Jordan Frison finally got his first Division I basketball offer. Will more follow?

Winning a state basketball title for Overton was just the beginning for Jordan Frison.

After running through McMinn County, Hillsboro and defeating Independence in the Class 4A state title game, Frison’s recruiting interest is on the rise.

During the state tournament, he averaged 27.3 points per game, 10 rebounds per game and was named Class 4A Tournament MVP after delivering Overton its first state title in boys basketball.

Not soon after did Division I schools finally start taking an interest in the 6-foot guard.

UT Martin offered Frison last week, his first Division I offer. He currently has other offers from several community colleges and LeMoyne-Owen College.

"It feels like I worked that hard and I deserve to play at that highest level,” Frison said of getting his first Division I offer. “It was a surreal feeling.”

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That was one thing Frison and Overton coach Shelvie Rose talked about this season and leading up to the state tournament. More exposure was important for Frison, who was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic canceled season.

Now he’s seeing the product of his work finally paying off.

"Like Coach Rose told me, ‘If you get to the highest stage in Tennessee, I just got to go up there and put on a show,’ ” Frison said. “I wanted to make sure I did that.”

UT Martin should be the first of a few more offers for Frison, who said he’s going to have a busy April and plans to announce his commitment on May 5.

He said he’s planning on playing in the next AAU session, which will only help improve his stock.

“I can tell his recruitment is starting to pick up now,” said Rose, who said a few more schools have reached out for film on Frison.

Frison’s dominance at the state tournament went exactly how he needed it to go. He showed that even as a gifted scorer, he can still rely on his teammates and not alienate them.

"I was happy as a coach to finally say, ‘Wow, I finally had a guy on my team that got recruited by a Division I coach and by a Division I school.’ ”

Reach Wynston Wilcox at wwilcox@gannett.com and on Twitter @wynstonw__.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Basketball recruiting: Jordan Frison gets first Division I offer