Joe Jackson Stays Home; Virginia & LSU Land Top Recruits

by Franklyn Calle The University of Memphis began the weekend taking the good with the bad. On the same day that the Tigers received the bad news that sophomore forward Angel Garcia will have to miss the entire season after tearing his ACL, head coach Josh Pastner received great news when five-star point guard Joe Jackson verbally committed to the program. Jackson, a Memphis native, chose Memphis over Kansas and Tennessee. The 5-11 guard is one of top players in the nation and as you may remember, he did his thing at the Reebok All-American Camp in Philly, quickly becoming my favorite player while I was out there. The future looks bright for the Tigers as Jackson will join blue-chipper Will Barton in next year’s incoming freshmen class. Barton, a 6-6 senior guard at Brewster Academy, is considered by many as the top shooting guard in the class of 2010. Will’s brother, Antonio Barton, has also verbally committed to suiting up for the Tigers next season. Antonio will be doing his seni...