Why Did Griffey Choose Illinois over Mizzou? Premium Story

Did offcourt turbulence at MU play a role?
Did offcourt turbulence at MU play a role?
By Jeff Ermann
InsideMizzou.com Publisher
Date: Feb 1, 2008

It was a surprise earlier this week when coveted in-state big man Tyler Griffey committed to Illinois. Griffey was one of the top prospects on Missouri’s board and it was thought the Tigers would go down to the wire in his recruitment. The result, of course, was rampant speculation about why MU lost out on Griffey –- and lost early. InsideMizzou.com went straight to the source to get the scoop…

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