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Back in May during a swing through St. Charles, Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates did something interesting.
Unsolicited during comments to reporters, Gates went out of his way to praise St. Louis University’s hiring of Josh Schertz.
“Great coach,” Gates said. “Good man. He will do tremendous things here in the city, in the conference and for St. Louis University basketball.”
Hey, I wondered, that could be a bit of a tease. Maybe, finally, the two-decade standoff stopping Billikens and the Tigers from sharing a court was beginning to thaw.