WATCH: Oregon commit Jackson Shelstad catches fire; West Linn upsets No. 1 team in nation
When it comes to the recruiting world, the majority of our coverage focuses on the sport of football. However, something happened over the past couple of days in the world of prep basketball that should have caught every Oregon Duck fan’s eye.
4-star Oregon commit Jackson Shelstad went on a tear, leading the West Linn Lions to being crowned the Les Schwaab Invitational champions in Portland.
It’s not just that Shelstad, a 4-star signee in the 2023 class, got hot and led his team to some victories over a few pretty good schools in route to a championship. It’s that Shelstad put up some unbelievable numbers while leading the Lions, an unranked national team, to victories over Bronny James and No. 16 Sierra Canyon in the semi-finals, as well as Duncanville, the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, in the championship game.
As you would expect, social media went pretty crazy at the sight of the two upsets, and Duck fans got incredibly excited about what’s to come. While Shelstad may be the lowest-rated signee in the 2023 class — 5-star Mookie Cook and 5-star KJ Evans are also part of the class — it’s clear that the Ducks got an incredible player staying home in Oregon and coming to Eugene next season.
Here are some of the best highlights and social media reactions to Shelstad’s run with West Linn over the pasts few days.
Undeniable Skill
Jackson Shelstad is the best point guard in the country. He outscored Duncanville 14-10 in the second quarter to put West Linn up by 4 at half. pic.twitter.com/BzAwYItEHA
— Heat Film Room (@MiaHeatFilmRoom) December 31, 2022
Highlights
SLAM_HS: Bronny James and Sierra Canyon went at it with Jackson Shelstad and West Linn tonight at the @LSInvitational 🚨
Shelstad dropped 38 to lead his squad to an 86-69 win 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tgxoEQ4vkA
— Gutter Flight 🏀 (@GutterFlight) December 30, 2022
More Highlights
🏀 @JacksonShelstad was in his bag last night at #LSI26 😤
The 4-star @OregonMBB commit dropped 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals in a win over Barlow (OR)
More ➡️ https://t.co/628U9ubIv3 pic.twitter.com/xrQArbAdDJ
— SBLive Sports (@SBLiveSports) December 27, 2022
The Celebration
They did it again. West Linn 62, Duncanville 50. The Lions have taken down the No. 1 team in the country to win the LSI. #LSI26 #opreps pic.twitter.com/gIK5WCzNAl
— Scott Sepich (@SSepich) December 31, 2022
Tournament Stats
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️* 2023 PG Jackson Shelstad capped off a massive month by being voted MVP of #LSI26, after carrying West Linn (11-0) throughout their championship run and leading the event in scoring at 33ppg on 53.2/35.7/92.7 shooting splits in four games this week.
*for the time being pic.twitter.com/TWWS0HzjQq
— Pro Insight™️ (@_proinsight) December 31, 2022
ESPN Takes Notice
Oregon commit and ESPN 💯 senior Jackson Shelstad went OFF at @LSInvitational, dropping 38 in West Linn's win over Sierra Canyon! 😤@JacksonShelstad @PaulBiancardi pic.twitter.com/WtFVqDvMOW
— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) December 30, 2022
That ISO Move
@JacksonShelstad goes ISO 🥶
The Oregon commit going OFF against @DuncanvilleBB in the @LSInvitational title 🏆https://t.co/bLCJpl71Fj pic.twitter.com/ztD4jTTPw0
— SBLive Sports (@SBLiveSports) December 31, 2022
Run it back, Kel'el
If Kel’el Ware decides to return next season for mens bball, the team will be stacked
-Mookie Cook 5 star
-Jackson Shelstad 4 star
-Kwame Evans 5 star
– kel’el ware – 5 star— Duck Juice (@DuckJuiceDixon) December 30, 2022
Dana Altman and Mookie Cook in the building
📸🤝 @JacksonShelstad caught up with @OregonMBB HC Dana Altman and @AZCompass_Prep Star @marquiscookk after the win pic.twitter.com/pVcEAL0jee
— SBLive Oregon (@SBLiveOR) December 29, 2022
Defensive Locks
🔐😤🧤“Jackie Chan” aka @JacksonShelstad aka “The Glove” got these Duncanville (TX) cats on LOCK Diggy…👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/wOcPQ8qsqb
— HoopDreamsBball🏀🧠 (@hoopdreamsbball) December 31, 2022
