Jeremiah Fears should be thinking about who he wants to take to prom right now. With an Oct. 19 birthday, Fears was part of the high school class of 2025 until finalizing a daring plan to reclassify following his standout run on the Nike EYBL circuit over the summer.
“My goal is to play in the NBA,” Fears told ESPN on the day he committed to Oklahoma. It was a goal that couldn’t wait.
Fears was originally committed to Illinois, the state school for his hometown of Joliet, located about 45 miles Southwest of Chicago. The Illini were planning for Fears to come to campus for 2025-26, but
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