By ADAM ZAGORIA
Jalen Green has set his announcement date.
The 6-foot-5 guard from Prolific Prep (CA) will announce his college choice April 17.
Auburn and Memphis are the most likely landing spots for Green, the No. 3 player in 2020 per 247Sports.com and the projected No. 3 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, per ESPN.com. But he has also considered Fresno State, Oregon and USC.
it’s bout that time. y’all stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/ACIVgtaAdd
— Jalen Green (@JalenGreen) April 10, 2020
Going pro is also an option but he said in January at the Hoophall Classic he plans to go to college.
“I’m thinking about college and college only,” he said then. “I’ve been [hearing] that I’m going pro, this and that, no that’s not the case. I’m going to college.”
Here’s Jalen Green: Prolific Prep Star and perhaps the best uncommitted player in the country. Green easily bursts out to the perimeter, sets himself and drills a three. He’s 2-3 tonight from deep. pic.twitter.com/IzASXRi6wi
— Ethan Fuller (@ethman43) January 19, 2020
Green said high school players who opt to go pro do so “if they want to chase the money,” and he instead wants to play in the NCAA Tournament.
“I want to play on a big stage,” he said.
Jalen Green puts up a BIG 26 to lead Prolific over La Lumiere 👿@JalenRomande @ProlificPrep @espn #JalenGreen #ProlificPrep #espn #HHClassic pic.twitter.com/OYIwN35yuK
— Who’s Next (@WhosNextHS) January 20, 2020
Green said in January he wanted to see which players came and went to his college options, which left for the NBA and which coaches potentially left. So far, no high-major coaching changes have occurred.
“Yeah, like who leaves, who’s getting better, who’s not getting better,” he said. “Things like that.”
JALEN GREEN. Green knocks down a big three-pointer (22 points now) to give Prolific Prep a six-point lead with a minute to go! pic.twitter.com/ONrFfhXyGE
— Ethan Fuller (@ethman43) January 20, 2020
Photo; Jon Lopez / Nike
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