a lowercase d and b configured to look like a snakes head, the team also kept the D logo, but was slightly altered and put on an all red cap to be used as their game cap. They also kept the A logo with the new colors applied to it, a similar color scheme is currently used by the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League. The primary television play-by-play voice for the teams first nine seasons of play was Thom Brennaman, Brennaman was the TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds before being hired by Diamondbacks founder Jerry Colangelo in 1996, two years before the team would begin play. In October 2006, Brennaman left the Diamondbacks to call games with his father for the Reds beginning in 2007, the English language flagship radio station is KTAR. Jeff Munn is a backup radio announcer, he served as the regular public address announcer at Chase Field in the early days of the franchise. He is well-known to many Phoenix area sports fans, having served as the public address announcer for the Suns at America West Arena in the 1990s. He is also the radio voice for ASU womens basketball
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Cy Young Award
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The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, one each for the American League and National League. The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955. The award was given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in 1967, after the retirement of Frick. Each leagues award is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, as of the 2010 season, each voter places a vote for first, second, third, fourth and fifth place among the pitchers of each league. The formula used to calculate the scores is a weighted sum of the votes. The pitcher with the highest score in league wins the award. If two pitchers receive the number of votes, the award is shared. The current formula started in the 2010 season, before that, dating back to 1970, writers voted for three pitchers, with the formula of 5 points for a first place vote,3 for a second place vote and 1 for a third place vote. Prior to 1970, writers voted for the best pitcher. The Cy Young Award was first introduced in 1956 by Commissioner of Baseball Ford C, Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955. The award would be given to pitchers only, originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, the award changed its format over time. From 1956 to 1966, the award was given to one pitcher in Major League Baseball, after Frick retired in 1967, William Eckert became the new Commissioner of Baseball. Due to fan requests, Eckert announced that the Cy Young Award would be given out both in the American League and the National League. From 1956 to 1958, a pitcher was not allowed to win the award on more than one occasion, the first recipient of the Cy Young Award was Don Newcombe of the Dodgers. In 1957, Warren Spahn became the first left-handed pitcher to win the award, in 1963, Sandy Koufax became the first pitcher to win the award in a unanimous vote, two years later he became the first multiple winner. In 1978, Gaylord Perry became the oldest pitcher to receive the award, the youngest recipient was Dwight Gooden. Dickey became the first knuckleball pitcher to win the award, in 1974, Mike Marshall won the award, becoming the first relief pitcher to win the award. In 1992, Dennis Eckersley was the first modern closer to win the award, a total of nine relief pitchers have won the Cy Young Award across both leagues
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Aaron Crow
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Aaron James Crow is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously pitched in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Crow was born on November 10,1986 in Topeka, Kansas to parents Kevin and Julie Crow. Crow and his siblings—brother Travis and sister Jennifer—were raised in the community of Wakarusa. Following his graduation from Washburn Rural High School, Crow attended the University of Missouri, in his three years for the Missouri Tigers baseball team, Crow started 46 games, going 23-8 with a 3.27 earned run average. Mizzou went on to win the regional, becoming the first #4 seed ever to win an NCAA Regional, as a sophomore, Crow went 9-4 with a 3.60 ERA, earning first-team All Big 12 honors. As a junior, Crow went 13-0 with a 2.35 ERA and he threw four complete-game shutouts and struck out 10.65 batters per nine innings. He was named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year and he won the Robert A. McNeece Award as the top professional prospect in the 2007 Cape Cod Baseball League season while playing for the Falmouth Commodores. Crow was selected by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft with the ninth overall selection, negotiations stalled and Crow did not sign. Crow signed with the Fort Worth Cats for the 2009 season, Crow was selected with the twelfth pick in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals. Crow signed a contract with the Royals on September 15,2009, to make room for Danny Duffy on the Double A Northwest Arkansas Naturals roster, Crow was demoted to High-A Wilmington on July 31,2010. Crow made his first major appearance on March 31,2011. He faced four Angels batters, striking out three, on May 30,2011, Royals manager Ned Yost announced that Crow had been promoted to the teams closer position on a temporary basis to replace the struggling Joakim Soria. However, on June 6, Yost announced that Soria had earned the spot back, Crow had no save opportunities in his brief stint as closer. In 2011, Crow was selected to the All-Star Game, although he did not play, on November 28,2014, the Royals traded Crow to the Miami Marlins for Brian Flynn and Reid Redman. Crow signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs in February 2016, Crow is a sinkerballer with a heavy sinker at 94–97 mph. His main off-speed pitch, and most-used pitch against right-handed hitters, is a slider at 85–88 and he also has a four-seam fastball. Against left-handed hitters, he throws a small amount of curveballs, the majority of his 2-strike pitches are sliders, owing to its 49% whiff rate
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Washington Nationals
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The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D. C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the National League East division. From 2005 to 2007, the played in RFK Stadium. The Nationals are the major league franchise to be based in Washington, D. C. The original Washington Senators, who were referred to as the Nationals. They were followed by a second Washington Senators franchise in 1901, a member of the new American League. The second Senators franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961 and became the Minnesota Twins and they were replaced that season by a third Senators franchise, who eventually moved to Arlington, Texas, after the 1971 season and became the Texas Rangers. The current National League club was founded in 1969 as the Montreal Expos, part of the MLB expansion, which included the Seattle Pilots, Kansas City Royals, based in Montreal, the Expos were the first Major League team in Canada. Home games were played at Jarry Park Stadium and later in Olympic Stadium, the franchise had its highest winning percentage in the strike-shortened season of 1994, when the team had the best record in baseball. While the team struggled after moving to Washington, the Nationals have experienced moderate success in recent years, winning division titles in 2012,2014. Two of the teams first overall picks in the MLB Draft, Stephen Strasburg in 2009 and Bryce Harper in 2010, attracted new levels of attention to the team. At the time of his selection, Strasburg was called the pick in draft history. The Montreal Expos joined the National League in 1969, along with the San Diego Padres, with a majority held by Charles Bronfman. Named after the Expo 67 Worlds Fair, the Expos initial home was Jarry Park, starting in 1977, the teams home venue was Montreals Olympic Stadium, built for the 1976 Summer Olympics. Two years later, the team won a franchise-high 95 games, the team spent most of the 1980s in the middle of the NL East pack, finishing in third or fourth place in eight out of nine seasons from 1982 to 1990. Buck Rodgers was hired as manager before the 1985 season and guided the Expos to a.500 or better five times in six years, with the highlight coming in 1987. They finished third, but were just four games behind the division-winning Cardinals, Bronfman sold the team to a consortium of owners in 1991, with Claude Brochu as the managing general partner. Rodgers, at that second only to Gene Mauch in number of Expos games managed, was replaced partway through the 1991 season
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Kareem Rush
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Kareem Lamar Rush is a retired American professional basketball player. Rushs younger brother, Brandon, plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, after graduating from Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, Rush attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where he was a standout guard on the basketball team. Rush averaged 19.8 points per game as a junior, leading the Tigers to the Western Regional finals in the NCAA tournament, as a sophomore in 2000–01, he led the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 21.1 points per game. During this time, Rush worked with world-renowned conditioning coach Istvan Javorek, Rush entered the 2002 NBA draft after his junior season and was selected with the 20th pick overall by the Toronto Raptors, who immediately traded his rights to the Los Angeles Lakers. Rush was projected to be a top 10 pick, but much like what happened to Kareems elder brother JaRon—a former UCLA star—Kareem slipped down much further than anticipated, at the 2000 draft, JaRon, who left the Bruins after his sophomore season, was not selected. No one wants to see something like that happen to his brother, JaRon said, I mean, I knew he was going to get drafted eventually, but it was still hard. Over his first two seasons, he played a limited, back-up role on the Shaquille ONeal and Kobe Bryant-led club, however, due to his three-point shooting accuracy, he would become a more frequently used reserve player in the 2003–2004 playoffs for coach Phil Jackson. Fourteen games into the 2004–05 season, the Lakers traded Rush to the Charlotte Bobcats for two future draft picks. In Charlotte, Rush found a role, often starting and averaging more than 25 minutes and 11.5 points per game. He set a franchise record by scoring 35 points against the Indiana Pacers. His season ended March 2 when he strained his MCL during a game in New Orleans, during the 2006–07 offseason, Rush signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, but recovered slowly from a groin injury. In November 2006, the club waived him to room for a replacement for two frontcourt players who had sustained injuries. Rush spent the season playing in Lithuania. On December 21,2006, he signed with ULEB Cup participant Lietuvos rytas from Vilnius and he was chosen by the Slovenian coach Zmago Sagadin and led his team to the cup final. On February 24,2007, Rush was named the MVP of the 2007 LKL All-Star Game, on April 21, Rushs team became the champion of the Baltic Basketball League, he was named the Final Four MVP. On July 3,2007, Rush signed with the Indiana Pacers, on July 28,2008, Rush signed a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Rush eventually signed for the Los Angeles Clippers, because of injuries to players on the roster. However, Rush himself suffered an ACL tear in his knee on November 18,2009
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Keyon Dooling
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Keyon Latwae Dooling is an American retired professional basketball guard in the National Basketball Association. He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended the University of Missouri, before joining the Grizzlies in 2013, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics. In a January 11,2006 game against the Seattle SuperSonics, Dooling and eventual teammate, Ray Allen were involved in a scuffle that suspended Dooling for five games, in July 2008, Dooling was re-signed by the Magic then traded to the New Jersey Nets. In his first season with New Jersey, Dooling became a component to the team and he posted career highs in points, assists, and minutes per game. On July 19,2010, Dooling signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, on December 9,2011, Dooling and a 2012 second-round pick were traded to Boston Celtics in exchange for the draft rights to Albert Miralles. On July 31,2012, Dooling re-signed with the Celtics, on September 20,2012, Dooling was waived by the Celtics. He then became a development coordinator for the Celtics, but on April 3,2013, he officially came out of retirement. On April 6,2013, the Grizzlies assigned him to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League and he was recalled the next day. He retired for the time in 2013 to become a life coach in the NBA. National Basketball Association portal Career statistics and player information from NBA. com, or Basketball-Reference. com
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Linas Kleiza
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Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in, he plays either forward position, in 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford Trophy winner and a member of the All-EuroLeague First Team. Kleiza represented the Lithuanian national basketball team in international competitions and he led them to a bronze medal in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and was chosen to the All-Tournament Team. He also won a medal in the Eurobasket 2013, earning an All-Eurobasket Team selection. Kleiza was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, at 16 years old he moved to the United States where he attended Montrose Christian School and graduated in 2003. He played on the Lithuanian Junior National Team that won the medal at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He led the tournament in scoring, averaging 29.1 points per game on 58 percent shooting, as a senior, he was named a third-team Parade All-American. Kleiza played college basketball with the University of Missouri Tigers and he was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league coaches as a sophomore. He also earned All-Tournament honors at the 2005 Big 12 Tournament after averaging 29.5 points and 9 rebounds per game, Kleiza was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 27th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft. The Trail Blazers then dealt his rights, along with Ricky Sanchez to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Jarrett Jack. Kleiza was seldom-used in his rookie season and he averaged 3.5 points and 8.5 minutes per game. He improved on his three-point shooting in his year, making 83–221. He also saw more time on the court and averaged 7.6 points on 42 percent shooting in 18.8 minutes per game. After the season, Denver picked up their option on his contract for another season. Kleiza became a big part of Denvers rotation in the 2007–08 season, however, he was involved in a lot of trade talks, most notably a trade involving Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings. On January 17,2008, Kleiza scored a career high 41 points against the Utah Jazz and his scoring average was up to 11.1 points per game and his shooting percentage was up to 47 percent. Many expected Kleiza to make a leap in production in his fourth year in the league. However, most of his season averages were slightly off from the 2007–08 season and he averaged 9.9 points on 45 percent shooting
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Jordan Clarkson
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Jordan Taylor Clarkson is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for two seasons with Tulsa before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference, in his first year, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Clarkson was born in Tampa, Florida, and moved to San Antonio and he attended Karen Wagner High School in San Antonio. As a sophomore, he averaged 10 points per game while earning honorable mention all-district accolades, as a junior, he averaged 20 points, six rebounds and four assists per game, leading his team to a 32-8 record and the Class 5A state semi-finals. On November 11,2009, Clarkson signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Tulsa. As a senior, he averaged 18.9 points,6.1 rebounds 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals, leading his team to a 38-2 record and a semi-final loss in the state championship. In his freshman season at Tulsa, Clarkson was named to the 2011 Conference USA All-Freshman team after being named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week four times in 2010–11. In 27 games, he averaged 11.5 points,2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 24.9 minutes per game, in his sophomore season, he was named to the All-Conference USA first team and the NABC All-District 11 team. In 31 games, he averaged 16.5 points,3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 33.9 minutes per game, in May 2012, Clarkson transferred to Missouri and subsequently sat out the 2012–13 season due to NCAA transfer rules. In his redshirted junior season, he was named to the 2014 All-SEC second team and he was also named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list in January 2014 and won three Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors. In 35 games, he averaged 17.5 points,3.8 rebounds,3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 35.1 minutes per game. On March 31,2014, Clarkson declared for the NBA draft, on June 26,2014, Clarkson was selected with the 46th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. He was later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on draft night for cash considerations, on August 25,2014, he signed with the Lakers. During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League, and did not play for the Lakers for most of the first half of the season. However, he ended up starting 38 games for the Lakers, primarily at point guard, and averaged 15.8 points,5.0 assists, and 4.2 rebounds as a starter. On March 24,2015, he had a season-best game with 30 points and 7 assists in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, starting alonsgide Jeremy Lin, the pair became the first Asian-American starting backcourt in league history. On March 30 and April 1, Clarkson recorded back-to-back double-doubles, for the season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In the prior 30 years, there had only four other second-round picks that were named to the first team
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DeMarre Carroll
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DeMarre LaEdrick Carroll is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. Carroll was selected 27th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA draft and has played for the Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz. Carroll formerly played for the University of Missouri and Vanderbilt University and he is the nephew of former Missouri and current Arkansas mens basketball coach Mike Anderson. A former standout at John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham and he capped his prep career by scoring a game-high 27 points in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game and was named MVP of the 2004 Alabama Class 6A State Tournament. Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals. com, Carroll was listed as the No.40 small forward, after a successful sophomore year at Vanderbilt, he surprised the team when he decided to transfer to Missouri in 2006 to play for his uncle Mike Anderson. Carroll led Missouri to the Elite Eight of the 2009 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament during his senior year and he was nicknamed the Junkyard Dog because of his toughness and relentless play. When Carroll came to Missouri, he complained of itchy legs, after he was examined by several specialists, they came up with a considerably more serious diagnosis—liver disease. His illness was revealed several weeks before the 2009 NBA draft, at 1,30 a. m. on July 5,2007, Carroll was shot in the ankle during a domestic dispute at a nightclub in Columbia, Missouri. Carroll was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the Memphis Grizzlies and he played primarily off the bench during his tenure with the Memphis Grizzlies. On December 14,2010, he was assigned to the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League and he was recalled on January 5,2011. On February 24,2011, Carroll was traded, along with Hasheem Thabeet, on April 11,2011, he was waived by the Rockets. On December 12,2011, the Denver Nuggets made Carroll a non-guaranteed training camp invitee and he appeared in four games with the Nuggets during the 2011–12 regular season before being waived on February 4,2012. On February 8,2012, Carroll signed with the Utah Jazz, on August 3,2013, Carroll signed with the Atlanta Hawks. On February 22,2014, he scored a then career-high 24 points in the 107–98 win over the New York Knicks. On December 23,2014, Carroll scored a then career-high 25 points, while grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds. Five days later, he scored a career-high 26 points in the 117–105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, on July 9,2015, Carroll signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Toronto Raptors. He made his debut for the Raptors in their opener on October 28,2015, recording 14 points. On December 7,2015, he was ruled out indefinitely with a right knee
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Norm Stewart
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Norman Eugene Norm Stewart is a retired American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Northern Iowa from 1961 to 1967 and he retired with an overall coaching record of 731-375 in 38 seasons. The court at Mizzou Arena is named in his honor, Stewart was born in Shelby County, Missouri. He grew up the son of a gas station owner around the farming community of Shelbyville. After high school Stewart enrolled at the University of Missouri, becoming a standout in basketball and baseball for the Tigers. Stewart was a team captain, and all-Big Seven selection in basketball. His 24.1 scoring average per-game in 1956 ranks 4th in school history and it was while at MU he met the love of his life, Virginia Stewart. Following graduation from Mizzou, Stewart was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1956 NBA draft and he also signed a contract with Major League Baseballs Baltimore Orioles, but never played at the big-league level. Following his brief career as an athlete, Norm Stewart returned to the University of Missouri in 1957 to earn his masters degree. He also served as an assistant basketball coach under Sparky Stalcup, in 1961 Stewart and his family made the move to Cedar Falls, Iowa as Norm took over as head basketball coach at the State College Of Iowa. In six seasons Stewarts Panthers compiled a record of 97 wins,42 losses, on March 10,1967, Stewart was named head basketball coach at his alma mater. In 32 seasons as Missouri head coach, Stewart had a 634–333 overall record, Stewart also was UPI Coach of the Year and Associated Press Coach of the Year. Stewarts overall coaching record is 728-374, 22nd best mark in NCAA history, the NCAA also imposed limits on the Tigers recruiting practices and the number of scholarships that could be offered in the 1991–92 and 1992–93 academic years. Two of Stewarts assistant coaches, Rich Daly and Bob Sunvold, were forced to resign over the scandal, Stewarts legal attorney was future Missouri interim president Steve Owens. In 1989, Stewart was diagnosed with cancer, missing the final 14 games of the 1988–89 season. He underwent invasive surgery and chemotherapy and was able to return to coaching the following season, Stewarts assistant, Rich Daly, took over as interim coach for the rest of the season, but Missouri credits the entire season to Stewart. The 1990s were a time of both highs and lows for Mizzou basketball, with the highlight being 1994 when the Tigers went a perfect 14-0 in conference play. For that special season, Norm Stewart was named College Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, following another winning 1998–99 season, the Stewart Era came to an end as he announced his retirement on April 1,1999
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Quin Snyder
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Quin Price Snyder is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. Prior to that, he was in charge of development for the 76ers starting in June 2010 after coaching the NBDLs Austin Toros for three seasons. On June 6,2014, Snyder was hired as the Utah Jazzs eighth head coach in franchise history, Snyder was born in Mercer Island, Washington, and graduated from Mercer Island High School in 1985. A two-time state player of the year, Snyder led the team to the 1985 state championship, during this time Mercer Island achieved a No.1 ranking in USA Todays high school polls. Snyder was named a McDonalds All American player, being the first chosen from the state of Washington. At Duke University, Snyder was a point guard for the Duke Blue Devils mens basketball team from 1985 to 1989, and his team played in the Final Four in 1986,1988, and 1989. Snyder became a starter in his season and started almost all games the remainder of his career. He was elected a captain and honored as an Academic All-American during his senior season. In the middle of his work, Snyder spent the 1992–93 NBA season as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. From 1993 to 1995, Snyder served as an assistant to mens basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski while Snyder completed his MBA. After completing both degrees in 1995, Snyder became an assistant coach under Krzyzewski. In 1997, Duke promoted Snyder to associate head coach, during Snyders time as a Duke assistant coach, Duke made the 1994 and 1999 NCAA tournament championship rounds and the Elite Eight round in 1998. Duke also won the ACC tournament in 1999, in 1999, Snyder accepted the head coaching position for the University of Missouri Tigers mens basketball team, succeeding longtime coach Norm Stewart. He eventually led the Tigers to four consecutive NCAA Tournament berths, including the Elite Eight in 2002, Snyder was hailed as a sensation upon his arrival at Missouri. His first team knocked off a ranked Illinois team and then defeated Kansas in Snyders first game against Mizzous archrival, Snyders second season was punctuated by similar success. He once again toppled a ranked Kansas team and led the Tigers to their first NCAA victory since 1995, the eventual 2001 NCAA National Champion Duke ended the Tigers season in the NCAA Tournament. He was named Rookie Coach of the Year by the Basketball Times after the season, in the summer of 2003, Snyder was an assistant coach for United States at the Pan American Games. In May 2004, Snyder was named in 17 allegations as a part of an NCAA investigation over recruiting violations, the program was placed on a three-year probation that November after the NCAA infractions committee ruled that an assistant bought meals, provided transportation and illegally contacted recruits
