St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 21, 2020
After 1-4 SEC start, Mizzou's turnaround starts now — or never
Missouri's Xavier Pinson (left) pulls down a rebound in front of Florida's Kerry Blackshear Jr., right, during the second half of the Jan. 11 game in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo)Kentucky's Tyrese Maxey (3) passes around the defense of Missouri's Mark Smith (13) and Reed Nikko (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Jan 4, 2020. (AP Photo/James Crisp)COLUMBIA, Mo. — Cuonzo Martin has never tempered his belief that Missouri could challenge for the Southeastern Conference in this, his third season as head coach. In October, he responded to MU’s place in the media’s preseason SEC poll — 13th out of 14 teams — with even more confidence.