Top USC hoops target making commitment this weekend. He previews that decision here
Jacobi Wright of Fort Mill, who attends Legacy Charter in Greenville, has made up his mind on his college choice. He will make his announcement via a video on Twitter and Instagram at approximately 2 p.m. Sunday.
His decision came from South Carolina, Winthrop and Charlotte, and he didn’t make the choice until giving each school one more chance to make one final argument about why he should choose them.
“I had Zoom calls with them,” Wright said. “I guess with each call they were giving their last pitch. I just told one of them I was committed, and then another one of them I told I had decided on a different school. I haven’t told the last school yet.”
The 6-foot-2 point guard said the school he and his family decided on was the one that overall checked off all the boxes on their wish list.
“The relationship that I have with the school at this point,” Wright said. “How I fit. Just the environment. I just think it’s somewhere where I can call home. It’s a place where my parents are very comfortable with me going to college. They feel I’m around good people. And it’s somewhere where I can keep developing my game and become a better player and person.”
Further convincing Wright that he had made the right decision was the reaction he got from the staff of the school he picked when he told them they were it.
‘It was a lot of excitement,” Wright said. “They were just excited as I was to tell them. It just made me feel good because it made me feel like they really wanted me.”
Wright also had offers from St. John’s, DePaul, Elon, Tennessee State, Tulsa, UNC-Wilmington and Rhode Island.
Last season, he led Legacy Charter in Greenville to a 22-9 record. He averaged 17.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He shot 44 percent from the field and 32 percent from the field.
Football news and notes
▪ South Pointe WR O’Mega Blake plans to name his top three Saturday and then commit on Monday. South Carolina recently offered and became a major player with him. He’s also had Syracuse, Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State, Tennessee, NC State, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, East Carolina, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Pitt, UNLV and Virginia Tech on his favorites’ list. Blake is a versatile player who also can play in the secondary, but USC has been recruiting him as a receiver. Last season he had 50 catches for 1019 yards and 14 touchdowns.
▪ DE Shemar Pearl of Garden City (Kansas) junior college committed to Missouri over USC and Texas Tech.
▪ USC offered TE Thomas Fidone (6-5 225) of Council Bluff, Iowa. He’s a four-star prospect and ranked the No. 2 tight end nationally and the No. 1 prospect in Iowa. His offer list also includes Alabama, Iowa, LSU, Nebraska, Michigan, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami, Missouri, Notre Dame, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Southern Cal and others.
▪ USC offered 2022 RB Quinshon Judkins of Pike Road, Alabama. His offers also include Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Nebraska. Last season he rushed for 1,131 yards and 16 touchdowns.
▪ USC offered 2022 DT Brandon Cleveland of Valrico, Florida.
▪ USC offered 2023 DE/LB Qua Russaw of Troy, Alabama.
▪ USC offered 2023 ATH Rico Walker (6-3 215) of Hickory, North Carolina.