Recruiting Report: Ryan Jacobus (2016)
Update from 10/27/15 by Alex Conover Ryan Jacobus is still weighing his collegiate options. Big school? Small school? Basketball? Academics? Location? A lot is up in the air. But what he does know is that he’s very much looking forward…
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Continue ReadingUpdate from 10/27/15 by Alex Conover
Ryan Jacobus is still weighing his collegiate options. Big school? Small school? Basketball? Academics? Location?
A lot is up in the air. But what he does know is that he’s very much looking forward to his final high school hoops season.
“I’m super excited for this Eden Prairie season,” Jacobus told NHR. “It's me, Owen (Chose), (Brady) Rudrud, (Nick) Geolat, and we just shoot 3s and Carter Coughlin gets the boards… (laughs) what else could I ask for?”
Jacobus is impressed by the hoops programs at U of Chicago, UW- La Crosse and St. Thomas, but he’s “going to see how this season goes to decide if I will play college basketball or not. It will be a tough decision. This season will have a big impact on my decision… if I have a really good and fun year, then I will want to continue playing basketball.”
There was some serious size lost when Josh Lanasa graduated, but Jacobus is confident that Gopher football commit Carter Coughlin can come in and be a tough, athletic forward.
“We have so many offensive weapons,” Jacobus added. “All of the wings can shoot or drive, we’ll be really tough to guard. Plus we have a bad taste in our mouth after losing to Hopkins at the last second last year, so we’ll all be motivated.”
Update from 5/21/15 by Alex Conover
Ryan Jacobus is a fun-loving kid. Why else would he wear #77 in spring ball with the Minnesota Heat? He still won’t tell me the reason; I’m not sure there is one.
While that mystery remains unsolved, another one is beginning to gain a tiny bit of clarity: Ryan’s college choice. He’s heard from several schools, perhaps most notably from some high-academic institutions.
“Denver and Richmond want me to come to elite camps, I’ve heard from Augustana and MSU-Moorhead, and then for D3s there is Chicago, MIT, and Emory,” Jacobus said. “It’d be fun to form a MN Heat backcourt again with my guy Ryan Jacobson at U of Chicago.”
His dad’s Ivy League background has him thinking of following in similar high-academic path.
“it honestly depends on what comes,” Jacobus said. “But my dad went to Dartmouth and was the golf team captain, so he really stresses academics.”
So there’s camps to be attended and campuses to be visited. But for now, Jacobus is having a blast playing with some of his very good friends for coach Willie Vang.
“Me, Jelly (Samm Jones), Brady (Rudrud) and Geo (Nick Geolat) are all really close, and it's fun to team up and mess with Willie, so yes, we have a great time!”