Oct. 24, 2006

Columbia, Mo. - Teams for Friday evening's Black and Gold Game were drafted on Tuesday afternoon at Mizzou Arena, as Gold Team co-Head Coach Graham Watson (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) and Black Team Head Coach Chris Gervino (KOMU Sports Director) gathered to handpick the squads, which could propel them to victory at Mizzou Basketball's annual preseason scrimmage.

Below are the squads drafted by Watson and Walentik (Gold Team) and Gervino (Black Team):

Mizzou Black Team:
Head Coach Chris Gervino (KOMU Sports Director)

No.	Tiger	Ht.	Wt.	Year	Hometown

13	Michael Anderson, Jr.	5-11	170	So.	Birmingham, Ala.
35	Darryl Butterfield	6-7	225	Jr.	Miami, Fla.
15	Marshall Brown	6-6	220	Jr.	Austin, Texas
01	Stefhon Hannah	6-0	175	Jr.	Chicago, Ill.
05	Leo Lyons	6-9	225	So.	Kansas City, Kan.
04	J.T. Tiller	6-3	190	Fr.	Marietta, Ga.
23	Marcus Watkins	6-4	200	Sr.	Charlotte, N.C.
Mizzou Gold Team:

Head Coach Graham Watson (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); Steve Walentik (Columbia Tribune)

No.	Tiger	Ht.	Wt.	Year	Hometown

10	Nick Berardini	6-1	180	Jr.	Lake Forest, Ill.
01	DeMarre Carroll	6-8	225	Jr.	Birmingham, Ala.
44	Kalen Grimes	6-8	250	Jr.	St. Louis, Mo.
12	Jason Horton	6-2	190	Jr.	Dallas, Texas
02	Keon Lawrence	6-2	180	Fr.	Newark, N.J.
33	Matt Lawrence	6-7	210	So.	St. Louis, Mo.
32	Vaidotas Volkus	6-8	220	Jr.	Panevezys, Lithuania

Doors to the annual Black and Gold Game open at 6 p.m. and the contest begins at 7 p.m. Admission is just $5 with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Columbia Area and Coaches vs. Cancer. In addition to the full-length scrimmage, fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite Tigers at a pre-game autograph session on the concourse of Mizzou Arena. Autographs begin at 6 p.m. and feature Tigers players, as well as Head Coach Mike Anderson.

Season and single-game tickets for Mizzou Basketball are now on sale. Fans can contact the Mizzou Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS for more information.

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