Missouri Tigers NCAA Basketball News

Xavier University men's basketball head coach Chris Mack announced today that he has filled the assistant coaching vacancy on his staff with the addition of Rick Carter, who has spent time working on the staffs at Michigan State, Fairfield and Western Michigan and most recently at Missouri.

Missouri forward Laurence Bowers dunks over Arkansas forward Marshawn Powell in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.

The Utah Jazz will work out 12 players Monday as the team continues preparations for the NBA Draft on June 27. Among the players participating will be UCLA guard Shabazz Muhammad, Duke forward Mason Plumlee, Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and Missouri guard Phil Pressey.

Michael Dixon was one of the nation's top college guards, yet there he was last winter, paying a guy $5 to rebound his missed shots at a 24 Hour Fitness gym while the Missouri team he had been expected to lead played without him.

It was roughly 8:30 a.m., Memphis time on Tuesday, when Michael Dixon sent a message via Twitter: "Great Productive Workout wit the best backcourt in the nation."

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Tim Hardaway Jr. inherited his father's handle and has a six-inch heigh advantage on his dad.

Contrary to an ESPN report, Miami point guard Shane Larkin didn't have a "wow" workout with the Bucks.

After knocking out of the park with two straight workouts involving with nine likely lottery picks the team got back to work today evaluating talent for their other two picks.

Guard Michael Dixon has enrolled at Memphis after leaving Missouri last November and will ask the NCAA for a waiver to play this season with the Tigers.

Dez Wells was expelled from Xavier in August of last year, right before the start of what would have been his sophomore year, because he was accused of sexual assault by a fellow student.

New financial information on the decade-old settlement between pharmaceutical manufacturers and the victims of Robert Courtney’s drug-dilution scheme suggests why some plaintiffs want the case reopened.

With the future of Kansas City's airport at stake, one demand from the public comes through loud and clear: Don't mess with one of the most convenient airports in the country.

Memphis is adding Missouri transfer Michael Dixon to its backcourt, MemphisRoar.com and CBSSports.com reported , giving the Tigers even more depth to their loaded backcourt and a former Sporting News second-team preseason All-American.

Former Missouri guard Michael Dixon visited the Memphis campus Tuesday morning and committed to the Tigers, a source told CBSSports.com. Dixon averaged 13.5 points per game as a junior during the 2011-12 season but was essentially dismissed from ...

Former Missouri guard Michael Dixon visited the Memphis campus Tuesday morning and committed to the Tigers, a source told CBSSports.com. Dixon averaged 13.5 points per game as a junior during the 2011-12 season but was essentially dismissed from the program last year after he was accused of sexual assault for the second time.

Phil Pressey leaves Missouri with the most complicated legacy of any player the program has known.

The search for the next Nugget has begun. The team has invited 12 players to Denver for a Monday draft workout, including Colorado State center Colton Iverson and Missouri point guard Phil Pressey.

With the always-tedious NFL draft already out of the way, the sports world's focus is now set upon North America's other resident "pick me, pick me!" extravaganza: the NBA draft .

It has been widely reported that the Celtics are working out possible draft picks this week.