Here is an article from 2001:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/2001-08-03-coaches-cover.htm
At that point MU had the 7th highest paid head basketball coach in the nation, and were in the process of building a new state of the art basketball arena. We were recruiting against and beating national level programs on a consistent basis. MU used to care about men's basketball and attempt to be nationally relevant.