COLUMBIA, MO. – Mizzou Basketball has signed talented guard Christian Guess to its 2018 recruiting class, head coach Cuonzo Martin announced Saturday. Guess is a 6-foot-5 wing from Cleveland, Ohio, who attended Shaker Heights High School. He is immediately eligible to play in the upcoming 2018-19 campaign.

Guess chose Mizzou after drawing interest from West Virginia and DePaul, among others. The standout guard is a proven scorer, averaging 26.2 points per game during his senior campaign at Shaker Heights.

Guess poured in a school-record 57 points in an early-season matchup with Mentor despite checking out for the game’s final 3:56

“We’re very excited to have Christian join our Mizzou Basketball family,” Martin said. “He has tremendous athletic ability and a scorer’s mentality. Christian’s competitive drive and desire to get better will fit right in with our program. We’re looking forward to getting him to Mizzou.”

Guess finished his senior campaign with 496 total points and 21 double-figure scoring games, notching 20 or more points 14 times and 30 or more on four occasions. He led Shaker Heights to its first District Championship since 2015 before falling in the Regional Semifinals despite scoring 30 points.

Guess earned Second-Team All-Cleveland.com Fab 50 All-Star recognition and Second-Team All-Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Second Team honors after his senior year. After transferring from Glenville High School, Guess appeared in nine games as a junior, scoring 23 points in the District Semifinals vs. Maple Heights.

At Glenville as a sophomore, he was a Second-Team Northeast Lakes All-District honoree after averaging 22.5 points. He played varsity basketball his freshman year at Glenville, chipping in 12 points per game.

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