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Column: Kim Anderson needs to lay his foundation in year three

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After winning only 19 of 63 games over the last two seasons, the Missouri men’s basketball team will play its first game of the 2016-17 season on Sunday, Nov. 13. The Tigers showed only marginal improvement last season, leading many to suspect Mizzou would fire head coach Kim Anderson, but Mizzou Athletics quickly released a statement following the 2015-16 season saying Anderson would return.

“No one wants to win more than Coach Anderson,” former Athletics Director Mack Rhoades said. “He came into a very challenging situation two years ago, and he is passionate about returning his alma mater to greatness.