Heralded Missouri freshman JaKeenan Gant was reinstated and played in Saturday's 74-58 loss to Xavier.

The 6-foot-8 freshman power forward was held out thus far due to questions concerning impermissible benefits. He missed the first nine games while the school investigated the situation.

Gant was ranked as the 53rd player in the class of 2014 by ESPN.com and was Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia.

Against Xavier, he came off the bench to score 13 points in 15 minutes.