COLUMBIA, Mo. — New Missouri women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper says she could give you a scouting report on every Southeastern Conference team with her eyes closed. And her formal introduction to fans and media Monday gave no reason to doubt that.
Getting back into coaching after a year away — Harper worked as an analyst for the SEC Network after her five-year stint at Tennessee — she received an immediate test of her mental database. During her introductory news conference, a student journalist asked Harper what she saw during Mizzou’s SEC Tournament loss to Ole Miss, a 20-point, 20-turnover loss that ended the Tigers’ season and the coaching tenure of Harper’s predecessor.