Missouri is looking for a little luck for a change. Two years ago, when Cuonzo Martin was hired, he brought the country’s top recruit, Michael Porter, Jr, back to Columbia with him. But Porter was felled by a back injury and was of little to no impact on the season other than preseason excitement. Without his best player, Martin and the Tigers soldiered on and found a way into the NCAA tournament.
Then last year, Porter’s younger brother, Jontay, was set to be the focal point of a Missouri team looking for a return trip to the tournament.