{"id":163147,"date":"2025-10-18T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=163147"},"modified":"2025-10-17T21:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T01:39:22","slug":"skyrocketing-4-star-wing-set-to-decide-two-teams-out-in-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/10\/18\/skyrocketing-4-star-wing-set-to-decide-two-teams-out-in-front\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyrocketing 4-Star Wing Set to Decide, Two Teams Out in Front"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/10\/13\/tennessee-scores-huge-4-star-pledges-with-more-likely-coming\/\" target=\"_self\">Skyrocketing four-star wing Jasiah Jervis<\/a> is set to make his college decision soon, and analysts say two teams are out in front. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard\/wing has seen his stock soar in recent months. Jervis, who hails from New York state, is down to a top five of Illinois, Michigan State, N.C. State, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.<\/p>\n<h2>Skyrocketing 4-Star Wing Set to Decide, Two Teams Out in Front<\/h2>\n<p>Two national recruiting analysts say that, at this point, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/08\/27\/tom-izzo-tamper-transfer-portal-comments\/\" target=\"_self\">Michigan State and N.C. State<\/a> are the presumed leaders for Jervis. He has officially visited Michigan State, N.C. State and Pittsburgh. This weekend, Jervis is on a trip to Illinois, followed by an official visit to Tennessee next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Then Jervis goes into decision-making mode, as he plans to make his commitment announcement on November 5. On Friday, there were no official analyst projections in Jervis&#8217; recruitment. However, both\u00a0 <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/news\/the-latest-recruiting-intel-on-bryson-howard-jasiah-jervis-and-other-top-recruits\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Shaw of On3\/Rivals<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/longformarticle\/official-visits-cameron-williams-deron-rippey-jr-arafan-diane-jasiah-jervis-caleb-gaskins-duke-ariona-houston-257274582\/#2727654\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Branham of 247Sports<\/a> discussed Jervis in separate Friday pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw says that when speaking with his sources, he hears Michigan State&#8217;s name come up the most, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/09\/11\/north-carolina-state-trevon-carter-givens-first-2026-commit\/\" target=\"_self\">followed by N.C. State<\/a>. Branham, meanwhile, said he isn&#8217;t ruling out suitors such as Illinois and Tennessee at this juncture, but he added that at this stage, the Spartans and the Wolfpack &#8220;are at the top of this list coming down the final stretch&#8221; in Jervis&#8217; recruitment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163195\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163195 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/USATSI_25119674_168402037_lowres-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"Stepinac's Jasiah Jervis (25) and Iona's Joe Wolf (11) battle for a loose ball during the Crusader Classic at the Westchester County Center in White Plains Jan. 4, 2025. \u00a9 Frank Becerra Jr.\/The Journal News \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/USATSI_25119674_168402037_lowres-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/USATSI_25119674_168402037_lowres-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/USATSI_25119674_168402037_lowres-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/USATSI_25119674_168402037_lowres-1536x1166.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/USATSI_25119674_168402037_lowres.jpg 1602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stepinac&#8217;s Jasiah Jervis (25) and Iona&#8217;s Joe Wolf (11) battle for a loose ball during the Crusader Classic at the Westchester County Center in White Plains Jan. 4, 2025. \u00a9 Frank Becerra Jr.\/The Journal News \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Four-Star Wing Jasiah Jervis has Jumped in 2026 Rankings<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to the most recent AAU season, Jervis wasn&#8217;t even nationally ranked by all the primary recruiting services. But his stellar play on the EYBL circuit this spring and summer led to a huge climb for him in the 2026 national rankings. Currently, both <a  href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/jasiah-jervis-46146430\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the industry-generated 247Sports Composite<\/a> and Rivals Industry Ranking <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/jasiah-jervis-241158\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">place Jervis inside the top 40 overall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 247Sports recruiting website also rates him as the No. 2 shooting guard and the No. 2 prospect from New York state in the 2026 cycle. The highest national ranking for Jervis comes via Rivals, which slots him at No. 23 overall, No. 6 at his position and No. 2 in New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Four-Star Wing Had Breakout Summer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the latest grassroots hoops season, Jervis was a standout for the 17U team of the New York City-based Renaissance Hoops in Nike&#8217;s EYBL league. He averaged 15.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.thecircuithoops.com\/news_article\/show\/1344529\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getting named to The Circuit&#8217;s All-EYBL second team<\/a> for the entire AAU campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This past July, the EYBL held its annual season-ending Peach Jam tournament in North Augusta, S.C. Jervis, at the prestigious Peach Jam with college coaches in attendance, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.thecircuithoops.com\/news_article\/show\/1343115\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">averaged\u00a017.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest<\/a>. He was the key player as Renaissance Hoops <a  href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/6424e90908526c3da2f286b4\/t\/687e32f741b33637fe91f89c\/1753101047872\/2025-peach-jam-brackets_Page_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advanced to the championship game of the 17U Peach Jam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Four-Star Wing Eyes All-American Senior Year<\/h3>\n<p>Jervis attends Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y. In the 2024-25 season, the Crusaders went 26-4 overall and were No. 25 in the national rankings from MaxPreps. As a junior, Jervis averaged 16.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/news\/GQwhHEFSb0a12B5x7m18xA\/maxpreps-junior-all-america-team-jordan-smith-of-paul-vi-headlines-high-school-basketballs-best-from-the-class-of-2026.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was given an All-America honorable mention nod by MaxPreps in 2024-25<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the 2025-26 campaign, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/news\/LA6NoyD3jUSjzkeKI58uQQ\/st-john-bosco%2c-paul-vi-headline-way-too-early-maxpreps-top-25-high-school-basketball-rankings-for-2025-26.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MaxPreps<\/a> has Archbishop Stepinac as the preseason No. 5 team in its top-25 rankings of high school programs that compete for state-affiliated titles, as opposed to independent basketball academies and prep-school teams. Whichever college squad that ends up landing Jervis will have secured a significant get in its 2026 class.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Katie Goodale \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skyrocketing four-star wing Jasiah Jervis is set to make his college decision soon, and analysts say two teams are out in front. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard\/wing has seen his stock soar in recent months. Jervis, who hails from New York state, is down to a top five of Illinois, Michigan State, N.C. 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