After three years of futility under former head coach Kim Anderson, the former Tiger player was shown the door. After a short search, Missouri introduced former Tennessee and California coach Cuonzo Martin, and a sudden influx of recruits: Michael Porter, Jr., his brother Jontay, Blake Harris and Jeremiah Tilmon came in and gave Mizzou high hopes for the season. However, as Mizzou “tradition” would have it, not all went to plan.
Michael Porter, Jr. suffered a back injury in the first game of the year and Harris made plans to leave. Jontay is currently leading the team in rebounds (which is disappointing, considering Tilmon is a 6-10 center).