South Carolina Gamecocks Offer Blythewood Star
Every year, it seems like at least one prospect from South Carolina 'blows up' and rapidly collects a flurry of offers late in the recruitment process. We have clear examples, from Ja Morant to Aaron Nesmith, just in the last two high school classes. Tre Jackson is clearly amidst a blow-up of his own, especially after receiving an offer from the University of South Carolina'marking his second Power Five offer (along with Iowa State). Jackson has accumulated 15 of his 19 offers since May of this year, from a variety of levels and locations, but there is truly no telling where he could end up. We will shed some light on the point guard, his recruitment, and how things could unfold over the next six months.
The guard prospect enjoyed an incredibly productive summer with Team South Carolina, as one of their leading forces. There are a handful of similarities between Jackson and the aforementioned Morant, who also suited up for Team SC. They are both scoring guards with superior quickness and off-the-bounce ability. Thus far, Jackson has only taken one official visit to Murray State, which is coincidentally where Morant resides. The comparisons tend to end there, because they each approach the game in their own unique manner. Jackson is certainly among the top three-point shooters in the Class of 2019 within South Carolina, given his thirty-foot range and ability to consistently create for himself. He's crafty and able to get by most defenders, and then make an intelligent play in traffic.
So what does this USC offer entail for the future' Well, it provides Jackson with even more recruiting leverage, as more Power Five programs are likely to get involved. That being said, the idea of staying home is usually attractive to most prospects. It feels like Frank Martin extended this scholarship at the perfect crossroads, between the first stage of Jackson's blow-up and the ten-plus offers that should come throughout the school season. A lot of attention is being directed towards the productivity of Jackson, but one could truly argue that his best basketball is yet to come.