We’re going to weigh in on a few items here: after a pretty good summer, where we saw some signs of maturity, Uplift’s 5-11 combo guard Markese Jacobs de-committed from his earlier pledge to attend University of Kansas. For those familiar with the circumstances and have shrewd understanding of the culture in Jayhawk Country, frankly it was inevitable for the young fella to embark on this decision to peel away from his commitment there. “Now, some guys love when the odds are stacked against them.” (Obviously the young fella didn’t want to compete yearly or perhaps be a back-up). We got a chuckle from the social media outlets; the clap chasers fueled with a roaring backlash of ridicules comments. Jacobs over the weekend landed offers from DePaul, Illinois, and Nebraska. Now, he can put his energy & focus on his academic work.
Chicago State’s hire of native Lance Irvin didn’t catch most locals off guard. Those in the know come recognize the neighborly support, it will take to push that sagging program forward. In fact, many of us hoop connoisseurs are beaming with joy for Lance and sadden for the fate of former Head Coach Tracy Dildy, when it seemed everyone around town was all in with supporting his Program’s re-building process when he was initially hired. Dildy has now landed softly joining Mike Davis at University Detroit, now watch that tandem take off.
Hmm hmm…blazing fast 2019 guard Chris Roberts will take his unorthodox acrobatic hoop game back to the south-side where he will spend his senior season at Morgan Park. Last season he made a splash with a 37-pt. outing vs Whitney Young while playing for Lincoln Pk. Roberts has been plagued by inconsistency his entire High School career which started at Kenwood.
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