Josh Jackson set to decide early next week
West forward Josh Jackson, from Justin-Siena/Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, Calif., dunks against the East team during the McDonald's All-American boys basketball game, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Chicago. The West beat the East 114-107. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
According to multiple recent reports, highly coveted high school senior Josh Jackson, a 6-foot-7, 201-pound McDonald’s All-American wing ranked No. 1 overall in the Class of 2016 by Rivals.com, will announce his college of choice next Monday or Wednesday.
This is in line with Jackson’s original timeline of sometime after the Nike Hoops Summit game, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday and will be shown on ESPN2.
Future Jayhawk big man Udoka Azubuike also will play in the Hoops Summit game on Saturday.
As for which day is most likely between the two, Eric Bossi, a national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com, recently Tweeted that Jackson told him that Monday would be the day.
No. 1 Josh Jackson tells me that Monday is likely going to be the day for his college decision.
— Eric Bossi (@ebosshoops) April 8, 2016
Kansas and head coach Bill Self remain in good position for Jackson’s services and the Jayhawks are competing with Michigan State and Arizona to land the standout perimeter player who has the total package and figures to make an immediate and profound impact wherever he plays his college ball.
Jackson, who earned co-MVP honors at the McDonald’s game, has said throughout the process that he’s looking for the best fit for him as a person and basketball player and often talked about how important the family feel would be for him in choosing a school.
Here are a couple of recent good looks at Jackson from USA Today.