Recruiting on the South Plains | PF Justin Jamison Commits to Texas Tech

Texas Tech ahd head coach Tubby Smith is two for two this week on commits, securing the commitment of forward/center Justin Jamison.

THE PLAYER SPEAKS | Jamison spoke about his new head coach and the process in making a decision about where he's going to attend college (via WreckEm 24/7):

"Tubby Smith, for one, he’s great," Jamison said. "He was there from Day 1 before the season started, he was out there watching me in Dallas. The first day, the first game, the first scrimmage at our little exhibition before the season – he came out three different times. They recruited me the best. I just had the strongest relationship with him."

And where he thinks he projects next year:

"I’m going to play alongside Jordan Tolbert," Jamison said. "I’ll play the five next year. With their team, the five and the four are kind of interchangeable because they do a lot of ball screens, you have to be able to guard the four and the five and play the four and the five. I really respected his game and wanted to play with him."

Jamison also talks about his relationship with assistant coach Joe Esposito and Tubby Smith (via DMN):

"I actually got a phone call from Coach Joe Esposito on Thursday," Jamison told Rivals.com before making his decision. "We have a great relationship. I love Coach Esposito. I talk to Coach Esposito about once a week and Coach Tubby Smith once every couple of weeks. I love them. They’re great. I can just really tell that they’re real big about caring for their guys and they’ll take care of you.

"In my opinion, he’s a Hall of Fame head coach. He has National Championship and Final Four experience, and he’s been successful everywhere he’s been. So it’s an honor to be recruited by him and be able to talk to him on a regular basis and stuff like that."

SCOUTING REPORT | Jamison is just a freshman, but he is eligible for this class. Jamison averaged just 20 minutes a game, but in those 20 minutes he averaged 10.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks a game (via NJCAA. Jamison shots 60% from the floor, which is totally awesome.

Jamison is a big body and the film is tough to see. Jamison is a big body and he's really tough to move. Don't let the 260 fool you, it's all there, but he's a fluid athlete that carries that weight well. In fact, some of the dunks that he displays at the beginning of his video are impressive. Quite impressive. He's got a nifty post-up game, but a lot of his points come off of misses, at least in the film I found. Jamison has a solid jump shot, it's not a work in progress and this isn't really a surprise considering he is a former pitcher in the Rangers minor league system. A solid jump hook in the lane, especially from the right block, and he knows how to seal opponents. He's still got some work to do in terms of really perfecting that post game, but he's capable of shooting with both hands from the block, which is something you just don't see that often.

Justin, welcome to Texas Tech and Git Your Guns Up!

2014 Class

Signed

GUARDS
PLAYER	DETAILS
JUSTIN GRAY	POSITION: Shooting Guard HEIGHT: 6’4" WEIGHT: 180 HIGH SCHOOL: Berkeley Prep (Tampa, FL) VIDEO: Clip 1 | Clip 2 RECRUITING SERVICES: Rivals | Scout N/R | ESPN 80 | 24/7 Sports 85 CUMULATIVE RANKING: 0.8381 VTM PROFILE DATE: October 4, 2013
FORWARDS
PLAYER	DETAILS
ZACH SMITH	POSITION: Forward HEIGHT: 6’7" WEIGHT: 205 HIGH SCHOOL: Plano East (Plano, TX) VIDEO: Clip 1 RECRUITING SERVICES: Rivals | Scout N/R | ESPN N/R | 24/7 Sports 70 CUMULATIVE RANKING: 0.700 VTM PROFILE DATE: October 6, 2013

Committed

GUARDS
PLAYER	DETAILS
KEENAN EVANS	POSITION: Point Guard HEIGHT: 6’3" WEIGHT: 170 HIGH SCHOOL: Berkner (Richardson, TX) VIDEO: Clip 1 RECRUITING SERVICES: Rivals | Scout | ESPN 69 | 24/7 Sports 83 CUMULATIVE RANKING: 0.8344 VTM PROFILE DATE: October 16, 2013
DEVAUGNTAH WILLIAMS	POSITION: Shooting Guard HT/WT: 6-3/205 JUCO: Missouri State-West Plains (West Plains, MO) VIDEO: Clip 1 RECRUITING SERVICES: Rivals N/R | Scout N/R ESPN N/A | 24/7 Sports 85 CUMULATIVE RANKING: 0.8500 VTM PROFILE DATE: March 10, 2014 OFFERS | Arkansas, Iona, Loyola Chicago, Kent St., Southern Miss, Texas Tech and UTSA
FORWARDS
PLAYER	DETAILS
JUSTIN JAMISON	POSITION: Power Forward HT/WT: 6-9/260 JUCO: Missouri State-West Plains (West Plains, MO) VIDEO: Clip 1 RECRUITING SERVICES: Rivals N/R | Scout ESPN N/A | 24/7 Sports 84 CUMULATIVE RANKING: 0.8400 VTM PROFILE DATE: March 11, 2014 OFFERS | Florida St., Kent St., Oregon, Pittsburgh, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, Wichita St.