Last Friday I mused if Missouri was done recruiting the transfer portal, and while I didn’t think they wouldn’t add someone else to the roster, the point was any further additions would likely have little real impact to the roster.

So there’s your opening salvo, Jayden Stone! It’s on you now to prove me wrong!

Stone, a former West Virginia Mountaineer and Detroit Mercy Titan, found a new home today when he committed to Dennis Gates and Missouri.

The transfer wing missed all of last season in Morgantown dealing with an undisclosed injury, little more was said than it was just an ‘Upper Body’ injury. The year prior Stone was the leading scorer at Detroit Mercy, albeit for one of the worst teams in the country. Detroit finished the season 351st in KenPom.com and with a record of just 1-31. But scoring 20 points per game is still scoring 20 points per game and Stone averaged 20.8 ppg his last season before transferring to West Virginia.

Missouri is getting a guy who put up big numbers, albeit in the Horizon League, and someone with a bit of an injury history. One thing to keep an eye on is that Stone has played in just 69 career games over five seasons.

Hometown: Perth, Australia

High School: Sunrise Christian

Previous School: West Virginia – Detroit Mercy – Grand Canyon

Ht/Wt: 6’4, 200

247Composite Ranking: 0.8700, #368 overall

EvanMiya Forecasted BPR: 1.55, #418

These are the highlights from two seasons ago. Obviously without playing this past year there’s less to go on. Stone played primarily off the ball at Detroit, but with a usage over 30% he played with the ball in his hands quite a bit. The primary play type for Stone that year was the pick and roll with, with a healthy amount of isolation mixed in as well. Per Synergy, Stone’s possessions boiled down to nearly 20% in the Pick and roll, with another 17% in ISO.

In no dribble catch and shoots he shot 36.4%, and in unguarded catch and shoots that number boosted to 42.6%.

Stone’s efficiency took a dip with so much of the offense running through him last season, his efficiency was 1.27 ppp the year before on just 18.6% usage. Going from 18% usage to 30% usage will cause anyone’s efficiency to slide, and at least at Missouri the ask won’t be to handle that much of the offense.

Stone’s addition will certainly be as a role guy off the bench. More Marques Warrick than Tony Perkins. If his shooting comes around, and he’s shown the ability to shoot well off the catch, and he’s able to stay healthy, Missouri should have a reliable experienced wing to backstop some of their younger, higher upside players like T.O. Barrett and Annor Boateng.