That Missouri made it back to the NCAA Tournament in Cuonzo Martin’s first year was not a surprise.
That they did it with Michael Porter Jr. playing 53 minutes and scoring 30 points all season? Yeah, that was a surprise. Martin landed a commitment from Porter, one of the top recruits in the Class of 2017, shortly after taking the Missouri job last March. Hiring Michael Porter Sr. as an assistant coach certainly helped, and in addition to Michael, he also got younger brother Jontay Porter to reclassify and play for Missouri last season.