COLUMBIA, Mo. — On Cuonzo Martin's radio show Monday night, host Mike Kelly told senior guard Mark Smith that Mizzou is position for its first conference title since 1994.
Mark Smith sounded stunned. He was born in 1999.
Smith: "Wait, how long has it been?"
The Tigers’ surge into the top 10 and second place in the Southeastern Conference is uncharted territory for just about everyone associated with the program. With at least seven, maybe eight, maybe nine conference games to play before the SEC tournament in Nashville, the Tigers are playing with tangible goals on the line, something this program hasn’t truly experienced in three years.