By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL It’s official. After testing the waters at the NBA Draft Combine May 16-20, Jontay Porter has decided to withdraw from the 2018 NBA Draft and return to Missouri for his sophomore Tseason.oday was the last day for underclassmen in college basketball to do so. Periscope with @bwiese16, @luisminolla17 and @emacaluso94, talking…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Men’s Basketball will square off with Big East power Xavier next season at Mizzou Arena on Dec. 18, 2018, as announced by the programs on Thursday. The Tigers are scheduled to travel to Cincinnati, Ohio, in a return trip on Nov. 12, 2019. The two schools will meet for the eighth…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — When Missouri started the 2017-18 schedule 1-3, all the losses at home, the Tigers seemed on their way to another disappointing season. Instead, Missouri’s offense flipped a switch, becoming one of the most high-powered attacks in college football. Drew Lock broke the Southeastern Conference single-season record with 44 touchdown passes and…
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…
By: Mizzou Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Graduate senior guard Kassius Robertson (Toronto, Ontario) earned All-SEC First-Team recognition and freshman forward Jontay Porter (Columbia, Mo.) was named Co-Sixth Man of the Year, along with an SEC All-Freshman Team nod, as the Southeastern Conference office announced 2018 postseason awards, voted on by the league’s 14 head coaches.…
By: Mizzou Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mizzou Men’s Basketball forward Jontay Porter (Columbia, Mo.) has been named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, it was announced by the league office Monday. The honor is the first weekly conference award of Porter’s career, and just the second time a Mizzou freshman has been recognized by the…