Clarence was a major recruit in his own right.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1997-11-20-9711200005-story.html
Dillard basketball player Clarence Gilbert, a pre-season All-America, has orally committed to the University of Missouri.
Gilbert will join Dillard teammate Keyon Dooling, who commited last week, and Travis Robinson, a 6-foot-7 wing from Mount Zion High in Durham, N.C.
"I knew what I wanted all the time," Gilbert said. "[Missouri) says I will get a chance to start and that's all I can ask for. It's been real crazy, but it's over and now I can concentrate on basketball."
Gilbert had narrowed his list of colleges to Arkansas, Georgia, Michigan State and Missouri.
Several recruiting experts have said the commitments from Gilbert, Dooling and Robinson gives Missouri one of the nation's top five classes.
Gilbert and Dooling are considered one of the top high school backcourts in the country. The Sporting News had Dooling as the 16th-best player in the country and Gilbert at 51st heading into this season.
Gilbert, 6-foot-2 guard, was the Sun-Sentinel Class 4A-5A-6A Player of the Year last season, averaging 23.3 points, six rebounds and three assists.