247Sports: Five-star forward GG Jackson commits to North Carolina

By Staff Report Apr 27, 2022, 12:30pm

MaxPreps All-American averaged 22.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game to lead team to state title as a junior.

By Sherrell McMillan
247Sports

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Wednesday's announcement was well worth the wait for Hubert Davis and the University of North Carolina basketball staff.

More than 10 months after receiving a scholarship offer from the Tar Heels, consensus top 10 prospect Gregory "GG" Jackson of Ridge View (Columbia, S.C.) announced his commitment to Carolina during an afternoon event at school.

Rated the No. 8 player in the junior class by the 247Sports staff (with the expectation he will move even higher in the next rankings update), he is the highest-ranked commitment of the Davis era. Jackson joins five-star New Jersey guard Simeon Wilcher on UNC's 2023 commitment list. He is North Carolina's first top 10 commitment since Caleb Love in 2020.

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