University of Missouri

SportsBeat KC: Mizzou hoops has shown recent promise. Can it be sustained?

Missouri’s Xavier Pinson, center, shoots between Auburn’s Danjel Purifoy, right, and Austin Wiley during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 85-73. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri’s Xavier Pinson, center, shoots between Auburn’s Danjel Purifoy, right, and Austin Wiley during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 85-73. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson) AP

Missouri has steadied the ship in basketball. The Tigers are 3-2 in their past five games, a run that includes their first successive SEC triumphs. Is it enough for Mizzou to begin thinking about a postseason appearance? Beat writer Souichi Terada and columnists Vahe Gregorian discuss Coach Cuonzo Martin’s group and take an early look ahead to spring football, which begins in less than two weeks, on SportsBeat KC.

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This story was originally published February 25, 2020 at 1:53 PM.

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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