2018–19 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 LSU	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 10 Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
No. 7 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
No. 5 Auburn†	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Mississippi State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	16	.556
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Texas A&M	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
Vanderbilt	0	–	18	.000	9	–	23	.281

† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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: 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^#	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 June 5, 2018.
^ "Michael Porter Jr. declares for NBA draft". SI.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^ 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. April 15, 2018.
^ https://www.seccountry.com/missouri/dru-smith-evansville-guard-transfer-missouri
^ https://missouri.rivals.com/news/braun-a-late-addition-for-mizzou

[1] "Missouri's Michael Porter Jr. declares for the NBA draft". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

[2] "Michael Porter Jr. declares for NBA draft". SI.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

[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. April 15, 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

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