A week after picking up its fourth commitment in the Class of 2024, Mizzou added a fifth on Sunday as four-star big man Trent Burns announced his commitment to the Tigers.
“They really care about their players,” Burns said of the team’s coaches after his official visit earlier this month. “It’s more like a family to them. That’s something I really like.”
The Houston native chose Missouri out of a top-four group of finalists that also included Xavier, Rice and Tulsa. Burns said he wasn’t aware Dennis Gates was interested until the head coach called to offer him in June, but that his relationship with Gates has grown quickly in a short amount of time.
"I feel like the coaching staff was very thorough in their plans to get me from college and then onto the next level, being in the NBA," Burns told Joe Tipton of On3 during the live stream of his announcement.
Burns is rated as the No. 75 player in his class and will nudge the Tigers up to the top spot in the country in the Rivals.com team rankings. Mizzou’s newest commit will join a 2024 group that also includes No. 26 Annor Boateng, No. 54 Marcus Allen, No. 85 Peyton Marshall and No. 116 Antonio “T.O.” Barrett.
The team might still not be finished with this cycle either, as five-star forward Jayden Quaintance took an official visit last weekend and four-star forward Darrion Sutton is scheduled to visit on Oct. 11.
PowerMizzou.com will reach out to Burns for more on his decision.
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