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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Five-star prospect Trayce Jackson-Davis making visits with 6 finalists

By Daniel Benjamin

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: Indiana Men's Basketball Head Coach Archie Miller speaks at the 2017 Big Ten Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden on October 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: Indiana Men's Basketball Head Coach Archie Miller speaks at the 2017 Big Ten Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden on October 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 18: Head Coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the second half of a game against the USC Trojans at Pauley Pavilion on February 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 18: Head Coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the second half of a game against the USC Trojans at Pauley Pavilion on February 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Five-star recruit Trayce Jackson-Davis will start making college visits at the end of August. Which teams are still in the running to land the 2019 big man?

Consensus top-25 2019 prospect Trayce Jackson-Davis is starting to prepare for his “official” college tour starting with a visit to UCLA on Aug. 31. Jackson-Davis, who pared his college list down to six on Aug. 6, will also take official visits to Iowa, Wake Forest, Indiana and Michigan State. He is also slated to make an unofficial trip to West Lafayette (Ind.) to visit with Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers.

Jackson-Davis,the son of former long-time NBA vet Dale Davis, is a long, athletic southpaw. He is well-built with a strong base and solid upper body. The 6-foot-9 center is fluid around the rim and has the ability to get off his feet quickly which allows him to finish high above the rim and be an excellent rim protector.  While not necessary fluid away from the rim, Jackson-Davis is capable of making jumpers from 15 to 17 feet out.

Per ESPN Insider scouting report, Jackson-Davis’ motor doesn’t run 24/7 which prevents him from being as dominant as he could be. He does also need to work on his post moves, particularly shooting over his left shoulder, as well as on his perimeter defense.

The Greenwood (Ind.) native showed immense improvement from his sophomore to junior season. A USA Today Sports 2018 all-state selection, Jackson-Davis averaged 21.4 points last season for Grove Center which was up from the 12.4 points he produced in 2016-17. He also pulled down 9.3 rebounds, blocked 4.1 shots and doled out 2.6  assists while shooting 67% from the field in 2017-18.

This summer, Jackson-Davis got a chance to showcase his skills with

the USA U18

squad. And he showed pretty well despite seeing the second-fewest minutes on the team. His best game came against Ecuador in the quarterfinals of the 2018 FIBA’s Americas Championship as he produced a double-double (20 points and 11 rebounds) while making all 10 of his shots and doling out four assists. Jackson-Davis, who made 19 of 22 shots (86.0%), averaged 6.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks for the tournament.

247Sports has Indiana as the overwhelming favorite to land Jackson Davis.

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