May 14th, 2019 was a much more important date than most of us expected it to be. On that date, Cuonzo Martin added the final piece of his 2019 recruiting class when a 3-star wing from Huntsville, Alabama named Kobe Brown committed to play for the Mizzou Tigers.
At the time Brown was joining a small class that included only Mario McKinney and Tray Jackson, both more heralded out of high school. But both were gone within the year. McKinney transferred out in January, Jackson following in March. Meanwhile, Brown started 26 of 30 games in a year where COVID ended most everyones season early.