While Kentucky has grabbed seemingly every top prospect in the last week or so, there is good news for Kansas fans.
Terrence Jones, a 6-foot-8 forward from Portland (Ore.) Jefferson High, will take an official visit to Kansas.
“Terrence will be taking an official visit to Kansas this Sunday,” his mother, Linda Mashia-Jones, wrote in an email.
After putting up 17 points and 9 rebounds in the Jordan Classic Saturday, Jones told reporters he planned to visit Kansas before announcing alongside 6-5 Portland (Ore.) Jefferson teammate Terrence Ross.
“Hopefully, I will get that done,” Jones said, according to the Lawrence Journal World & News. “I have one official visit left. I want to use it.”
Jones, the No. 13 prospect in the Class of 2010, initially said his final five consisted of UCLA, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Oregon and Washington.
Kansas had been on his list prior to that. But with the addition of Baltimore Lake Clifton point guard Josh Selby to the Jayhawks, Bill Self’s club is now back in the running for Jones.
“He’s anxious for me to join him,” Jones told the Lawrence Journal World & News. “He feels it would be best for both of us. Possibly, we could do great things there.”
Jones said last week that he and Ross would announce together either April 23 or April 30. Now it appears that will happen April 30.
Ross is considering Kansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Oregon and Washington.
The Jayhawks reportedly have just one scholarship remaining but a team source said the program could take both Jones and Ross.
Asked if they would both go to the same school, Jones said:
“It could happen but I want him to do what’s best for him and me to do what’s best for me. If that’s together then that’s good. But if it’s not then I’ll respect it.”
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Jayhawk_Jake / April 23, 2010
Big news had a bad feeling he wouldn’t visit, just hoping its not too late. Go get him Self!
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UofA BJ / April 24, 2010
If TJ isnt extremely wowed by his visit to Lawrence, he will be a Husky.
I also heard(dont know if accurate) KU has pulled T Ross offer after Selby commitment so Ross will go to Wash it looks like.
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RockChalkWoody / April 25, 2010
Ross is supposedly announcing for UW tomorrow (while Jones is still in Lawrence). It’s looking less & less like a “package” deal.
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slappedyomomma / April 28, 2010
if there is one thing that Self and a visit to Lawrence can do, it is ‘WOW’ a recruit. Lawrence is a great town, KU has an absolutely gorgeous campus, and Allen Fieldhouse is more historic than 99% of the other venues in the country.
i’m not really worried about losing Ross. KU is loaded at guard (Selby, Releford, Taylor, Johnson, Reed, Morningstar, Woolridge). what they need is 1 more SF or PF. and Jones would probably fit in at SF, seeing as KU has Robinson and the Morris twins at PF.
if they were to add Jones, KU would be an easy top 10 team. possibly top 5 by the end of the season. a big IF though.
however, Self has shown he can land big recruits during the spring (Rush, Henry).
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