March 22, 2012
Columbia, Mo. - University of Missouri men's basketball fans and supporters are invited to celebrate the recently-completed 2011-12 season with the team on Monday, April 9th, as part of the Missouri Basketball Awards Banquet. Tickets are now on sale for the event, which is scheduled to take place on the Mizzou Arena floor at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:15 p.m.
The Tigers, led by first-year Head Coach Frank Haith, amassed a 30-5 record, which included a school-record 27 regular-season wins and the second Big 12 Tournament Championship in MU history. Haith was named this week as the National Coach of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association, and he will be honored at the banquet, along with the outgoing senior class of Marcus Denmon, Kim English, Ricardo Ratliffe, Steve Moore, Jarrett Sutton, Matt Pressey, Andy Rosburg and Andrew Jones. Denmon, English, Moore and Sutton will leave holding the school record for most wins in a four-year period by a senior class (107 from 2008-09 through 2011-12).
Tickets for the banquet are now available through the Mizzou Athletics Ticket Office, for $35 apiece for general public, and just $5 for MU students. Business attire is requested. To order tickets, please contact the Ticket Office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS (884-PAWS locally).
