COLUMBIA, MO. • Kim Anderson’s dream job turned into a nightmare. Now it’s about to end. Missouri athletics director Jim Sterk announced Sunday that he asked Anderson to step down as men’s basketball coach at the end of the season. Anderson’s staff learned he was fired Saturday night and players were told Sunday, sources confirmed.
The Tigers, 7-23 this season and 26-67 under Anderson the last three years, play Auburn on Wednesday in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.
“This decision has been very difficult for me personally because of the tremendous respect I have for Kim,” Sterk said in a statement.