4-star Jahseem Felton breaks down his recruitment

Jahseem Felton is the No. 98 player in the 2024 On3 Consensus. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 19.8 points and 3.4 assists this summer with the B. Maze Elite program on the UAA Next 16u Circuit.

“I’m a playmaker,” Felton told On3. “I can get my team involved but still get my points. I’m really a glue guy; I want to win. I watch people at both guard positions. I’m close with point guards Jalen Hood-Schifino and Jaden Bradley, and I also watch a lot of my good friend Jaden Springer. Bigger guards who get to their spots.”

The four-star transferred to play for nationally ranked Los Angeles (CA) So Cal Academy this season. On3 caught up with Jahseem Felton after a recent live viewing to talk recruitment.

“I haven’t been on any visits yet,” Felton said. “I’m talking with Auburn and NC State trying to set something up.”

Felton talks recruitment

Auburn: “Auburn is one of the bigger programs, and they are in the SEC. Coach (Bruce) Pearl and I have started talking a lot more recently, and he wants me to come out there to visit. I watched them play a good bit this year, and they play hard. Coach Pearl is a good coach, and he is not going to sugarcoat anything. He will tell you straight up. That’s what I like.”

NC State: “They play free. They give their guards a lot of freedom in the game to just go. I talk with Coach (Kevin) Keatts all the time, and he just tells me this decision is what is best for you and your family. We basically don’t really even talk about basketball. He reminds me to stay humble and keep working, but we mostly talk about life, my grades, and all that.”

“I talk a lot with Kansas State,” Felton said. “Georgia Tech contacts me a lot, Virginia and Virginia Tech stay in touch.”

In his words

“One thing I am going to really focus on a lot,” Felton said, “is to focus on what the coach is telling me, and when I go to the games, watch closely to see if he is actually doing what he is saying with his players. I don’t want to play for a coach who is just going to sugarcoat things.

“I’m going to look at the education side and what the school has in place for me to succeed. Basketball is going to end one day, so I want my education to be right. And then the family aspect. Not even just from the team but from the crowd and the fans. Do they welcome their players, and how do they all interact?

“Really, I want to win, and I want to go to a school where I can impact winning.”