Class of '66 Old Fart

Alex Bozich Q and A with Noah. https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/09/01/q-a-class-of-2022-four-star-forward-noah-clowney-talks-iu-official-visit-upcoming-visits-decision-timeline/?fbclid=IwAR2kDK_YrMWVecHjParbiusYEBLIVp00VLmCJ-pqBC4UXFv59zdXP5CMZH0

J. Q. Roberts (Bloomington North HS) on an unofficial visit today.

Latest list of attendees: '23 Kalen Glenn - Louisville Male HS '23 J. Q. Roberts - Bloomington North HS '23 Joey Brown - Indpls. North Central '24 Jacob Theodosiou - Western Reserve Academy (OH)

Some good stuff here including a new name in the '23 class that I don't think has been mentioned previously. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/scheduled-fall-recruiting-visits-beginning-to-add-up-for-iu-basketball/?fbclid=IwAR0UecBncw-NDHqxl2SS0z8A-h1aO4r0Z__juj2NGGb7Lr8yeK-GXzQEXUI

Fears will be in Bloomington for the Cincinnati game.

And Florida it is per Alex Karamanos of The Circuit.

He was likely confused as he was in the act of pulling up his pants while at the same time clapping his hands.

Brandon Jenkins of 247 on Cupps https://247sports.com/Article/Gabe-Cupps-Big-Ten-Clemson-Michigan-Ohio-State-Indiana-Basketball-Recruiting-169942924/ Indiana: "Brian Walsh has been talking to me the most but Mike Woodson texts and calls me every so often. I took a visit over there with my teammate Reed Sheppard last month. I like how they are a basketball school and I love the people who are around it. Brian Walsh has done a great job of recruiting me and has been on me for a while. I really take notice of how long he has been recruiting me and how much effort he has put in. I also really like how Coach Woodson operates and how he talks to me. He comes across as a humble, yet confident guy who wants to bring Indiana basketball back. I think that is a cool thing they have to offer."

ESPN latest as of 08.31.21 and the usual caveat that some of the names are clearly no longer on the IU radar but they've yet to commit elsewhere. Some of the names arose after June 30, and I don't have theirJune 30th ranking in my database. Those targets are denoted with '??' 2022 OFFERS ESPN Top 100 @ 06.30.21 ESPN Top 100 @ 08.31.21 ESPN + / - Jalen Hood-Schifino 34 24 +10 Noah Clowney 76 67 +9 Favour Aire 79 Unrated N.A. Kaleb Banks ?? 83 N.A. Avery Brown Unrated Unrated N.A. C. J. Gunn Unrated Unrated N.A. Masai Troutman Unrated Unrated N.A. 2023 OFFERS ESPN Top 60 @ 06.30.21 ESPN Top 60 @ 08.31.21 ESPN + / - London Johnson ?? 40 Reed Sheppard ?? 38 Xavier Booker Unrated Unrated Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn 39 Unrated Jeremy Fears Unrated 32 Jakai Newton Unrated Unrated Kaleb Glenn ?? Unrated Gabe Cupps Unrated Unrated Austin Parks Unrated Unrated Owen Freeman Unrated Unrated Coen Carr Unrated Unrated 2023 Players of Interest Isaiah Collier 18 16 +2 Maki Johnson Unrated Unrated Carter Lang Unrated Unrated Jalen Hooks Unrated Unrated Lamariyon Jordan Unrated Unrated Lawrent Rice Unrated Unrated 2024 OFFERS ESPN Top 25 @ 06.30.21 ESPN Top 25 @ 08.31.21 Jobe, William Unrated Unrated Koch, Cooper Unrated Unrated Powell, Aaron Unrated Unrated Dennis Scott III Unrated Unrated

Preview of Syracuse our opponent in the Big Ten - ACC Challenge. https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/09/01/2021-22-non-conference-opponent-preview-syracuse/?fbclid=IwAR1l5TCQlM8i6cwmdY7zeAcjKhLGEdeBSSAZ1G1UvElqzFiwbUapC0kbsIg

A week or so ago, we learned '24 Jacob Theodosiou of Western Reserve Academy in OH would be in attendance and today announced by Rabjohns that '23 J. Q. Roberts of Bloomington North would also be there.

Pre-season USTFCCCA poll

Preview of Jackson State. https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/08/31/2021-22-non-conference-opponent-preview-jackson-state/?fbclid=IwAR0R3g-7Ux9FtsED_RG_8i-GASuyAEpm-8ab0iPfX77R69zQKCYpPkjIa-g

Someone mentioned several days ago that Dorman HS is not a small school and that is absolutely true. Latest data I found for Dorman is a high school enrollment of 2,558. That would make Dorman the 16th largest high school in Indiana falling between Brownsburg (2,711) and Lawrence North (2,524). It's arena seats 3,200 and compares to a few others as follows. 5,500 Center Grove 3,200 McCutcheon 3,000 Bloomington South 1,500 Culver Military Academy

Another addition to the '22 class. Matthew Cuzco is a RHP/1B at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago. Matthew Cuzco @mattcuzco I am extremely proud & honored to announce I will be continuing my academic & athletic careers at Indiana University! I want to thank God, my parents, & my coaches for helping me get to this point & to the Indiana coaching staff for giving me this opportunity! Go Hoosiers! Prep Baseball Report Perfect Game

One of the last quotes from Clowney in the Q and A tells me he really liked what he saw and experienced and don't think he was scared off in any way. In addition, I felt the tweet from his mother after their visit was genuine and not just a formality. "But when I was there (at IU) I was having fun. Usually I would be ready to get back home but there I would have stayed more nights because I was enjoying it."

Q and A with The Daily Hoosier https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-post-visit-qa-with-2022-forward-noah-clowney/?fbclid=IwAR0scHcO1LEHc0-C5dsJhUlWChUq6YjQH9Llhqzopp645d6jr202x6WLp6w

Dushawn London @DushawnLondon1 Class of 2022 four-star Malik Reneau (@MalikReneau) will be making his college decision Wednesday at 2pm ET he tells @247Sports .

N-I-L at work

2 min. clip of Jobe #203

Latest from Dushawn London at 247 - https://247sports.com/Article/Basketball-recruiting-Indiana-Tennesse-Texas-AM-Louisville-169870608/

Nebraska certainly wishes it didn't count. I'm not yet a believer 24 Prove me wrong Hoosiers. Aye + owe + a 27

To no one's great surprise, the USA team won the gold medal with a 90-75 win over Argentina. In the gold medal game Fears played 14 min. scored just 2 pts. on 1-2 FG. He added 4 reb; 2 asst; 2 TO. For his 6 games in the tournament he averaged 15 min./game of playing time and averaged 8.5 ppg. He shot 19-35 (54%) FG; 1-4 (25%) on 3s; 12-17 (71%) FT. He averaged 3 reb; 3 asst; 1 TO; 2 stl. He had a total of 16 assists to just 6 turnovers. Couple of quick conclusions from a very limited sample. 1) He takes care of the ball; 2) he's not a 3-point shooter; 3) he gets to and can finish at the rim.

Preview of Northern Illinois scheduled for Friday, Nov. 12. https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/08/30/2021-22-non-conference-opponent-preview-northern-illinois/?fbclid=IwAR3WEfdp6rqykkMsUrQtl_5XQjZu01svDorRJKzm1DZMNKppxuyH-lXGkY4

Canada wins the 3rd place game of the FIBA tournament defeating the Dominican Republic 92-76 . Jacob Theodosiou played 18 min. and scored 15 pts. on 5-8 FG; 3-4 on 3s; 2-2 FT. He had 1 reb; 2 asst; 1 TO; 3 stl. For the 6 games in the tournament he averaged 10.7 ppg shooting 22-47 FG (47%); 13-25 on 3s (52%); 7-8 FT (88%). He averaged 2 reb; 2 asst; 2 TO; 2 stl and 17 min./game.