Class of '66 Old Fart

Been awhile ago, but I believe I read there will be no streaming. Best (only?) option to follow the action might be ESPN's Gamecast.

From ITH back in May so the actual schedule could have changed since then. The Hoosiers will square off with a Puerto Rican All-Star team to open the tour. The game will be played on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. Indiana will then play a pair of games against Mega Superbet, a professional club based out of Belgrade, Serbia, that competes in the Adriatic Basketball Association to close the tour. The club was founded in 1998 and has produced 16 players drafted into the NBA since 2014, including three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, All-NBA Defensive Team selection Ivica Zubac, and 2022 first-round pick Nikola Jovic. Game one against Mega will be played on Saturday, Aug. 9, with the rematch coming on Monday, Aug. 11. Both games will be played at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.

Ristic's addition to the roster is now official https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/07/08/iu-basketball-announces-the-addition-of-aleksa-ristic-to-2025-26-roster/ https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/aleksa-ristic-to-add-tremendous-depth-and-versatility-to-indiana-backcourt/

Michigan has landed a commitment from 7-foot-3 center Marcus Moller, source told @Rivals. The big man from Denmark will be joining the Wolverines in the 2026 class.

Sam Kayser - 2026 4-star prospect Davion Adkins is transferring to Prolific Prep for his senior season of high school, he told @LeagueRDY. Adkins told me he’s hearing the most from Auburn, Houston, Indiana, UCLA, Baylor, Rutgers and TCU right now. Prolific Prep HC Ryan Bernardi putting together a stacked roster for next season.

https://www.zagsblog.com/2025/07/07/top-30-2026-prospect-junior-county-updates-recruitment-with-list-cut-official-visits-right-around-the-corner/

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/07/07/class-of-2026-guard-junior-county-lands-iu-basketball-scholarship-offer/ https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2026-top-40-guard-junior-county/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLYu-hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFzSWx5ZGhuTzZ4YjRHRmZMAR6RVX-INH551i-NnSBr_5zZJFlyta30KZJ8j7DTif2rL8Plq2rkJOR7SM2dvw_aem_pI-icaQsM77yOzcOnubjtQ

OV for Aug 29-31 https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/national-top-20-2026-pg-tay-kinney-taking-iu-basketball-official-visit-in-late-august/ https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/indiana-basketball-recruiting-5-star-2026-point-guard-taylen-kinney-sets-indiana-official-visit-overtime-elite-wildcat-select-251565429/ https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/07/07/class-of-2026-five-star-guard-taylen-kinney-to-take-iu-basketball-official-visit-in-late-august/

Junior County '26 - Utah Prospects DDV Offer Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 4/25 W 17 7 10 1 3 2 2 7 2 4 0 0 4/26 W 13 6 13 1 3 0 0 6 3 1 2 0 4/27 L 11 4 10 1 5 2 2 6 3 4 2 0 5/16 W 15 3 6 2 3 7 7 4 4 1 2 0 5/17 W 20 7 15 4 7 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 5/17 W 16 6 15 1 6 3 6 9 5 2 0 0 5/18 W 9 3 11 0 5 3 4 9 3 1 1 0 5/23W 7 2 5 2 4 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 5/24 L 15 4 13 1 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 0 5/25W 9 3 9 1 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 0 5/26 L 14 5 12 4 9 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 Count/Avg 11 13.3 42% 34% 72% 5.8 2.7 1.6 1.1 0.0

Although there's no direct acknowledgement from County on X, he has posted the IU logo on his Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/juniorxcounty/ 4-star rated 6'4" CG attends Wasatch Academy in Utah and plays AAU for Utah Prospects who is playing this year on the EYBL circuit having switched from 3SSB. The Zagsblog link provides some additional background on him especially mentioning the athletic background of his family. @AdolphCounty 247 Rivals On3 MaxPreps Hudl https://www.zagsblog.com/2025/04/22/top-40-2026-prospect-junior-county-planning-a-few-summer-visits/

Oh ye of little faith. lol But at least our staff shouldn't be caught off guard if it should happen with the IU commitments.

L. J. Smith '27 - Team Thad 17U DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 4/25 W 8 3 9 2 5 0 0 4 0 3 1 2 4/26 W 16 6 9 1 2 3 6 2 1 2 2 0 4/27 L 6 0 4 0 0 6 6 6 2 1 1 1 5/16 W 4 1 7 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 5/17 W 10 3 7 2 3 2 2 4 0 1 2 0 5/17 L 17 6 14 2 8 3 3 5 1 0 3 0 5/18 W 19 4 6 4 6 7 7 6 1 1 1 0 5/23 W 21 8 13 3 4 2 3 6 2 1 2 0 5/24 L 4 1 9 1 5 1 2 5 2 3 2 0 5/25 W 23 6 12 3 7 8 10 2 1 2 1 0 5/26 W 24 8 12 6 9 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 Count/Avg 11 13.8 45% 48% 84% 3.9 1.1 1.4 1.5 0.3 HS 24-25 29 33.1 45% 32% 82% 9.2 3.0 n.a. 2.6 1.0 HS 23-24 16 32.2 56% 46% 64% 7.6 0.4 n.a. 24.0 0.9

Listed as a 6'4" the 4-star combo guard attends Lincolnton HS in Lincolnton, NC. Plays AAU for Team Thad 17U on the EYBL circuit. Unfortunately, when he received an offer from UNC in June, he was quoted as saying UNC was his "dream school". He knows how to score. In 2024-25, he broke the NCHSAA sophomore single-season scoring record. He was offered by WVU while DDV was still its head coach. @LJSmith23972065 247 Rivals On3 Hudl MaxPreps https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-national-top-50-class-of-2027-guard-lj-smith/ https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/indiana-basketball-offers-2027-four-star-guard-lj-smith/

Holt was also a member of the USA U19 team that defeated Germany earlier today for the gold medal.

Smith and Team USA coming home with the gold medal after a 109-76 win over Germany. They let Germany hang around through halftime nursing a 56-47 lead and then dominated the 3rd period outscoring Germany 28-10. Smith's stats for the tournament:

Sam Vecenie - I'm not totally sure what Jordan Smith Jr. is as a prospect yet, but he's definitely my favorite player on this U19 USA team. What a fun athlete who seems to be about all of the right things in terms of playing winning basketball.

I am so not feeling bad for PUke at all

Young Mr. Moody is everywhere.

Pretty ho hum semifinal game. USA led by 18 after 1 Q and it only got worse from there. Final score 120-61 and the USA plays Germany on Sunday in the gold medal game. Smith again started and played 13 min. 7p / 3r / 1a / 0s / 0b / 1t 2-3 FG / 1-1 on 3s / 2-2 FT

Thompson makes it official and commits to Iowa and will re-class to '25.

After cruising through the early games, the USA U19 squad had its hands full with Canada in today's quarterfinal game pulling out a 108-102 win. Smith played 24 minutes and had this stat line: 14p / 5r / 2a / 1s / 1b / 0t 5-10 FG / 2-3 on 3s / 2-4 FT In 5 games he's had 9 assists against just 3 turnovers. Tomorrow's semifinal opponent is still to be determined. ADDED: Saturday opponent is New Zealand.