Rickea Jackson didn’t want to get overly attached to many coaches in her recruiting process. But the staff at South Carolina, along with the fan support for USC’s program, left the top-10 recruit impressed after her official visit earlier this fall.
That’s according to Jackson’s longtime coach, Monique Brown, a teacher and coach at Detroit Edison Public School, where Jackson has won two Michigan state titles and been named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state.
Ranked ninth overall in the class of 2019 by ESPN and third by Prospects Nation, Jackson resembles the kind of player increasingly coveted by top programs — substantial length at 6-foot-2 along with a strong perimeter game that makes her a matchup nightmare on offense and capable of defending many positions on the other side of the floor.