MemphisHoosier

Sooner the better for sure.
With long-term high school recruiting it’s usually best to have the last visit. With portalists it’s definitely best to have the first visit. And hope that the first visit is the last visit.
It appears that for Myles Rice and Pharrell Payne we will be their first visit. I believe we’re also Hickman’s first visit.

Sounds like Myles Rice planning a visit.

Normally I would be right there with you @WayneFleekHoosier, but given the dearth of quality across the roster I think there is a little bit of just 'add dudes and pray the staff can figure it out in the coming months.'  Not the ideal strategy, but when Leal, Anthony Walker and Cupps are your only semi-dependable reserves you know a talent infusion is desperately needed.

He just said when he hits the portal he’ll very interested, when Eric is interested that’s his code for were in deep basically 

Love love love.
Myles Rice + Conwell + Payne or Williams + Humrichous would be an A grade roster revamp.
Can we add Hickman too? That would be an A++

Absolutely true.  However, the real time impact of the development of our big men over the last couple years is definitely getting us into parties pretty regularly.   

Not sure if this has been previously reported or not - but I am told he is scheduled to visit Notre Dame on 4/14 and IU on 4/18. Interesting to me that his visit is after Pharrel Payne's (maybe order of priority?) . I personally would prefer Malone as he seems like the more skilled basketball player - but unclear how his game would translate in the big ten.

Darren Wolfson -
Former #Gophers big Pharrel Payne portal update: Told he’ll visit the Indiana Hoosiers late this week.  (Dead period ends Thursday)
Indiana, Louisville, Miss St., Nebraska Oregon, Texas, and Texas A&M all still in play.

We have reached out to Aaron Bradshaw and to Oumar Ballo - Arizona (1) per Rabjohns

I saw that as a listed possibility. I cannot imagine. 
Mark Pope? If they're going the ties to the university route, I could see that being an unsexy hire that worked out well.
Travis Ford? Yikes; that guy is a mega-jerk face who will not do well there, or almost anywhere.

Or, they could now be the program that over-relies on 18 and 19 year olds with future NBA pedigrees and gets bounced by Oakland, KState, and St. Peters in consecutive years.

I will roar with laughter if UK hires Travis Ford. 

I had posted about this in the IU football notes. Probably shoulda started a new thread. 
Kid plays in my neck of the woods. Is a 3-star and had offers from Duke, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Boston College ... 
Guessing Cig was on him while at JMU. A friend of mine watches a ton of high school football and told me he's a good receiver and has good speed -- but isn't very big. 
Sorta sounds maybe like another Jaylin Lucas.
It's a long time before he'll set foot for real in Bloomington, so until pen is put to paper, I'm not holding my  breath. 

This isn't a portal possibility but rather a potential decommit.
With the Cal bombshell Travis Perry might opt to decommit and he was an IU target at one time.    Not interested in him as a primary target but if we can land a couple of experienced portal guards then use the last 1 or 2 scholly's to fill out the roster and let him get a year of college experience if he'd be interested.

Nah if you want to rapture Mike Woodson, you have to come see Mike Woodson. 

Sounds like someone we unfortunately know. 
“he couldn't have been too surprised - refusing to go to post game shows after losses and shunning anyone that criticized him. He had zero relationship with the AD.

he hired assistants who couldn't develop players or teach fundamentals, and he surrounded himself by yes men who insulated from the world outside.

He knew the anger was out there.”

alright, if you’re mad at @AH1971 then block him or start a FIRE @AH1971 thread. This is  the FIRE MIKE WOODSON thread and we need to stay vigilant. Gracias.
In other news— you have to hand it to Cal. It makes me jealous of UK, honestly. Gosh it would sure be nice to have a coach who left when he realized he wasn’t wanted.

I just hope that IU is ready to do whatever it takes to keep Kentucky from poaching our coach. 

I am SO jealous of Kentucky fans right now.

Dead period and coaches convention at the Final Four.  

I’m not sure why it would have to be either/or with Hickman and Humrichous-two very different players who both are good shooters. IU could really use both, especially in a potential class of so-so shooters like Carlyle, Rice, Walker, etc.

LeBron is coming! Bond, that is.
Class of 2025 WR.
This kid plays high school ball very near me. Don't know much about him though -- other than he's a 3-star. 
He's a junior -- plays at Maury High. They were undefeated and won the state title last season. 
Guessing Cig had him on the radar at JMU. 

Sears is going to be good at the next level