Mizzou men's basketball lands 2024 4-star forward Marcus Allen
Score one for Dennis Gates.
Mizzou men’s basketball landed a commitment from four-star small forward Marcus Allen on Monday, marking the second pledge to the Tigers’ Class of 2024.
Allen, a Miami native, is the 52nd-ranked prospect in the country in his class and No. 18 at his position, according to Rivals’ rankings. He chose Missouri over an offer from Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference and another from his hometown Hurricanes. Allen, who is listed at 6 foot 7, 210 pounds, also had Michigan, Ohio State and Stanford in his list of six finalists.
He is the Tigers’ top-ranked recruit since Michael Porter Jr. and Jontay Porter in 2017.
The Miami Norland High School player took an official visit to Columbia in September 2022. He is the second commit to Missouri and Gates’ 2024 class after Antonio Barrett, a four-star prospect at point guard.
Allen’s commitment kicks off a potentially memorable week of recruiting for both MU football and men’s basketball.
Basketball is slated to learn the future landing spot of 6-10 center Peyton Marshall on Friday. He’s the 83rd-ranked player in his class, previously decommitted from Auburn and has taken a visit to Mizzou.
Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz is set to learn the destination of four-star wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan on Sunday and five-star edge Williams Nwaneri next Monday.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Missouri men's basketball lands 2024 4-star forward Marcus Allen
