La Lumiere's Jalen James is supposed to hit Silicon Valley for a visit on April 19-21 and other mid-majors also have him tripping this month.
What's interesting is the 6-foot-3 backcourter gave a verbal in 2011 to Illinois but that was before a coaching change took place and the decision was made to annul the engagement.
A number of high major schools were interested in him at one point but that was before there was a question of his qualifying. Now the interest being generated has dropped a notch.
Joe Henricksen's January 2012 article details Jones' departure from his Illinois high school to the one in the Hoosier state, seemingly for academic purposes.
Here's a January 2012 feature.
Here's an undated Future150 analysis of Jones.
Brandon Ramsey offers this evaluation: "I have been a big fan of James since I saw him first a couple of years ago. He has pretty good size for a ball handler and does a good job penetrating the defense. Jalen came up big down the stretch, sinking all 10 of his free throw attempts in the 4th quarter. He can stuff the stat sheet too, rebounds pretty well, is a very good passer, and uses his long arms to be disruptive defensively. Good mid-major point guard prospect."
In summary, Jones is a lanky, pass-first point who will get the ball to teammates in position for a good look. His shooting stroke at one point needed work but 10-10 from the foul line indicates he's solid from 15-feet. Further out is anyone's guess at this point.
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