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Tyus Jones on college with Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow: ‘We all like the idea’

Minnesota Boys All State Basketball

In this March 23, 2013, photo, Apple Valley’s Tyus Jones (21) celebrates as he is taken out of their 74-57 win over Park Center in the Class 4A championship high school basketball game in Minneapolis. Jones was named Monday, March 25, the co-winner of the Minnesota Associated Press Player of the Year award for high school boys basketball. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Kyndell Harkness) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT

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It’s no secret that Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor want to play their college ball together.

They’ve been talking about it for a while, and given the fact that they are both ranked in the top three for Rivals Class of 2014 -- Okafor is currently No. 1 while Jones is No. 3 -- I’m sure that every school in the country would be willing to allow them to suit up together.

Lately, however, it sounds like the duo may be trying to become the latest version of the Big Three.

“You guys already know that me and Jahlil are gonna play together in college, and now we’re feeling pretty good about getting our boy Justise Winslow to come along with us as well,” Jones wrote on a blog for USA Today. “It’s looking pretty good for that. We’re, all three, really great friends and we’ve got a close bond so we all like the idea of playing together in college.”

Winslow is no slouch, as he’s currently ranked as the No. 10 player in the country. He’d fit as well, as he’s a powerful wing player that would fit well alongside Okafor (a pure post player) and Jones (a natural point guard).

All three players have trimmed their lists, and only three schools show up and each of those lists: Baylor, Duke and Kansas. To be fair, I think that both Kentucky and Ohio State -- who are on the lists of Jones and Okafor -- would be willing to take Winslow if it let them get the other two.

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