UC Commit Jarron Cumberland Now An ESPN Top 100 Prospect
By Chris Bains
Cincinnati Bearcats verbal commitment Jarron Cumberland has been upgraded to a Top 100 recruit by ESPN. Cumberland is a member of UC’s 2016 recruiting class who announced his intentions way back in early July.
The prolific shooting guard from Wilmington, Ohio has been absolutely tearing up the AAU circuit. On King James (OH), Cumberland averaged a demi-godlike 20.8 points per game, which was good for fourth highest in the Nike Peach Jam Tournament. He also shot 61% from the field and averaged 5.2 rebounds per game. All of this against the elite competition at the high school level.
A week later Cumberland joined Team USA Midwest in the Nike Global Challenge against players from around the country and the world. He scored 15 points against the Dominican Republic, 12 against Canada, and put up a 25-spot against the Team USA West All-Stars, 20 of which came before halftime.
That performance during the Summer apparently caught the attention of ESPN’s recruiting analysts, who bumped him up a few points from a rating of 80 to 84 and tabbed him an ESPN Top 100 prospect. Cumberland is now ranked the fourth best player in Ohio, 18th best shooting guard in the country, and 65th best player in the 2016 recruiting class. And he’s en route to wear red and black come this time next year.
It’s encouraging that Cumberland has received quite a bit of respect from the major recruiting services who, at worst, rate him a mid-four star prospect. Should he carry this momentum into his senior year at Wilmington he should continue to steadily climb the rankings.