The former three-star prospect from Chicago began the season as senior Jordan Geist’s understudy and has seen his role and minutes shift from game to game. A week ago he was MU’s most promising player on the court in an otherwise forgettable loss to Tennessee. He scored a career-high 14 points, got to the free throw line eight times and didn’t turn the ball over in 20 minutes.
Five days later, Pinson got reacquainted with the bench for the entire second half at South Carolina after just a couple of brief shifts.
Pinson didn’t look happy when he was pulled from the floor after his second turnover on a reckless entry pass — a scene that looked familiar to last season when freshman point guard Blake Harris played 11 scoreless minutes at South Carolina, then promptly quit the team and transferred to North Carolina State.