July 11, 2001

Columbia, Mo. - Longtime voice of Tiger men's basketball at the Hearnes Center, Randy Wright, will be vacating his seat at halfcourt next year, as he will be heading to Springfield, Mo. soon to take a new job with KSPR-TV.

Tiger Athletics will be conducting open tryouts for the open position on Tuesday, August 28th, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Hearnes Center. The tryouts are open to anyone, but previous announcing experience is preferred.

Those interested in arranging for a tryout are asked to contact Tracey Summerfield, director of game operations, at (573) 882-2449.