Elite Rising Senior GG Jackson Withdrawing from North Carolina, he announced on Thursday via social media.
Jackson will be the first prospect of withdrawing from North Carolina in almost 20 years. JR Smith committed to Tar Heels in 2003, but chose to graduate from high school and go straight to the NBA. Players of the modern recruitment era have withdrawn from Tar Heels and have never been elsewhere for college.
“First of all, I want to thank God for watching over me and giving me the gift and talent to play basketball,” Jackson wrote in his social media account. “Thanks to all coaches above junior high school and AAU coaches for believing in me and letting me play in your program. Thank you for recruiting me for Hubert Davis coaches and UNC basketball staff. Family has been by my side ever since I was born and was the greatest supporter of my life by guiding me in the right direction.
“I decided to leave the UNC and look for other options to help me grow from a teenage boy to an adult and be in the best position to reach my dream goal of the NBA.”
God’s Plan 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/BRWs2To5Cj
— Gregory “GG” Jackson (@_ggjackson) July 15, 2022
Jackson has consistently denied that he plans to enter college next fall, but over the past few months, rumors of reclassification have spread over Jackson’s adoption.
“We were seeing it first,” Jackson told ESPN in April. “But consider my options, look at the different people who have been reclassified, and see how it affected them. I haven’t physically played at that college level yet. I feel like. Be prepared as much as you can. “
However, there is growing speculation over the last few weeks that Jackson will eventually move to the 2022 class and plan to play in college next year. According to sources, the most likely landing point was South Carolina, where he was in the driver’s seat for his commitment until Gamecock broke up with head coach Frank Martin in the spring. The new head coach, Lamont Paris, tried to land Jackson after taking over, but Jackson committed to North Carolina in late April.
If Jackson remained committed to North Carolina, one of the potential complex factors in the reclassification decision was Tar Heel, who signed the North Western transfer. Pete Nance From the portal. Nance, a 6-foot-10 power forward, plays the same position as Jackson, Brady Manek Replacement.
At a distance of 6 feet 9 from Ridge View High School in Columbia, South Carolina, Jackson is ranked 6th on ESPN 100 in 2023. He averaged 12.9 points and 9.8 rebounds at the Nike EYBL circuit last spring and summer. He has scored 12.1 points and 9.4 rebounds in 14 games on the circuit this season. During his junior high school season, he averaged 22.1 points and 10.9 rebounds, earning him the Gatorade Player of the Year in South Carolina. Jackson was also named MVP of the prestigious NBPA Top 100 camp last month after an average of 14.0 points and 9.2 rebounds.
North Carolina currently has one commitment in its 2023 class. Simeon Wilcher..
