(2018) SF - Jerome Hunter Transfers To Xavier

[KingPG21]

14 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

WOWZERS!!!!!!!!!

LOVE this. 2018 recruiting has been unreal. Top 100 dominoes committing so early.

Now Romeo, Henry, and (Dort/Garland).


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I'm excited cause it is exactly what we were asking for with Crean. Good, highly rated kids that don't seem like they'll be one and dones. And they seem like high character off the court guys.

 

Now we just need to get that next level talent. Never understood the uneasiness the fan base had that we didn't immediately land recruits from day 1 with Archie

[ALASKA HOOSIER]

HA HA! Ohio just lost a top recruit to IU. Archie is kicking the Big Ten states in the balls and i'm loving it. F ohio! Let's keep the ball rolling.

[HoosierDYT]

I bet nobody on here is upset with missing on Jallow now. Archie and staff played it perfectly - they took Jallow from Btown we took the better player in Hunter from Cbus!


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[Stuhoo]

Lest y'all forget; this is Jerome Hunter from the May, 2017 EYBL tourney. I suggest noting the video that begins at the 57 second  and three minute, four second marks:

 

[Hoosierfan2017]

"Indiana sees Jerome as an NBA type guard," James said. "He will be able to play the 3 and 2 and in that style of play, he will be able to get the ball and push it down court. They'll put the ball in his hands and develop him like a big NBA guard."

http://www.270hoops.com/news_article/show/814591?referrer_id=

[ElectricBoogaloo]

19 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

"Indiana sees Jerome as an NBA type guard," James said. "He will be able to play the 3 and 2 and in that style of play, he will be able to get the ball and push it down court. They'll put the ball in his hands and develop him like a big NBA guard."

http://www.270hoops.com/news_article/show/814591?referrer_id=

"With Hunter's commitment to Indiana, the top two prospects in Central Ohio's 2018 class have committed to programs in the state immediately east of Ohio, as Dane Goodwin committed to Notre Dame earlier in July."

Someone get this writer a map.

[rebelhoosier848891]

Yes! Another great pickup! Coach is on a roll and the Hoosiers will soon be tooo....gotta admit this is fun! Now--Romeo --Romeo--wherefore art though Romeo?


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[HoosierHoops1]

29 minutes ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

"With Hunter's commitment to Indiana, the top two prospects in Central Ohio's 2018 class have committed to programs in the state immediately east of Ohio, as Dane Goodwin committed to Notre Dame earlier in July."

Someone get this writer a map.

Your OTHER East!

[HoosierSadaseci]

Great get for the Hoosiers!  Welcome to IU!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

I'm drowning in all the good news and I love it!

[OliviaPope40]

Archie is getting the recruiting done quick and early I don't believe I have seen this much surge in commitments. 

[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

Archie is getting the recruiting done quick and early I don't believe I have seen this much surge in commitments. 

I believe this was his plan all along. Get his middle targets done so he could ramp up the pressure on the big boys.

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[schoosier]

5 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

"Indiana sees Jerome as an NBA type guard," James said. "He will be able to play the 3 and 2 and in that style of play, he will be able to get the ball and push it down court. They'll put the ball in his hands and develop him like a big NBA guard."

http://www.270hoops.com/news_article/show/814591?referrer_id=

Yes, NBA type as he can play. How he's not rated higher is surprising. I am pumped he's an Indiana recruit.

[TheWatShot]

2 hours ago, Yogi's Picnic Basket said:

I believe this was his plan all along. Get his middle targets done so he could ramp up the pressure on the big boys.

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Wow, a coach with a plan. Haven't had one of those in awhile.

[bizzle44]

Welcome home, Jerome!

[rebelhoosier848891]

Congrats Jerome! Welcome to big time Big Ten basketball....keep working ---you're going to love BTown. Hoosier Nation awaits....


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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

Archie is getting the recruiting done quick and early I don't believe I have seen this much surge in commitments. 

And to think there was a lot of hand wringing going on last week about recruiting.

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[ramadden13]

http://www.insidethehall.com/2017/07/17/q-a-ohio-nova-director-andreas-james-discusses-jerome-hunter-commitment/

Q&A with the director of Jerome's AAU club. Pretty interesting. Most interesting to me is this quote:

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Schools had done a really good job of recruiting him. But Indiana, once the staff identified Jerome as a target, they went all-in. So literally from the time that he got on campus until when he committed, the staff has been in contact with his circle non-stop. And then this past first weekend, out of the four games, I believe Archie … obviously there’s a staff represented there … but I believe he was the only head coach that was at three of the four games. That’s not to say the other schools didn’t prioritize him because some other schools did a really good job of recruiting him, but the staff came in really strong and identified that he was a guy they wanted and didn’t leave any doubt in Jerome’s mind that he was a priority. And also let him know what they would do to develop him as a student athlete there at Indiana.

Archie has talked about how you don't just recruit the player, you recruit their family/friends/etc. Seems like it worked well here.

[Hoosierfan2017]

Man, we could put some really big lineups out there with Jerome at the 2 guard. I'm pumped. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 Nice background piece on how we landed Hunter.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2017/07/19/dayton-connection-archie-millers-perseverance-helps-land-jerome-hunter/489562001/

“It does date back to Archie’s time at Dayton, and that was one of Jerome’s first offers. That really had a lot of impact on him, when Archie was at Dayton,” said Andreas James, director of training and program development for Hunter’s Ohio Nova AAU program. “When (Miller) took the job at IU, the staff immediately reached out and made it a point that they were really interested in him.”