Top basketball recruit says yes to Tigers

By MIKE DeARMOND

The Kansas City Star

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Tony Mitchell, rated the No. 15 recruit in the nation for the 2010 class, has confirmed he’ll play for Missouri.

Mitchell, a 6-foot-6 small forward from Dallas Pinkston High School, confirmed his decision to Rivals.com.

While attending Missouri’s exhibition victory over Northwest Missouri State on Friday in Columbia, Mitchell told PowerMizzou.com: “Just the family atmosphere. It wasn’t even about basketball so much. It was about my future. And the fans were crazy.”

MU students chanted Mitchell’s name over and over when they spotted him sitting behind the Tigers’ bench Friday night.

He is expected to complete signing papers by Wednesday, thus joining what is now a four-player recruiting class for Missouri that should rank among the top 20 classes in the country.

Already signed are point guard Phil Pressey of Dallas, shooting guard Ricky Kreklow of Columbia and power forward Kadeem Green of Charlotte, N.C.

Rivals ranks Mitchell as a five-star recruit, Pressey as a four-star and Green and Kreklow as three-star recruits.

Posted on Sun, Nov. 15, 2009 11:00 PM

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