Richland guard CJ Roberts commits to Missouri

Missouri received its first men’s basketball commitment for the 2017 class in Richland’s CJ Roberts.

The senior guard announced his commitment via Twitter on Monday.

Roberts averaged 22.5 points per game and shot 52 percent from the field last season. He was a first-team all-district and second-team Star Telegram super team pick.

Roberts scored 20 or more points 12 times, and 30 or more three times. His season-high was 39 (14 of 25 shooting) in a 76-72 win over Odessa Permian on Dec. 10.

His Top-6 included Missouri, LSU, Louisiana Tech, Georgia, Ole Miss and Texas Tech.

This story was originally published September 19, 2016 at 1:15 PM with the headline "Richland guard CJ Roberts commits to Missouri."