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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Ranking 2019 guard Jalen Cone’s final 6 schools

By Josh Stevens

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 24: The Virginia Tech Hokies mascot walks on the court in the second half against the Liberty Flames during the second round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 24, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 24: The Virginia Tech Hokies mascot walks on the court in the second half against the Liberty Flames during the second round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 24, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images) /
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – JANUARY 29: The mascot of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons rides a custom-built motorcycle prior to a game against the Syracuse Orange at Lawrence Joel Coliseum on January 29, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – JANUARY 29: The mascot of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons rides a custom-built motorcycle prior to a game against the Syracuse Orange at Lawrence Joel Coliseum on January 29, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

No. 5 – Wake Forest

The Demon Deacons I think only bought themselves a spot in the final schools because they are one of the home town schools. Being from North Carolina I think Cone put them in to maybe give them a false sense of hope. They were more than likely recruiting him from the beginning as they had a front row seat to watch him play in high school.

They had a terrible season this year going 11-20 with their best win coming against rival NCST at home by four. The Deacons are going to need a miracle to pull this recruitment off. They good part about going to play here would be much like Boston College he would be given the starting sport fairly early, and would be able to develop without much pressure. The issues with the schools is that I honestly think that Boston College would make the tournament before they do at this point.

The do have the wonderful pitch of saying another undersized guard in Chris Paul went here which is a great pitch knowing where Paul is today. I just think that Cone wants to pay for a team that is going to compete, and both of the schools I have said really do not offer that.

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