Markese Jacobs, a 5-foot-10, 155 pound Class of 2019 point guard from Chicago (IL) Academy, announced his commitment to Kansas on Sunday after visiting for “Late Night in the Phog.”
“Being able to watch Late Night, watching them practice and seeing how they are with their guards and how hard they get on them and want to make them better, that impressed me,” Jacobs told the Chicago Sun-Times. “It’s all about basketball here. You can see and feel the passion.”
He added: “This has always been a dream school for me growing up. So when there is chance to have your dream, you take it. There was no reason to wait.”
Jacobs is Kansas’ first commit in the 2019 class. He previously held offers from schools such as Illinois and Depaul.
He averaged 15.7 points, 2.6 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.7 rebounds per game last season.
“His number one strength is his athleticism and number two is his toughness,” Mac Irvin Fire coach Jimalle Ridley told Scout.com. “His game is very similar to Sherron Collins. But he shoots the ball better at the same stage.”
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