Prized Belleville West basketball recruit E.J. Liddell has trimmed his list of schools to three finalists: Illinois, Missouri and Ohio State. Liddell, the 2018 Post-Dispatch co-metro player of the year, announced his final three choices with a short video on Instagram and Twitter, featuring an image of him wearing each team's jersey.
Liddell, a four-star prospect rated the nation's No. 44 prospect by Rivals.com, took an official visit to Missouri last weekend, making the trip with fellow local prospect and AAU teammate Mario McKinney, a four-star guard from Vashon and another prime target for Cuonzo Martin.