Some last-second wins are a thrill. This one was a relief.
Norm Stewart pulled off his final recruiting coup when he convinced Fort Lauderdale natives Keyon Dooling and Clarence Gilbert to come to Mizzou in the 1998 signing class.
During their respective freshman seasons, the duo helped Mizzou to advance to its first NCAA Tournament in four years, but word was that they were both unhappy and pondering transfers before Stewart unexpectedly retired on April Fools Day 1999. Signed by a gruff Missourian in his 60s, they instead became early stalwarts for a blue-chip Dukie in his early 30s.