COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Former longtime Missouri basketball coach Norm Stewart made sure, while unveiling a statue of himself on campus, to give plenty of credit.
Stewart unveiled the statue outside Mizzou Arena on Friday, hours before Missouri's season opener against Iowa State. The man who coached basketball at Missouri for 32 seasons, finishing with a 634-333 record, pulled a black curtain off the statue in front of a crowd that included more than 20 former players, including Jon Sundvold and Doug Smith.
"I know I speak for Tigers everywhere," athletic director Jim Sterk said. "Thank you, coach.