One of the fastest rising prospects in Minnesota this year, Orono senior forward Jarvis Thomas will be announcing his college decision 6 p.m. Tuesday night at his high school, Thomas tweeted Sunday afternoon.
The 6-foot-8, 220-pound Thomas hasn't cut his list down recently, but the Gophers are believed to be the favorite to land him. Thomas, who also has scholarship offers from Wake Forest, Marquette, Iowa State and Arizona State, is already an AAU teammate of University of Minnesota big man commit Daniel Oturu with the Howard Pulley Panthers.
Richard Pitino and his staff followed Howard Pulley (along with 2018 guards Tre Jones and Gabe Kalscheur) in the Nike Peach Jam Championships in South Carolina this week.
Armstrong's Race Thompson, the son of Gophers football great Darrell Thompson, announced his decision Sunday on Twitter to play for Indiana, which could be a sign the Gophers are landing Thomas in the 2018 class.
Although reports are that Thompson will try to reclassify to the 2017 class and redshirt for the 2017-18 season.
Thomas and Thompson, former D1 Minnesota AAU teammates last year, have different strengths to their game, but they are both projected to play power forward at the next level.
Thompson is a skilled offensive player. Thomas is a high-energy, explosive athlete capable of defending multiple positions.
Videos of Thomas' emphatic dunks, alley-oop slams and putbacks have gone viral all over social media this spring and summer. He averaged 7.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks during the Nike EYBL regular season.
