Florida basketball is starting up for the fall, and the Gators hosted a major recruiting target on the first day of practices.
The Rock School (Gainesville) power forward [autotag]Ryan Jones[/autotag], a four-star recruit ranked in the top 70 of all 2024 prep hoopers, stopped by the University of Florida on Monday, according to Gators Online’s Keith Niebuhr
Jones plans on making his college decision in under a week on Oct. 2. It’s hard not to read into a last-minute visit to UF, but it is just a short drive from where he lives. He told Niebuhr that he saw a clear difference in the team from prior visits.
“I went on some unofficial visits there last year and I see a difference in their energy from the year before with what they’re bringing in this year,” Jones said.
An official visitor two weeks ago, Jones remains high on the Gators in the final days ahead of his commitment. He’s set on joining a program with a coaching staff that he can trust to have few to no issues with. Whether that’s Florida or not remains to be seen.
Jones is a consensus four-star recruit, ranked highest ESPN at No. 63 overall in the class of 2024. The On3 industry ranking, which uses a weighted average of all four major recruiting services, puts him at No. 66 overall and No. 9 among power forwards in the class.
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