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The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, and their name comes from a band armed guards called the Missouri Tigers who, in 1864, protected Columbia from plundering Union squads as well as Confederate guerrillas during the Civil War. The University of Missouri is the flagship institution of the University of Missouri System.
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Their official uniform colors are black and yellow, their mascot is Truman the Tiger, and their current athletics director is Mike Alden. The women's teams are sometimes called the Lady Tigers, but often both the men's and women's teams are simply called the Tigers, and they are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Missouri Tigers basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2003.
The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team plays their home games at the 15,061 capacity Mizzou Arena, which is located in Columbia, Missouri, opened in November 2004 and replaced the Hearnes Center as the school's main indoor sports facility. The Tigers are currently coached by Mike Anderson, and their men's basketball program is a charter member of the Big 12 Conference, formed from the Big Eight Conference.