St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 1, 2020
Mizzou's fortunes mirror Pickett's production
Missouri's Javon Pickett shoots over Florida players in the second half of a game on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 91-75. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)COLUMBIA, Mo. — Twenty games into the Missouri basketball season what appeared to be a coincidence looks more like a trend: So goes Javon Pickett, so go the Tigers.
The sophomore from Belleville doesn’t lead Mizzou in multiple statistics and doesn’t always start, and while he’s considered a defensive stopper first and foremost, the Tigers are 6-0 in games when he scores in double figures. Four of those games are MU’s best wins of the season — against Temple, Illinois, Florida and Tuesday’s comeback victory over Georgia.