Cuonzo Martin’s greatest scoring total as a high schooler was 41 points, and the Missouri basketball coach likes to use that as a frame of reference for what one of his incoming players is capable of accomplishing next season.
Martin recently pointed out that Torrence Watson had three games with 50-plus points during his senior season — and more games with 40-plus. After averaging 31.2 points for Whitfield School in St. Louis this season, he set the team’s career scoring record. The remarkable total: 2,755 points.
“That means you’re able to put the ball in the basket,” Martin said of Watson, currently the highest-ranked Class of 2018 Missouri signee.