Jamil Wilson, who stands as the #1 09' prospect in Wisconsin and one of the top 10 prospects nationally in
the 09 class wraps up his summer this weekend in Portland, Oregon at the Nike
Global Challenge where he will compete with and against some of the very best
talent in the world. However, while Jamil Wilson's summer schedule winds
down after this weekend, his recruitment is set to move full speed ahead as he
is regarded as one of the premiere prospects in the country still available.
I caught up with Wilson this morning as he prepares for this weekend's event and
he indicated that he's narrowed his list down to 7 schools.
The long athletic Wilson is a mutli-skilled forward who can handle the ball,
stroke the jumper, and has exceptional length and athleticism that make him very
difficult to contain in both the open court and half court sets. As good
as he is now, he's got tons of room to grow and improve and while he's shown an
ability to dominate on both the high school and grassroots circuits the past
couple of years, the young forward's best years look to still be ahead of him.
That being said, while high major programs across the country have tried to
position themselves to land the 6'8" F from Racine Horlick, Wilson informed me
earlier today via telephone that he has narrowed his list of schools down to 7
and they are as follows: Purdue, Michigan
State, Duke, Marquette, Oregon, Texas, and Kentucky. These are not in any particular order.
"These are the schools that have shown the most interest in me
but more importantly myself and my family are comfortable with these schools as
well right now," Wilson said." He added, "With the school year
approaching, this is the time to shorten the list down to those that I am
seriously considering and its the right thing to do for myself, my family, and
the schools that have been recruiting me."
Jamil Wilson attends Racine Horlick High School and he competes on the
Grassroots circuit with the Playground Elite.
Calendar of Events
June 2008 - TBD
7/6 - 7/9 - NY2LA Next Level Invite
7/22 - 7/26 - Las Vegas Tournaments
8/7 - 8/10 - Gen Next All-Star Camp
