Jason Crowe Jr. is capping off a legendary four-year highschool profession at Inglewood Excessive College (Calif.) by scoring at a torrid tempo. He’s at present averaging 42.9 ppg by means of seven video games for the 6-1 Sentinels.
Set to interrupt Tounde Yessoufou‘s California scoring report that appeared out of attain when Crowe entered highschool one 12 months after his former journey ball operating mate now at Baylor, the 17-year previous desires to make it possible for everybody is aware of he’s not only a scorer. He desires to point out the nation he’s the very best level guard within the nation.
“I really feel like I’m the very best level guard [in the class of 2026] as a result of I can do all of it,” Crowe Jr. confidently advised Ballislife after the HS Fall Invite. “I really feel like I’m the very best as a result of I can do no matter my coach wants me to do. I can rating, I can facilitate an offense, I can play protection. I can do the whole lot at a excessive stage.”
FINAL: #FAB50 No 48 Principia (MO) 85, @CalHiSportsNo 18 Inglewood 69
Missouri-bound Jason Crowe Jr. with 4⃣1⃣ pts, as Sentinels drop 1st sport (#NormStewartClassic)
Now 2⃣9⃣ pts from changing into CA’s all-time scoring king; Subsequent sport (J2’s a centesimal) Tuesday; Wooden hosts Beverly Hills pic.twitter.com/Klm5Ec8JaO
— Ronnie Flores (@RonMFlores) December 7, 2025
Former Duke and Golden State Warriors guard DeMarcus Nelson (3,462 factors) held the state scoring report for 20 years earlier than Yessoufou surpassed his mark this previous February in a memorable dwelling sport that featured an impromptu ceremony. The Baylor freshman, who seemingly is on his technique to the NBA, upped the mark to three,659, however Crowe may shatter that quantity at his present tempo. “J2” is now 29 factors from the mark and is about the surpass Yessoufou this Tuesday in a house sport for the 6-1 Sentinels vs. Beverly Hills (Calif.).
The mixture of measurement and talent set the Inglewood Excessive College star brings to the desk are distinctive. Approaching 6-foot-4 in sneakers, he already has prototypical measurement for a lead guard and the power to create huge quantities of separation off of the bounce. He’s a substantial menace from the 3-point line and a deceptively artistic finisher excessive on the rim that permits his to get to the foul line extra usually than any guard in California historical past. His finest attribute, nevertheless, would possibly he his unimaginable stamina. He retains attacking whereas the opposition is tiring.
Nationwide scouts respect his sport, too. He got here in No. 3 within the preseason Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, a blind voting course of to find out highschool basketball’s nationwide participant of the 12 months, behind Jordan Smith Jr. of Paul VI of Virginia and Tyran Stokes of Rainier Seashore of Washington. If he retains up the tempo and the Sentinels preserve successful, he would possibly transfer up the charts on that record, too.
There’s one facet that the longer term McDonald’s All American looks like the vast majority of individuals are forgetting about together with his sport, although.
“For certain my protection,” he responded with reference to what essentially the most underrated facet of his sport is. “Everyone is aware of me as a scorer. If you look me up, everybody says ‘Scorer this, scorer that’. They neglect about the remainder of my sport.”
We agree.
Two issues that the lefty does on the highest stage are end on the rim with each arms with creativity and push the ball up the ground in a rush. That’s the place the stamina is available in. The son of Inglewood head coach and former abroad professional Jason Crowe Sr. has an understanding of the sport that’s at one other stage. So far as tempo is anxious, there aren’t many catalysts within the nation who push the capsule up the ground quicker with restricted dribbles and the power to maintain the defender off balanced simply sufficient to every facet of his assault lane. Each of those traits had been earned, not given.
“I actually labored on it since I used to be youthful. After I got here as much as the older stage, it got here naturally in opposition to larger guys. I really really feel like I can end higher on the proper hand,” Crowe Jr. defined to Ballislife about the best way that he could make you neglect what his pure hand is when he will get into the three second space.
He added “As you see, we have now a really small group, so we have now to play at a quick tempo. We’ve got to get an edge someplace and enjoying at a quick tempo actually helps us.”
It has helped Crowe Jr., too. That system has allowed him to flourish on the court docket and has given him loads of alternatives off the court docket as properly. Having already signed with Excel Sports activities for NIL illustration, he has inked a buying and selling card cope with Panini and is Missouri’s highest ranked recruit since 2017 Mr. Basketball USA Michael Porter Jr. He spearheads a Tigers recruiting class with 6-foot-10 fellow 5 star Toni Bryant and 6-foot-7 sharpshooter Aidan Chronister that’s thought of by some to be the very best within the nation. His time in Columbia is already aim pushed and can probably not even final a full calendar 12 months, if issues go as deliberate.
#Mizzou‘s highest-rated recruit since Michael Porter Jr. made his CoMo debut, tonight ⬇️
5-star Jason Crowe Jr. accounted for greater than 60 PERCENT of his group’s factors, as drops 41 within the Norm Stewart Basic. pic.twitter.com/LWcgwZl6wl
— Nathalie Jones (@NathalieABC17) December 7, 2025
“I simply wish to show that I’m the highest participant within the draft,” Jason confidently stated of his particular person objectives at Missouri. “I’m making an attempt to be there one 12 months and I’m not making an attempt to be there longer than that. After I’m there, it’s strictly enterprise.”
Very first thing’s first for each Jason Crowe Jr. and 6-1 Inglewood Excessive, each personally and as a group. The group’s solely loss occurred on Saturday to FAB 50 No. 48 Principia (St. Louis, Mo.) on the Norm Stewart Basic in entrance of lots of his future followers at Mizzou in a contest wherein he dropped 41 factors. Tuesday will probably be a memorable for his household and pals, in addition to a historic night within the annals of California hoops, however Jason is fast to remind Ballislife that so long as he handles his finish everybody goes to eat.
“Breaking the California’s scoring report and hitting 4,000 factors can be superb. We’ve received some guys who individuals actually don’t know, but when i do my job, I really feel such as you’ll know most of them by the top of the 12 months.”
