FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Bloomington (Ind.) North 2018 wing Musa Jallow was preparing to head to Fort Wayne to play in the Bill Hensley Run ‘N Slam Invitational when he learned that Ohio State had come through with a scholarship offer.

The 6-5, 210-pound Jallow is a do-it-all wing who excels at both ends of the court. Ohio State continues to mine the talent pool for more bodies to fill out its 2018 recruiting class.

“I visited there my freshman year,” Jallow said of OSU’s increased involvement. “We’ve always had a good relationship. They popped an offer. I contacted Thad Matta. They like my versatility and how I’m a good student and a good person overall.”

Jallow is currently ranked as the nation’s No. 145 prospect overall, No. 35 small forward and No. 5 overall in Indiana in the 247Sports Composite rankings. However, 247Sports has Jallow considerably higher at No. 59 nationally, No. 16 at small forward and No. 2 in Indiana.

He was named as the Bloomington Herald-Times area player of the year after averaging 24.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He was at 20 or more points in 18 of his team’s 22 games.

“He is wired to be a great teammate,” Bloomington North coach Andy Hodson told the Herald-Times. “Musa just goes and does whatever is needed to help the team win. He’ll play the center spot. He’ll play point guard. He’ll go set a screen when he needs to.

“He’ll pass the ball to the open man. He’s unselfish to a fault, in that regard. But we knew what we’d get from him every time we took the court.”

Jallow carried over his success to the travel ball circuit as he stars for Team Blaze Select. He played two weekends in NY2LA events with college coaches watching. He averaged 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

He boasts a solid list of offers, including Butler, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Purdue, Stanford, Toledo, Virginia, Virginia Tech and now Ohio State. Oregon and Wisconsin have also been involved.

“In Minneapolis, Coach Gard from Wisconsin was there for a couple of games,” Jallow said. “Stanford came to Dallas and so did Virginia and Indiana. I’m just out here trying to have fun.”

Living in Bloomington, most would figure Jallow will be an easy get for Indiana. But with the coaching change and Archie Miller taking over there, the Hoosiers are still working through the process with Jallow.

“I talked to them within the first week or two of Coach Miller being there,” Jallow said. “They just have to keep on seeing me.”

Jallow was asked if it would be hard to pass up Indiana if Miller and Co. come in with an offer.

“I didn’t grow up in the typical Hoosier household like most of the people in Bloomington do,” he said. “I’m just looking for a school that will be the best fit. It doesn’t really matter where it is.”

At Fort Wayne, Jallow showed observers how hard he works. He forced the issue on offense and was a disruptor on defense. He had 26 points in one pool play game and 23 points in an overtime loss to eventual 17-U champion All-Ohio Red (and OSU verbal Dane Goodwin).

“I need to work on everything if I want to play at the next level,” Jallow said. “I need to work on my shooting and my passing. I have to work on playing defense.

“Colleges said they wanted to see me improve on my jump shot. I have been working every single day nonstop on my jump shot. Now I have great confidence in my shot and I let it go now.”

Jallow will be in action with Team Blaze at the adidas May Classic this weekend in Indianapolis. They will then attend the Nike Super Sixteen in Columbus next weekend (May 19-21).

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