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Jalen Bridges understands the climb.
Originally when the 6-foot-8, 205-pound small forward appeared as a prospect in the 247Sports database on Sept. 25, the recruiting service listed him as the No. 248 overall prospect in his class. By the time his junior year of high school ended, he had barely climbed 20 spots in the 2020 rankings. On May 21, he still remained outside of the top 200, checking in at No. 202.
Then came the leap.
In a June 15 update, Bridges jumped more than 100 spots, moving from a three-star prospect to the No.