NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing JaKobe Coles' final six

NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing JaKobe Coles’ final six

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JaKobe Coles is regarded as a top-150 recruit in the 2020 class. Which NCAA basketball teams are still in the running to land his commitment?

Recruiting season is heating up around the country. Now that the grassroots events are mostly completed for the year, NCAA basketball programs around the nation are actively pursuing their top targets in the 2020 class. This is also the time that many elite talents start cutting their lists and taking visits to their prospective schools prior to their final high school season. Top-150 power forward JaKobe Coles is definitely among those players with their recruitments heating up.

Although not the most highly-ranked player on his EYBL team, JaKobe Coles was superb throughout the entire summer. At 6-foot-7 and 225 pounds, he already brings plenty of size to the table for a power forward and also boasts a versatile game with the ability to score both inside out. While playing alongside Cade Cunningham and Greg Brown for Texas Titans on the grassroots circuit, Coles put up rock-solid numbers as a consistent presence in the frontcourt.

Over the course of 18 contests with the team, Coles averaged 13.8 points (.503/.259/.692), 7.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. He might never “wow” people with spectacular dunks, but he is ready to be an immediately impactful college player. Coles simply gets the job done in every single game as he can seemingly always be counted on for a few buckets and rebounds. Over the past year, Coles has jumped from being ranked at No. 231 in the class to No. 131.

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Coles is clearly a talented recruit and also recently cut his list down to just six schools: Loyola-Chicago, Minnesota, Texas A&M, TCU, Notre Dame, and Butler. This is a strong collection of programs and he would have the opportunity to make an immediate impact at all of them.

Now that only six schools remain in the running for this commitment, you can be sure that each of them will be prioritizing Coles over the next few months. Landing an early signing period commitment from a top-150 player can go a long way to creating an elite all-around incoming class. Now, without any further ado, let’s dive into analyzing each of the schools left in this recruiting battle.

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