Video: Class of 2016 No. 1 prospect Josh Jackson highlightsFirst team MaxPreps All-American headed to Lawrence.The nation's No. 1 Class of 2016 high school basketball prospect finally picked his college Monday.
Josh Jackson is headed to Kansas.
The 6-foot-7, 200-pound guard earned MaxPreps All-American first team status this season and was the most valuable player at the McDonald's All-American Game.
A native of Michigan, Jackson reportedly averaged 26.9 points, 13.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game as a senior at
Prolific Prep Academy (Napa, Calif.).
Jackson chose the Jayhawks over Arizona and Michigan State.
The
247Sports Composite lists Jackson as the top prospect in the 2016 class. He joins a recruiting class that includes 6-8 forward
Mitch Lightfoot of
Gilbert Christian (Ariz.) and 6-10 manchild
Udoka Azubuike of
Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.).
