Iowa basketball is in the mix for one of the top guards in the 2027 class.
Four-star point guard TJ Jamison has trimmed his list to six schools: Iowa, USC, Oklahoma, Baylor, LSU and Miami (Fla.). He plans to make his decision on Saturday, July 25th.
Jamison, a Calvary Baptist Academy standout from Shreveport, Louisiana, is ranked 36th nationally in the 2027 high school recruiting class by the 247Sports Composite. At 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds, he brings a well-rounded game that he says lets him impact every part of the floor.
“I pretty much do everything on the court," Jamison said of his skillset. "I can shoot the ball very well.
I can get to the paint, make other guys better. I can finish at the rim.
I can play defense, pick up 94 (feet). I do everything.”
Iowa got Jamison on campus in June, and the visit appears to have kept the Hawkeyes firmly in the conversation. He told the Register in May that the program’s recent direction caught his attention after Ben McCollum and his staff arrived.
“I didn’t really know much about the program until Ben (McCollum) and them really got there," Jamison told the Register in May. "But once they started recruiting me, I started looking at their background.
Coach Ben has a winning background - any program he’s been at. The way he develops his guards and stuff like that.
They have a really good culture there (that) they’re building.”
Jamison also laid out what he wants in his next program, and the checklist is pretty clear: a family atmosphere, distance from home, tough coaching and a staff willing to hand him the ball and let him run the show.
“A family-like program, being away from home. A coach that’s going to stay on me hard, tell me the truth. And a coach also that’s going to trust in me, coming in as a freshman, to lead their team and give me the keys.”
Iowa already has one commitment in its 2027 class. That pledge comes from versatile 6-foot-10 forward Keller Daugherty, a four-star prospect ranked 88th nationally by the 247Sports Composite.
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