Zaide Lowery is heading to the collegiate level to play a sport that had not been his “number one” sport until three years ago.
Lowery said football was his main sport while growing up but that switched during his eighth grade season when he turned in cleats for a pair of basketball sneakers.
“It was just more fun than football was,” Lowery said. “I just had more fun on the court with my teammates than I did in football.”
Now Lowery, who is ranked 93rd on the Rivals rating list of recruits in the class of 2023, has become the top high school basketball prospect in southwest Missouri.