The Missouri men’s basketball team announced the signings of three high school recruits Wednesday, all players expected to help the Tigers in the frontcourt. Kim Anderson’s recruiting class focused on size with the addition of 6-9 forward Mitchell Smith from Van Buren, Ark., and 6-9 forward Reed Nikko from Maple Grove, Minn., along with Willie Jackson, a versatile 6-6 wing player from Cleveland.
“We feel like we’ve addressed some needs for our program,” Anderson said in a news release Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA’s fall signing period. “One of our main goals was to recruit size.