The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled Plymouth Meeting’s Jake West on May 7th as he prepares to study and play basketball at Northwestern University in Illinois. West plays high school basketball for Penn Charter (he previously played for Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and Archbishop Carroll) and also has a prolific TikTok account (see video at the bottom of the article) where he has over 1.5 million followers.

From the Inquirer’s article:

So when West was selected to participate in the Ballislife All-American Game, he flew out to Southern California to take part in festivities and ensure he didn‘t miss a chance to go up against some of the top players in the country he hadn‘t faced yet.

“I know every gym I go into I’ve got to put on a show because I have a brand and I have a name, so I have to go out there and show people,” West said Saturday. “That’s not hard for me because I’ve been doing that all my life. I know how good I am. I know how much hard work and confidence I have in myself, so going into every gym, I know to just play with that chip on my shoulder and prove to people I’m a great basketball player also.”

The full article can be found here.

Photo: Headshot of West from Northwestern University