University of Missouri basketball Tiger Kobe Brown (24) grimaces after having a foul called on him during the first half of last February’s Southeastern Conference college basketball game against Tennessee in Columbia. Brown, Missouri's top scorer a year ago, decided to stick around and help new coach Dennis Gates rebuild the team. (L.G. PATTERSON/AP FILE PHOTO)
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer COLUMBIA — By almost every account, Dennis Gates won the news conference when he was introduced as the new…
