In 2004 Missouri basketball coach secured the commitment and subsequent signing of Hazelwood Central star Kalen Grimes. Grimes was a four-star recruit,a top-150 player and the last of his kind, a St. Louis area basketball player who was a top 150 player who committed to play basketball out of high school for Missouri. Until Cuonzo Martin signed up to coach the Tigers.
Since taking over for Kim Anderson, Martin has established as much of a foothold on the east side of the state and just beyond as can be expected of anyone. Before Jeremiah Tilmon signed with Missouri as a top-50 prospect in the class of 2017, only two players from St.