This weekend is a pretty big one for Mizzou basketball as longtime targets E.J. Liddell and Mario McKinney are scheduled to take their official visit. Soon after taking the job at Missouri, coach Cuonzo Martin keyed in on a few players he knew could help build the type of program he wanted. Since, he has stayed hot on the trail of both McKinney and Liddell.
McKinney, a tough athletic combo guard from Vashon High School in St. Louis, is the kind of in-your-face, defensive energy guy who can be a tone setter.
Liddell, a tough athletic combo forward from Belleville West High School in Illinois, is a defensive presence around the rim and a burgeoning offensive presence.