The Alumni Committee of the Sedalia School District Foundation has selected Kim Anderson as their 2015 Distinguished Alumni honoree. Kim graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1973. He is described as a humble man of great character and integrity who continues to be proud of his roots as a small town Missouri boy by those who nominated him. He is passionate about working hard to become better at all his endeavors and passes that passion on to those he works with.
Kim Anderson was hired as the 18th men’s basketball coach in Mizzou history on April 28, 2014. The two-time Mizzou graduate (1979, ‘81) earned 2014 NABC National Coach of the Year honors after leading the University of Central Missouri to the 2014 NCAA Division II title.
Anderson has quickly gotten to work in Columbia with a vision for building a winning program centered on strong character on and off the court. The Tiger head coach’s 2015-16 squad will predominantly feature underclassmen who all represent crucial bricks in the program’s foundation.
Anderson spent 12 seasons in total at UCM and won nearly 75 percent of his games over a decade-plus worth of work. Anderson went 274-95 (.743) during that span and finished his career ranked among the Top 10 in career winning percentage all-time at the NCAA Division II level. In addition to his consistent winning approach, Anderson helped the Mules collect league and national hardware, winning or sharing six Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) regular season conference titles and advancing to seven NCAA Tournaments. The Mules advanced to three Final Fours under his watch, reaching the national semifinals in 2007 and 2009 before defeating West Liberty, 84-77, in the 2014 title game.
In addition to being one of the Top 10 winningest coaches in Division II history, Anderson resigned his spot in Warrensburg as the school’s all-time winningest coach. He led the Mules to three 30-win seasons, the only 30-win seasons in school history. He finished above .500 his 11 finals seasons and won 20 games seven times in 12 years, finishing among the MIAA’s top three in the league standings nine times over his final 10 seasons.