'09 WI PF Jamil Wilson (Official Offer)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$ (Wisky site)

Wilson scored 37 points in a 72-68 season ending loss. Wilson states that Wisconsin and Marquette "stick out" at this point.

[MD Buckeye]

Rivals $

4/24

From the Duke site....talks about his interest in Duke, despite the fact that they haven't offered him. Says being close to family and home is something that will hold a weight on his decision.

[Scoopfan]

Scout $

4/16

Hasn't talked to Crean since Crean took the IU job. Will take official visits to MSU, Duke, Indiana, & Kansas for sure. Fifth official will be to either Tennessee, Purdue, or UCLA.

Over a week old, but it's the only other update on him recently from either of the major sites, so I thought it should be here. I've got another article I read a few days ago, and I'll try to find that one too.

[LitlBuck]

I thought Wisconsin would be at the top of his list. I am sure that he knows Crean from unofficial visits he probably made to Marquette.

[Scoopfan]

Detroit News (UM Beat Writer)

4/24

6'7" yet handles like a guard. Very tight with MSU 2008 signee Korie Lucious. Didn't hear from MSU for about eight months because Izzo refused to recruit against his protege Crean (and Jamil was long considered a Marquette lock). MSU has applied the full court press now that Crean is a conference rival. MSU, Duke, Kansas, UCLA to get official visits with the fifth official going to one of Tennessee/Texas/Purdue. Has interest in Indiana but hasn't visited and Crean's restrictions will severely limit his contact. Jamil will likely know his destination before school starts in the fall but wants to stick to his timetable of an announcement in his mother's memory on her birthday next March.

[Scoopfan]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

I thought Wisconsin would be at the top of his list. I am sure that he knows Crean from unofficial visits he probably made to Marquette.

Wisconsin's got no scholarships left and my Crean reference has been edited for clarity.

[LitlBuck]

Amazing that Wisconsin has no scholarships for 09. Bo must be really working the recruiting trail. I guess I forgot about possible sanctions against IU which might keep him away from Crean.

[Scoopfan]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Amazing that Wisconsin has no scholarships for 09. Bo must be really working the recruiting trail. I guess I forgot about possible sanctions against IU which might keep him away from Crean.

Yeah, Bo had four guys signed to his '08 class and he's had two '09 commits for quite some time, leaving him one to give. For whatever reason, he took a fifth from the class of '08 from way off the radar. Kid's from Arizona and no one knows much about him. Hard to believe Bo would do that, but it sounds like Wilson's family has never been too fond of Bo and wouldn't've ended up there anyway.

So with Wisconsin out of scholarships, Indiana's pending sanctions, Marquette's uncertainty, and visits to Duke, Kansas, & UCLA, suddenly MSU is the "home team." Who'd've thought that would ever happen during the early stages of this recruitment when he was a lock to stay in-state....