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Former WVU Basketball Star Compares Freshman Amir Jenkins To Program Legend

Related Topics: Ross Hodge, Emmitt Matthews Jr.

True freshman Amir Jenkins should be in high school playing in his final high school season right now; instead, he reclassified to join WVU basketball a season early. Now, just four games into his first season, he is drawing a lot of positive attention.

Announcing his commitment on July 1, Jenkins finished his prep-career as a four-star recruit who decided to reclassify to join WVU and first-year head coach Ross Hodge a season early. From Worcester, Massachusetts, Jenkins was a four-star recruit in the class of 2025 according to 247Sports. Ranked as the 85th recruit in the class and the 12th point guard in the class, Jenkins is the 10th-ranked recruit in WVU’s history, according to 247Sports.