No. 1 prospect Jalen Duren reclassifies and picks Memphis over Kentucky, Miami and the G League. Here's why. (College Basketball 08/06)
Eye On College Basketball
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🗓️ 7 August 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Well, this is going to be interesting for the podcast: Jalen Duren, the previous No. 1 player in the class of 2022, who on Friday announced he is reclassifying to 2021, is going to play for the Memphis Tigers. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander react to Friday's late news, share their intel, look at Memphis for next season and project where Duren will be (top 10? Top 20? Top 50?) as an overall college basketball talent.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Gary Parish. |
| 0:04.7 | It's Friday, August 6, 2021. |
| 0:07.0 | Welcome back to the CBS Sports I, O'Callers, basketball, podcast where we sometimes discuss |
| 0:12.2 | camel fighting, dodo birds and leaky black, Matt Norland, it is here with me and big recruiting |
| 0:16.5 | news on a Friday night. |
| 0:18.3 | Jalen Durham, the number one ranked prospect in the class of 2022, according to 24-7 |
| 0:22.4 | sports, has committed to the University of Memphis. |
| 0:27.1 | And while making that announcement, he also acknowledged that, yes, he is going to reclassify |
| 0:31.8 | to 2021, meaning that barring the surprise, Jalen Durham is going to be the starting center |
| 0:37.5 | for Penny Hardaway's Tigers this upcoming season, Deadly, your thoughts. |
| 0:42.4 | No, I think I need your thoughts. |
| 0:44.8 | You haven't had a chance to talk about this today, have you? |
| 0:47.1 | I've been talking about this for about three straight days, two hours a day. |
| 0:51.2 | Talking about it with your wife and the off hour, so for dinner in the morning. |
| 0:54.8 | I'm not certain my wife knows who Jalen Durham is even at this moment. |
| 0:59.3 | But I do have a radio show that airs in afternoon drive in Memphis, Tennessee, five days a |
| 1:07.4 | week. |
| 1:08.4 | And obviously Jalen Durham and Anna Monty-Bates have been big topics of conversation throughout |
| 1:14.1 | the week. |
| 1:15.1 | We'll get to Bates in a few here. |
| 1:17.3 | How about this becoming the eye on Jalen Durham podcast in the past month? |
| 1:22.5 | Can we? |
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