COLUMBIA, Mo. • The Missouri basketball team has picked up its second verbal commitment in five days, getting a verbal pledge from 6-6 swingman Willie Jackson from Cleveland, Ohio.
Jackson made the announcement during a news conference at Garfield Heights High School. He unveiled a photo of him wearing a Mizzou uniform and tugged on an MU cap.
Jackson averaged 17 points and 14 rebounds a game last season as a junior and was named the area’s player of the year by Cleveland.com. He also considered Boston College, Penn State, Temple, Wichita State and Akron.