Recruiting report: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (2019)

KANSAS CITY — One of the nation's premier college prospects in the 2019 class, Bishop Miege standout <strong>Jeremiah Robinson-Earl</strong> says that he has an open mind about his college future, despite the natural connections to the Kansas Jayhawks. Robinson-Earl is the son of Lester Earl, who was among the nation's most highly sought-after players as a high school player in Baton Rouge, La. Earl was a McDonalds All-American and went on to play at LSU first, then Kansas from 1997-2000 before embarking of a professional career that was cut short in 2003 due to knee injuries. Robinson-Earl says he has heard from many who say they remember Earl's abilities on the hardwood and tries to use that as motivation to make the most of his own career. "It's exciting to have a father that was the No. 1 player in the country and looking at pictures and videos. My goal is to be even better than that so it is a good bar to have — a father figure and to better than your father." An athletic and skilled 6'8, 190-pound forward, Robinson-Earl displays advanced footwork in the post for a player his age, but has a well-rounded game that allows him to step away from the basket and play on the perimeter as well. "I go out and leave it all on the floor," Robinson-Earl said. "I try to be a team player and be unselfish." Robinson-Earl says that although his father was a Jayhawk that isn't weighing on his mind at this stage of his high school basketball career. "Even though my father went to KU, he just wants what is best for me and it's my decision," Robinson-Earl said. "He is going to respect the decision that I make for myself." Robinson-Earl teamed up with some of the most talented 2019 players in the Kansas City area to form the nation's No 1 ranked 15U team on KC Run GMC. He played with 6'7 Bishop Miege 2019 Josh Earley, Hayden wing Zack Harvey, Park Hill South point guard Lamel Robinson and others. "We're all really good buddies and mess around with each other in the hotel room and when we go out in town," Robinson-Earl said. "It was a lot of fun." Robinson-Earl currently holds numerous high major radar, including Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Washington, Wake Forest, Creighton and Iowa. He has taken unofficial visits to North Carolina and Wake Forest. "UNC is looking really interest and Notre Dame as well, I talk to those coaches quite a bit," Robinson-Earl said. "It's exciting knowing that my mom doesn't have to pay for school and doesn't have to worry about that … going to a school that is good academic wise and athletic-wise with good people in the system." He says in the next year or two he expects to start slowly narrowing down his list.