The Morning Buzz: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Today is... National Leap Day!
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Today's Schedule
- Women's basketball: Vanderbilt at Missouri, 7 p.m. CT, SEC Network+, Live Audio, Live Stats
Mizzou Results
- Basketball: Florida 83, Missouri 74
Did you notice?
- Former Missouri basketball star Willie Smith will be honored as a 2024 SEC Men's Legend Presented by Allstate at the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament. Smith is Missouri's first men's basketball player to earn the accolade.
- Missouri women's basketball graduate forward Hayley Frank is 22 points away from hitting her 2,000th point in her career at Missouri.
- Missouri men's basketball head coach Dennis Gates received his first technical foul of the season versus Florida on Wednesday. His response? "MIZ, I got my first tech in the SEC."
Quote of the day
"I love Mizzou. It's my second home. I tell people I'm from Michigan and I'm from Missouri."
- Former Missouri defensive lineman Darius Robinson during his interview at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
We'll Leave You With This
EVERY SINGLE DAY.#MIZ | #STP pic.twitter.com/BnNArJwyXo
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) February 29, 2024
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