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Ohio State working hard to recruit top Indiana point guard Jason Gardner Jr.
Fishers, Ind., point guard Jason Gardner Jr. has cemented his stock as one of the top players in the 2027 class with his play here at the adidas 3SSB Palmetto Road Championship this week.
The 6-2 Gardner is ranked as the nation's No. 25 prospect overall, No. 6 point guard and No. 1 overall in Indiana for 2027, according to 247Sports.com. He already has a wide array of offers, including Ohio State.
His Indiana Elite 16-U team has gone 3-1 here at the adidas 3SSB event and was just knocked out in the quarterfinals with a tough 73-72 loss to Midwest Basketball on Saturday morning. So far this week, Gardner has:
* Struck for 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists in an overtime win over Garner Road. He completed a three-point play and hit a three to open the overtime period to lead his team to the win.
* Busted out for 27 points and hit 11 of 13 field goal attempts in a win over Collective Elite.
* Had 18 points, three rebounds, three assists and hit 6 of 10 shots in a win over Southern Assault.
* Scored 21 points in today's loss to Midwest Basketball.
Over 12 games in adidas play this spring, Gardner is third overall on the 16-U circuit in scoring at 21.3 points per game. He also averages 3.6 points and 3.5 assists and has hit 55 percent of his shots and 31 percent of his threes.
Gardner's offer list includes Indiana, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Creighton, DePaul, Notre Dame, Purdue, Oklahoma State, Texas and UNLV.
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