GBOA East’s Playaz organization seems to have a pipeline to the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Top prospect DeMarcus Cousins was the first to commit to the school back in February, with his Playaz teammate Tamir Jackson verbally committing on April 7. 

Both Playaz felt strongly about playing for coach Mike Davis and are looking forward to playing together and taking the Blazers to the next level.  

Jackson’s recent decision came after he was recruited by Arizona, Virginia Tech, Miami, St. John’s, Harvard, South Carolina, St. Joe’s, and URI, and made official visits to Miami and Maryland.

Cousins made no official visits, but received offers from Indiana, Memphis and Missouri as well as UAB.