Mizzou lands pledge from Milwaukee transfer DeAndre Gholston

Mizzou men's basketball head coach Dennis Gates answers a question during a press conference introducing him in the Albrecht Family Practice Facility in Columbia on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Gates is the 20th head coach in program history, coming to Missouri from Cleveland State University. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.comCOLUMBIA, Mo. - New Missouri basketball coach Dennis Gates has landed his second recruit in two days, securing a verbal commitment from a player he should know well from the Horizon League. Milwaukee senior guard DeAndre Gholtson, who played against Gates' Cleveland State's team five times the last two seasons, announced his pledge to Mizzou on Saturday. With just one year of eligibility, he'll add some perimeter scoring and experience to MU's backcourt.

…