Courtney Jackson

In an article about our recruiting, Jim Harris had this to say about Courtney Jackson:

Excitement was already running high at UALR in regards to recruiting thanks to Jackson's signing in November. "I'm excited as anything about him," Shields said of the regional MVP. "He plays extremely hard every time out. He can really shoot the basketball. Like Solomon [Bozeman], he has a great feel for the game. I think he can play extended minutes as a freshman." Shields describes Jackson as a player who can interchange between the small and power forward spots, with the ability to play facing the basket or to back in as a small post player. Landing Jackson in November was paramount, Shields said. "He's a guy that had we not gotten him early, I don't think we would have had an opportunity to get him late. We recruited him throughout his junior year and the summer and fortunately were able to get him in the fall."

Evidently this is a bigger deal than I had realized. It is hard to know how good a player is just by reading reports. He is ranked as the 13th best player in Texas by one rating service. Hopefully this is the gem we have been waiting for.