Missouri fires hoops coach Anderson ahead of SEC tourney

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UNDATED (AP) – Missouri has fired basketball coach Kim Anderson after less than
three seasons with his alma mater.

Tigers athletic director Jim Sterk said in a statement Sunday that he asked
Anderson to step down after next week's SEC Tournament. Missouri is the No. 14
seed and plays Auburn on Wednesday night.

Anderson took over a program in disarray after leading Central Missouri to the
Division II national championship but was never able to get things going in the
right direction. He compiled a 26-67 record with the Tigers, who were 7-23 and
2-16 in the SEC this season.

Anderson was a conference player of the year for Missouri before spending two
stints as Norm Stewart's assistant coach. But despite his history with the
Tigers, he never seemed to be embraced by an agitated fan base weary after the
shaky tenures of Quin Snyder, Mike Anderson and Frank Haith.
 

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