When Ronnie Suggs committed to Missouri in August 2013, he didn’t expect his first game in black and gold to come nearly five years later.
But a reclassfication, a prep school and a college transfer later, the 6-foot-6 guard has become a critical part of coach Cuonzo Martin’s team of Tigers.
The former walk-on had a team-high 13 points in Missouri’s loss to No. 4 Kentucky on Tuesday and was recently put on scholarship for the remainder of the semester. The Washington, Mo., native has played his way into the Tigers’ rotation.
While fans left Tuesday’s game surprised that Suggs was the team’s leading scorer, nobody in the program was caught off-guard by the redshirt junior’s performance.