Recruiting Report: 2017 Holt PF Jaron Faulds
Though many are focused on the finish to the 2016 recruiting cycle, one of the 2017 Midwest prospects trending up the most is Holt big man Jaron Faulds. Last season, the Holt Rams were still growing and developing as a…
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Continue ReadingThough many are focused on the finish to the 2016 recruiting cycle, one of the 2017 Midwest prospects trending up the most is Holt big man Jaron Faulds.
Last season, the Holt Rams were still growing and developing as a team, but one of the brightest spots on the roster was Jaron Faulds. His excellent play upfront and diverse skillset was a major piece in the lineup and a big part of the team’s play on the court.
One of the more memorable periods for Faulds last season was when he was voted the Prep Hoops Michigan Player of the Week for January 25-31st. Over that week, he helped a young Holt team with a stat line of 15 points, 19 rebounds, and 11 blocks.
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The strongest areas of Faulds’ game come on the defensive end and on the boards. Along with this, his developing post game, his passing, and energy separate him from many other players. As he continues to work on developing his outside game and becoming more of a stretch four, his potential continues to rise.
This skillset has also started attracting a lot of attention on the recruiting trail.
Currently, Faulds holds offers from: Central Michigan, Cornell, Kent State, Lehigh, Oakland, Toledo, and Youngstown State. However, it’s the ever growing list of schools reaching out to Faulds that has started to expand.
In total, over a dozen schools have visited Faulds to watch his workouts in the past, including schools like Clemson, Harvard, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, and Northwestern. Along with this, some of the other schools who have been in contact with Faulds are: Brown, Creighton, Stanford, St. Louis, Toledo, and Utah.
So far, Faulds has gotten the chance to check out a few schools this fall, including Michigan and Michigan State. He visited Ann Arbor on 9/12 and 10/17 for Michigan’s football game against Oregon State and MSU respectively. He also visited East Lansing for Michigan State’s football games against Central Michigan, Indiana, and Oregon, a team practice, and Michigan State’s Midnight Madness.
Additionally, Faulds has taken visits to Akron, Central Michigan, Cornell, Oakland, and Xavier in the past. He is planning to visit to Clemson on 11/7, Northwestern on 11/13, DePaul on 11/14, Iowa on 11/21, Michigan on 11/28, Vanderbilt on 2/27, and Harvard on 3/4.
Though the offers from some of these schools haven’t dropped yet, it’s hard not to see the major interest Faulds has been attracting and gather that a lot of exciting things could be on the horizon for Faulds in the year to come.
Faulds is currently ranked as the #5 overall player in Michigan's 2017 class.