Jahii Carson - PG - Mesa High School - Mesa, AZ - ARIZONA ST.

"�I�m visiting Arizona on Monday,� Carson said, �and that�s all the visits I have lined up right now because I�ll be on the road for a while at other tournaments. I still want to check out schools like UCLA, Alabama, Marquette, Boston College, St. John�s, USC, and Washington. I�m just keeping all my options open now.

�I�m going to see if I get more offers after July and then start narrowing down the list in September or October.�

The Jackrabbit point guard is arguably the best in-state prospect in the 2011 class and as a junior he shot 43% from three-point range. He averaged 23.3 points, 5.5 assists and 2.2, 2.0 steals a game for Mesa who finished 25-5 this past season and reached the state�s 5A-1 state tournament quarterfinals "

http://arizonastate.scout.com/a.z?s=43&p=2&c=976735&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2farizonastate.scout.com%2f2%2f976735.html

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/DougHaller/86659

Another Compton Magic kid

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/mens/news/story?id=5363582

 Jahii Carson (Phoenix/Mesa) continues to impress at the point guard position. He has a burst of speed in the open floor, excels in the transition game, finds the open man and delivers assists with ease. In the half court, he can execute a pick-and-roll or run the offense. He is beginning to separate himself among the point guards in the 2011 class, and he said his list of schools right now are Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA and St. John's.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/mens/news/story?id=5363582

 Jahii Carson (Phoenix/Mesa) continues to impress at the point guard position. He has a burst of speed in the open floor, excels in the transition game, finds the open man and delivers assists with ease. In the half court, he can execute a pick-and-roll or run the offense. He is beginning to separate himself among the point guards in the 2011 class, and he said his list of schools right now are Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA and St. John's.

Lavin saw him this morning.

Some good news...

http://www.zagsblog.com/2010/08/06/carson-has-4-visits-in-mind/ 

The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Carson out of Mesa (Az.) High said he plans to take officials to Arizona, Washington, Oregon State and St. John’s.

Def good news.  U of A is still prob the leader like it is w/ Johnson. 

The one problem for Lavin regarding his PG recruitmeint is as great of a recruiter he is, it's going to be tough for him to have top guys commit when there is only Quincy, Polee, and Stith on the roster and nothing else. 

It's gonna either be a kid with a lot of trust in Lavin and the staff or he'll develop confidence when  a big time player like Sampson, Harkless or Garrett committ to get the ball  rolling. 


Still have plenty of time regardless....

Standout players

Jahii Carson
2011, PG, 5-11, 165 pounds | Team: USA Midwest
Carson, who has a tendency to play more for flash than substance, was terrific in his team's dismantling of Team Asia. His 22-point, nine-assist (with only one turnover) performance was solid on many levels. His penetration into the teeth of the defense and decision making were the catalysts to his team's easy victory. He has elite-level quickness and speed and his change of direction was impressive. Plus, when the opening wasn't available, he calmly sank his jump shot.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/mens/news/story?id=5444890

The word I got is that Carson isn't seriously interested in the Johnnies as his list is narrowed more than 4 and he sees this as a free trip to NYC. However who's to say we can't strike dumb luck and he loves his visit and signs. Who knows?

If being in NYC alone gets us a visit from a good player then thats great because once hes here our guys can work their magic and maybe make this kid want to become a johnny. Lavin knows how to talk to these kids and a visit might be enough to put us higher on the list.

If the scouting report is correct on this kid and he is more about flash than he will see the bright lights of NY and it will light up his eyes.  The key is in my opinion with alot of these kids is that, they are waiting to see how much buzz and how we do this year surrounding the team before they can take us seriously.  SjU has never, even in its glory been a national force in the recruiting world.  Our best players have always been home grown.  Once I think kids see that NY is back as a basketball powerhouse they will want to be a part of it.

Per Scout (via fordham of Redmen.com)....

Carson's mom tells scout.com that Arizona, Washington and SJU are "definitely" getting visits.

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=2&cid=992921&nid=4181833&fhn=1&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fscouthoops.scout.com%2fa.z%3fs%3d75%26p%3d9%26c%3d2%26cid%3d992921%26nid%3d4181833%26fhn%3d1

Jahii Carson of Mesa (Az.) said he plans to visit Arizona, Washington and UNLV. St. John’s also in the mix but nothing set

http://www.zagsblog.com/2010/08/16/jabari-brown-cuts-list-to-7/#more-38344

Per Alex Kline....  Arizona star Jahii Carson's Facebook Status: "My 3 visits are set... Arizona, Washington, UNLV. Two more visits left who should I visit?"

[tweet]http://twitter.com/TheRecruitScoop/status/21675846049[/tweet]

Asking himself a rhetorical question.... I think we'll get a visit.