Recruiting Update: Jacob Tompkins (2020 Summit HS)
Going into this season, Jacob Tompkins was a bit under the radar. It was easy to overlook the solid 6-foot-3, 170-pound combo guard as he’s from Central Oregon and Summit High School didn’t have a great season. But after playing…
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Continue ReadingGoing into this season, Jacob Tompkins was a bit under the radar. It was easy to overlook the solid 6-foot-3, 170-pound combo guard as he’s from Central Oregon and Summit High School didn’t have a great season. But after playing out this past summer with Hoop Salem, you can consider Tompkins high on coaches minds. He’s getting plenty of college recruiting interest and we caught up with him for the latest with his college recruitment.
To say that Tompkins has been getting a lot of calls since summer ball ended would been an understatement. He’s heard from schools at practically every level of college basketball and most all have told him what makes him such an intriguing prospect.
“I think for a lot of them, they liked my ability to shoot the ball – that’s my one skill that’s been emphasized to me,” Tompkins said. “Also my ability to play point guard – a lot of times high school point guards are between 5-foot-8 and 6-feet, but me being 6-foot-3, 6-foot-4 being able to play that point guard position, that’s something they liked as well.”
Tompkins hasn’t just been fielding calls, he’s been busy visiting college campuses. He’s made visits to Corban and George Fox, with the latter giving him his first offer (for D-III programs, a spot on the team). Thompkins is visiting the University of the Redlands in Southern California this weekend where he’s also going to attend Elite Camp at UC San Diego. Trips to OIT and Whitworth are also planned, as well as a second visit to see the Air Force Academy (he first visited in July).
The Air Force Academy is a bit different than the rest and Tompkins described their interest in him. “Talking with one of their assistants, it’s all dependent on how I play my senior year,” Tompkins said. “I’ll need to put on some weight and if I can do that, then I might be able to go straight (into the Academy) but otherwise I’d have to go to their prep school.”
Tompkins notes that offers from OIT, Whitworth, and Whitman may very well come about this fall and with all of these potential options, could an early decision be possible? “I’m still weighing things out, seeing what’s out there and seeing if I can find a fit that fits me not just athletically but academically,” Tompkins said. “Also, what I stand for as well as a university. Unless I pick up some crazy offer from my dream school I probably won’t commit and sign too early. I’ll probably wait until later in the season and the late signing period.”
With a decision likely late, Tompkins will take his time with his recruitment. But he understands that his senior year will play a role with his options and he’s feeling good about how things will go for him and his Summit team. “We played pretty well (in June) and we’ll be a lot better than last year,” Tompkins said. “We were pretty bad coming up to 6A, but we’ll be a lot better this year for sure.”