Jared McCain, the High School Basketball Phenom and Tik Tok Sensation With Dreams of NBA Stardom

Posted Jan 24, 2022
Facing directly ahead sits a yellow piece of paper pinned to the wall, containing a list of goals. Get 10 Division 1 scholarship offers. Check. Win Peach Jam. Check. McDonald’s All-American. Unchecked. Since the eighth grade, Jared McCain has referred to this piece of paper, his “dream board”, daily with a Gonzaga logo to the left and a Duke logo to the right. (Zag's Blog)

Related: College Basketball Recruiting

Top-15 overall recruit Isaiah Hill, a 7-foot center, commits to Purdue
Isaiah Hill, the No. 1 ranked center in the 2027 class, has committed to Purdue. The 7-foot big man out of Pike High School (IN)...
Thu May 21, 2026

Top-10 sophomore Kameron Mercer commits to Cincinnati basketball, to reclassify to 2027
Top-10 high school sophomore Kam Mercer committed to Cincinnati basketball on Thursday while also announcing he plans to reclassify into the 2027 class. Mercer is...
Thu May 21, 2026

Oklahoma State Transfer Jaylen Curry Commits To Virginia Tech Basketball
Virginia Tech and Mike Young received a commitment from Oklahoma State guard Jaylen Curry. Curry averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game...
Wed May 20, 2026

Indiana transfer guard Nick Dorn commits to Miami basketball
Indiana transfer guard Nick Dorn has committed to the Miami Hurricanes after a season in which he averaged 8.1 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting...
Wed May 20, 2026