Former Kickapoo basketball star Jared Ridder announces he's leaving Xavier

Buy PhotoFormer Kickapoo basketball star Jared Ridder announced on Twitter that he will be leaving the Xavier basketball program.

The former Mr. Show-Me Basketball was entering his freshman year as a Musketeer.

"After many conversations with my family and coaches, I have decided it is in my best interest to leave the Xavier basketball program," Ridder tweeted. "The decision has been difficult, but I need to put my well being before anyone else.

"I am blessed to have had the experiences I did in my short amount of time at Xavier, and I look forward to the journey ahead."

Kickapoo’s all-time leading scorer put down 1,628 points in his high school career, and 745 of those came in his senior…