Jordan's recruiting reaches some rare air
Add Stanford and Butler to the list of teams pursuing 6-3 Marcus Jordan, whose stock appears to be rising since he led Young to the Class 4A basketball championship last weekend.
The younger son of Michael Jordan — his brother, Jeff, plays at Illinois — has only one official offer, from Toledo. But Davidson, Oklahoma, Arizona State and Marquette have shown strong interest, according to Brian Davis, Jordan's summer-team coach since 7th grade and his representative in the recruiting process. The late signing period for seniors begins April 15.
"My phone has been ringing off the hook since the weekend," Davis said. "He is the son of the greatest player ever, but ... they just don't know how to recruit him. They figure he's too good for the midmajors, and they figure Michael is going to take care of it. He's stuck in limbo."
According to this article MU has shown strong interest in MJ's younger son. I don't know if it's been on here yet.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/chi-090324-marcus-jordan-recruiting-update,0,6343512.story
Add Stanford and Butler to the list of teams pursuing Marcus Jordan, whose stock appears to be rising since he led Young to the Class 4A basketball championship last weekend.
The younger son of Michael Jordan -- his brother, Jeff, plays at Illinois -- has only one official offer, from Toledo. But Davidson, Oklahoma, Arizona State and Marquette have shown strong interest, according to Brian Davis, Jordan's summer-team coach since 7th grade and his representative in the recruiting process.
"My phone has been ringing off the hook since the weekend," Davis said. Jordan scored 22 points in Young's semifinal victory over Thornton and 19 in the championship-game win against Waukegan.
Davis cited two reasons why the unsigned senior hasn't been on more schools' radars for the late-signing period, which begins April 15.
"One, he is son of MJ," Davis said. "Yes, he is the son of the greatest player ever, but they don't know how to treat him -- how do we handle the situation? How do we get in touch with him? They just don't know how to recruit him.
"They figure he's too good for the mid-majors and they figure Michael is going to take care of it. He's stuck in limbo. If he had a different name than Jordan it would be simple."
The other reason?
"They don't know what position he plays," Davis said. "We see him as a combo guard, a 1 and a 2, and some want him to be one or the other. I look at him as a basketball player. He does anything he can to win."
Davis said Jordan will not follow the lead brother Jeff, who chose to walk on at Illinois rather than accept a scholarship to Valparaiso. Illinois has since given Jeff a scholarship.
"He wants to go somewhere that really wants him," Davis said. "He wants a scholarship off the bat.
"The kid is a winner. I don't see what these coaches are missing. If I was starting a team, he'd be the first player I pick."
Being discussed in the Spring Recruiting thread...
being discussed in the spring recruiting thread...