2019-20 BASKETBALL 2019-20 MIZZOU QUICK FACTS Location ............................................................................. Columbia, Mo. 2019-20 MIZZOU ROSTER BREAKDOWN Founded .............................................................................................1839 Enrollment .................................................................... 29,677 (Fall 2019) RETURNING TIGERS (11) Nickname ........................................................................................ Tigers # Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG Colors ......................................................................... Old Gold and Black 14 Reed Nikko 6-10 240 Sr. F 3.0 Arena (Capacity) ....................................................Mizzou Arena (15,061) 5 Mitchell Smith 6-10 221 RJr. F 2.5 Conference .......................................................................... Southeastern 23 Jeremiah Tilmon, Jr. 6-10 260 Jr. F 10.1 2018-19 Record ................................................................................15-17 12 Dru Smith + 6-3 203 RJr. G 13.7* SEC Record (Finish) ..................................................................5-13 (12th) 13 Mark Smith % 6-4 220 Jr. G 11.4 Starters Returning / Lost......................................................................3/2 0 Torrence Watson 6-5 205 So. G 7.1 Lettermen Returning / Lost ..................................................................7/3 1 Xavier Pinson 6-2 170 So. G 6.6 4 Javon Pickett 6-5 220 So. G 7.7 2019-20 COACHING STAFF 10 Evan Yerkes # 6-2 187 So. Fr. 0.0 Head Coach ...................................................Cuonzo Martin (3rd season) 25 Brooks Ford # 6-0 187 So. G 0.0 Alma Mater ..........................................................................Purdue, 2000 42 Parker Braun 6-8 217 RFr. F Missouri Record ..........................................................35-30 (3rd season) Overall Record ..............................................221-151 / .594 (10 seasons) NEWCOMERS (4) Assistant Coaches....................................... Chris Hollender (3rd season) Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG ........................................................................ Cornell Mann (3rd season) 2 Tray Jackson 6-8 215 Fr. F ................................................................ Michael Porter, Sr. (3rd season) 11 Mario McKinney, Jr. 6-2 185 Fr. G Athletic Performance .....................Nicodemus Christopher (3rd Season) 15 Axel Okongo@ 7-0 240 Jr. F Director of Player Development ......................Marco Harris (3rd season) 24 Kobe Brown 6-7 240 Fr. F Director of Basketball Operations......................Paul Rorvig (6th season) Assistant to the Head Coach ..........................John Poettgen (11th Season) * At previous institution Graduate Assistants................................................................Nafis Ricks + Previously played two seasons at Evansville .......................................................................................Jeronne Maymon % Previously played one season at Illinois .......................................................................................... Quinn Peterson @ Previously played two seasons at Northwest Junior College (Wyo.) # Recruited walk-on MIZZOU ADMINISTRATION Chancellor ......................................Dr. Alexander Cartwright (Iowa, ‘89) 2019-20 NUMBERS RETURNING Faculty Athletics Representative .......... Pamela Hinton (Wisconsin, ‘91) Points.........................................1,377-of-2,150 - 64.0 percent returning Director of Athletics .....................Jim Sterk (Western Washington, ‘80) Field Goals.......................................498-of-758 - 65.7 percent returning Basketball Sport Administrator.................Sarah Reesman (Mizzou, ‘86) 3-Point FGs ......................................171-of-264 - 64.8 percent returning Athletic Dept. Phone ..........................................................573-882-6501 Rebounds.......................................757-of-1130 - 67.0 percent returning Ticket Office Phone.........................1-800-CAT-PAWS or 573-884-PAWS Assists .............................................206-of-354 - 58.2 percent returning Steals ................................................96-of-149 - 64.4 percent returning MIZZOU STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Blocks ..................................................51-of-53 - 96.2 percent returning Men’s Basketball Contact .......................................................R.J.Layton Turnovers .........................................304-of-448 - 67.9 percent returning Office Phone .......................................................................573-882-7826 Minutes .....................................4,134-of-6,450 - 64.1 percent returning Cell .....................................................................................765-491-5348 Starts .................................................97-of-160 - 60.6 percent returning E-mail ................................................................... [email protected] Secondary Contact ...................................................................Nick Joos PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Office Phone .......................................................................573-289-1451 Parker Braun ............................................................................... BROWN E-mail ......................................................................joosn@missouri.edu Reed Nikko ................................................................................. NICK-oh Deputy Athletics Director.........................................................Nick Joos Cuonzo Martin ...........................................................................KHAN-Zo E-mail ......................................................................joosn@missouri.edu Javon Pickett...............................................................................JUH-von Associate Athletics Director ................................................Chad Moller Xavier Pinson.............................................................................. EX-avier E-mail ...................................................................mollerc@missouri.edu Assistant AD - Digital Media Strategy ...............................Shawn Davis SOCIAL MEDIA Sr. Associate Director .............................................................Kate Lakin Twitter .............................................................................@MizzouHoops Associate Director.......................................................... Andrew Melroe Instagram ........................................................................@MizzouHoops Assistant Director ..........................................................Andy Oldenburg Facebook .........................................................................../MizzouHoops Strategic Communications Intern ....................................... Nate Lowery SnapChat ...................................................................................zouhoops Director of Photography .........................................................Zach Bland Assistant AD-Creative Services ................................................Ali Fisher Digital Media Assistant .......................................................Holly Weber 2019-20 BASKETBALL DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TELEVISION TIME (CT) Nov. 6 Wednesday Incarnate Word Mizzou Arena TBD TBD Nov. 8 Friday Northern Kentucky Mizzou Arena TBD TBD Nov. 12 Tuesday at Xavier Cintas Center CBS Sports Network 6 PM Nov. 18 Monday Wofford Mizzou Arena TBD TBD Nov. 20 Wednesday Morehead State Mizzou Arena TBD TBD Nov. 25 Monday vs. Butler # Sprint Center ESPNU 6 PM Nov. 26 Tuesday vs. Oklahoma/Stanford # Sprint Center TBD TBD Dec. 3 Tuesday Charleston Southern Mizzou Arena TBD TBD Dec. 7 Saturday at Temple Liacouras Center TBD TBD Dec. 15 Sunday Southern Illinois Mizzou Arena TBD TBD Dec. 21 Saturday vs. Illinois % Enterprise Center TBD TBD Dec. 30 Monday Chicago State Mizzou Arena TBD TBD Jan. 4 Saturday Kentucky* Rupp Arena SEC Network 1 PM Jan. 7 Tuesday Tennessee* Mizzou Arena SEC Network 6 PM Jan. 11 Saturday Florida* Mizzou Arena SEC Network 7:30 PM Jan. 14 Tuesday Mississippi State* Humphrey Coliseum SEC Network 8 PM Jan. 18 Saturday Alabama * Coleman Coliseum SEC Network 2:30 PM Jan 21 Tuesday Texas A&M* Mizzou Arena ESPNU 8 PM Jan. 25 Saturday at West Virginia ^ WVU Coliseum TBD TBD Jan. 28 Tuesday Georgia* Mizzou Arena SEC Network 7:30 PM Feb. 1 Saturday South Carolina* Colonial Life Arena SEC Network 2:30 PM Feb. 4 Tuesday Texas A&M* Reed Arena SEC Network 8 PM Feb. 8 Saturday Arkansas* Mizzou Arena SEC Network 2:30 PM Feb. 11 Tuesday LSU* Pete Maravich Assembly Center SEC Network 8 PM Feb. 15 Saturday Auburn* Mizzou Arena ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 5 PM Feb. 18 Tuesday Ole Miss* Mizzou Arena SEC Network 7:30 PM Feb. 22 Saturday Arkansas* Bud Walton Arena SEC Network 12 PM Feb. 26 Wednesday Vanderbilt* Memorial Gymnasium ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 8 PM Feb. 29 Saturday Mississippi State* Mizzou Arena SEC Network 2:30 PM Mar. 4 Wednesday Ole Miss* Pavilion at Ole Miss SEC Network 8 PM Mar. 7 Saturday Alabama* Mizzou Arena SEC Network 1:30 PM Mar. 11-15 Wed. - Sun. SEC Tournament! Bridgestone Arena TBD TBD * SEC Game # Hall of Fame Classic (Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.) % 39th Annual Bud Light Braggin’ Rights Game (Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo.) ^ Big 12/SEC Challenge ! SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.).