Kim Anderson was told more than a week ago this would be his final season leading Missouri, making for an awkward finish to the regular season for the man who called coaching the Tigers his dream job.
The school announced Sunday that Anderson had been asked to step down before finishing his third season at his alma mater. But in reality, Anderson was told by athletic director Jim Sterk about 10 days ago that a change would be made following this week's SEC Tournament.
"It's a performance-based business, and production, and we just didn't win enough games," Anderson said Monday in his first comments since the announcement.