NCAA Basketball: Analyzing the key 6 teams for 5-star forward Jarin Stevenson

We’re at the point in the NCAA Basketball offseason where the incoming freshmen class is being finalized. There are still a few top-100 prospects without a landing spot but the attention is now on the 2024 recruiting class. However, there are several players that are rumored to be a “reclass” candidate to play this upcoming season.

The big name being talked about is Jarin Stevenson, a 6’10 and 200-pound power forward out of Pittsboro, North Carolina. He’s a consensus five-star prospect for 2024 that is extremely skilled as a face-up forward and can either move past bigger frontcourt players at the 4 or 5-spot or use his size to overwhelm smaller opposing players depending on the matchup.

Stevenson still has some room to grow when it comes to his shooting consistency but he’s capable of scoring both inside and out and is a good rebounder/defender. In fact, he’s been so good at the high school level both on the court and academically, there’s a real chance that the prospect can move up a class and play for the 2023-24 campaign.

So far, Stevenson hasn’t put out a clear list of teams involved. What we do know is that he reportedly intends to make a double decision around June 9th for both his college destination and whether he’ll reclass or not.

To this point, there are six programs that Stevenson has visited, either officially or unofficially. So I’ll be taking a look at how each of them would fit with the five-star forward, for both scenarios.