2019 guard Jalen Gaffney down to four schools, sets home visits

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Jalen Gaffney, the 6-foot-2 combo guard from the Westtown (PA) School and Team Rio, is down to four schools and has set home and official visits.

Gaffney is now considering UConn, Xavier, Clemson and St. John’s, having eliminated Florida and Pittsburgh.

He completed home visits with St. John’s (Sunday), Xavier (Tuesday), UConn (Wednesday) and has Clemson (Thursday).

He has set officials to UConn (Sept. 21), Xavier (Sept. 29), Clemson (Oct. 12) and St. John’s (Oct. 19), although father told ZAGSBLOG he may move the Xavier visit up.

According to 247Sports, Gaffney is ranked as the No. 200 overall player in the Class of 2019 and the No. 9 player from the state of New Jersey.

Playing with Team Rio on the Under Armour Association, Gaffney averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists, in 16 games played.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.