COLUMBIA, MO. • Before he set foot on Mizzou’s campus in 2015, Terrence Phillips was greeted as the new leader of the men’s basketball program. His charismatic, engaging personality was seen as a refreshing addition to the team as coach Kim Anderson attempted to remake a roster that was constantly turning over with a flood of transfers coming and going during the Frank Haith regime.
Less than three years later, Phillips is the latest departure from the roster. Last month, Phillips was suspended indefinitely when the school’s Title IX office launched an investigation of the junior guard after receiving complaints from at least four women, alleging physical abuse, stalking and nonconsensual recording of a sexual encounter.