Michael Porter Jr. declared for the NBA Draft on March 26th, and today, as also expected, his brother Jontay Porter has also declared. The difference between Michael and Jontay as of right now is that Michael has obviously signed with an agent, officially ending his college career. Jontay hasn’t yet, so what does that mean?…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL On March 24th, 2017, the No. 1 recruit in the country at the time committed. On November 21st, 2017, he was likely ruled out for the season with a back injury, and later underwent surgery. On March 8th, 2018, he came back and returned for the postseason. And on March 26th,…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL The 2017-2018 Missouri Men’s Basketball team will certainly be remembered for all the right reasons…..and wrong. On the right side, it was a remarkable turnaround season that started with such high hopes, but on the wrong side, this season will always be defined by “What if?” What if C.J. Roberts didn’t…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL The Selection Show on TBS Sunday evening revealed the NCAA Tournament Field of 68, and for the first time since 2012-2013 season, the Missouri Men’s Basketball team heard their name called. 20-12 overall and 10-8 in the SEC. That was enough for the Tigers to earn a No. 8 seed in…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL He’s back. According to reports, first reported by SEC Network’s Paul Finebaum, Michael Porter Jr. will play tomorrow at the SEC Tournament in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center. From Finebaum’s report, head coach Cuonzo Martin said “He said ‘Coach, I want to help the team’…for me it was always Mike’s…
A thrilling 2018 Missouri Valley Tournament came to a close Sunday afternoon at the Scottrade Center between No. 1 seeded Loyola and No. 3 seeded Illinois State. It ended with the Ramblers doing their usual thing, and that is winning basketball games. For the first time since 1985, Loyola is heading to the NCAA Tournament…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL No. 3 seeded Illinois State was looking to get back to the MVC Tournament Championship game from a season ago. The Redbirds needed one more win, but first they had to get past No. 2 seeded Southern Illinois. Just like every game in this year’s Arch Madness, it has been tough…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL The last team to beat No. 1 seeded Loyola was No 5 seeded Bradley back on January 31st. The two teams met again for an MVC Semifinal clash Saturday afternoon at the Scottrade Center, the first of two games between all Illinois schools. There was a different outcome this time around,…
