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Mizzou Tiger Basketball
2000-01 Season

20-13 Finish
NCAA Tournament Second Round

Not affiliated with the University of Missouri or Missouri Tiger Athletics.  All photos copyright Sarah E.M. Becking Photography.
Photos from 1999-2000 Season
 

 

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MU.Kareem3.jpg (101589 bytes) Pre-season All-American
Kareem Rush leads the Tigers
into his junior season.
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Arthur Johnson continued his case for Big XII Freshman of the Year
with 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 80-69 win over Colorado.
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Brian Grawer contributed 15 points in 31 minutes against CU.
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Co-Big XII Freshmen of the Year???
Wesley Stokes led the Tigers with 19 points and 4 assists against CU.		 Justin Gage contributed 7 points, including a three-pointer in his second consecutive game.
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Clarence Gilbert drives in his first game after the suspension. Arthur Johnson rises
above the CU defenders.
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Kareem Rush, a virtual lock
for Big XII Player of the Year
before injuring his left
(shooting) hand, can now only watch the action from the sidelines.
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Coach Quin Snyder, Brian Grawer, and Kareem Rush present the game ball to Coach Norm Stewart after MU defeated K@~$@$ 75-66.
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Grawer keeps KU's Jeff Boschee away from the ball. Aftermath of a scramble for a loose ball between Clarence Gilbert and Hinrich.
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Wesley Stokes and Arthur Johnson crunch KU's Kirk Hinrich Rickey Paulding lays it up over Hinrich.
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Grawer dribbles past Boschee Paulding and Tajudeen Soyoye defend against Drew Gooden and Eric Chenowith
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Grawer and Kenge Stevenson track down Tajudeen Soyoye after his game-sealing steal. Coach Snyder and TJ after the steal.
   
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Brian Grawer wraps a pass around a Coastal Carolina defender. Travon Bryant in his first game (vs.Illinois in St. Louis)
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The Hearnes Center at sunset Rush gets a loose ball against the Illini.
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Gilbert against Coastal Carolina Gilbert rises for a three
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TJ dunks. Wesley Stokes against
a taller SLU shooter
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Clarence Gilbert drives and shoots in a win over SLU.
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Clarence Gilbert lays it in against Savannah State Kareem Rush finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds against Savannah State.