Jordan has some new options

Marcus Jordan’s college recruitment is starting all over again.

A month ago, Jordan was leaning heavily toward Miami. But when the Hurricanes took a commitment from another guard, Jordan crossed them off his list.

“I’m basically back at ground zero,” Jordan said. “It’s all part of the game. When they got that commitment, I was like, ‘I guess we just have to start over again.”

The list again is long.

Most notably, Memphis has been in touch, and Jordan expects them to make a trip to Chicago to see him. Florida State also called the other day. His dad, Michael Jordan, has talked to Arizona State, California, Davidson and Michigan State.

“It’s a pretty big list, but as soon as I start talking to coaches and making some visits I’ll probably narrow it down,” Jordan said.

Contrary to rumors, Jordan does want a scholarship. Just because his family has money, it doesn’t mean it changes his recruitment.

“I think that’s the biggest misconception about me that I’m going to go anywhere I want to go,” Jordan said. “I’m a basketball player, too. I want to be recruited. I want to feel like a school wants me.”

Unlike a lot of recruits, though, Jordan doesn’t deal with all the mail, phone calls and texts. His parents, Rising Stars AAU coach Brian Davis and Young coach Tyrone Slaughter do that for him.

“I think it helps a lot because me, personally, if I was taking calls every day and looking at letters every day I think I would lose focus,” Jordan said. “I don’t even think there are that many coaches who have my number. My parents and my coaches definitely make it hard to find me.”

When those coaches do finally get in touch with him, Jordan has one priority for his college career – play right away. He saw what his brother, Jeff, went through last season at Illinois where his minutes where limited as a freshman walk-on.

“I witnessed Jeff kind of go through an unhappy year where he wasn’t playing, so I don’t know if that was just a walk-on situation or with all the players they had Illinois, but I definitely want to go somewhere where I’m going to play immediately,” Jordan said. “I don’t want to go through an unhappy year and not play.”