COLUMBIA, Mo. • Through the first three games of the season, freshman forward Kevin Puryear has led the Missouri basketball team in shots, points and free throws. He’s second on the team in minutes and rebounds. As if he’s not doing enough for Kim Anderson’s Tigers, Puryear took on another role to prepare for Monday’s game against Kansas State in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Kansas City’s Sprint Center.
The 6-foot-7 forward from Blue Springs, Mo., is the team’s resident expert on Mizzou history — as in Big 12 Conference history. (He’s excused for being less familiar with the Big Eight.