2029 Guard TJ Jamison Has Next at Whitney Young

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whitney Young 2029 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='2886496' first='TJ' last='Jamison'] has a chance to be among the premier prospects in his class.&nbsp; He showed it in flashes as a freshman at Whitney Young and is primed to impress this spring for [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] 15U.&nbsp; We saw him at Chi-Town Tip Off where he looked the part of a top 5 player in the class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He is a combo guard at 6'4” with plus positional size that projects as one of the top players in the class.&nbsp; Ultra smooth with the ball in his hands weaving his way through traffic in both the half court and transition to the hoop for scores along with making quite a few trips to the line.&nbsp; Plus shooter with a quick and clean shooting stroke that he can make off the catch and bounce.&nbsp; Flashes playmaking feel and rebounds very well for his position.&nbsp; Length is a major issue for opponents with how much ground he covers defensively and if he choses to lock in on this can be a monster on that end!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We caught up with him to chat about his freshman year with the Dolphins.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“In the beginning it was tough playing both JV and varsity.&nbsp; Toward the middle of the season it started to get easier as I got moved up to the starting lineup.&nbsp; I was used to it then scoring and winning games.&nbsp; Towards the end I got moved back down to JV and we lost some chemistry and lost to Simeon in the tournament.&nbsp; Overall though it was good.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jamison had a great mentor in top 3 senior [player_tooltip player_id='1552475' first='Marquis' last='Clark'] showing him the way.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“He has a great work ethic and is a leader.&nbsp; He is going to Tennessee next year.&nbsp; He was telling us how to do things and that will lead to D1 offers.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What are the strengths of his game?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“I am a shooter.&nbsp; I run the court.&nbsp; I am a defender.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jamison talked about how it is going early on with [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] 15U.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“We are doing good.&nbsp; We just have to keep practicing.&nbsp; I feel once the EYBL season actually starts we will be good.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->