The momentum in the recruitment for top UNC basketball target G.G. Jackson might be shifting. And it’s not good news for the Tar Heels.
After news broke on Monday that South Carolina was firing Frank Martin, it had a big impact on Jackson’s recruitment. While they aren’t officially out of the running, it appears very likely he’s not going there. That leaves just UNC, Duke and potentially the G-League as realistic options.
However, Duke just picked up a crystal ball prediction for Jackson which is their first of the recruitment. John Watson of The Devils’ Den on 247Sports logged a crystal ball for Jackson on the website, giving the Duke their first prediction out of the five on there. That’s not good news for the Tar Heels as Watson is a Duke Insider for the site, citing that Duke might be the leader in this recruitment.
Jackson received his offer from UNC back in 2021, just over 8 months ago and at one point, the Tar Heels were the favorites in the recruitment. They have crystal ball predictions from national analysts Eric Bossi and Jerry Meyer while Duke reporter Adam Rowe also has one in for the Tar Heels.
But all three of those were from October to December.
Whether you want to believe the Duke reporters or not, this doesn’t appear to be great news for the Tar Heels. And now they might have some ground to make up.
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