The No. 1 basketball recruit in the 2016 class – Josh Jackson – announced his pledge for Kansas on Monday evening. Jackson, originally from Detroit, picked the Jayhawks over Michigan State and Arizona. As often the case, fans of the runner-ups weren’t so pleased with the decision.
Josh Jackson should've went to MSU on the real
— hacked (@_ovoed) April 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/baldspartan/status/719717257446711296
Josh Jackson made the wrong decision.
— Nick Fortin (@NickFortin10) April 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/chasincheese_/status/719721072719998976
Josh Jackson picks Kansas over Michigan state 🤔 idk about that one with the class that's coming in for state
— YFENEWT (@thatboynewt) April 12, 2016
I kinda understand why Josh Jackson went to Kansas and not Michigan State. Kansas is gonna allow him to play with more freedom unlike MSU.
— RODIDIT (@RoDoneIt) April 12, 2016
Four-star MSU PG commit, Cassius Winston, shared the following about his friend’s pledge to KU:
Everybody chill out on my bro Josh, he had to make the best decision for him. And Msu calm down, we gone be alright 💚 @MilesBridges01
— Cassius Winston (@cassiuswinston) April 12, 2016