Random IUWBB Recruiting

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Naismith has unveiled it’s 2025-2026 Girls’ High School Player of the Year Watch List.  Both GiGi Battle and Addison Nyemchek are on that list

[TTT]

Top 50.  Then top 10.  Then top 5.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/indiana-womens-basketball-adds-sixth-ranked-class-of-2026-per-espn/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

ESPN has unveiled it’s FIRST EVER Class of 2029 Watch List consisting of 25 names:

Names on the list with IU offers include Geralynn Byers-Veal and Kristen Winston.

IU names of interest on the list include:  Jaiyana Bogan-Jacobs, Charlotte McCurry, Carib Morris, Melody Vaughn.  I hate to use the word prospect because there's no way to know if the girl is truly a prospect or just someone we took a look at in passing.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Naismith unveiled its 2025-2026 Girls POY Underclassmen Watch List.

IU Offers: Taylor Brown '27, Amel Cook '28, Janaya Cooper '28, Sydney Douglas '28, Jayla Forbes '27, Jordyn Haywood '28, Ashley MacCalla '27, Madi Magnery '27,  Bella Owumi '27, Finley Parker '27, Ella Peper '28, Ella Watts '28, Kristen Winston '29.

IU Players of Interest:  Micah Fusilier '27, Chloe Johnson '28, Sydney Mobley '27, Ogechi Okeke '27, 

We're clearly targeting the right talent level if we can start consistently landing that talent.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Addison Bjorn committed to Texas today.  She was the last of our uncommitted '26 offers so here's a summary of how the '26 recruiting cycle played out.  And who knows, one of the girls in the second grouping might be our next Z transferring to IU after a year or two.

2026 OFFERS	Offered
Battle, GiGi	05.01.25	COMMITTED  09.24.25
Jackson, Zoe	??	COMMITTED 01.31.25
James, Ashlinn	10.20.23	COMMITTED  10.21.24
Nyemchek, Addison "Addy"	Unknown	COMMITTED  09.14.25
2026 OFFERS COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
Bell, Leelee	05.13.25	Oklahoma  10.04.25
Bjorn, Addison	09.25.22	Texas  11.20.25
DeSouze, Rieyan	07.24.24	Texas A&M  09.24.25
Etute, Joyce Isi	06.07.25	UCLA  10.06.25
Garcia, Amayah (Sunshine)	07.24.24	Washington  10.11.25
Harpring, Kate	07.24.24	UNC  08.09.25
Koupal, Ashlyn	04.25.23	Nebraska  089.09.25
Lampley, Lola	10.2022	LSU  10.31.25
Lewis, Jenica Raine	09.20.22	Notre Dame  11.06.25
McDonald, Emily	07.25.24	Kentucky  10.08.25
Nesmith, Camille	04.30.25	SMU  09.02.25
Sofilkanich, Taylor	March '25	Duke 05.01.25
Stewart, Morgan	07.17.25	Florida State  09.10.25
Williams, Lilly	10.25.23	Michigan State 02.04.24
Vanesko, Atlee	11.04.24	O$U  07.18.25

 

 

 

[LamarCheeks]

ESPN has us at No. 6. 

Hoping this is a sign that we're working our way back toward being among the nation's elite teams. 

[TTT]

Could Sara Okeke be in play for IU Ladies 2026???? 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Brandon Clay Scouting --

Multiple clients are on campus at Indiana for their game tonight: ‘27 Finley Parker, ‘30 Claire Stoops, ‘31 Elle Miller.

Finley Parker's UV was already known.  Stoops is from Zionsville HS and holds an IU offer.  Elle Miller attends Hamilton Southeastern HS.    http://woodsrecruiting.com/elle-miller-the-next-great-basketball-prodigy/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

'29 6' CG attends Solon HS in Solon, iA and is the #1 ranked player in Iowa.  Obviously prying her out of Iowa would be a Herculean task but if you never ask the girl to the prom, it's a sure thing she won't be your date.

Hudl

[jermhoosierfan]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

'29 6' CG attends Solon HS in Solon, iA and is the #1 ranked player in Iowa.  Obviously prying her out of Iowa would be a Herculean task but if you never ask the girl to the prom, it's a sure thing she won't be your date.

Hudl

You miss on 100% of the swings you don't take.