Missouri received its first verbal commitment in the Class of 2016 Saturday afternoon, as 6-foot-10 center Mitchell Smith has decided to play for Kim Anderson. Smith, a native of Arkansas, made the decision while on an official visit to Missouri and announced the news by way of his Twitter account.
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Thank you to all the schools who recruited me. But now I have officially committed to the university of Missouri 🐯 #TheZou
— Mitchell Smith (@YourboyMitchell) September 19, 2015
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Missouri will lose senior Ryan Rosburg at the end of the 2015-16 season, and the addition of Smith will help the Tigers account for that loss. Among the other programs considered by Smith Arkansas, Creighton, Memphis and Wichita State.
Smith, who was a first team All-Class 7A selection last season, played for the Arkansas Wings Elite grassroots program this spring/summer on the Nike EYBL circuit. He will join a front court that includes current underclassmen Jakeenan Gant, D’Angelo Allen and Kevin Puryear, and junior college transfer Russell Woods.
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