COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M men's basketball program boosted its already impressive 2017 signing class Wednesday with the addition of Jay Jay Chandler, a highly-touted guard from Katy, Texas.
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"Jay Jay is an elite athlete who can play both guard spots," Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy said. "His ability to score in transition and defend at a high level improves our team. I'm pleased to add another high character kid that's excited to be an Aggie."
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A consensus four-star prospect, Chandler is regarded as the eighth-best recruit in the state of Texas by ESPN. The 6-foot-4 guard was named Class 6A All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches after leading the Cougars in scoring at 19.4 points per contest as a junior. He also averaged 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 49 percent from the field last season.
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Under the direction of head coach Neil King, Cinco Ranch compiled a 27-6 overall record during the 2016-17 season to capture the 6A District 19 Championship with Chandler standing out as the district's most valuable player.
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After playing in just 19 varsity games as a freshman, Chandler burst onto the Houston-area basketball scene during his second prep season in 2014-15 by averaging 12.2 points, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per contest to garner All- District 19-6A honors.
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Chandler drew attention from a long list of schools from across the country before choosing Texas A&M over Arkansas, Alabama, Baylor, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Memphis, Virginia Tech and Western Kentucky among others.Â
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Jay Jay Chandler   G            6-4        175        Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS)
Savion Flagg          G/F         6-7        200        Alvin, Texas (Alvin HS)
Isiah Jasey              C            6-9        220        Killeen, Texas (Sunrise Christian Academy [Wichita, Kan.])
T.J. Starks               G            6-2        185        Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS)
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"Jay Jay is an elite athlete who can play both guard spots," Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy said. "His ability to score in transition and defend at a high level improves our team. I'm pleased to add another high character kid that's excited to be an Aggie."
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A consensus four-star prospect, Chandler is regarded as the eighth-best recruit in the state of Texas by ESPN. The 6-foot-4 guard was named Class 6A All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches after leading the Cougars in scoring at 19.4 points per contest as a junior. He also averaged 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 49 percent from the field last season.
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Under the direction of head coach Neil King, Cinco Ranch compiled a 27-6 overall record during the 2016-17 season to capture the 6A District 19 Championship with Chandler standing out as the district's most valuable player.
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After playing in just 19 varsity games as a freshman, Chandler burst onto the Houston-area basketball scene during his second prep season in 2014-15 by averaging 12.2 points, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per contest to garner All- District 19-6A honors.
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Chandler drew attention from a long list of schools from across the country before choosing Texas A&M over Arkansas, Alabama, Baylor, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Memphis, Virginia Tech and Western Kentucky among others.Â
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2017 TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL RECRUITING CLASS (AS OF 11/16/16)
NAME                    POS.       HT.         WT.        HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE)Jay Jay Chandler   G            6-4        175        Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS)
Savion Flagg          G/F         6-7        200        Alvin, Texas (Alvin HS)
Isiah Jasey              C            6-9        220        Killeen, Texas (Sunrise Christian Academy [Wichita, Kan.])
T.J. Starks               G            6-2        185        Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS)
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