Matthew Harris

1 month ago | rockmnation.com | Matthew Harris

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Over the past three years, a familiar pattern has played out for Missouri during portal season. It opens with aspirations to obtain a high-quality veteran with a track record of steady production as a starter. Yet that line of thought quickly gives way to practicality and affordability. The thin supply of big men with that background allows agents to keep NIL asks and pricing out MU, which has often faced pressing needs up and down its rotation.

1 month ago | rockmnation.com | Matthew Harris

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Through the first two weeks of portal season, one market segment has been short on supply: combo guards. Finding a do-it-all option has posed a challenge, and those that fit the definition are commanding premium NIL asks. So, as the days have passed, identifying potential fits comes down to zeroing in on players who fit most of a team’s requirements.

1 month ago | rockmnation.com | Matthew Harris

James Snook-Imagn Images A year ago, a homecoming appeared in the offing for Jevon Porter and Missouri. But it never came to pass for myriad reasons, and the Columbia native opted to follow Lorenzo Romar, his godfather, from Pepperdine to nearby Loyola Marymount. That reboot, however, didn’t unfold as planned. The 6-foot-10 forward’s productivity slipped as a junior with the Lions, and now, he’ll look to maximize his last season in the college ranks with the Tigers.

2 months ago | rockmnation.com | Matthew Harris

Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images Ninety seconds into Missouri’s clash with Kentucky, wing Tamar Bates took a handoff from Josh Gray in the slot, sized up Andrew Carr, and coasted past him for a layupIn the roughly two seconds it took for Bates to reach the rim, it was easy to imagine the lefty native capping Senior Day with a crescendo. Instead, more than 33 minutes passed before the Kansas City native added another tally to the scoring column.

Jan 31, 2025 | rockmnation.com | Matthew Harris

J Thomas Taylor/Columbia Tribune QUINCY, Ill. — Blake Pingeton hadn’t crossed half court, and Modesto Christian assistant coach Chris Teevan’s had already started to wince. He knew a familiar sequence would unspool: Father Tolton’s Aaron Rowe pushing the ball up the floor, drawing in a couple of defenders, casually pitching a kick out backward to Pingeton, who would step into an open 3-pointer.