MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson, like a lot of high school seniors, spent the closing months of his senior year touring college campuses, nailing down where he wanted to go to school. But this tour at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Ill., just off of I-57 on the way north to Champaign, certainly stood out.
An Indiana 4A State champion at New Albany High School, Jefferson had helped the Eagles to a 27-1 record his senior year and their first state title since 1973. But even after averaging 12.8 points, 2.4 assists, 2.