Hubert Davis and his North Carolina Tar Heels are focused on one thing right now, getting to the Final Four. But ahead of their matchup with Saint Peter’s on Sunday afternoon, some news regarding a big recruiting target emerged.
Rivals.com’s Rob Cassidy wrote about five-star power forward [autotag]G.G. Jackson[/autotag] on Sunday morning, talking about his recruitment and what we should expect here in the coming weeks. And in the article, Cassidy writes that Jackson is close to a decision and it should come after the 2022 NCAA Tournament is completed within the next two weeks.
Jackson also spoke on his communication with Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels recently:
“I texted with [North Carolina head coach Hubert] Davis before they played the UCLA game and gave him my opinion on what that game was going to be like and all that,” Jackson said. “It’s always all love with him and all love around there. I liked watching them. They don’t play as many guys as other programs do, so this [tournament run] surprised me a little. Obviously Coach Hubert knows what he’s doing, though. It seems like all the coaches and the players are always on the same page.”
For the longest time Jackson appeared to be a lock to UNC as the Tar Heels picked up crystal ball predictions for him. However, with South Carolina out of the mix after firing Frank Jackson, things may have swung in favor of the Blue Devils instead.
Duke picked up two crystal ball predictions from writers on 247Sports’ The Devils Den but both with low confidence. Both teams do believe they are the frontrunners and with Jackson keeping his decision very private, it’s anyone’s guess at this point.
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