Kansas Basketball: Breaking down the 2019 recruiting class
Jalen Wilson – Denton, TX
SF | 6-foot-8 | 215 lbs | No. 50 overall
Originally a Michigan commit, Jalen Wilson was released from his LOI following the departure of head coach John Beilein for the NBA. Upon reopening his recruitment, Wilson became arguably the most highly sought-after recruit in the country. Ranked at No. 50 in the class, he is clearly tremendously talented and his versatility is through the roof as a potential professional prospect. Wilson should be an immediate impact player at the college level as a result and he was a tremendous late addition for Kansas.
As a player, Wilson is listed as a 6-foot-8 small forward. He brings prototypical size to the position and a varied skill set that shows off scoring chops both inside the arc and beyond it. Using his strength and agility, Wilson does a nice job scoring around the rim by muscling his way through contact but he can also be a deadly perimeter threat. This ability to score in so many ways is what makes him such a matchup nightmare on that end of the floor.
On the defensive end, Wilson might not be elite but he holds his own quite well. He can match up with just about all small forwards due to his size and athleticism, although he does not project as much of a multipositional stopper. He should, nonetheless, be a solid two-way player with massive offensive upside.
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That concludes this look at Kansas’ incoming 2019 recruiting class. Even though it might not have seemed elite at first, this is now an extremely intriguing class. Coach Self once again brought in a great group and it seems likely that the program will continue to compete near the top of the national rankings for a few more years (at least).