James Blackmon to Announce Thursday

Posted Oct 29, 2013
James Blackmon, Jr., No. 19 on the men’s basketball ESPN 100, will make his college commitment live during Thursday’s ESPNU halftime show of the Louisiana-Monroe at Troy (7:30 p.m.) football game. Blackmon is ranked in the top 5 for shooting guards in the 2014 class and currently plays at Marion High School (Indiana). He is deciding between Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State. He has taken officials to Michigan, Kentucky and Indiana. (Zag's Blog)

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