Tylis Jordan — the newest 2025 commitment for Ole Miss basketball — is ranked as a consensus Top 100 recruit across the four major recruiting services.
None, though, like him quite as much as On3.
The 6-foot-9, 210-pound Jordan is college basketball’s No. 24 overall player, as well as the No. 7 power forward and No. 5 recruit in talent-rich Georgia.
“I’m versatile everywhere,” Jordan previously told On3. “I try and be able to do everything the coach asks me to do with what’s needed for the team.”
Rivals has him at No. 32, while 247 and ESPN have him slotted at 70 and 90, respectively. Jordan chose the Rebels over, among others, Tennessee, Alabama, LSU and Auburn.
“He’s a guy I’m a little more bullish on than the industry,” said On3 national recruiting analyst Jamie Shaw. He was joining the Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry for a rapid-reaction edition of ‘The Flagship’ following Jordan’s announcement on Friday.
“He’s just got so many tools naturally that he’s just now tapping into. The ceiling is huge for him, and Chris Beard has had kind of a success with players through his archetype in his career.”
Jordan joins four-star guard Patton Pinkins in Ole Miss’ 2025 class.
He averaged 21.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.1 steals per game for Shiloh (Georgia) High School last season.
“You see the 6-9, 6-10 frame. You see the plus wingspan that he carries,” Shaw said. “He’s a natural athlete (and) he’s got a strong base.
“What I really took a liking to was the defensive upside. He’s able to slide his feet on the perimeter, he can switch (and) he can turn his hips. He can guard on the block, he can guard perimeter-based guys, and he can be at the point of attack.
“You watch him with Shiloh High School, he was at the point of attack sliding his feet with the primary ball-handler (and) switching down a lineup and walling up around the basket and doing some paint and rim-protection-type stuff that he has. I love the switchability that he has, along with the offensive upside that he brings.”
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