Recruiting Report: Tony Jackson (2017)
2017 North Hardin guard Tony Jackson is one of the best players in the state of Kentucky. The 6’5” guard is well built, physical and a tremendous rebounder. However, he’s also a very good perimeter and mid-range shooter. He struggles…
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Continue Reading2017 North Hardin guard Tony Jackson is one of the best players in the state of Kentucky. The 6’5” guard is well built, physical and a tremendous rebounder. However, he’s also a very good perimeter and mid-range shooter. He struggles at times to get to the rim, but when he does he’s a very good finisher and does shy away from contact. He’s not a great athlete and isn’t the quickest guard either, but he makes up for it with his physicality and strength.
Currently Tony is hearing from a variety of colleges including Clemson, Oklahoma, Eastern Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and UAB. He mentioned those five as being on him most consistently. He claims offers from all five and says nobody is standing out right now. He wants a good academic school and he wants coaches that will teach him and help him improve his game as well.
Tony is a very capable scorer, but he’s not a pure scorer like some of the other 2017 players in Kentucky, he’s a willing passer and is more likely to pass to an open man than take a contested shot. He also does a lot of other things well like rebound, block shots, lock in defensively and create steals and deflections. He wants to get more aggressive still and wants to be more effective at getting by his man and making things happen off the bounce going forward this season.
North Hardin has had a solid start to the season reeling off 8 straight wins before falling to Brentwood Academy (TN) last night in the King of the Bluegrass. Tony mentioned defense as a big part of their game plan and they hope to hold every team they play under forty points. Tony also stressed that they all depend on each other on the court and not let selfishness creep into the equation.