TEAM MISSOURI SPRING 2008 SCHEDULE EDDIE FORD'S GRASSROOTS SHOOTOUT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY APRIL 12, 13 PITTSBURGH JAM FEST PITTSBURGH, PA APRIL 18, 19, 20 TEXAS SPRING SHOWCASE DALLAS, TEXAS APRIL 25, 26, 27 HOWARD PULLEY/SABES INVITATIONAL MINNEAPOLIS, MN MAY 9, 10, 11

TEAM MISSOURI WINS GREAT AMERICAN SHOOTOUT TITLE IN TEXAS! Team Missouri defeated the CJ Miles All Stars of Dallas 64-53 to win the NCAA Blue Division Championship of the prestigious Great American Shootout in the Dallas Metroplex.  Team Missouri jumped out to a 9-0 lead, then survived several runs by the All Stars and stayed ahead throughout the 2nd half to grab the victory.   PHOTO L-R STEVE HILLE/STEELVILLE, JAYME DONNELLY/LINN, STEVE COTTON/ELDON, MIKE PETRIK/COLUMBIA ROCKBRIDGE, COACH JIM DONNELLY, KELCEY WEYMUTH/COLE CAMP, BJ RAY/WAYNESVILLE, CHRIS REBUCK/WAYNESVILLE, MIKE STOLLE/ST. CLAIR

TEAM MISSOURI 56 SW LITTLE ROCK BULLS 44 Team Missouri outlasted a big, athletic and quick SW Little Rock Bulls team to advance to the tournament championship at the Great American Shootout Monday morning at North Texas State University.  Team Missouri was able to control the tempo of the game that eventually led to the victory. Team Missouri-Steve Hille 12, Chris Rebuck 12, Mike Petrik 9, BJ Ray 7, Jayme Donnelly 7, Kelcey Weymuth 4, Mike Stolle 4, Steve Cotton 2.

TEAM MISSOURI 66-RICHARDSON MUSTANGS 44 Team Missouri advances to the Great American Shootout Final 4 racing out to a 20 point halftime lead using a balanced scoring attack.  Team Missouri will play Monday morning at 10:15am at North Texas University Building PE Building against the winner of the JH Panthers and the Southwest Little Rock Bulls. Team Missouri-Jayme Donnelly 11, Steve Cotton 10, Chris Rebuck 10, Steve Hille 9, Kelcey Weymuth 8, BJ Ray 6, Mike Petrik 6, Mike Stolle 4

TEAM MISSOURI 64-G2S MAGIC 41 Facing a big athletic team from the Dallas Metroplex that featured several players 6'8, Team Missouri pressed on to a 15 point first half lead to advance into the Final 8 round of the Great American Shootout. Team Missouri now plays Sunday at 5:15pm. Team Missouri-Chris Rebuck 15, Jayme Donnelly 14, Steve Hille 12, Mike Petrik 8, BJ Ray 6, Steve Cotton 4, Mike Stolle 1

TEAM MISSOURI 59-IBF 52  Team Missouri wins their pool in a highly contested final game of pool play at the Great American Shootout.  All four teams entered final game action with one loss. IBF of Corpus Christi Texas held a one point halftime lead before Team Missouri made a strong second half run to secure the victory.  North Texas Select dropped their final two games of pool play, paving the way for Team Missouri in the pool tie breaker with their win over the Houston Lynx earlier in the day. Team Missouri plays the G2S Magic Sunday morning in the Championship bracket starting at 11am. Team Missouri-Chris Rebuck 16, Mike Petrik 12, Jayme Donnelly 9, BJ Ray 7, Kelcey Weymuth 6, Steve Hille 5, Mike Stolle 2, Steve Cotton 2

TEAM MISSOURI 75-HOUSTON LYNX 59 Team Missouri made several big runs in route to the victory Saturday afternoon at the Great American Shootout in Texas.  Using a balanced scoring attack, and a press that kept the Lynx off balance, Team Missouri led by 10 at halftime and extended its lead in the 2nd half to 20 points. The Lynx closed the gap to 13 late in the second half.  Team Missouri now faces IBF of Texas in tonight's 3rd and final pool game starting at 7:45pm. Team Missouri-BJ Ray 17, Steve Hille 16, Jayme Donnelly 12, Mike Stolle 10, Kelcey Weymuth 7, Chris Rebuck 6, Mike Petrik 5, Steve Cotton 2

NORTH TEXAS SELECT 58-TEAM MISSOURI 53  Opening pool play game at Great American Shootout in Denton, Texas.   A sluggish first half put Team Missouri down by 10 at halftime, but came back to within 3 with :07 left. A bizarre play led to a potential turnover in the last 7 seconds for North Texas with the ball fumbled away after the inbounds pass and appeared to be headed out of bounds, but continued rolling down the sideline, resembling a baseball bunt hugging a baseline, when North Texas picked up the ball and finished with a dunk at the buzzer. Free throw shooting was a decisive factor as North Texas was 17-25 and Team Missouri 10-23 from the line. Team Missouri plays the Houston Lynx at 12:15pm Saturday 7/7. Team Missouri-Chris Rebuck 12, Jayme Donnelly 10, BJ Ray 9, Steve Hille 9, Mike Petrik 6, Kelcey Weymuth 4, Steve Cotton 2, Mike Stolle 1