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Mizzou chooses Kim Anderson to be head men’s basketball coach


COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has hired Central Missouri’s Kim Anderson, a former star player and longtime aide to Norm Stewart, as its men’s basketball coach.

The decision Monday came shortly after the school’s board of curators met in Columbia, Mo. A news conference to introduce Anderson was set for Tuesday morning.

READ: Official Release: Mizzou hires Kim Anderson

READ: Central Missouri congratulates Kim Anderson

The 58-year-old Anderson won a Division II championship at Central Missouri this season.

Former UCLA coach Ben Howland also had been believed to be a finalist for the job. Frank Haith left for Tulsa earlier this month after three seasons.