Tilmon signs to play for Mizzou
The Mizzou men’s basketball team signed big man Jeremiah Tilmon on Monday. The East St. Louis native averaged 15.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game his senior year as a Flyer.
“It’s truly exciting to keep a young man like Jeremiah at home with Mizzou Basketball,” Mizzou men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin said. “Jeremiah, as a player and person, possesses the type of skill and presence we’d like to become a staple of this program. We feel that he has the ability to become a game-changing presence on both ends of the floor. His parents, April and Jeremiah, Sr., raised a son who we feel can really flourish at the University of Missouri.
Rivals rates Tilmon as a four-star prospect. He’s ranked as the 42nd best player in the nation. The 6’10” forward originally committed to play for Illinois, but he asked out of his letter of intent earlier this year when the Illini fired head coach John Groce.
Tilmon signed a financial aid agreement with Mizzou joining current signees Blake Harris, Michael Porter Jr ., C.J. Roberts and Kassius Robertson. MU has no scholarships remaining for next year’s class with the current roster the way it is.
