As things stand right now, we should get our first glimpse of Jakai Newton on a college basketball court this season.
The Newton hype has been building since he committed to Indiana in 2021, though he’s dealt with injury troubles dating back to high school that have kept him off the court.
We here at Crimson Quarry were very high on Newton, projecting him to be closer to his pre-injury top-70 ranking than his final high school ranking. It did not escape our attention that Mike Woodson recently called him the most explosive athlete on the team.