By ADAM ZAGORIA
Jabari Smith, the 6-foot-10 power forward out of Powder Springs (GA), will announce his college choice at 3 p.m. on Friday, per 247Sports.com.
Ranked the No. 1 power forward in the Class of 2021, he is considering Georgia, Georgia Tech, UNC, Tennessee, Auburn and LSU.
Prediction: @AuburnMBB https://t.co/TbGwbKcLLb
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) October 6, 2020
He recently broke down his top six for 247Sports.com:
Auburn: “They play very free, I think they’re a very good defensive team so I think that will bring out the defensive part of my game that people don’t really see. I feel like they always play with long active wings and forwards so I think that will be a good fit for me. They also just talk about how I would fit in their play style.”
Georgia: “Georgia says that I can achieve all of my dreams staying close to home and they will put me in the best position to succeed as I can stay home and win and get better. I will get pushed everyday, that’s their main pitch. It is close to him so my friends and family can come see me play, they just had Anthony Edwards and he’s going to do what he dreamed about. Just seeing that and seeing how he stayed close to home and is going to where he wanted to go.”
Georgia Tech: “Georgia Tech is like 15-minutes from my dad’s place so just staying here in the city so staying home and literally up the street. They just pitched that and player development. I can achieve all my dreams there, play in the ACC, play amongst Duke and North Carolina and those guys, thats’ their main pitch basically.”
LSU: “My dad went there so continuing the legacy. They said they have a good chance of landing some big names and creating a good 2021 class coming in so just that pitch and also their play style with Naz Reid and other bigs over the years, just showing me how they used them and how it will translate to the next level.”
North Carolina: “North Carolina is also a school known for big men. I talk to Roy Williams and Hubert Davis a lot and they always talk about how North Carolina is a winning program and how I can step on campus day one and make an immediate impact. Just the whole name of North Carolina, there’s nothing like it.”
Tennessee: “They’re known for bigs and forwards, Rick Barnes is, he coached Admiral Schofield, Grant Williams, Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge so that sticks out. His coaching style fits how I play, so that’s their pitch. They just got Kennedy Chandler so they talk about us coming in and making an immediate impact and winning at Tennessee.”
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