Jeter Puts Name in Draft; Metro Wing Getting Looks
Richard Jeter's decision to go pro had as much to do with his academic situation as anything else.
Jeter, a 6-5, 215 pound shooting guard from Atlanta Metropolitan College in Atlanta, Ga., declared for the NBA Draft last week.
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JUCO Junction has spoken with AMC Head Coach Robert Pritchett on several occasions this spring, and he indicated that Jeter would have needed to return to the school for at least the fall semester if he had any designs on going D-I.
Programs such as Auburn and Indiana expressed the most interest in Jeter this year, but nine NBA teams also made the trek to watch him play this past winter.
"To my knowledge, he's going to the draft and has signed with an agent," Pritchett said late last week. "That's his decision and I really don't have any view on it -- it was made by him and his family."
Jeter averaged 22 points as a sophomore, emerging out of relative obscurity. He never played high school or AAU basketball, so he was a bit of an unknown commodity prior to his two years at Metro.
"He shoots the ball extremely well and is a phenomenal scorer," Pritchett said.
It's unclear at this point whether Jeter will be drafted. Many top players will participate in the Chicago pre-draft camp at the Moody Bible Institute next month in the hopes of catching the eyes of an NBA exec.
Another Metro wing, 6-2, 195 pound Dominique Spencer, is still looking to latch on with a four-year school this spring.
Coach Pritchett said that Spencer has already visited IUPUI. Marshall, Jackson State and Division II Southern Tech are also looking at Spencer, who averaged 12 points per game this past winter for the Panthers.
"He's a good shooter and a first-class kid," Pritchett said. "He also defends and is an excellent student."
Another Metro soph, 6-9 power forward/center Sylvester Morgan, also visited IUPUI this spring.
JUCO Junction will keep you posted on Jeter's draft status, plus where Morgan and Spencer's plan to spend the next two years in college. Stay tuned!