“His father, Marland, would push him in a stroller to come watch his dad work out and then his dad ended up coaching Houston Hoops AAU, a Nike team, for a long time. So I’ve been around that family a lot,” said Briscoe. “When I saw he was going into the (transfer) portal, I told my brother this was a guy Kentucky needs and I hope he goes there. Then a few days later, he commits to Kentucky.”
Jaland Lowe played point guard two years at Pittsburgh and averaged 16.8 points, 4,2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 35.4 minutes per game last year when he had 10 games of 20 or more points.
“I saw him play almost every game last season. He is a dynamic player,” Briscoe said. “He is left-handed but he can shoot with either hand. He is very good at getting by people with the ball. He has that floater in the lane. He’s really good at giving out assists. He’s a really good defender, too, and a very good leader.”
Briscoe thinks Lowe will remind Kentucky fans of a player they loved having this season.
“He is almost like Lamont Butler. He’s almost a carbon copy of Butler. He might not be quite as big but he is 6-3 and long and he knows basketball just like Butler,” Briscoe said. “He grew up watching basketball and working out all the time.”
Lowe’s Godfather is John Lucas, an All-American guard at Maryland, former No. 1 NBA draft pick, a 14-year NBA player and former NBA head coach.
“John wore number 15. Jaland wears number 15,” Briscoe said.
