July 15, 2025; North Augusta, South Carolina, USA; Oakland Troopers Jason Crowe Jr. (5) dribbles as Workforce Closing RJ Smith (3) defends in the course of the Oakland Troopers and Workforce Closing sport at Nike EYBL Peach Jam at Riverview Park Actions Heart. The Oakland Troopers received 86-75. Obligatory Credit score: Katie Goodale – Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY NETWORK Missouri landed five-star guard Jason Crowe Jr., a consensus top-five participant within the Class of 2026.
Crowe, a 6-foot-3 lefty combo guard from Inglewood (Calif.) Excessive Faculty, extensively was thought-about a cinch for Southern California till Missouri and Kentucky entered the image earlier in the summertime. The Tigers made their preliminary scholarship provide in June. Kentucky additionally was a contender. Crowe’s father was a teammate of present Wildcats assistant Jason Hart.
“Coach (Dennis) Gates is an outstanding coach and particular person, and his workers are nice individuals,” Crowe mentioned. “Our first dialog occurred in the course of the USA tryouts. He was actually real. We talked about household and linked on a significant stage. Coach Gates is a family-first particular person. On the court docket, he is high-energy and aggressive.”
Crowe is first in scoring within the Nike EYBL with a mean of 23.6 factors per sport. He would turn into the highest-rated recruit to attend Missouri since Michael Porter Jr. (2017) and Linas Kleiza (2013) ought to he stay dedicated to the Tigers for the subsequent 12 months.
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