FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Mike Anderson is returning to Arkansas to become the school’s basketball coach.

Anderson leaves Missouri after five seasons to return to the school where he was an assistant to Nolan Richardson for 17 seasons.
Anderson was 111-57 in five seasons at Missouri, including an appearance in the Elite Eight in 2009. The Tigers were 23-11 this
season, losing to Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

In other college basketball coaching news:
– Longtime Michigan State assistant Mark Montgomery is the new
head basketball coach at Northern Illinois. He succeeds Ricardo
Patton, who had a 35-83 mark over four seasons.
– Louisiana Tech has fired men’s basketball coach Kerry Rupp
after a last-place finish in the Western Athletic Conference this
season. Rupp had a 57-69 record, including 20-42 in the WAC, over
four seasons.