Kyran Jones Recruiting Update (2017)
Following his Bowling Green Purples sparkling win Tuesday night, 2017 forward Kyran Jones spoke frankly about his college basketball options.
“It is just JuCo’s really right now,” said Jones.
Junior College basketball consistently gets a bad rap among high school players, but the majority of D1 programs sign a JuCo player each year, while some (OVC, Big-12, MAC) sign as many as three or four a year.
Excelling at elite JuCo programs, in time, can easily pave the way towards a D1 scholarship. Jones is hearing from two elite programs.
Shawnee Community College (IL), Iowa Western, and Rend Lake Community College (IL) have been in touch.
“Iowa Western and Shawneee is basically the only two I am looking forward to (visiting),” said Jones. “He texts me after every game. I mean, we pretty much talk like every day. Same with Iowa Western.”
Jones was one of the best players in the building last night. The Purples pulled away in the second half, winning 62-45.
Kyran Jones arrived like a man on fire. Surging up the floor, Jones ran a smaller, ostensibly quicker team out of the gym early.
Jones ripped a 5-foot-6 point guard and dashed up the floor for an easy two. The jacked senior resembles a college freshman tight end. He can handle and create with the dribble.
Player Comparison
After running with W.A.C.G last summer Kyran Jones is still searching for offers. His game resembles Ohio State Jae’Sean Tate’s. Like Tate, Kyran is definitely a college tweener. At 6-foot-6 Jones projects as a forward, small or large.
Both Tate (14 ppg , 8rpg) are obnoxiously strong for their age. Tate fought questions about his height and continues to outwork and overpower taller, bigger opponents. Jones can do the same.
For Kyran Jones his recruitment is wide open.
Bowling Green Head Coach D.G. Sherrill gushed over Kyran and teammate Terry Taylor postgame.
“I think you have two horses up here,” said Coach Sherrill. “This is our 30th win. They are averaging over 30 wins a year since they were varsity players. That doesn’t happen on accident. That is not something you stumble into face first. I know we catch a lot of grief from here and here yonder. These two guys are two of the best.”
Junior college is not his preferred path, but Jones is listening.
“As of right now it is something I have to do right now,” said Jones. “I don’t have any other schools.”
He will take visits after Bowling Green’s season ends.
College coaches can catch Kyran Jones against another unsigned college prospect (Tavin Lovan) Monday night at Western Kentucky University’s E.A. Diddle Arena.