Tyus Jones, the top rated point guard in the class of 2014, is keeping tabs on the job status of Minnesota coach Tubby Smith.

Smith's current contract ends a year before Jones would be a college freshman.

"I definitely take that into consideration," said Jones. "With me still having a (couple) years left in high school, I definitely look at it if certain coaches will still be there, still have the same job or retire. But I know I can't control it."

Jones is believed to be considering Michigan State and Duke, with Minnesota in third place.

"It's too early to have a favorite or be ready to make a commitment," Jones said. "But it's different this year with teams because I have a better relationship with the coach, since I've been talking to them and know them more personally now than before."