By SAM LANCE
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Four-star big man Jamarion Davis-Fleming is down to four schools: Ole Miss, Mississippi State, LSU and James Madison. He will visit these finalists officially and commit on Oct. 15.
Davis-Fleming has one visit already set up to Mississippi State from Sept. 20-22.
Here is Davis-Fleming’s breakdown of his final options: Ole Miss: “They’re a great school. They play big, inside out. I talked with coach [Al] Pinkins, coach [Wes] Flanigan. All the coaches I’ve talked to them. They hit me up every day probably, telling me good luck before the game. They talk to me. Their pitch is to me that I’m going to come in, play. I like that they’re not just throwing me the starting spot. It’s about coming in and work. That’s what I’m about. I want to come in and work and earn my starting spot instead of walking inside and be like, ‘Give it to me.’ So they think I can come in, put in work, and have a great chance to play my freshman year.” Mississippi State: I talk to Mississippi State every day. Chris Jans texts me. Coach [George] Brooks has talked me up and everything. Basically the same thing, telling me that I can come in and have a great chance to play as a freshman. They said they like my game and how I can stretch the floor out. They like they way I play on defense. They’re a defensive school so they say I can come there and block shots and play right from the get-go.” LSU: “They’re a great school. LSU was really my dream school, but you know dreams don’t matter when you’re trying to go to college so I’m just taking it school by school. But I love LSU. Coach [Ryan] McMahon, he’s a great — they’re building a great program over there. Basically the same thing, just come play as a freshman and work hard. They are telling me I’ll come in there and do great things, be the next Shaquille O’Neal. They always say that. I love LSU.” James Madison: “I just got in contact with them. They have a new head coach. They came to watch our game when we played Team WhyNot. He said he really likes how I play defensively so they offered me a full-ride scholarship.” Davis-Fleming has basketball in his blood. His father, Marcus Fleming, was a standout hooper at Alcorn State. His brother, Javian Davis, started his college basketball career at Alabama before transferring to Mississippi State and finishing his career at UAB in 2023-24. The versatile big man will commit on Oct. 15 in honor of his late grandfather’s birthday. His grandfather passed away in July of last year. At Peach Jam, Davis-Fleming averaged 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 16.5 minutes per contest. The center is ranked the No. 97 overall player in the 2025 class by 247Sports. “I can stretch the floor,” Davis-Fleming said of his game. “I can shoot it a little bit, face up. But mainly I take pride in defense. I love to block shots, help my guards if they get beat. I want to be there, rotate. I can guard the ball pretty well and move my feet for a big guy. So I’m a great big who can stretch the floor.” Follow Sam Lance on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on FacebookJamarion Davis-Fleming is down to four schools, he confirmed to https://t.co/8WGMjswM2c.
— Sam Lance (@slancehoops) July 23, 2024
– LSU
– James Madison
– Ole Miss
– Mississippi State
He’ll commit on Oct. 15 and has locked in a visit to Miss. St. (Sept. 20-22). He has visits to his other finalists in the works. pic.twitter.com/1PT4XBn5w5
