Former Tennessee player and coach Kellie Harper has been hired as the new coach for Missouri women's basketball, the school announced Tuesday. Harper will be returning to the Show-Me State where she spent 2013-19 at Missouri State.

Kellie Harper has been hired as the new women's basketball coach at Missouri. The school made the announcement Tuesday.

The Missouri Tigers found a new women’s basketball coach on Tuesday, one likely familiar to fans of the game — especially around the Southeastern Conference. Mizzou athletic director Laird Veatch announced in a news release that Kellie Harper has been hired as the next head coach of the Tigers, succeeding Robin Pingeton.

Ben McCollum is one of the most decorated coaches in Division II basketball history. He took over as the head coach of the Drake Bulldogs on April 1, 2024, after 15 years at Northwest Missouri State.

Drake basketball is now monitoring the future of Ben McCollum. The head coach has risen as a hot commodity in coaching circles for leading the Bulldogs to a 30-3 mark. Now his availability opens after Drake fell 77-64 to Texas Tech Saturday in March Madness.