Josh Jackson set to decide early next week

By Matt Tait     Apr 8, 2016

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West forward Josh Jackson, from Justin-Siena/Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, Calif., dunks against the East team during the McDonald's All-American boys basketball game, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Chicago. The West beat the East 114-107. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

According to multiple recent reports, highly coveted high school senior Josh Jackson, a 6-foot-7, 201-pound McDonald’s All-American wing ranked No. 1 overall in the Class of 2016 by Rivals.com, will announce his college of choice next Monday or Wednesday.

This is in line with Jackson’s original timeline of sometime after the Nike Hoops Summit game, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday and will be shown on ESPN2.

Future Jayhawk big man Udoka Azubuike also will play in the Hoops Summit game on Saturday.

As for which day is most likely between the two, Eric Bossi, a national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com, recently Tweeted that Jackson told him that Monday would be the day.

Kansas and head coach Bill Self [remain in good position for Jackson’s services][1] and the Jayhawks are competing with Michigan State and Arizona to land the standout perimeter player who has the total package and figures to make an immediate and profound impact wherever he plays his college ball.

Jackson, [who earned co-MVP honors at the McDonald’s game,][2] has said throughout the process that he’s looking for the best fit for him as a person and basketball player and often talked about how important the family feel would be for him in choosing a school.

Here are a couple of recent good looks at Jackson from USA Today.

[•Josh Jackson is two different people on and off the court][3]

[•How often is Josh Jackson asked about recruiting?][4]

[1]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/mar/30/tom-keegan-selden-parting-means-jackson-good-fit/
[2]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/mar/31/ku-target-jackson-excels-mcdonalds-game/?mens_basketball
[3]: http://usatodayhss.com/2016/josh-jackson-mcdonalds-all-american-michigan-state-josh-jackson-kansas-arizona-mcdaag
[4]: http://usatodayhss.com/2016/josh-jackson-recruiting-hoop-summit-kansas-arizona-michigan-state

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A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.