COLUMBIA, MO. • The scream you keep hearing is, “Hands!”
The bass drum that resides somewhere inside Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin’s chest booms out the word time and time again during games as he slides, squats and stomps along the sideline.
“He’s done that since day one,” longtime Martin staffer Marco Harris said of the shout fans watching at home have noticed through their TV screens.
“It’s a reminder,” Harris said. “To close out with your hands held high.”
The reminders weren’t enough Wednesday.
Perhaps getting embarrassed by No. 19 Auburn 91-73 at home will be.