re: Tide Hoops | Recruiting

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Perhaps no player in the country has made a more drastic jump over the past year than 2022 Rivals150 No. 34 Jazian Gortman. The Columbia (S.C.) Keenan High point guard was unranked with only East Tennessee State and Appalachian State offers in March of last year. This summer, the 6-foot-1 Gortman has become one of the nation’s most dangerous guards with the ball in his hands.

“It has been pretty good getting out and playing this competition across the country with the Nightrydas (EYBL) this year. I am able to get a look and see where I am at every weekend, never stop getting better.” Gortman said, “I have been playing pretty well, I have been able to go out there and do what I need to do and have been able to get my team a lot of wins. At the end of the day, I have my matchups, but we all have matchups, I just want to win the games.”

Gortman, who is playing with the Nightrydas (Fla.) EYBL program has become a hot commodity among college programs, and he is about to start to get ready for his official visits.

“I am up to 20 offers now, I would say I am hearing the most from Wake Forest, Florida State, Illinois and Miami. Illinois hasn’t offered me yet, but coach Chester Frazier is keeping in contact with me. I know I am going to visit Wake Forest and Florida State and I should be trying to get down to Miami and Alabama,” Gortman said.

WHAT'S NEXT?

“I grew a fan of Clemson; I am still open to all the schools and that won’t really play a factor. I have to go on my visits first, that is when I will cut everything down, that is when I will know where I want to go.” Gortman said, “I haven’t really started studying any of the school’s play styles yet, so I don’t really know how they will play and how I fit in because I have not watched too much of any of them. I want to play in a system where they got some dogs on the defensive end, where everyone is locking their man up. On offense, I want to play in a fast-paced game and where we can get buckets. I like to play in the screen and roll.”

RIVALS' REACTION

Gortman is a wizard with the ball in his hands. His shot making, and creating, ability to second to none. He has all the tricks in his bag, with ball skills, counters, footwork, and everything in between. Gortman is the ultimate competitor, who leaves it all on the floor each time out, talking the entire time. Gortman is also a relentless on the ball defender, picking up for 94-feet for the entire game.

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Class of 2022 four-star combo guard Derrian Ford will be cutting his list of schools next week.

Ford takes his first official visit to Arkansas June 1-3.

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The crowd is so fricking hype

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2022 Top-25 Prospect Nick Smith tells me he’s being recruited the hardest by:

Kentucky
Duke
Michigan
North Carolina
Arkansas
Texas
Baylor
Ole Miss
Alabama
Auburn
Texas Tech
Georgetown
Oregon
Oklahoma
Illinois

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