Mizzou Links for April 19, 2022.

Aaaaaaaand we’re back at the scholarship limit!

It took all of ~48 hours for Mizzou’s scholarship situation to clear up.

After a weekend that saw Sean East and D’Moi Hodge join Dennis Gates’ team in Columbia, Missouri sat one scholarship over the limit. As Sam pointed out on Sunday, Gates and his staff technically don’t need to be back at the limit until August 1. But they didn’t need to wait that long for the situation to resolve. After spending the past nine months committed to the Tigers, East St. Louis point guard Christian Jones announced on Monday that he’d be requesting out of his National Letter of Intent, effectively re-opening his recruitment.

As Sam pointed out in yesterday’s piece, a re-commitment doesn’t seem to be in the cards.

It’s unknown at this time whether Missouri will still be an option for Jones, but it seems unlikely. The 6’5” East St. Louis guard wasn’t heavily pursued since he locked into Missouri pretty quickly into the offseason last year. The 247sports.com rankings planted Jones in the 288th spot. And while players ranked outside the top 200 seldom make an impact in their freshman season, Jones was looked at more as a longer term bet for the previous coaching staff.

So, for the time being, Dennis Gates first roster at Mizzou is set. But is it really? It’s hard to think so. After all, Mizzou still is in touch with more than 10 transfers still on the market (though the number continues to shrink.)

After Matt tweeted this, Darin Green Jr. would announce his commitment to Florida State later in the day. At this point, we know Mizzou is a finalist for Nick Honor and that several players on this list have visited Mizzou at various points. It stands to reason that Gates would take another commitment or two, which would require some more shuffling on the current roster. We’ll see what the man has up his sleeve.

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Yesterday at Rock M

• In which Kortay recaps Missouri’s big series win over Kentucky
• In which the scholarship situation clears up (a little) as Christian Jones exits the 2022 Mizzou Hoops recruiting class
• In which Karen lists signs of progress amidst a series loss for Mizzou Softball

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More Links:

• Mizzou Baseball has a rivalry date today, with Missouri State coming into town for a midweek one-off.
• In their Eye on the Tigers podcast, Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson spoke with beat writers from Arkansas and Auburn to get a sense of the offseason vibe at their respective schools.
• Aidan Shaw working out with Cade Cunningham? I’d love to see those sessions.

• Laurence Bowers went on KOMU Sports Xtra on Sunday night to discuss the ways he sees NIL changing the landscape of college sports… and how he’s getting involved.
• The weekend schedule is set for Mizzou Men’s Golf’s 2022 SEC Tournament: The semifinal rounds will take place on Saturday, with the championship round set for Sunday. Despite ranking No. 45 in the country, Mizzou enters the weekend just 12th in the SEC.
• Mizzou Tennis will open the SEC Tournament tomorrow in a matchup with Mississippi State. Mizzou is the 12-seed in this year’s bracket, with the Bulldogs coming in as the 13-seed.
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