Missouri starts search for new coach

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    Billed as "The Fastest 40 Minutes in College Basketball," Missouri never quite became a must-see team in five seasons under Mike Anderson.

    The search began Thursday for Anderson's replacement, and for someone who can build more excitement at a school that's coming off its third straight NCAA tourney bid but seemed to regress this season after briefly cracking the Top 10. Missouri was 23-11 and especially vulnerable away from Mizzou Arena with a 1-7 Big 12 road record, limped in as an 11th seed, and quickly bowed out against Cincinnati.

    Athletic director Mike Alden believes Missouri is a destination hire, and wants the new coach to feel that way, too. That didn't always seem to be the case with Anderson, who had flirtations with Georgia in 2009 and Oregon in 2010 before saying yes to Arkansas on Wednesday.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6255497
     

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