Jackson Munro - 6'8 PF, 190 - New Trier HS, ILL 2022

Article from August 2nd, 2021:

Summer stock risers: The high school basketball players who won July

www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/2021/8/2/22605773/high-school-basketball-chicago-ben-vanderwal-jackson-munro

“… What players raised their stock among college coaches the most?
There are several players who emerged as bonafide Division I players in the eyes of college coaches, but the three that raised their stock the most were Timothy Christian’s Ben VanderWal, New Trier’s Jackson Munro and Mt. Vernon’s NJ Benson... Munro was the most overlooked prospect heading into July. The 6-8 big man with a growing game had very little going on the recruiting front heading into the month; Munro didn’t have a single scholarship offer. But he now has double digit offers that include a wide-range of options from low-major and mid-major program…”

New Trier is a very good high school for sports up here in northern Illinois. If they play against my kid's high school, I will try to go watch and see him play in person. I like the ability for him to be a stretch 4-5 in the Lickliter system, ala Evan Kuhlman or Matt Howard. He does not appear to be the most athletic kid on the floor but looks to have a high BB IQ.

From October 6 article:

Updates on the state’s top unsigned seniors (from IL)

chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/6/22712617/aj-casey-trey-pettigrew-robbie-avila-jackson-munro-high-school-basketball

Jackson Munro, New Trier
The 6-8 big man was one of the big breakout players of this past summer. Munro went from having very little on the recruiting front to being in high demand among low-major and mid-major programs.

Now with a dozen offers on the table, Munro has already taken official visits to Bucknell and Toledo. He will head to Dartmouth this weekend and follow that up with a visit to Lipscomb the following week.

Munro also took an unofficial visit to Loyola two weeks ago and continues to hear from the Ramblers.

Likewise - As far as I know he is still available.

Well that is interesting. That post was from an hour ago and I believe yesterday was the last day to sign a LOI.

So did he sign a LOI and just announced on Twitter tonight? Interesting.

But either way he appears to be off the market.

Thanks StlScooter for the update.

Ivy League do not use LOIs since they technically do not offer athletic scholarships. However, they issue Likely Letters to the student athlete informing them they will be accepted, sometimes prior to the non-athlete student pool and projected academic scholarship/financial aid estimates. So, he probably received the letter and financial aid package he was waiting for and preferred going to Dartmouth for their academics instead of other DI and DII schools.

www.thecrimson.com/admissions/article/2013/11/4/letters-of-intent-and-likely-letters/
www.varsityedge.com/ivy-league-recruiting/#.YZeq8GDMLIU