Top 10 Missouri boys basketball players in Class of 2023
1. Ja’Kobe Walter, SG, Link Academy听
Walter headlines as a five-star recruit and as a top–20 overall recruit in the nation across , , ON3 and . He鈥檚 ranked as the No. 1 shooting guard in the nation by 247 Sports and ON3 has him as the No. 1 Missouri basketball recruit with a NIL valuation nearly 20-times his secondary.听
The 6-foot-5 SG played at McKinney High School in Texas last season 鈥� where he averaged 23.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.3 steals as a junior. He’s expected to reach his 2,000th career point this season. He also led McKinney to its first-ever state championship game (Class 6A). Walter is committed to Baylor and is playing his final season as a transfer at Link Academy. Notably, from October, he had an impressive performance at Coach Wootten鈥檚 Top 150 Camp where he showed off his 听
Baylor commit Ja鈥橩obe Walter vs Arkansas commit Layden Blocker at the Coach Wootten鈥檚 Top 150 Camp! @Laygogetit
— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms)
