While football season quickly approaches, the Tiger basketball team made some headlines yesterday.  Mike Anderson got a verbal commitment from 6-foot-10 forward Keith DeWitt on Monday.

DeWitt plays his ball currently at Charis Prep in Wilson, NC.  It is the same school attended in the past by current Tigers Zaire Taylor and Justin Safford.

DeWitt had offers from the likes of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Nebraska, NC State and Marquette.  He was once committed to Bob Huggins and West Virginia, but backed out of that commitment earlier this year.

DeWitt said the coaching staff and the chance at early playing time were major factors in his decision.  He will take an official visit to Mizzou some time in September.  DeWitt joins Michael Dixon in the Tigers' 2009 recruiting class.

The current Tigers are practicing this week for a weekend exhibition tour in Canada.  insideSTL.com will have news from the basketball court tomorrow.