COLUMBIA, MO. • One of the biggest unsolved mysteries heading into Missouri’s basketball season has been the point guard situation. Who starts: junior incumbent Terrence Phillips or freshman Blake Harris?
The answer: Neither.
Tigers coach Cuonzo Martin threw a curveball Wednesday, saying Kassius Robertson, the team’s graduate transfer guard, will all but certainly be MU’s starter at the point in Friday’s opener against Iowa State.
“I would say right now if we started the game I would go with Kassius or (Jordan) Geist, maybe Blake (Harris) in there,” Martin said, before adding, “I’d say Kassius right now.