Jack, left, is a senior at Rice High School in Harlem who announced last week that he would attend prep school instead of going directly to college. Fortunately for the Tar Heels, he appears to be reconsidering that decision.
The good news is that Jack is expected to visit the Chapel Hill campus soon. The bad news is that he also appears to be planning to visit Kentucky.
Recruiting expert (and former co-worker of mine) Dave Telep speaks highly of Jack, who would give the Tar Heels badly needed front-court depth. The Wildcats, who currently have only two players taller than 6-7 on next season's roster, also could use his services.
Jack apparently is a raw talent, but it appears that he's likely the best option to fill a gap. At 210 pounds, he's not going to be a physical force, at least next season, but hopefully a player who could develop into a star.
He is from Trinidad and Tobago, barely picked up a basketball before he was 13 and really didn't start to become a star until his junior year of high school. The prep-school decision apparently wasn't driven by academic concerns, but in order to give him more time to develop athletically.
The more I read about David Wear's injury, it appears that he may not have played next season, anyway. So, for next season, UNC is going to miss one Wear instead of two.
There are rumors out there that his dad, Dave, thought that UNC misdiagnosed his hip injury and that had something to do with the decision to transfer.
Reports suggest that Jack's scheduled visit to Chapel Hill likely will be before his visit to Lexington. Hopefully he's so impressed that he'll commit on the spot and not bother visiting UK.
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