Christian Jones requests release from Missouri Letter of Intent

For all of two days the mathematics didn’t add up. Now it does.

Cuonzo Martin and his employees signed two gamers within the fall. Aidan Shaw was the extra heralded pickup, ranked within the high 50 gamers within the nation. However Christian Jones was typically missed. He was an unranked 3-star level guard recognized largely for being a very good ball handler and a prepared passer. As soon as Martin was let go from his duties as head coach, Shaw requested out of his Letter of Intent to discover his choices. In the meantime, Jones went radio silent.

Till immediately.

It’s unknown right now whether or not Missouri will nonetheless be an possibility for Jones, nevertheless it appears unlikely. The 6’5” East St. Louis guard wasn’t closely pursued since he locked into Missouri fairly shortly into the offseason final 12 months. The 247sports.com rankings planted Jones within the 288th spot. And whereas gamers ranked outdoors the highest 200 seldom make an influence of their freshman season, Jones was checked out extra as a long term wager for the earlier teaching employees.

The brand new employees, led by Dennis Gates, have prioritized greater guards whereas at Cleveland State and Florida State. So it could have made some sense to maintain Jones round, however with the roster spots at a premium these days it most likely made sense for each events to chop their losses and transfer on.

Jones requesting out of his Letter of Intent brings the Missouri Scholarship Depend for subsequent season again to even. For now.