Two weeks later, the development still seems abrupt.
Typically, landing a five-star prospect is a lengthy recruitment process. By all indications, Missouri’s pursuit of Jason Crowe Jr. was accelerated — and mostly clandestine. Admittedly, Crowe and his camp kept their process opaque and provided scant details. Conventional wisdom held that Kentucky, where close family friend Jason Hart is on staff, had the inside track for the guard’s services.
Instead, the prospect with the purest scoring instincts in the 2026 class announced on Friday that he will ply his craft in Columbia next season, becoming the highest recruit to pick the Tigers since Michael Porter Jr.