The 247Sports Class of 2023 basketball rating was expanded from 50 to 75 players on Wednesday afternoon and three South Carolina natives were included in the rising youth group. None of the 2023 candidates in the top 75 are committed to a college basketball program.
Ridge View power forward GG Jackson reaches 34th in the country and 6th in its position, Gray Academy’s attacking force Brandon Gardner is No. 37 in the country and No. 7 in its position and center of the Church of Christ Jordan Butler it is general No. 45 and No. 4 in its position. All three are considered potential four-star customers, as only nine out of the top 75 have achieved five-star status.
Jackson and Gardner were offered by the Gamecocks, while Butler, who is the younger brother of former Gamecocks target and signatory of the state of Florida John Butler, was not offered by the head coach Frank Martin. Jackson was also offered by Clemson, Syracuse and Wake Forest. Garnder has 11 offerings, notable including Clemson, Illinois, Georgetown, Ole Miss, Depaul and Wake Forest. Butler has two offers, from Georgia Tech and Wake Forest.
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Shipowner Dajuan Wagner Jr. (Camden, NJ / Camden) remains in control of the first position in the 247Sports ranking.
“After reaching first place when we debuted our classification for the 2023 class at the end of September 2020, Wagner Jr. maintains first place as we expand from a top 50 to a top 75 before the start of the travel season base “, wrote the national basketball director of 247Sports, Eric Bossi.
“Now over 2 meters tall, DJ is part of the royalty of basketball at Camden (NJ) High. His grandfather Milt played in Camden and was a McDonald’s All-American before going to Louisville and the NBA. His father, Dajuan , played in Camden and was a McDonald’s All-American before moving to Memphis and the NBA. As he is approaching the end of his sophomore season, Wagner’s skill, size and scoring ability say he’s on his way of reaching the same heights and that he could be the best of an incredibly talented family. “
The Gamecocks 2021 class is virtually closed. Signatories include owner Legacy Charter (Fort Mill, SC) Jacobi Wright, Shotguard at Brewester Academy (Miami, Florida) Devin Carterand Camden (Camden, NJ) power forward TaQuan Woodley. Harrison Central (Gulfport, Miss.) Power forward Carlous Williams is committed and is expected to sign in the spring. Major targets in the state for the 2022 class include Blythewood four-star power forward Julian Phillips, Keenan four star shipowner Jazian Gortman, and the four-star power of the Legacy Charter Perry Smith. All three were offered by Gamecocks.