Jackson State’s basketball recruiting class has JUCO feel to it

JACKSON, Mississippi  -- Wayne Brent knows he’s returning a young group.

That’s why the Jackson State basketball coach didn’t target many high school players this recruiting season.

If the program wants to win fast, it has to bring in more experienced players, he said. So with the five scholarships he had to offer, Brent targeted junior college players.

“With the junior college kids, we got a chance to compete and win, right now,” Brent said.

“We felt, coming in from last year, we’d go get our freshmen kids, build our foundation, and the second year go back and bring in ...

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