Jan. 26, 2009
Irving, Texas - Mizzou forward Keith Ramsey has played outstanding basketball since the start of Big 12 play and the Murfreesboro, Tenn., native was rewarded for his production on Monday when the junior college transfer was named the Big 12's Newcomer of the Week by the league office.
Ramsey becomes the first Tiger to earn a weekly award from the Big 12 Conference this season.
The 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward earned a pair of starts last week for his defensive abilities, but also performed well on the offensive end as Missouri recorded wins at Oklahoma State (97-95) and against Texas Tech (97-86). The junior averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in the two wins, while shooting 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from the field. He also had three assists and three steals.
Ramsey has now started four consecutive games for the Tigers (4-0) and posted his first two double-figure scoring efforts of the year during that stretch. He has also shot 50 percent or better from the field in each of the last 11 contests.
Missouri Basketball (17-3, 4-1 Big 12) returns to action on Wednesday at Kansas State. The Tigers are looking for their first win in Manhattan since the 2003-04 campaign. Missouri will then return home on Jan. 31 to face the Baylor Bears in the annual "Blackout Game". Fans are encouraged to wear BLACK to that contest and fans can purchase four upper-level reserved seats for just $60.