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 The Tigers signed three prep players who will join the squad next season |
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Women's Basketball's Recruiting Class Ranked 36th Nationally By Blue Star Report
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Nov. 15, 2007
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The three-member Missouri women's basketball recruiting class was named the 36th best recruiting class in the nation by the Blue Star Report. The Tigers class also ranked third among Big 12 Conference schools, behind only Texas (17) and Texas Tech (28). This is the third consecutive Mizzou signing class to rank nationally, as last year's group was 25th and the 2006 class came in at 26th. The 2008 incoming class includes 6'3" post Christine Flores (San Antonio, Texas. / Winston Churchill HS), 6'5" post Kendra Frazier (Altamont, Kan. / Labette County HS) and 5'11" wing Bailey Gee (Andover, Kan. / Andover Central HS). As a junior last season under Coach Stacey Moore, Flores helped lead Winston Churchill to a 38-2 record en route to the District 26-5A title and a state semifinal berth after averaging 17 points, six rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game. She was named the San Antonio News Express Player of the Year in 2007, a member of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, Texas Girls Coaches Association and Texas Basketball Magazine all-state teams and MVP of District 26-5A. Frazier, under the direction of Coach Kristi Snider at Labette County, was named to the Class 4A all-state second team by the Kansas Basketball Coaches' Association, the Topeka Capital Journal and the Wichita Eagle during her junior campaign. She was Sub-State and Southeast Kansas League (SEK) in scoring with 19.5 points per game and also added 10.1 rebounds per contest as the Grizzlies finished the year with a 20-3 mark as Sub-State runner ups and the SEK title. Frazier played under Coach Kim Lassley and with fellow signee Bailey Gee for the Wichita Spooks AAU Team, the same team that current Tiger Bekah Mills came from. A two-time All-SEK selection, Frazier also was a unanimous selection to the volleyball All-SEK first team the past two seasons.Gee is a three-time all league and all-state selection after receiving Class 4A first team honors as a junior, second honors as a sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman.
Gee, under Coach Stana Jefferson, led Andover Central to a third-place Class 4A finish and a 23-3 record last season with averages of 20.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game. Gee played under Coach Kim Lassley and with fellow signee Kendra Frazier for the Wichita Spooks AAU Team, the same team that current Tiger Bekah Mills came from. She also earned all-league first team honors in volleyball in 2005 and 2006 and finished seventh in the high jump at the state meet in 2005, 2006 and 2007. |