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91Quake
PhD Student
Posts 1126
03-25-24 09:13 PM - Post#366452    

Jay Jones, son of, yes, Joe Jones has committed:

https://twitter.com/NERRHoops/status/1772 412245755...
AsiaSunset
Postdoc
Posts 4366
03-26-24 10:56 AM - Post#366481    

A nice start to 2025.

Oh - and if anyone cares - Malik Mack just entered the portal.
penn nation
Professor
Posts 21285
03-26-24 11:07 AM - Post#366484    

Won't be the last.

  • AsiaSunset Said:
A nice start to 2025.

Oh - and if anyone cares - Malik Mack just entered the portal.



palestra38
Professor
Posts 32883
03-26-24 11:33 AM - Post#366485    

Well, if that vaunted Harvard degree isn't worth giving up the money, expect every school to be affected.
penn nation
Professor
Posts 21285
03-26-24 11:37 AM - Post#366488    

You beat me to it. This has been going on for a while in the IL, but it seems as though policies only change when H-Y-P (in that order) decide that they need to institute something.

Watch when this happens to Princeton--and it will (and if doesn't, that is a major reflection on the skewed socioeconomic characteristics of its pool). They'll feel like it's the end of the world.


  • palestra38 Said:
Well, if that vaunted Harvard degree isn't worth giving up the money, expect every school to be affected.



T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
PhD Student
Posts 1173
03-26-24 11:56 AM - Post#366491    

  • 91Quake Said:
Jay Jones, son of, yes, Joe Jones has committed:

https://twitter.com/NERRHoops/status/1772 412245755...


Son of Joe Jones, or James Jones?
AsiaSunset
Postdoc
Posts 4366
03-26-24 12:27 PM - Post#366496    

His dad is Joe Jones
andybech
Freshman
Posts 83
03-27-24 10:58 AM - Post#366595    

Mack is now ranked first on the Athletic transfer portal rankings. Georgetown and other DC schools in the mix. Note also that Georgetown got Jelani Williams' little brother.

It does seem that the combination of a school with good academics and significant NIL money is going to lure lots of top Ivy young players now. Perkins is probably more in that category than dissatisfaction with the program most likely.
penn nation
Professor
Posts 21285
03-27-24 11:03 AM - Post#366596    

  • andybech Said:
Perkins is probably more in that category than dissatisfaction with the program most likely.



I'm not sure that this is a strictly either/or proposition.

andybech
Freshman
Posts 83
03-27-24 11:12 AM - Post#366597    

  • penn nation Said:
  • andybech Said:
Perkins is probably more in that category than dissatisfaction with the program most likely.



I'm not sure that this is a strictly either/or proposition.



It does not have to be. The allure of a good education and good money is pretty powerful. There is just not much evidence that the state of the program is the issue here (there is much more grumbling on this board). I don't think Mack is dissatisfied with Harvard really either. Harvard is better lined up for the future than Penn is arguably.

I am not in love with the state of the program either as SD just has not been a good recruiter. Whether that rises to the level of replacing him is another question entirely as the program is not a disaster and has had its share of bad luck (Dingle transferring was really more about the NIL money than anything else).

Without NIL money Ivy league basketball in general will suffer. The league improved when the bottom 6 schools got better and they also had the advantage of just about every kid staying 4 years. Now NIL money is changing the equation as we were able to make up for the lack of athletic scholorships with need-based aid. But if a kid can get $300K on top of that and still go to a good school they should probably take that deal.
SomeGuy
Professor
Posts 6415
03-27-24 01:05 PM - Post#366606    

This is great news. Right now, we have the best recruiting class in the league for 2025. Ok, so we have the only recruiting class. But this is a good get.
AsiaSunset
Postdoc
Posts 4366
04-04-24 02:27 PM - Post#366985    

The New England Recruiting Report (NERR) posted a very nice article about Jay Jones and his decision to commit to Penn.
Penn90
Masters Student
Posts 575
Penn90
04-04-24 04:27 PM - Post#367002    

https://newenglandrecruit ingreport.com/in-the-news...

His uncle is James Jones!
Leges sine moribus vanae

palestra38
Professor
Posts 32883
04-04-24 05:04 PM - Post#367005    

Joe Jones' pedigree ain't chopped liver.
Penn90
Masters Student
Posts 575
Penn90
04-04-24 10:16 PM - Post#367023    

I know! I mentioned it as a compliment.
Leges sine moribus vanae




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