Words. Jason Jordan

Oakland (Calif.) High School shooting guard Jabari Brown is a bit perturbed at his place in the pecking order that is the national recruiting rankings.

It’s not the typical “I need to be ranked higher” or “I’m underrated” or “It’s politics” hot air that most players lead with. Brown has a legitimate gripe.

“I’m coming from California and it’s like most rankings don’t really give us a lot of credit,” said Brown, who runs with the Drew Gooden Soldiers AAU squad. “I don’t know why that is, but it’s something that we have noticed. I’m trying to change all that.” MORE >