Five-star forward G.G. Jackson is decommitting from UNC, he announced on social media Thursday. Jackson is the first player in the modern era to decommit from North Carolina and is set to reclassify and commit to South Carolina, a source confirms.
In previous conversations with UNC’s staff about reclassifying, Jackson — who doesn’t turn 18 until December — said that he didn’t feel he was physically ready to compete at the college level just yet.
But after Jackson was named MVP of the NBPA Top 100 camp in June — notably, in front of several NBA decision-makers — that sentiment seems to have changed. By reclassifying, Jackson is fast-tracking his path to the first round of next summer’s NBA Draft. North Carolina, obviously, made its best effort to retain Jackson’s commitment. At the start of July, the busiest month of the recruiting calendar, Davis and his staff visited Kansas City to watch Jackson play on the grassroots circuit. That’s after previously visiting him at home this spring, days before the team arrived in New Orleans for the Final Four. Still, the staff appeared to cover its bases with scholarship offers this week for two other 2023 forwards, TJ Power and Zayden High.
UNC is down to one 2023 commit after Jackson’s decommitment: five-star combo guard Simeon Wilcher, the nation’s No. 14 recruit according to the 247Sports composite.
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