We knew Chicago native Jabari Parker was an [URL=”http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1231480″]elite prospect[/URL] going into the FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Mexico, but he’s really starting to shine. In the first game against Brazil, Parker scored 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds ([URL=”http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/u16/11_mu16_game01_box.html”]box score[/URL]). In the second game against Argentina, Parker scored 21 points and pulled down 7 rebounds ([URL=”http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/u16/11_mu16_game02_box.html”]box score[/URL]).
Parker is only a Junior, but already has over 20 Div I scholarship offers. He is ranked #1 in the 2013 class by Scout, #2 by ESPN and 247sports and #4 by Rivals. Kentucky is showing interest but has not offered yet.
The USA team will face Costa Rica today at 3:00 EDT.
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