The nation’s top basketball recruit for the class of 2016 has announced where he’ll play his college ball.
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Jackson made the announcement on Twitter.
Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) wing Josh Jackson is unabashed about his “no holds barred, win at all cost” mindset; in fact, he’s downright proud of it.
Jackson is down to three finalists for his choice of schools: Michigan State, Kansas and Arizona.
This past season may not have ended as hoped, with overall No. 1 seed Kansas losing in the Elite Eight to eventual national champion Villanova, but Jackson’s commitment gives the Jayhawks a chance to bounce back from recent March Madness shortcomings.
“I love Coach [Bill] Self”, Jackson told ESPN.com last month at the McDonald’s All-American Game.
Jackson, who is from Detroit, has most recently played his high school basketball in California, and has been highly-coveted by teams across the country. Adding Jackson to that class would have been a nightmare scenario for the Big Ten.
The news was first tweeted by Jackson’s girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick, who won 2016 Michigan Miss Basketball.
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With his decision, the Jayhawks have now landed three top recruits under Bill Self, with Andrew Wiggins and Josh Selby being the other two.
