Jaxon Richardson slow rolling recruitment

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LAS VEGAS – Jaxon Richardson knows that his older brother, Jase, wants what’s best for him, and, to some degree, he gives him the room to make his own decision; still, Jaxon said he’s clear on his older brother’s ultimate agenda.

“He lets me do my thing for the most part,” Jaxon said. “But, yeah, he definitely wants me to come and play with him.”

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Jase is preparing to kick off his freshman season at Michigan State, where their father Jason Richardson won a national title in 2000 before a stellar career in the NBA.

“I’m gonna make the best decision for me, but of course with my dad going there and now my brother that would be cool,” Richardson said. “It’s really early for me, so I’m just taking my time with everything, so I’ll be able to say that I made the best decision for me. I would love to play with my brother again though.”

Makes sense since he and his brother helped lead Columbus (Fla.) to the Final Four of the Chipotle Nationals tournament last season.

Richardson, who checks in at No. 27 overall in the Rivals150, is already picking up interest from everyone from Miami, Alabama, Cincinnati and USC, among many others.

He took an unofficial visit to Alabama recently and left raving about Nate Oats’ program.

“I was really impressed with the practices for sure. I got to go to the football game and midnight madness and all of that. That’s definitely a style that I’m comfortable playing in. They get up and down the floor fast and there’s a lot of opportunities to…

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Publish date : 2024-10-22 02:30:00

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