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Rabjohns - Indiana's Archie Miller, Tom Ostrom and Bruiser Flint are all here at the NBPA Top 100 camp recruiting.

This is the kind of response that I have come to expect here lately on these forums. How low are we? We didn't even actively recruit this kid. I wouldn't exactly say we lost out on a kid that went to mid level, power 5 school, that we spent minimal time and resourses on.

Zagsblog - CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Dawson Garcia, the Class of 2020 forward from Prior Lake (MN) and D1 Minnesota, has had a successful start to the grassroots season, helping lead D1 Minnesota to an undefeated record in Adidas Gauntlet play and capturing a gold medal representing the USA at the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup in Mongolia. “It was great, they brought us in for like a week just to get us prepared for all that, and we grew a tight bond, bought in to what the coach was saying, and then we also had fun with it,” Garcia said of the 3×3 experience in Mongolia. “So it was just a surreal moment when we won the gold medal. ”With his strong play has come a boost in his recruitment as well, as Midwest schools begin to truly make the skilled 6-foot-9 forward a priority and a few blue bloods start to enter the picture as well.Garcia has hosted a bevy of schools for in-home visits in recent months, as his recruitment starts to really take shape. At NBPA Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, he broke down a few of the schools who are heavily involved in his courtship.Minnesota- “I have a great relationship with [Coach] Lindsted and [Coach] Pitino especially. They came to my house and I’m gonna go on a couple unofficials here and go hang out with them a couple times, so it should be good.”Marquette– “It was a good experience, they were just saying basically that they’d bring me in and it would kind of be built around me, and I would kind of run the show and bring everyone in. When I went out there I built a great relationship with Wojo and Stan and all the staff, as well as the players since I got to hang out with them as well. ”Indiana– “They came to my house when they could do the in-home visits, and they were just showing me film on how they would use me and I really saw myself playing in that style. It was cool to see all the success that guys like me have had there.” While Garcia will clearly be a priority from the regional powers listed above, he said he has also begun to hear from the likes of Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, and Gonzaga lately, all of whom plan to evaluate him here at Top 100 Camp and also in the upcoming July evaluation periods, before potentially springing an offer.Asked about his level of interest in Kentucky, who he said is in contact “every couple weeks or so”, Garcia said: “My level of interest is high. It’s a great program, they get their guys to the league right away. Even when they came to my school and talked to me, they were like ‘Kentucky’s not for everybody,’ and that’s true. It shows that when you go to Kentucky you’ve got to love basketball or else it’s gonna be a living hell for you.”Garcia, who plans to make a decision in the fall, also said that geography will not play a part in his decision, which can only bode well for a blue blood’s chances of landing him should they decide to offer.“Geography doesn’t really affect me at all. I like the nice weather, but being from Minnesota, winter doesn’t bother me at all, four seasons doesn’t really affect me. Being far away from home or being close doesn’t really matter to me, just my relationship with the coaching staff and how comfortable I feel about that school.

Holy crap ... DeRon Davis has most definitely lost some lbs. An in-shape DeRon combined with his late-season attitude toward leadership and accountability would be a helluva player for IU this coming season.

Signed with the Sox and will be assigned to the Rookie Level Great Falls Voyagers in Great Falls, MT. https://www.milb.com/great-falls

While I agree with the conclusion that this is not a loss or a problem in any way, Bowhunter's comment is the one negative comment out of a host of "no big deal" comments. In other words, his negative post is apropos of nothing IMO.

Bird left IU...noooooooooooooooo

New name popping up per The Daily Hoosier - 4-star PG A. J. Hoggard https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/indiana-basketball-recruiting-2020-names-to-know-aj-hoggard/

PU hired Greg Goff who was an assistant. Not sure if that's a good hire or not as he had head coaching experience prior to his 2 years at PU with mixed results. Update: Comments to the twitter post seem to indicate this is not a great hire and he got in hot water with NCAA at Bama.

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Go Blues!!!

Yes and that is why getting Brunk was a huge plus for IU. IU doesn't need him to get 12pts 7rb 2blk as a freshman. However, I think he is talented enough to get close to that.

Hate losing talented kids out of state. However, you can't get them all.

2020 was always this way. It’s bizarre I guess but inside out doesn’t always get you the best talent every year. But maybe we can build an actual team this way. FWIW Jaden Ivey went the opposite direction and is now best rated player in Indiana according to Rivals. Imo Galloway not being rated is a crime. Steward went clear up to 30ish based on one huge weekend. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Oh, they’ll be notified... then they’ll tell the NCAA they didn’t do anything wrong and the NCAA will go back to burying its head in the sand. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I was a complete naysayer; NEVER thought he'd recover from a torn Achilles as quickly as he did. Excited to see what he can do after an extra year away from that injury.

Jonathan Givony - In addition to the 9 players who received invites to the NBA Draft Green Room last week, sources tell ESPN that the following have also been invited: Nassir Little, Romeo Langford,Tyler Herro. They join Zion, Ja, Barrett, Garland, Culver, Hunter, Coby White, Reddish, Jaxson Hayes

It's sometimes hard for me to make it through the day carrying the extra weight .....

I mean KD isn't a big dude....... but he is like 7'. Can't think of anyone else really. Look at Steph and Giannis now compared to what they looked like coming into the league. They got jacked You have to be to make it through an 82 game season

While it’s nice to read these things. Tons of people with inside info said Crean was the guy. At the end of the day no amount of words or hopeful musings are going to get the basketball program out of the dumpster. It’s going to be done with deeds and actions.

Wonder how they think that is working out for them now?! By my unofficial count Cal has recruited 37 other wings since Brooks committed. My response? Sure it's petty, but I don't want ANYONE to succeed at Kentucky. Made your slimy choice, now stew in it Keion.

This may seem like a Captain Obvious statement, but both Leal and Galloway are really good when they are healthy. With a wrist injury Galloway didn’t shoot all that well for awhile; he seems to be back to 100%. Leal is currently dealing with less than 100% knees, and that limits his output this month a bit. We should be thrilled with either, or better yet, both.

IU needs a guy that can score at will. Steward would fit that category

Former McDAA Jordan Brown transfers to Arizona. Amazing what Arizona can do despite being smack dab in the oven of NCAA/FBI heat. College basketball and Indiana basketball administration. Both make me SMDH in disgust. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

From what I saw last year, Hunter is 4'3" if he sits up straight.