Mizzou basketball’s recruiting surge continues with De Smet’s Yaya Keita | Mizzou Sports activities Information
De Smet’s Yaya Keita appears to be like to move in the course of the Coaches vs. Most cancers Vacation Match last boys basketball sport towards Mehlville on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at Lafayette Excessive Faculty. (Randy Kemp, particular to STLhighschoolsports.com)
De Smet’s Yaya Keita shoots a free throw throughout a basketball sport towards CBC on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at De Smet Excessive Faculty in Creve Coeur, Mo. Randy Kemp | Particular to STLhighschoolsports.com
De Smet’s Yaya Keita goes up for a basket defended by CBC’s Larry Hughes Jr. throughout a Class 5 district championship sport on March 6. (Picture by Randy Kemp / Particular to STLhighschoolsports.com)
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There’s most likely not a highschool coach within the St. Louis space who is aware of Cuonzo Martin’s program higher than De Smet’s Kent Williams. He coached beneath Martin for six years, three seasons every at Missouri State after which Tennessee. Williams is aware of what Martin appears to be like for on the recruiting path and believes Yaya Keita matches that mould completely.
It has been nice expertise for me since day considered one of my recruiting course of as I can decide to just one college. I am blissful, excited,and blessed to introduced my dedication to Mizzou.due to all of the coaches which were all for me and comply with me by my journey I am grateful pic.twitter.com/5P7EFXmpGw
— Yaya keita (@Yayakei26625378) September 10, 2020
“I do know he is Cuonzo’s sort of participant,” Williams mentioned Wednesday night time, shortly after De Smet’s Keita introduced his verbal dedication to Mizzou. “Clearly I recruited for Cuonzo for six years, and I do know he likes hard-nosed guys which might be going to work. He is all the time mentioned, ‘If you happen to rebound, defend and play exhausting you are gonna get an opportunity to play.’ Yaya does these three issues.”
“I simply I do know he will deliver it each single day, and they will love that aspect of them.”
Mizzou’s dedication surge continued with a neighborhood taste earlier within the night time when Martin landed his greatest pledge for the 2021 class. Keita, De Smet’s 6-foot-9, 225-pound middle, introduced his dedication on social media.
“It has been nice expertise for me since day considered one of my recruiting course of as I can decide to just one college,” he posted on Twitter. “I am blissful, excited, and blessed to introduced my dedication to Mizzou. due to all of the coaches which were all for me and comply with me by my journey I am grateful.”
