Cuonzo Martin added his second walk-on in May on Thursday as Blue Valley Northwest power forward Parker Braun passed up numerous Power Five scholarship offers and committed to Missouri as a preferred walk-on.
Braun is no stranger to Columbia and has deep ties to both Tigers basketball programs. His mother, Lisa Sandbothe, played for Missouri from 1988-91. His aunt and uncle, Lori and Mike Sandbothe, also played basketball for the Tigers.
“He has a deep connection through Missouri with his mother and uncle,” Blue Valley Northwest coach Ed Fritz told The Star. “That’s probably where his heart was at.