Jalen Shelley (2) stands on the court during an AAU basketball game July 4, 2023, at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C. Louisville has offered a scholarship to Shelley, a small forward who is considered one of the top 50 players in the Class of 2024. When the offer from Ohio State arrived, Jalen Shelley posted the news to Twitter. Like most recruits, the four-star small forward in the class of 2024 announced the development with a customary photo showing the school’s logo as well as another of the team’s home crowd. In Shelley’s case, though, there was one extra photo featuring him and his mother, Calesha, from several years ago. In it, she’s wearing a Buckeye necklace and he’s got a scarlet Ohio State hat framed by a gray Buckeyes hooded sweatshirt. This was no boilerplate collection of photos to accompany the news, and this was…
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