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Gaining clarity: Kim Anderson reflects from his first season as head coach

Missouri men’s basketball head coach Kim Anderson looks on during a game against Arkansas on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.

Courtesy of Mike Krebs

Missouri men’s basketball head coach Kim Anderson used to be a big sports-talk radio guy. But as recently as this past winter, this all changed.

Early in the season, while driving to Kansas City, Anderson was tuned in, listening to radio hosts speak about fellow coaches Bill Self, Bruce Weber and Fred Hoiberg –– the usual victims of criticism and appraisal. All of a sudden, they were talking about the man behind the wheel.