Prospect Spotlight: Jordan Mains
Pinnacle High School has plenty of talented returners. However, there might not be a more improved player in their program than Jordan Mains. Mains demonstrated that he is capable of being a top tier prospect while on the adidas Gauntlet with Arizona Power.
Jordan Mains High School
Mains, 6’5 SG/SF 2019, is ready to play big varsity minutes if this past off-season is indicative of what is to come. He demonstrated an improved vertical as well as overall athleticism. Moreover, he is still a lights out shooter from the wing.
Pinnacle figures to be one of the top teams in 6A this upcoming season as they have a plethora of young talent on the roster. His improvement should enable him to be a prominent figure despite there being a log jam of talent at the guard and wing positions.
Over the summer, he played big minutes for Pinnacle and demonstrated the aptitude for having a prominent scoring role. Although Nico Mannion and Trent Brown figure to be the top scorers, they have high basketball IQs and understand how to create shots for teammates as well as share the ball.
As far as this off-season was concerned, Mains was focused on “strength” and “becoming more athletic”. In addition to focusing on those components of his game, he noted that he has been working on his ball handling skills. His transition to the 2 will make him a more sought after prospect. He will provide great length and depth at that spot.
Jordan Mains College Interest
Mains currently has offers from “”Northern Colorado and Houston Baptist”. In addition to receiving these offers, he has interest from “Rice and Pacific”. He also has interest from “UCSB, Davidson, GCU, NAU, UC-Irvine, and Montana”.
He wants to attend a college where he can “fit in” and “make an impact”. Mains will add more interest before the process is done. He has a number of uncoachables and skills that are essential to success at the NCAA Division-I level.
Jordan Mains College Projection
At this time, I see him being an NCAA Division-I Mid-Major prospect. However, there are a number of questions due to his youth. He could conceivably continue to grow as their is a lot of height in his family. Further, he has a good work ethic which will enable his skill set to continue to flourish.