“They want me to come over there and play the two or three play as a freshman and average 16. They give me the chance to be that one and done player that I want to be and I know the work I need to do.”

The Friars success was also a major factor in Jones decision.

“Kim English turned the whole program around coming from George Mason. Once they got there the whole program went up. They were a ranked team last year and I trust those guys to get me to the NBA and stay there.”

When he committed to Arizona in late March with the expectation that he would reclassify from the class of 2025 to 2024, Joson Sanon ended what had — behind the scenes — been a bit of a rollercoaster recruitment.

Or so it seemed for a few weeks at least. Then Caleb Love decided to come back to Arizona and things changed quickly. Within just minutes of Love announcing his return and Sanon posting that he loved it, the scoring machine from New England posted on his Instagram that he had flipped his commitment from the Wildcats to their bitter rivals, Arizona State

A 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Saxtons River (Vt.) Vermont Academy who currently ranks No. 22 in 2024, alarm signals first went up when Sanon continued playing grassroots basketball during April and into this month with BABC on the Adidas 3SSB circuit. There was word that his commitment could be shaky and talk that Caleb Love could return to Tucson for his Covid Year only added fuel to those speculative fires. But a meeting between Lloyd and the family was supposed to have gotten things back on solid footing.

Now, though, things couldn’t have changed more drastically or quickly as he’s headed to play for Bobby Hurley in Tempe in one of the quickest hoops commitment flips we’ve ever seen. After they made big waves just a few weeks ago when they landed five-star big man Jayden Quaintance, the Sun Devils have made another huge splash on the recruiting trail with the rapid acquisition of Sanon

Adam Finkelstein the 247Sports’ Director of Scouting provides this scouting report of Sanon.

Sanon is a volume scoring wing who is capable of getting his shot at multiple levels. His best weapon over the years has been his mid-range pull-up game, with good lift into his release. Within the last year, we’ve seen his range extend out to the three-point line with the same ability to rise-up into his shot. He’s very adept at getting to his spots and capable of getting downhill in the open floor, but doesn’t put quite as much pressure on the rim when operating within the half-court.

Sanon is most comfortable as the offensive focal point. He’s a potent scorer who can put points on the board in bunches, but has a tendency to hunt his shots with a high-volume style and needs to develop into a more willing ball-mover who can impact the game in ways beyond scoring.