MANHATTAN — The St. Louis area has been prime recruiting territory for Bruce Weber, and the Kansas State basketball coach landed one of the city’s top players when Xavier Sneed signed a letter of intent Wednesday.
Sneed, from Hazelwood Central High School in Florissant, Mo., is rated by Rivals.com as the No. 92 prospect in the nation with a four-star rating.
“Xavier is a top caliber player, somebody we focused on since his sophomore year,” Weber said. “Coach (Chris) Lowery and myself have pretty good connections in St. Louis. Our SIU teams, I think I had nine St.