Final week, the Marquette males’s basketball workforce signed a 3rd participant to its 2022 recruiting class.
This week, Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Good received his first recruit for 2023.
Zaide Lowery, a 6-foot-4 guard from Kickapoo Excessive Faculty in Missouri, introduced his dedication to MU on Tuesday.
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Lowery additionally had scholarship provides from Missouri State and Kansas State, though he appears to be a quickly bettering participant. He’s the No. 99 prospect within the 247Sports composite rankings for the 2023 class.
He started his sophomore season in 2020-21 on junior varsity however grew to become a varsity position participant on a workforce that received a state championship.
Lowery gained extra discover final summer time taking part in together with his AAU workforce Missouri Flight. MU provided him a scholarship in July and he made an official go to to campus in November. Good additionally watched Lowery observe in February.
Lowery took on an even bigger position as a junior and averaged 15.5 factors per sport on 55% taking pictures, together with 38% on three-pointers. He grew to become extensively identified within the space for his high-flying dunks.
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That explosive athleticism additionally helped Lowery turn into a standout large receiver in soccer and he had provides to play that sport in faculty.
Lowery appears to be the form of high-upside participant that Good and his workers goal. Final week, Good talked about his recruiting philosophy with so many faculty groups focusing on gamers within the switch portal.
“Possibly I am old style,” Good mentioned. “I really like the chance to develop relationships with guys whereas they’re nonetheless in highschool. With their households. To essentially get to know them and even be part of their development course of earlier than they get to school.
“After which proceed to assist them over the months and over time to turn into full-fledged grown males. Now the problem with that clearly is retention. There’s quite a lot of guys in faculty basketball transferring round. That is their prerogative and there is a complete lot of various the reason why guys try this.
“However we’re nonetheless going to construct our program primarily by highschool youngsters. That does not imply we’d by no means take a switch. I believe it can be irresponsible to not not less than look. However these guys have to suit, too. The factor I’ve realized over time is that the older a man is that you just carry into your program, the extra he in all probability is who he’s. Whereas (a participant like MU’s) Emarion Ellis, he got here in right here at 17 years previous. That is a moldable man. There’s some issues you possibly can change and enhance and assist him be taught.”
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The early signing interval for 2023 basketball recruits begins Nov. 9.
Contact Ben Steele at (414) 224-2676 or bmsteele@gannett.com. Observe him on Twitter at @BenSteeleMJS or Instagram at @bensteele_mjs
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Change is coming within the Missouri Valley Conference.
Missouri State University released a statement Friday saying it is leaving the current 12-team MVC to be part of Conference USA July 1, 2025. Bradley University and Illinois State University are among the current members of The Valley.
Missouri State has scheduled a 1 p.m. news conference Monday to formally announce its transition plans.
Missouri State has been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference since 1990.
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The announcement mostly benefits MSU’s football program which will be placed in the NCAA’s exclusive Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for the first time.
“This move represents a transition to a national brand and a platform that will help raise the profile of Missouri State University and the city of Springfield,” Director of Athletics Kyle Moats said in the statement. “The steps we have taken over the past 15 years to invest in a successful broad-based athletics program have prepared us for this long-awaited moment.”
Missouri State will retain its membership in the Missouri Valley Football Conference for the 2024-25 season. All sports currently in the MVC will be eligible for regular season and postseason championships.
Missouri State’s invitation to Conference USA was unanimously approved by the university’s Board of Governors Thursday. MSU’s application to change Division I classifications from FCS to FBS is also subject to formal approval by the NCAA.
Auburn held an 11-6 lead over Missouri in the 7th inning of Friday’s series opener. Then, as has been the case for most of the SEC slate, Auburn’s luck ran out in the final innings. Missouri rattled off six unanswered runs over the final two innings to stun Auburn and claim the first game of the weekend series, 12-11, on Friday night at Taylor Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
Each team traded blows through the first six innings with Missouri hanging on to a 6-5 lead. Auburn caught momentum in the 7th inning by scoring six runs to build a comfortable 11-6 lead. Eric Guevara kicked off the inning by scoring two runs on a double, with Ike Irish following suit later in the inning with a three-run triple. Cooper McMurray capped scoring by grounding out to the shortstop which allowed Irish to score.
Auburn’s momentum was taken away immediately as Missouri scored twice in the bottom frame and stole the lead in the 8th inning by scoring four runs. Missouri’s final blow was delivered by Matt Garcia, when he doubled home three runs to push his team ahead, 12-11.
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Irish led the team in hits with three. Chris Stanfield, Caden Green, and Eric Guevara each recorded multiple hits. On the mound, Parker Carlson took the loss after allowing four runs on five hits. Starter Tanner Bauman allowed three runs on four hits while striking out three batters in four innings of work.
Game two of the weekend series between Auburn and Missouri is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT Saturday.
SPRINGFIELD, MO (Dakota News Now) – Another round of college re-alignment is hitting the FCS and Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Missouri State announced today that they are leaving the Missouri Valley and Missouri Valley Football Conference to join FBS Conference USA effective in the 2025-26 season.
They are the second charter member of the Valley to leave the conference in the last two years after Western Illinois bolted following the end of last season for the Ohio Valley. They were effectively replaced by Murray State who joined last season.
As it stands the league will be down to ten teams after 2024 when Missouri State heads up to the FBS. The Bears will not be eligible for the FCS Playoffs this season.
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