Martin's remade roster ready for season debut

Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin communicates with his players during an SEC tournament game between Missouri and Georgia on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee,COLUMBIA, MO. • Missouri basketball fans will want to keep a program handy for Tuesday’s season opener when Cuonzo Martin unveils his second Tigers team, a group that includes just four returning scholarship players and a wave of newcomers expected to play major minutes.

Senior forward Kevin Puryear, senior guard Jordan Geist and sophomore center Jeremiah Tilmon are back from last year’s core, along with junior reserve center Reed Nikko, but Martin will have to rely on several new faces…