
As a five-star recruit with several of the top schools in the country on his tail, Jarnell Stokes knows he’s being watched on the AAU circuit. The 6-foot-8 power forward from Memphis uses it as extra impetus to play his hardest every time out. “First of all, you get a target on your back,” Stokes said. “People know who you are, so you have to bring it.” Stokes, who will play at Oak Hill Academy (Va.) next season, was simply a dominant inside player for most of the past few years.