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Mizzou Hoops Recruits From St. Louis Getting Warm Reception

Marquette's Ryan Rosburg and De Smet's Eric Moeller are already making an impression on their new teammates.

Under new NCAA rules, college basketball teams are now able to conduct formal practices with coaching instruction in the summer months, something previously limited to squads which took approved trips overseas before the season.

Next month, the Missouri Men's basketball program will spend time playing in Europe, and the first of those practices started Sunday. But the team has been able to practice under the new set of rules since last month.

That time has already been enough for a pair of St. Louis area products, Ryan Rosburg (Marquette) and Eric Moeller () to make an impression.

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Two of the pair's new teammates, forward Laurence Bowers and Tony Criswell, and told Patch what they thought of the St. Louisans.

Bowers said Rosburg "can develop into a great basketball player," while Criswell said he was impressed with Rosburg's ability to use his body.

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Moeller turned down scholarship offers at mid-major programs to join the Mizzou squad as a preferred walk-on. in the spring, he told Patch he expected to redshirt this upcoming season.Bowers said Moeller "moves really well to be as tall as he is….he just needs to add a little strength and fine-tune his offensive game."

"I believe he'll be a scholarship player," Criswell said of Moeller.


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