COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri basketball coach Dennis Gates signed his first full recruiting class on Wednesday, inking three four-star high school recruits on the first day of the early singing period. All three had verbally committed to the Tigers over the past several months: Jordan Butler, Trent Pierce and Anthony Robinson II. The class ranks as high as No. 17 nationally by 247Sports.com.
Butler, a 7-foot forward from Greenville, South Carolina, averaged 14.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game as a junior last season. Rivals.com rates Butler the nation’s No.