MISSOURI TIGERS FACTS:
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Stadium: Mizzou Arena
Rivals: Kansas Jayhawks
Mascot: Truman the Tiger
The Missouri Tigers men's basketball program is a perennally successful program, producing NBA stars like Anthony Peeler, Kareem Rush and Keyon Dooling. The team is well-known for its support club, The Antlers, who perform the Antler dance during Mizzou basketball games. The Antlers were named by USA Today to be one of the top five fan groups in the nation, due to their incessant taunting and wild garb. Under Norm Stewart, the Tigers rose to national prominence. Mizzou then advanced to the Elite Eight in 2002 under head coach Quin Snyder.
The Tigers play hoops at the Mizzou Arenain Columbia, Missouri. The facility opened in 2004, and became the new home for Missouri men's and women's basketball teams. The arena seats 15,061 basketball fans, and provides 35 private boxes between the lower and upper levels.
See Also:
Missouri Tigers Big 12 Tournament tickets
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