Anyone closely tracking Josh Christopher’s recruitment over the winter witnessed Missouri fade in the race for the five-star wing.
On Monday, Christopher made it official by committing to Arizona State, a decision that closes a sobering 2020 cycle that started with optimism. The Tigers prioritized Christopher, Cam’Ron Fletcher and Caleb Love, prospects whose athleticism and scoring punch they could slot into a veteran backcourt. Instead, none are headed to Columbia.
Of the three prospects, the odds for landing Christopher rested on family ties. (His cousin is MU’s strength-and-conditioning guru) The bond was fruitful enough to score the Tigers an official visit in October 2018 and spot in the guard’s final pool of suitors last July.