Jakai Newton Signs National Letter of Intent With Indiana Basketball

Jakai Newton is formally a Hoosier.

On Thursday, Newton signed his nationwide letter of intent with Indiana, becoming a member of coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers for the 2023-24 season. 

“Jakai is an impressive two-way participant who takes satisfaction in his capability to be a lockdown defender,” Woodson stated. “He has large athleticism and is aggressive at attending to the rim. He’s well-coached and comes from a really effectively thought of highschool program. He continues to enhance and higher himself with an impressive work ethic. He has fast toes, a 6-10 wingspan, and an incredible capability to raise which is able to assist him on each ends of the ground. He’s a talented participant with an important construct that ought to translate effectively to the Large Ten.”

Newton is a 6-foot-3 guard for Newton Excessive College in Covington, Ga., the place he averaged 14.3 factors, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per sport as a junior. He performs AAU basketball for Atlanta Xpress, however he missed the summer season circuit with a knee damage. 

Newton is a consensus four-star recruit and ranked No. 64 by Rivals, No. 84 by ESPN, No. 86 by 247Sports and No. 88 by On3. He joins Gabe Cupps, who signed his nationwide letter of intent on Wednesday, in Indiana’s two-player 2023 recruiting class, which is ranked No. 29 by 247Sports and No. 31 by Rivals. 

“We’re thrilled to welcome Gabe, Jakai, and their households to the IU Basketball program,” Woodson stated. “They’re two aggressive people who provide an important deal to what we’re constructing right here and each will probably be nice additions.”

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