2018–19 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 SEC Tournament winner ; As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Missouri Tigers men's basketball
2018-19 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2018-19 record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Cuonzo Martin (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Chris Hollender
Assistant coach	Cornell Mann
Assistant coach	Michael Porter Sr.
Home arena	Mizzou Arena

The 2018–19 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team will represent the University of Missouri in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by head coach Cuonzo Martin, who will be in his second year at Missouri. The team will play its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri as seventh-year members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC Tournament, they lost to the Georgia Bulldogs in the second round. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West region. The Tigers lost in the First Round to Florida State.

Offseason

On March 26, 2018, Michael Porter Jr. announced he would declare for the 2018 NBA draft and would forgo his final years of eligibility by signing with an agent.^[1]^[2] On April 5, his younger brother Jontay Porter also declared for the NBA draft, but did not sign with an agent. Shortly before the deadline to withdraw from the draft, the younger Porter did so and will return for his sophomore year.^[3]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Michael Porter Jr.	13	F	6'10"	215	Freshman	Columbia, MO	Declared for 2018 NBA Draft
Kassius Robertson	3	G	6'3"	180	RS-Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated
Jordan Barnett	21	F	6'7"	215	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Brett Rau	10	G	6'4"	175	Senior	Burlington, IL	Graduated
C.J. Roberts	0	G	6'0"	180	Freshman	North Richland Hills, TX	Transferred to Texas Tech
Terrence Phillips	1	G	5'11"	185	Junior	Orange County, CA	Left program for personal reasons
Blake Harris	55	G	6'3"	195	Freshman	Chapel Hill, NC	Transferred to NC State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mark Smith	13	G	6'4"	225	Freshman	Edwardsville, IL	Transferred from Illinois. Smith will sit out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.^[4]
Dru Smith	12	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Evansville, IN	Transferred from Evansville. Smith will sit out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.^[5]
K.J. Santos	2	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Geneva, IL	Junior college transfer from Tallahassee Community College.
Ronnie Suggs	?	G	6'6"	190	Junior	Washington, MO	Transferred from Bradley University.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Torrence Watson SG	St. Louis, MO	Whitfield School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 9, 2017
Torrence Watson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Xavier Pinson PG	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 5, 2018
Xavier Pinson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Parker Braun^[6] PF		Blue Valley Northwest	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 31, 2018
Parker Braun^[6] PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2018–19 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Torrence Watson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Whitfield School	St. Louis, MO
G	1	Xavier Pinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, IL
F	2	K.J. Santos	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Vermont Academy Tallahassee Community College	Geneva, IL
G	3	Ronnie Suggs (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bradley University	Washington, MO
G	4	Javon Pickett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Belleville East High School	Belleville, IL
F	5	Mitchell Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Van Buren High School	Van Buren, AR
G	10	Evan Terkes (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Victor J. Andrew High School	Tinley Park, IL
F	11	Jontay Porter	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Nathan Hale High School	Columbia, MO
G	12	Dru Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Reitz Memorial High School Evansville	Evansville,IN
G	13	Mark Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Edwardsville High School Illinois	Edwardsville, IL
C	14	Reed Nikko	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Maple Grove High School	Maple Grove, MN
G	15	Jordan Geist	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Homestead High School Ranger College	Fort Wayne, IN
C	23	Jeremiah Tilmon	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	So	East St. Louis High School	East St. Louis, IL
F	24	Kevin Puryear	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Blue Springs South High School	Blue Springs, MO
G	25	Brooks Ford (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	De Smit High School	St. Louis, MO
F	32	Adam Wolf (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Beaver Dam High School	Beaver Dam, WI
G	33	Cullen VanLeer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Pacific High School	Pacific, MO
G	35	Christian Guess	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Shaker Heights High School	Cleveland, OH
F	42	Parker Braun (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Blue Valley Northwest High School	Overland Park, KS

Head coach

Cuonzo Martin (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Hollender (Evansville)
Cornell Mann (Akron)
Michael Porter Sr. (New Orleans)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Central Arkansas	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
November 10, 2018* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv	at Iowa State	–	–	–	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 16, 2018* 2:00 pm	vs. Kennesaw State Paradise Jam	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas VI
November 17/18, 2018* 2:00 pm/4:30 pm	vs. Oregon State/Old Dominion Paradise Jam	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas VI
November 19, 2018* TBA	Paradise Jam	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 27, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN	Temple	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	UCF	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Texas–Arlington	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 7, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN	Oral Roberts	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	Xavier	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN	vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights	–	–	–	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
December 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, SECN	Morehead State	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
January 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/SECN	Tennessee	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, SECN	at South Carolina	–	–	–	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN	Alabama	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 19, 2019 2:30 pm, SECN	at Texas A&M	–	–	–	Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 23, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN	at Arkansas	–	–	–	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 2019 5:00 pm, SECN	LSU	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 30, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	at Auburn	–	–	–	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 2, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	Vanderbilt	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Tennessee	–	–	–	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 9, 2019 5:00 pm, SECN	Texas A&M	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 12, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Arkansas	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 16, 2019 2:30 pm, SECN	at Ole Miss	–	–	–	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
February 19, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Kentucky	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Florida	–	–	–	Exactech Arena Gainesville, FL
February 26, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State	–	–	–	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
March 2, 2019 2:30 pm, SECN	South Carolina	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
March 6, 2019 5:30 pm, SECN	Georgia	–	–	–	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 9, 2019 2:30 pm, SECN	Ole Miss	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March 13–17, 2019 TBA	vs.	–	–	–	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Missouri's Michael Porter Jr. declares for the NBA draft". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
↑ "Michael Porter Jr. declares for NBA draft". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
↑ Snelling, Sam; Connelly, Bill (May 30, 2018). "Jontay Porter withdraws from the 2018 NBA draft and will return to Missouri". Rock M Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
↑ "Mizzou basketball lands Illinois transfer Mark Smith". stltoday.com. 15 April 2018.
↑ https://www.seccountry.com/missouri/dru-smith-evansville-guard-transfer-missouri
↑ https://missouri.rivals.com/news/braun-a-late-addition-for-mizzou

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[1] "Missouri's Michael Porter Jr. declares for the NBA draft". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-06-05.

[2] "Michael Porter Jr. declares for NBA draft". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.

[3] Snelling, Sam; Connelly, Bill (May 30, 2018). "Jontay Porter withdraws from the 2018 NBA draft and will return to Missouri". Rock M Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2018.

[4] "Mizzou basketball lands Illinois transfer Mark Smith". stltoday.com. 15 April 2018.

[5] ttps://www.seccountry.com/missouri/dru-smith-evansville-guard-transfer-missouri

[6] ttps://missouri.rivals.com/news/braun-a-late-addition-for-mizzou

Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys All-Americans
Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 SEC Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll