Former Kickapoo basketball star Jared Ridder announced Friday night he was leaving the Xavier basketball program before his freshman season to move home.
The Muskateers' loss might be Missouri State's gain.
CBS college basketball insider Jon Rothstein tweeted Saturday morning that Missouri State has emerged as the favorite to land the former Mr. Show-Me Basketball.
The 6-foot-7 forward was ranked as Missouri's No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2017 by PrepHoops.com.
Due to transfer rules, Ridder wouldn't be eligible to play for Missouri State until the start of the 2018-19 season.
Kickapoo’s all-time leading scorer put down 1,628 points in his high school career, and 745 of those came in his senior season.