Watch Out For This Sleeper
Jessie Burton, a quick 5-10, 145 pound point guard from Minneapolis South H.S. in Minneapolis, Minn., has emerged as a player to watch this summer for the Howard Pulley Panther program.
Burton put on quite a display for the Pulley B team at the recent Nike Memorial Day Classic in Bloomington, Ind. As a result, Pulley Coach Ahmil Jihad told the Insiders Report/Rivalshoops.com that they decided to move Burton up to the A squad for this past weekend's Rumble in the Bronx.
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Burton told us that he has been offered a scholarship by Boston University, and also has interest from Northern Iowa, Ohio University, Furman, Boston College, Oregon and Minnesota.
As a junior this past season at South, Burton averaged 15 points, eight assists and two steals per contest. He said he has a 2.9 GPA and took the ACT for the first time on June 8.
Burton was recently invited to the Nike All-American Camp in Indianapolis, and will also attend the Nike Peach Jam and AAU Super Showcase with the Pulley Panthers this summer.
We will keep you posted on his play and progress this summer, so stay tuned.