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Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. 2018-19 (SOPHOMORE, Mizzou): Played in 19 games in his first season in a Mizzou uniform, but was limited and eventually sidelined down the stretch with a foot injury. The announcement isn’t a surprising move considering the recent moves from the team.Dave Matter confirmed the news this morning through a team spokesman: Missouri guard Mark Smith will miss the rest of the season and undergo ankle surgery next Monday, per team spokesmanMizzou is obviously going to miss the production, both offensively and defensively, from Smith. He had the ability to boost offense with his shooting ability and had the teams highest Offensive Rating at 117.1. Mark Smith led Missouri’s offense with 19 points, including 15 from beyond the arc. Chance of rain 40%.Missouri guard Mark Smith drives the ball toward the hoop while Kentucky guard Keldon Johnson guards him during a Feb. 19 game at Mizzou Arena.Missouri guard Mark Smith drives the ball toward the hoop while Kentucky guard Keldon Johnson guards him during a Feb. 19 game at Mizzou Arena.Missouri sophomore guard Mark Smith will undergo ankle surgery Monday and miss the rest of the 2018-19 season, according to a team spokesman.Smith, one of the best 3-point shooters in the Southeastern Conference, first injured his ankle/foot in the waning minutes of Missouri's Jan. 23 loss at Arkansas.Smith then missed the next six games, and Missouri went 2-4 in that stretch.
He transferred from Illinois, announcing his intent on March 5, 2018.
In the two games Smith played after suffering the injury, he was 1-of-8 from 3-point range and never looked fully healthy.
After another injury-riddled campaign and some streaky stretches, Mark Smith seems to have earned a reputation (with some) as a valuable but not quite integral part of Cuonzo Martin’s team.
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High 92F. Mark Smith is an injury mess - Genco98 MU - 5/8 19:30:02 Mark Smith damged goods (LMAO) and for the record - Legendary50 UT - 5/11 08:18:32 RE: Mark Smith damged goods (LMAO) and for the record - MUKdC MU - 5/11 19:41:01
Your notification has been saved. But he was also often tasked with defending the opponents best offensive player and held the highest Defensive Rebounding rate on the team as well. He can be reached at: davidsack@mail.missouri.eduEmail notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.Get the latest Mizzou, local preps and other sports headlines every day. Mark Smith out with injury made this comeback possible - Kelldog MU - 1/28 22:03:48 I feel like Mark can’t be 100% - jlbomega MU - 1/28 22:39:50 agreed - he hasn't looked 100% lately (nm) - zounami MU - 1/29 04:00:06 Its obvious this is the way we can win - cal MU - 1/28 22:13:27 Missouri’s attempts to climb up the SEC standings before the season ends just got significantly tougher as sophomore guard Mark Smith has been ruled out for the remainder of the season by Missouri. He has attended 356 sports venues.