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Utah Men's Basketball Signs Three Recruits
11/10/2000 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 10, 2000
SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah men's basketball team has signed three high school seniors to national letters of intent, announced head coach Rick Majerus. The Utes have landed Chris Jackson, a 7-0, 230-pound center from Los Alamos, N.M., Martin Osimani, a 6-3, 200-pound guard from Hialeah, Fla., and Eric Osmundson, a 6-4, 190-pound guard from San Diego, Calif.
Jackson averaged 20.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.5 blocked shots and 2.0 steals per game last season for Los Alamos High School. He earned honorable mention All-America and New Mexico 3A Player of the Year honors.
An excellent student, Jackson scored 1580 points on his SAT and is vying for a National Merit Scholarship. He has a 4.30 GPA and is expected to enroll the U. with enough class credits to bypass most of his freshmen-year course work. Jackson chose the Utes over Stanford, Purdue, New Mexico and Kentucky. He can look forward to playing in front of family next year in the Huntsman Center with both sets of grandparents living in the Salt Lake City metro area.
"Chris is a guy who has it all ahead of him," said Majerus. "His career has to be underscored by the word `potential,' and our question is going to be if he realizes it. He's got good hands and a nice touch. He's a pretty good runner of the floor and he obviously has nice size. He's played in a bit of obscurity in New Mexico, going against just average competition with not much height. I like his upside and he could be a factor with a lot of commitment and hard work. He could really be a player."
Osimani, a combination guard, is originally from Uruguay and played for its Junior National team in the summer of 2000. He averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 assists, and shot 40 percent from three-point range last season for Champagnat Catholic High School. He scored 930 points on his SAT and is an honor roll student with a 3.50 GPA.
Osimani began to catch the attention of college coaches this summer while traveling to tournaments with Team Breakdown. Among the events he played in were the Spiece Tournament in West Lafayette, Ind., and the Adidas Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas. The Hoop Scoop ranked him as the 66th-best player in the nation among those in the 2000-01 senior class. He was also recruited by Florida State, Duke, North Carolina State, Iowa and Georgia Tech.
"Martin came to our practices and told me when he left he enjoyed the intensity and the defensive emphasis, so I told him to be careful what you wish for," said Majerus. "I'm excited to have him because I think he's a tough kid. He's a good passer. I think he sees the floor well. He'll make other players better players and he's accustomed to running, which we're trying to emphasize.
Osmundson, a point guard, averaged 16.9 points and 5.0 assists per game as a junior at St. Augustine High School. He was named first team Division III in California and second team Western League. He is an honor roll student with a 4.00 GPA.
A late-bloomer who is just starting to show his potential, Osmundson has grown four inches since last year and starred in tournaments in Louisville, Ky., and Orlando, Fla., last summer. Osmundson was also recruited by Georgetown, Vanderbilt, San Diego State and San Diego.
"Eric's a very heady player. He's an interesting shooter. He has a nice game without the ball. He has a good feel for the game and he's a good passer. He'll fit in well to the passing game and he'll be a good player for our fastbreak offense. He's a little light right now, but he's committed to weights and he's already gained 20 pounds. His success as a freshman is going to be predicated on his strength and his mental toughness. I like him. He's a smart kid, a great student. He really wanted to be a Ute, that was his dream. He kind of recruited us as much as we recruited him, and I think that is a good situation for both sides," said Majerus.
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