Schools, including Missouri State, are lining up for Kickapoo star Anton Brookshire

Anton Brookshire is starting to receive a few more phone calls from numbers he doesn't recognize.

The first thought that goes through his head?

"It might be a tax collector or something," Brookshire laughed.

But he can't ignore the call. It may be the latest in a growing list of college basketball coaches calling to express their interest in one of the area's brightest stars.

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Brookshire is one of the top Class of 2021 prospects, not only in Springfield but in the state. The Kickapoo product is now the No. 81 recruit in 247Sports' Class of 2021 national rankings.

"It's a lot of fun," Brookshire said Wednesday afternoon of the recruiting process. "You wouldn't expect these…