This is what you call a flip. And just like that, Missouri’s hole a combo forward has been filled.
On the same evening he backed off his pledge to Minnesota, top-100 prospect Tray Jackson announced he had committed to Missouri, joining Vashon guard Mario McKinney Jr. in the Class of 2019.
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Landing the Detroit native, who is a 6-foot-8, 210-pound prospect, is a crucial rebound for the Tigers’ staff, which was left cobbling together backup plans after E.J. Liddell picked Ohio State in early October. The commitment is also a win for assistant coach Cornell Mann, who has extensive ties in Michigan and worked diligently for a breakthrough in his home state.