Question: First off, how much did the Indiana offer mean to you? What made you choose Indiana over the other schools recruiting you?
Answer: It meant a lot, it's a great opportunity, and is a very successful school in terms of basketball and education.
Q: How meaningful is it to come back to the state of Indiana to play basketball, especially with the history of IU and the basketball-crazy fan base?
A: I was only born there, not raised there, but given the history and fan base, it means a lot. I'm a very humble person.
Q: What would you consider your strengths, as both a basketball player and a teammate?
A: I can score the ball, I'm a team player first, I want to win by all means and will do whatever it takes to win, and my IQ for Basketball is high. I can set good, solid screens, talk on defense, and get my teammates the ball.
Q: What part of your game needs the most work before the season starts in November?
A: Getting stronger. Once I'm stronger I'll be fine, and I could be more aggressive on rebounding.
Q: What parts of your game do you see fitting well in Coach Crean’s system? Are you familiar with it?
A: Not very familiar with it but from what I'm hearing it sounds like bigs that can shoot well and are more skilled, but we haven't really talked about that yet.
Q: What do you believe you can contribute to the program in your Freshman season?
A: I think I can contribute by working hard, having a good winning mentality. I’m definitely a positive player. No minutes have been promised, but I'm going to work as hard as I can to try and earn those minutes. And if I play, I can score, and once I get stronger I'll be able to score, rebound, and play defense.
Q: What does it mean to you to be a Hoosier and have the opportunity to wear the Cream and Crimson?
A: It means a lot, Indiana is a huge school and seems to have many good people. I'm very excited to be a Hoosier and can't wait.
Q: Will you be visiting Bloomington before the summer? If so, when?
A: Yes, hopefully sometime in the next week and a half.
Q: Have you spoken to any of the other commits for Indiana’s 2014 class? What are your thoughts on the incoming recruits?
A: I've texted Max and told him there is a lot of haters out there and let's prove them wrong and let's do big things at Indiana. I think I'll fit in well with the rest of the guys.
Q: To finish up with a bit of a fun question, do you have a specific nickname you would like Hoosier Nation to call you by?
A: I've never really had a nickname but I've been seeing on Twitter people saying "thrilla prilla" or “thriller priller," but it doesn't really matter to me, if the fans want a nickname for me they can make it!
Q: Do you have a number you want to wear, or does that not matter either?
A: I'm not a selfish person and not the type to put myself first, any number would be fine with me. It’s not about me or my number. It's about the team and winning games and winning a NCAA championship.
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