Jan. 11, 2000

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COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri Tigers (7-6 overall, 0-1 Big 12 Conference) look to get back on track as they play host to the Colorado Buffaloes (9-4, 0-1) Wednesday at the Hearnes Center. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. The game begins a key stretch for MU, in which the Tigers play four of their next five games at home.

Missouri has dropped two straight games by margins of five points, and has lost three in a row since beating #15 Illinois back on Dec. 21st. MU is coming off an 86-81 loss at Iowa State in the conference opener for both schools.

Colorado also dropped its conference opener last Saturday, as the Buffaloes fell at home to #9 Kansas, 84-69. The Buffaloes are 1-3 this season on the road.

TIGER NEWS & NOTES 1999-2000
Game #14 - Colorado (9-4, 0-1) at Missouri (7-6, 0-1)
Jan. 12, 2000 - Columbia, Mo.

TIPOFF: 7:00 p.m. (central).
ARENA: Hearnes Center (13,300). Opened in 1972. MU is 5-2 at home this season.
RADIO: Tiger Network (Mike Kelly, play-by-play/Gary Link, color). Carried on more than 50 stations statewide, and on the Internet at www.mutigers.com.
TV: No television for this game.
RANKINGS: AP: CU (n/a)/MU (n/a), ESPN/USA Today: CU (n/a)/MU (n/a).
SERIES: MU leads, 81-47, and won the last meeting, 87-56 in Columbia. CU has won five of the last seven meetings overall.
COACHES:
Missouri: Quin Snyder (Duke '89), 7-6 at MU (1st season), 7-6 overall (1st season).
Colorado: Ricardo Patton (Belmont '80), 66-52 at CU (5th season), 66-52 overall (5th season). Patton is 5-2 vs. Missouri.
OFFICIALS: Will be announced prior to tipoff.

MISSOURI TIGERS (7-6, 0-1)
(Probable Starting Lineup/Just an SID's best guess)

P	NO	NAME	HT	WT	YR	HOMETOWN	PPG/RPG
F	24	Jeff Hafer***	6-5	212	Sr.	Joplin, Mo.	5.9 / 2.8
C	33	Tajudeen Soyoye	6-9	236	Jr.	Lagos, Nigeria	9.8 / 6.7
G	5	Keyon Dooling*	6-3	184	So.	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	16.2 / 1.8
G	12	Brian Grawer**	6-0	165	Jr.	St. Louis, Mo.	6.4 / 2.8
G	4	Clarence Gilbert*	6-2	197	So.	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	11.6 / 3.5

COLORADO BUFFALOES (9-4, 0-1)
(Probable Starting Lineup/Just an SID's best guess)

P	NO	NAME	HT	WT	YR	HOMETOWN	PPG/RPG
F	5	Jamahl Mosley**	6-8	225	Jr.	San Diego, Calif.	10.1 / 6.9
F	10	Will Smith***	6-6	206	Sr.	Memphis, Tenn.	6.7 / 2.8
C	50	Richard Fox	6-11	250	Fr.	Denver, Colo.	10.1 / 8.5
G	3	Jose Winston*	6-0	180	So.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	4.0 / 3.4
G	4	Jaquay Walls*	6-3	180	Sr.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	14.5 / 3.8

MISSOURI-COLORADO SERIES
Missouri leads the overall series by a margin of 81-47, and won the last meeting between the two schools, 87-56 in Columbia last season.

Colorado, however, has claimed five of the last seven games in the series, including four straight from 1996-98.

Missouri has enjoyed a huge advantage at the Hearnes Center over the Buffaloes, as the Tigers are 27-2 alltime there against CU. Colorado's only two wins at Hearnes came in 1973 and 1997. Please see page four of this release for a breakdown of the last 20 games of the MU-CU series.

TALE OF THE TAPE

MIZZOU		COLORADO
7-6	Overall Record	9-4
0-1	Big 12 Record	0-1
L 3	Current Win-Loss Streak	L 1
.408	Field Goal Percentage	.426
.448	Opponent FG Percentage	.387
.357	3-PT FG Percentage	.325
.318	Opponent 3-PT FG Percentage	.287
9.2	3-PT FGs Made Per Game	4.0
25.6	3-PT FGs Attempted Per Game	12.3
.663	Free Throw Percentage	.660
32.8	Rebound Average	43.7
-5.0	Rebound Margin	+8.0
13.2	Turnovers Per Game	14.5
17.0	Opponents Turnovers Per Game	16.9
68.5	Points Per Game	74.1
65.3	Opponents Points Per Game	64.0
+3.2	Average Margin	+10.1

SHOTS START FALLING
After beginning Saturday's game at Iowa State by making just two of its first 15 shots from the floor (13.3 percent), Missouri appeared on its way to a second-straight dismal shooting performance. In its Jan. 4 game against Winthrop, MU shot just 25.0 percent.

The early shooting woes in Ames put MU in an early hole, as the Tigers trailed 21-6 in the game's opening eight minutes.

But the Tigers didn't panic, and turned in a nice offensive performance, as MU finished by making 29-of-53 (54.7 percent) shots the rest of the way. Missouri finished with 81 points on the day - the most MU has scored since tallying 91 in a 91-50 win over Morgan State back on Nov. 27th. MU scored 51 points in the second half at ISU, which was five more than they totaled in 40 minutes vs. Winthrop.

Missouri outscored Iowa State from the field by a 73-62 margin, but ISU enjoyed a huge advantage from the foul line, making 24-of-34 attempts on the day, compared to just 8-of-11 for the visiting Tigers.

HEARNES BEING CHECKED FOR Y2K BUG
It's rumored that the baskets in the Hearnes Center are not Y2K-compliant, as Missouri and Winthrop opened the new milennium on Jan. 4th at Hearnes by combining to make just 30.0 percent of their shots on the night (31-of-103). Winthrop shot 35.3 percent to just 25.0 percent for Missouri, as the Eagles claimed a 51-46 win.

Despite the shooting woes (MU made just 5-of-30 three pointers and 15-of-25 free throws) and being outrebounded by a 43-35 margin, the Tigers still had a chance to tie in the game's final possession.

The 25.0 percent shooting night for Missouri was the lowest mark for a Tiger squad since MU managed just 23.9 percent (16-of-67) in a 96-49 loss to Kansas on Dec. 28, 1977 in Kansas City, Mo.

THE QUIN-TISENNTIALS
The 15th head coach in Missouri basketball history, Quin Snyder is 7-6 in his first season as a head coach. He notched his first career win Nov. 13th vs. Princeton, when the Tigers grabbed a 51-48 victory in the NABC Classic in Syracuse, N.Y.

An exciting new era began at Missouri this past April, when Snyder was introduced as men's head basketball coach by Director of Athletics Michael Alden.

Snyder, an assistant coach at Duke University the past four years, is just the fifth different head coach at Missouri since 1926.

Snyder's mission is to take the Tiger program to the next level. And if that next level represents the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, Snyder will be a repeat visitor. In 10 years at Duke, he took part in five Final Fours - three as a player (1986, 88, 89) and two more as a coach (1994, 99). For those of you keeping score at home, that's exactly five more Final Fours than Mizzou has qualified for in its previous 93 years.

Snyder had served as Duke's associate head coach the past two seasons, and was entrusted with numerous on-court coaching responsibilities, as well as recruiting duties for the Blue Devils by Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. He was widely credited with recruiting the group of student-athletes (including 1999 national player-of-the-year Elton Brand) at Duke who compiled a 37-2 record last year and finished as NCAA runners-up.

Snyder and his wife, Helen, were married on Sept. 24th of this year. Snyder celebrated his 33rd birthday on Oct. 30th.

TIGER QUICK FACTS
Sophomore guard Clarence Gilbert is coming off a career-high 26 point outing at Iowa State on Saturday. He hit 6-of-11 three point field goals on the day, and scored 19 of his points in the second half. His point total is the most scored by any Tiger this season.

Missouri ranks 70th in the latest RPI rankings, while Colorado rates #42 in the land. MU's schedule ranks as the 30th toughest in the nation currently. The Big 12 Conference is ranked as the #3 league in strength ratings, behind only the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences.

Five Tigers scored in double figures at Iowa State, marking the second time this season five Tigers have done so in a game. The other time came against UNC-Asheville.

Johnnie Parker scored 10 points Saturday off the bench at Iowa State, marking the first double figure game he's had since scoring 10 points on Dec. 1st against SMU.

TIGER FACT-OF-THE-GAME
We've done this one before, but it does appear to ring true. When center T.J. Soyoye is in the ballgame, the Tigers are successful. When he's in foul trouble, they have struggled. When Soyoye plays 26 or more minutes a game, MU is 7-1. When he plays 25 minutes or less, MU is winless, at 0-5.

SERIES HISTORY

COLORADO
(MU Leads, 81-47)

LAST 20 MEETINGS

3- 9-90	L, ^88-92 OT	at Kansas City
2- 6-91	W, 75-67 OT	at Boulder
3- 2-91	W, 76-51	at Columbia
1-25-92	W, 69-52	at Columbia
2-19-92	L, 60-77	at Boulder
1-9-93	W, 91-87	at Boulder
3-6-93	W, 70-53	at Columbia
1-15-94	W, 80-72	at Boulder
2-9-94	W, 82-70	at Columbia
3-11-94	W, ^64-62	at Kansas City
1-26-95	W, 85-80	at Columbia
3-1-95	L, 76-81	at Boulder
1-6-96	W, 77-66	at Columbia
1-29-96	L, 94-106	at Boulder

FIRST YEAR IN BIG 12 CONFERENCE

1-7-97	L, 78-87	at Columbia
2-22-97	L, 75-84	at Boulder
1-17-98	L, 78-81	at Boulder
2-25-98	W, 86-67	at Columbia
1-16-99	L, 63-82	at Boulder
2-13-99	W, 87-56	at Columbia

*-Game forfeited by Colorado for ineligible player.
# Big Seven Tournament
+ Big Eight Holiday Tournament
^ Big Eight Tournament

at Columbia: MU leads, 47-11
at Hearnes: MU leads, 27-2
at Boulder: CU leads, 29-22
at Neutral Sites: MU leads, 12-7
Big 12 Conference Games: CU leads, 4-2
Big 12 Tournament Games: No meetings

TIGER COMEBACKS
Missouri has rallied from deficits four times this season to register wins under Quin Snyder. Here's a look at those games:

Date	Opp.	Deficit (Time)	Final Score
11-13	Princeton	9 pts. (13:06, 1st)	51-48
11-21	UNCA	10 pts. (1:26, 1st)	75-69
12-1	SMU	6 pts. (5:58, 2nd)	63-60
12-21	Illinois	14 pts. (8:03, 1st)	78-72

RUSH BACK FOR TEXAS A&M GAME
The NCAA has ruled that freshman forward Kareem Rush must miss a total of nine games, down from the original ruling of 14 games. He's already sat out five games thus far, and will miss four more, including Wednesday's game vs. Colorado. The first game he'll be back for is on Jan. 29th vs. Texas A&M.

After declaring Rush ineligible for competition on Dec. 14th, the University of Missouri learned from the NCAA on Dec. 21st that Rush could be reinstated given that certain conditions are met.

The NCAA ruled that Rush will be required to repay the amount of money he received from an AAU coach, prior to his enrollment at Missouri, which has been deemed as an impermissible benefit. Rush will have the length of his eligibility to complete the payment. The money will go to the charity or charities of his choice.

The reinstatement staff has also ruled that Rush must be withheld from 33 percent of Missouri's competition during the 1999-2000 season (nine games). Prior to the appeal, the NCAA had ruled that he must miss 50 percent (14 games).

TIGERS BEGIN HOMESTAND
Missouri returns home to begin a two-game homestand after playing its first true road game of the year last Saturday at Iowa State. Due to a scheduling rarity, each of the Tigers' five games thus far outside of the Hearnes Center have been played at neutral-court sites. Missouri opened up at the NABC Classic in Syracuse, N.Y., and never faced the host Orangemen. Later, the Tigers played a pair of neutral-site games in St. Louis and closed out 1999 by facing Kentucky in New Orleans, La.

The Tigers hold a 5-2 record in games away from the Hearnes Center thus far. Here's a look at the Tigers' numbers this season at home compared to the six games they've played thus far outside the friendly confines of Hearnes:

Category	Home	Away
Record	5-2	2-4
Points	71.4	65.0
Opp. Points	61.7	69.5
FG %	41.7	39.6
Opp. FG %	40.6	50.2
3-pt. FG %	33.2	39.0
Rebounds	36.3	28.8

Individually, numbers which stand out include the following: T.J. Soyoye is averaging 12.3 ppg at Hearnes, and just 7.0 away from home ... Soyoye is shooting an outstanding 64.2% from the floor at Hearnes (34-of-53 FGs), and just 42.4% away from home (14-of-33)...Conversely, leading scorer Keyon Dooling is averaging 20.2 ppg away from Hearnes, compared to 12.7 ppg at home.

CARDIAC KIDS
While the Tigers would certainly prefer a big win on Wednesday vs. Colorado, MU has been predisposed to playing tight ballgames this season.

All but three of MU's 13 games this year have been decided by 11 points or less, including eight which have been decided by 6 points or less. The Tigers are 4-4 in games decided by six points or fewer, and have dropped two straight games that were decided by five points.

THE DYNAMIC DUO
Batman and Robin beware, Missouri can claim a pretty potent duo of its own, in sophomore guards Keyon Dooling and Clarence Gilbert.

Dooling and Gilbert, childhood friends and high school teammates from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., are the top two scorers on the Tiger squad, entering the Colorado contest.

Dooling leads all MU scorers, and ranks among the Big 12's top ten, with an average of 16.2 points a game. He leads the team in field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, steals and minutes played, and is second on the squad in assists.

Gilbert is second on the team with a scoring average of 11.6 points a game, nearly three times his freshman average of 4.2. Gilbert is coming off a career-high 26 point outing at Iowa State. He's raised his three-point shooting percentage to 41.1%, up from 27.3% a year ago.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
From the "This does not compute" category comes the fact that Missouri has taken care of the ball offensively in each of its last three outings. MU turned the ball over just 10 times at Iowa State, 11 times vs. Winthrop (forcing 18 Eagle turnovers), and just nine times against Kentucky (UK had 17). Despite the care taken with the ball, MU has dropped all three of those games.

GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES
Missouri has used the three-point shot to its advantage this year. The Tigers enter the Colorado game as the top three-point outfit in the Big 12 Conference. Through 13 games, Missouri has hit 119-of-333 three pointers, both totals which are tops in the Big 12 Conference thus far.

MU has made at least 10 three pointers in in five of its last 10 games, and recently turned in a scintillating 13-of-20 performance from beyond the arch against Illinois (season-best 65.0%).

They've been up-and-down lately, as MU is coming off a solid 11-of-26 outing from three-point land at Iowa State (42.3%). Prior to that, MU shot a season-low 16.7 percent from three-point distance (5-of-30) against Winthrop.

MU tied a single game school record back on Nov. 27th when it made 15 threes in a rout of Morgan State. The 15 threes made tied an MU single-game record, previously accomplished in 1997 vs. Wake Forest and in 1998 vs. Kansas State.

Seven different Tigers dialed long distance vs. Morgan State, including freshman Josh Kroenke, who came off the bench to nail five treys for the second straight game.

Conversely, Tiger opponents have yet to reach double digits in threes made for a game. Princeton had an opponent high when they hit eight treys on Nov. 13 against the Tigers.

Season records to keep an eye on include 214 three-pointers made and 580 treys attempted, both by the 1997-98 squad. Through 13 games, the Tigers are on pace to make 266 three pointers in 743 attempts.

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS

Pts:	24, Stephen Woods, SMU, 12-1-99
FG:	9, Two tied with
FGA:	18, Two tied with
3FG:	6, Stephen Woods, SMU, 12-1-99
3FGA:	12, Stephen Woods, SMU, 12-1-99
FT:	9, Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky, 12-30-99
FTA:	10, Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky, 12-30-99
Reb.:	13, Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky, 12-30-99
Asst:	11, Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State, 1-8-00
Blocks:	4, Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky, 12-30-99
Steals:	3, Four tied with

TIGER AWARDS
Here's a look at the awards claimed by Missouri Tiger players during the 1999-2000 season:

Keyon Dooling
NABC Classic All Tournament Team

Brian Grawer
Dean's List (Fall, '99)

Jeff Hafer
Dean's List (Fall, '99)

Josh Kroenke
Dean's List (Fall, '99)

Kareem Rush
Dean's List (Fall, '99)

Tajudeen Soyoye
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 21)

Mark Wampler
Dean's List (Fall, '99)

REBOUND THAT BASKETBALL
Missouri is not exactly what you'd consider a huge team, as only two players on the roster stand 6-foot-9 or taller.

Earlier in the year, the Tigers were holding their own on the boards, using quickness, leaping ability and rebounding from guards to grab the ball.

But the last six games have seen the outsized Tigers get outrebounded by a margin of 244-to-170 (an average of 40.7 to 28.3), including a season-high deficit of 18 against Kentucky (44-to-26).

Missouri is averaging 32.8 rebounds a game entering the Colorado contest, which despite the recent deficiencies is just 5.0 fewer per game than opponents at this point. The Tigers are 3-0 when outrebounding their opponent, and 3-5 when losing the battle of the boards.

Despite the smallness of the Tiger lineup, they are even on the offensive glass this season, as both MU and its foes have grabbed 138 offensive boards.

GETTING TO THE LINE
Missouri faced a huge deficit at the foul line last Saturday at Iowa State, as the Cyclones hit 24-of-34 free throws, compared to just 8-of-11 for the Tigers. MU actually outscored ISU by a 73-62 margin from the field, but couldn't overcome the Cyclones advantage from the line.

Missouri enjoyed a nice advantage at the foul line against Winthrop, shooting 25 foul shots to 10 for the visiting Eagles. But the Tigers could convert on only 15 of those freebies (60.0 percent), and made only two of six free throws in the game's final two minutes.

Missouri didn't exactly shoot lights out from the foul line against Illinois on Dec. 21, but the Tigers were able to get to the line more frequently, and hit the crucial ones down the stretch to hold on for the win.

MU outshot Illinois from the line, as the Tigers hit 19-of-29 attempts to 12-of-18 for the Illini. Mizzou nailed 7-of-8 freebies in the game's final two minutes to hold on for the win.

Previously, the Tigers suffered a 75-72 loss to Saint Louis in which the Billikens made more free throws (18) than the Tigers attempted (17). When the Tigers did get to the foul line, MU made just 8-of-17 free throws, compared to 18-of-29 freebies by SLU.

MU had trouble getting to the line against Indiana. In that game, MU earned only eight free throw attempts, making six, while the Hoosiers connected on 18-of-27 on the night - clearly a deciding factor in IU's five-point win.

DEFENSE TIGHTENING THE SCREWS
MU is looking to regain its defensive touch after giving up a season-high 86 points at Iowa State last Saturday.

In its previous game, Missouri played solid defense, and held Winthrop to just 35.3 percent shooting.

Prior to that, Missouri had turned up the heat defensively, and those efforts helped key wins over Iowa and Illinois.

Illinois shot a respectable 48.2 percent against MU, but that number was largely skewed by the fact that UI hit 13-of-16 shots to open the contest. From that point on, MU held the Illini to just 35.0 percent (14-of-40), which was certainly a key in MU's comeback from a 14-point deficit.

Against Iowa, MU held the Hawkeyes, who opened the season with a win over defending national champion UConn, to just 37.3 percent from the floor. Mizzou also harassed Iowa into 16 turnovers on the day, paving the way to MU's 72-61 win.

On Dec. 12th, Saint Louis shot an opponent season-high 58.3%, and scored a season-most 75 points against Mizzou, despite the fact that the Tigers forced 25 Billiken turnovers. SLU's ability to get points down low were the deciding factor, as SLU outscored MU 46-24 in the paint.

The Tigers have twice held opponents to under 35% - including an opponent season-low mark of 34.5% percent vs. Morgan State.

TIGERS SIGN THREE PREP BLUE- CHIPPERS DURING EARLY PERIOD
MU Head Coach Quin Snyder has signed three high school standouts in what looks to become one of the nation's top recruiting classes.

During the early signing period, which ran from Nov. 10-17, Snyder inked prep stars Rickey Paulding, Arthur Johnson and Wesley Stokes to national letters of intent.

Here's a look at each of them:

RICKEY PAULDING
Paulding, a 6-foot-5 guard from Detroit Renaissance High School, is considered one of the nation's top 30 prep prospects, and has been selected to the pre-season all-American team by Street & Smith Magazine . He averaged 25.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots per game last season at Renaissance High, and was selected to Michigan's all-state team in 1999. His point total led the extremely competitive Detroit Public School League last year.

Paulding selected Missouri over Michigan State, Ohio State and Miami, Fla.

ARTHUR JOHNSON
Johnson, a 6-foot-9 power forward from Detroit Pershing High School, is considered a top 30 national prospect by many recruiting services. He's one of the top big men in the country, and is coming off a season in which he averaged 16 points and 13 rebounds per game as a junior. He led his Pershing team to a top-five ranking in the state last year, and earned all-state honors for his efforts.

Johnson selected Missouri over Miami, Fla., Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State. His high school coach is Arnold Neville.

WESLEY STOKES
Stokes, a 5-foot-10 point guard out of Long Beach Poly, is considered the top-rated point guard prospect in the West, and is a top-50 national recruit. Stokes averaged 16 points, eight assists and four steals per game last year as a junior, and garnered much attention after some superb play in various summer all-star camps.

Stokes selected Missouri over Southern California, San Diego State, Texas and Massachusetts. His high school coach is Ron Palmer, who directed Long Beach Poly to a 24-7 record last season, and the quarterfinals of the Southern California Regionals. They are a pre-season favorite to win the Southern Section Division I-AA championship, which would be their second in the past four years.

"We're obviously very excited to have such good kids want to join our program," said Quin Snyder. "We get better with all three of them, in different ways."

MIZZOU SETS ATTENDANCE RECORD
At Missouri's home game on Dec. 7th vs. Indiana, the Tigers played in an electric atmosphere that included 13,782 fans.

That was a single-game attendance record for the Hearnes Center - breaking the previous mark of 13,706 set in 1989 vs. Kansas. It is only the second entry in the top ten that involves a non-conference team.

Here's a listing of the top ten single-game attendance records at Hearnes.

1.	13,782, 12-7-99 vs. Indiana
2.	13,706, 2-11-89 vs. Kansas
3.	13,645, 1-14-89 vs. Iowa State
4.	13,610, 2-27-88 vs. Kansas
5.	13,558, 2-21-88 vs. Oklahoma State
6.	13,544, 1-23-88 vs. Iowa State
7.	13,471, 3-3-88 vs. Oklahoma
8.	13,470, 2-4-89 vs. Kansas State
9.	13,454, 12-28-88 vs. Arkansas
10.	13,360, 1-21-89 vs. Oklahoma State

TIGER QUICK NOTES
Sophomore forward Matt Rowan left the University of Missouri men's basketball team, and will transfer from MU at the following of the fall semester, as announced Nov. 16th by Head Coach Quin Snyder.

Rowan, a Liberty, Mo. native, did not play in either of Missouri's games at the NABC Classic in Syracuse, N.Y. The 6-foot-7 forward saw limited action last season as a freshman, averaging 0.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 17 games. He averaged 4.9 minutes played in those contests.

Rowan will remain on scholarship through the end of the fall semester, after which time he will be released from his commitment. By releasing him at the end of the semester, Rowan will be allowed to pursue a number of options. He will be eligible to play immediately at any Division II school, and would have to sit out until the end of the first semester of the 2000-2001 season if he was to choose another Division I program.

"We wish Matt the very best, and we'll do whatever we can to help him with his future plans," said Coach Snyder. "He's made a personal decision that he wants to be in a program where he'll be able to make more of a contribution, and we certainly understand and respect his decision."

A quick check of the MU record book shows that Missouri had never before won a game when shooting worse than 30.0%. The Tigers managed a 51-48 win over Princeton on Nov. 13th despite shooting just 29.4%. The previous low shooting night during a Tiger win was back on Feb. 8, 1995, when MU shot just 30.0%, but beat Iowa State, 59-56 in Columbia.

The first point scored in the Quin Snyder era came on a free throw from T.J. Soyoye. Johnnie Parker hit the first field goal (a three-pointer), got the first steal and blocked shot. Soyoye grabbed the first rebound, and Jeff Hafer was the first sub. Keyon Dooling clinched the first win for Snyder with a pair of free throws late in the game vs. Princeton.

An impressive handful of visitors have come calling in the early season to check out Quin Snyder and his Tigers. Early in the year, Doug Collins, current NBA analyst for NBC Sports, and a former NBA head coach and all-star player, visited Tiger camp. He saw the Tigers three days during his visit, and addressed the Tiger team following one practice.

Also paying a visit to Columbia a few weeks ago was former Duke and Vanderbilt standout Billy McCaffrey. He saw practices on two days before heading out of town.

Earlier this summer, current Detroit Pistons Head Coach Alvin Gentry paid a visit to Columbia. Gentry coached with MU associate head coach John Hammond at Detroit.

TELEVISION AFFILIATES
Following are the statewide television affiliates for the Big 12 Basketball Network broadcast of the Kansas State-Missouri game on Jan. 15th:

Cape Girardeau	WDKA-TV
Columbia	KMIZ-TV
Kansas City	KMCI-TV
St. Louis	KDNL-TV
Springfield	KYTV

MU MILESTONES
Brian Grawer needs 1 three-point field goal to move into 8th place on the MU career three-point field goal chart.

Jeff Hafer needs 5 steals to move into 7th place on the MU career steals chart.

TIGER SIDEBARS
Four Tigers - seniors Jeff Hafer, Mark Wampler and juniors Brian Grawer and Tajudeen Soyoye - visited a Columbia restaurant on Thanksgiving Day and helped distribute food to the needy and homeless.

Junior guard Brian Grawer helps coach the boys fifth-grade basketball team at Columbia's Mill Creek Elementary School on Thursday nights.

Freshman guard Josh Kroenke was a ballboy for the Missouri basketball team as a grade-schooler in Columbia.

Missouri held a canned food drive earlier in the season in conjunction with the Thanksgiving holiday, and fans donated over 1,000 cans of food for the area homeless.

THE QUIN SNYDER SHOW
Starting the weekend of January 8, Tiger fans can join Quin Snyder for 13 weekends of exciting Tiger basketball. Beginning with rugged Big 12 Conference play right through the excitement of the NCAA Tournament, viewers will be able to meet Tiger players, review action-packed highlights and receive Coach Snyder's analysis of each week's games.

Watch the Quin Snyder Show on the following network affiliates across the state of Missouri:

City	Station	DAY/TIME
C. Girardeau	KBSI-TV	Sun.@10 p.m.
Columbia	KOMU-TV	Sat.@12:30 p.m.
Joplin	KGCS-TV	Mon.@5:30 p.m.
Kansas City	KMCI-TV	Sat.@12 p.m.
Kansas City	Metro Sports	Mon. @ 7 p.m.
Kirksville	KYOU-TV	Sun.@11:30 p.m.
St. Louis	KPLR-TV	Sun.@9:30 a.m.
St. Joseph	KQTV	Sat.@TBA
Springfield	KYTV	Sat.@12 p.m.

TIGER TALK
Missouri Tigers fans who wish to speak with MU Head Basketball Coach Quin Snyder can do so each Monday night through the radio facilities of the Tiger Network.

"Tiger Talk" airs each Monday evening from 7-8 p.m., on radio stations across the state. Persons in central Missouri may also attend the show, which is broadcast "live" each week from Harpo's in downtown Columbia, located at the intersection of 10th and Cherry streets.

Snyder spends most of the hour fielding telephone calls from interested fans across the state, and even the nation. Tiger players often appear as guests, as do coaches of MU opponents, college basketball media experts from across the country, broadcasters, and others on the inside of college athletics.

"Tiger Talk" is hosted by Mike Kelly, the Tiger Network voice of the Tigers, as well as director of broadcast operations for the University of Missouri athletic department.