Men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin got a late birthday present on Monday as Mario McKinney became the first Missouri pledge for the 2019 class.
McKinney’s commitment is gigantic for the Tigers, as he checks a lot of boxes for a program still being molded under Martin, who turned 47 on Sunday.
McKinney is a 6-foot-2 point guard from St. Louis, a city Missouri has struggled to recruit until Martin was hired in April 2017, and his commitment keeps the Interstate 70 pipeline rolling.
“He’s very explosive out of transition. When he gets the ball, watch out.