Mizzou freshman catches Martin’s eye early
BRANSON MO NEWS: COLUMBIA, MO. • The Mizzou Arena locker room might be a bit cramped this year. Cuonzo Martin’s second Missouri roster is made up of a whopping 18 players, including five walk-ons and two transfers who can’t play until 2019-20. The extra bodies will help the Tigers maintain fresh legs through the year, Martin said Wednesday, and gives his staff multiple teams for scrimmages during practices.The Tigers held their second official preseason practice on Wednesday, but not all 18 were on the court. Sophomore forward K.J. Santos is out indefinitely with a left foot injury. He watched practice from the sideline wearing a protective boot. Martin said his status could be “week to week.” Sophomore forward Mitchell Smith remains suspended after Sunday’s arrest for DWI. He’ll be out at least a full week, maybe more. Walk-on senior Adam Wolf is still recovering from knee surgery and his a cast on his right arm.Otherwise, the rest of the Tigers went through full-speed defensive drills during a 30-minute sneak peek of practice reporters got to watch.
“On the defensive side of the ball we have to be strong,” Martin said. “Our margin for error has to be slim on that end. You can make mistakes offensively. We led the league in turnovers last year but we gave ourselves a chance to win the game because we were good defensively. We weren’t a great defensive team last year, but we were good enough. I think we’ll be a lot better defensively this year.”Here’s more from Wednesday’s media session Martin and his veteran players:• First Martin, then senior forward Kevin Puryear raved about one newcomer more than any other: freshman guard Javon Pickett, who has all but lived in the gym since arriving on campus this …
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