Class of '66 Old Fart

To no great surprise we're out of the running. He tweeted he's cutting his list to 10 soon along with this graphic.

Loss today dropped season record to 2-3. Little played 22 min. with 10 pts. on 2-5 FG; 2-4 on 3s; 4-6 FT; 7 reb; 5 asst; 2 stls and 7 more TOs. Off until Nov. 5.

MaxPreps pre-season rankings for what it calls the Independent Top 20, i.e., prep schools and academies. You'll see a number of names that have IU targets on the roster. https://www.maxpreps.com/news/n2fqnYHq40a32iiWNVsU-g/high-school-basketball-rankings--az-compass-prep-opens-at-no-1-in-preseason-maxpreps-independent-top-20.htm

Isaiah Abraham's stats from the Peach Jam finale. Isaiah Abraham '24 (SF) -Team Takeover 15U Date W/L Pts. FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. Min. 7/13 W 11 5 8 1 3 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 23 7/14 L 7 3 9 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 31 7/15 W 7 3 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 15 7/16 W 12 5 10 2 2 0 2 3 2 3 3 0 24 7/17 W 10 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 7/18 L NO STATS POSTED 7/19 W 6 3 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 # Gms / Avg 6 8.8 55% 60% 44% 2 1 1 1 0 20 HS 20-21 12 8.8 45% 65% 52% 4.0 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.3 HS 19-20 15 3.7 57% 33% 44% 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1

The Daily Hoosier indicates we've had interest in '24 Isaiah Abraham a 6'5" wing who attends Highland HS in Warrenton, VA. He plays AAU for Team Takeover on the EYBL circuit. Currently unranked on Rivals top 40 or ESPN's top 25; 247 doesn't rank the '24 class. He played varsity ball this past season as a freshman and averaged 8.8 ppg on 45% FG; 52% on 3s (24-46); 65% FT; 4 rpg; 1.5 assts; 1.1 stls; 1.3 TO. He also played in 15 varsity games as an eighth grader - don't know how many minutes - but averaged 3.7 ppg and .9 rpg. He was 24-42 on FG and 7-16 on 3s. 247 MaxPreps From Dushawn London of 247 earlier today: Mount Laurel, New Jersey -- Isaiah Abraham proved to be one of the top offensive talents this past weekend at this year's Pangos All- East Freshman/Sophomore camp. While this was my first time seeing Abraham live, he showed his ability to shoot and attack the rim, along with his good size and long arms at 6-foot-6. “Defense wise I've been working on moving my feet against smaller guards,” he said. “On offense I’m working on being more patient and getting to the basket more. I'm just aggressive. I'm going to work hard and play defense.” “Moving forward in my game I feel like there's a lot for me to improve on,” he continued. “I want to improve my IQ , be more patient and just work on everything.” Abraham currently plays at Highlands School in Warrenton, (Va.) where he is set to start his sophomore season. So far he’s already started receiving offers and interest from schools and looks to show people who he is and make a name for himself this season. “So far I've received offers from Georgetown, North Carolina A&T, George Mason, Bowie State, North Texas and interest from Indiana who came to my practice and liked how I played, and George Washington among others.” The following was written by Frank Bennett of Phenom Hoops in May 2019 when Phenom Hoops referred to him as 6' tall: Isaiah is an impressive young athlete with an intriguing physical profile highlighted by long legs, a long wingspan and broad shoulders. He is agile and quick, elevates off the floor quickly with explosive bounce and great timing for rebounds and blocked shots. Isaiah runs the floor with quickness and gracefulness and gets end to end in a hurry using his long, rangy strides and athleticism. He handles the ball exceptionally well as he uses his dribble wisely, doesn’t turn it over and makes good decisions. Isaiah is very good off the ball and demonstrates skillful footwork on catch and shoot jumpers where he hits shots with very good regularity and possesses disciplined shot mechanics. He uses quick rips and gets where he wants to quickly and with minimal dribbles utilizing long and decisive strides, great body control and balance. Isaiah can hit the pull-up jumper or get to the rim and finish. His length and strength allows him to play through contact, almost appearing unfazed as he finishes with good consistency. His offensive game is smooth and he executes sound fundamentals in an effortless manner. Very advanced offensive and defensive foundation. Defensively he has shown the ability to guard smaller players in space and also defend the paint. Isaiah has very good lateral mobility and sound defensive footwork. Around the rim he is a shot blocking presence using his length, quick elevation, timing and bounce to be an imposing figure around the rim. Isaiah is an exciting player with tremendous potential. His advanced skills and effortless execution of those skills might also be the result of excellent coaching at the AAU level but perhaps also at home as he is the son of former Boo Williams and Marquette star Faisal Abraham who was also a shot blocking presence and an athletic marvel in a chiseled 6’7 frame. Isaiah is also the nephew of Tajama Abraham Ngongba, Faisal’s sister who also starred for Boo Williams before a Hall of Fame career at George Washington University. Tajama went on to play in the WNBA and is currently an assistant coach at George Mason University. Isaiah’s cousin is Dreamchasers 6’2 2024 Patrick Ngongba who, like Isaiah is one of the state’s top 2024 prospects. Keep your eyes on Isaiah Abraham, he’s an exciting and high ceiling prospect in Virginia’s 2024 class!

For the second year in a row Grace Berger named to the Cheryl Miller Award pre-season watch list. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/10/27/womens-basketball-grace-berger-selected-to-2022-cheryl-miller-award-preseason-watch-list.aspx

Not behind a paywall: https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Article/Noah-Clowney-commitment-date-November-1-final-three-schools-Alabama-Indiana-Virginia-Tech-173954301/

Player profile from Inside The Hall. https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/10/27/2021-2022-player-profile-anthony-leal/

That is the $64.00 question. He plays in what's called the Finnish second division but that doesn't really tell us anything. We badly need a Finnish rep on btb!! FWIW, in addition to IU, he has offers from USC, Wake Forest and Dayton.

His team evened its season record at 2-2 with a win today. Little played 36 min. and scored 31 pts. on 10-18 FT; 2-5 on 3s; 6-8 FT; 9 reb; 7 asst; 3 stls; 2 TO.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-the-message-to-race-thompson-is-clear-shoot-it-shoot-it-shoot-it-shoot-it/?fbclid=IwAR00h_juw_xjgAkL9o2Muw3JQLEg68nMjGsbJ9vNzrQfOeDHuapUxRPom00

Berger and Holmes Named Preseason All-Big Ten; Hoosiers Picked to Finish Second https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/10/26/womens-basketball-berger-and-holmes-named-preseason-all-big-ten-hoosiers-picked-to-finish-second.aspx B1G's version of the same story. https://bigten.org/news/2021/10/26/general-maryland-tops-big-ten-womens-basketball-preseason-rankings.aspx

https://www.ryzehoops.com/post/commitment-breakdown-jakai-newton-to-indiana

Since I've not seen anyone else tweeting out teasers about an announcement, it's got to be something self-centered.

20 biggest spenders on the football recruiting trail. Suffice it to say we're not one of the 20. https://247sports.com/college/indiana/LongFormArticle/College-football-recruiting-Georgia-leads-biggest-spenders-Alabama-Clemson-Michigan-Arkansas-173848072/#173848072_1

Player profile from Inside The Hall. https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/10/26/2021-2022-player-profile-jordan-geronimo/?fbclid=IwAR0mbkoIWXSQMWZ7iOJLQqb6xuHWF6MIHVgtK-UUTdHiAVCx2MgMA4kaDxc

Sadly I think our season is 16 28

AP Preseason First-Team All-Americans, per release: Collin Gillespie, Villanova Johnny Juzang, UCLA Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana Drew Timme, Gonzaga Kofi Cockburn, Illinois

Jerry Meyer's scouting report. https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/Jalen-Hood-Schifino-scouting-report-Indiana-173844307/

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2024-maryland-based-combo-forward-khani-rooths/?fbclid=IwAR0jOI4E86W74XZTTUyiabcS-ZZl2oP6la9QNDEDnjWihkKd4Cwlj8WspuE

Player profile from Inside The Hall https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/10/25/2021-2022-player-profile-khristian-lander/

Time change for the Nov. 9, home opener vs. Eastern Michigan.

Must be a slow news day. The Daily Hoosier with a bit of background on Anthony Gilkes and cites a couple of existing IU connections. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-class-of-2024-names-to-know-wing-anthony-gilkes/?fbclid=IwAR3iI3aBM3_lJ9IQrLxNxmA7tPwTJJWAE2lbKIvX_YOvUsi5uN1x4bk2toc

From Dushawn London of 247 in November 2020. Today, we would like to introduce Anthony Gilkes. Gilkes is a 6-foot-6 shooting guard from Queens (N.Y) who plays his high school ball at IMG Academy and AAU with the PSA Cardinals. THE DETAILS 247Sports caught up with Gilkes’ mentor, coach Secrett Stubblefield, on his game. “His strengths are his ability to get to the spots that he wants to and his impact on the game offensively. He's able to create for his teammates and that's something that is underappreciated in his game. Also getting down hill and getting into the paint, just having a very good feel where his teammates are and how to get them the ball.” “His work ethic right now is really developing since he's been down at IMG Academy. It's a whole new culture that he's ever been exposed to. He's really working hard in both the classroom and on the court. He's just had to step it up a notch and he's done that so far.” “He's become a better and a more active defender. It's his first time being a true student athlete and being in a system where he's got to work for everything he's going to get. Obviously playing with the older guys who are more experienced and stronger physically he's learning down there and the best way you can contribute is always defensively so he's become a better active defender and just taking more pride on that side of the ball.” COLLEGE ATTENTION Currently GIlkes does not have any division one offers but has the potential to lead a national recruitment. WHY HE HAS OUR ATTENTION Gilkes made it onto our radar through his impressive film that was sent into 247Sports. After watching his film we were able to watch Gilkes play live at a workout where his size, shooting ability, and handle made it clear that he has the potential to lead a national recruitment. Gilkes’ length, shooting, and passing ability makes him a very interesting prospect in the class of 2024. For his age he has a very good skill set and has the potential to be at the top of the class. Playing at national powerhouse IMG Academy, he's definitely in good hands to develop as a player and that can only help him moving forward.