2020 General Recruiting Thread

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,190]

Little piece of trivia on Ben Carlson (Cottage Grove, MN) whom we've had more than a passing interest in.

 Jake‏Verified account @jakeweingarten 

Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg has reaffirmed four-star junior Ben Carlson’s offer, he told @Stockrisers.  Ben’s father, Marc, played college ball at Iowa State with Hoiberg.

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@coreyevans_10: Pitt’s Jeff Capel and Indiana’s Archie Miller are expected in today for Rivals150 junior Donovan Johnson 
@PantherLair @jsauberth

[Stuhoo 79,910]

10 minutes ago, ccgeneral said:

@coreyevans_10: Pitt’s Jeff Capel and Indiana’s Archie Miller are expected in today for Rivals150 junior Donovan Johnson 
@PantherLair @jsauberth

 

Being recruited by every program within 75 miles of Pittsburgh, + both Miller boys.

Brother of UNC's Cam Johnson.

A pure shooter who has added his height late and may still be growing.

Nickname "Puff"; afraid to find out why!

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,190]

Endless Motor Sports on Donovan Johnson -

Wildcats Select wing Donovan Johnson had a productive weekend during Session I of the Adidas Gauntlet.  Donovan displayed a tantalizing mix of size/length/fluidity/shotmaking in Indianapolis. A three-level scorer without dominating the ball, Johnson shot well from beyond the arch, while taking advantage of mismatches in the post by simply raising up from midrange or bullying smaller defenders in the post for easy buckets. On one notable play during a Sunday morning matchup with Kevon Looney Elite, the Pittsburgh area native only needed 1 dribble to get from half-court all the way to the rim before converting a routine layup. That type of stride is something that simply cannot be taught. The production is already there, as 13.3 points and 4 rebounds per game on nearly 48% from the floor through Session I of the Gauntlet Series is impressive in its own right. However, the best part about Johnson is undoubtedly upside, as he’s not even close to scratching the surface of his ceiling. With prototype NBA size for a wing player and the ability to score from nearly any spot on the court, Donovan has the look of one of the very best prospects in the country with continued skill development and additional muscle mass.

 

NOTE:  At Indpls. he played 4 games and avgd. 13.8ppg on 48% FG; 33% on 3's; 67% FT; 4 reb; 2 asst ;1 TO.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,190]

Jake‏Verified account @jakeweingarten

Indiana was in today for four-star Lynn Greer, a source told @Stockrisers. Head Coach, Archie Miller, will watch Greer this weekend.

[8bucks 6,383]

Jake‏Verified account @jakeweingarten
Indiana was in today for four-star Lynn Greer, a source told @Stockrisers. Head Coach, Archie Miller, will watch Greer this weekend.

And a few others
https://hoosierstateofmind.com/2019/04/23/indiana-basketball-archie-miller-staying-busy-visits-three-prospects/amp/



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[Chris007 43,625]

If I'm Archie I'm not wasting time on the 19 guys any longer. I don't believe LQ or TW are realistic options at this point. I'm banking those scholarships getting Leal and Galloway, then adding a couple of higher recruits if possible. 

[NashvilleHoosier 3,696]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

If I'm Archie I'm not wasting time on the 19 guys any longer. I don't believe LQ or TW are realistic options at this point. I'm banking those scholarships getting Leal and Galloway, then adding a couple of higher recruits if possible. 

What about other grad transfers? They wouldn't impact '20 scholarship availability and we have certainly have room and needs to fill. Are we set with Brunk or do you see the staff pursuing others in the grad transfer market? 

[Chris007 43,625]

15 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

What about other grad transfers? They wouldn't impact '20 scholarship availability and we have certainly have room and needs to fill. Are we set with Brunk or do you see the staff pursuing others in the grad transfer market? 

It's just me but if there was someone out there the staff liked I think we would have heard about it by now. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,190]

The grad transfer pickin's are pretty slim and other than a warm body, I'm not sure there's much left to choose from that would actually be of benefit to us.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,190]

ESPN's latest Top 100 in this class.

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/espnu100/sort/rank/class/2020

#12  Jalen Suggs

#14 Isaiah Jackson

#23  Nimari Burnett

#27  Caleb Love

#32  Cam'Ron Fletcher

#36  Dawson Garcia

#40  Andre Jackson

#44 Ethan Morton

#47  Keon Johnson 

#86  Ben Carlson

#92   Davion Bradford

#93  Lynn Greer

#94  R. J. Davis

#97  Mike Saunders

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,089]

interesting to say the least.


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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,089]

Ivey listed above both Leal and Galloway. Purdue always be winning, lol.


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[Uspshoosier 45,368]

Saunders is in prep school in Utah FWIW and IU has picked up interest and will be watching this weekend
A lot of other people that cover Indiana high school basketball would probably disagree with that order. Kendrick is an interesting follow. Surprised the top 10 isn’t from southern Indiana. Lol. Pocket city


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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,089]

Saunders is in prep school in Utah FWIW and IU has picked up interest and will be watching this weekend
A lot of other people that cover Indiana high school basketball would probably disagree with that order. Kendrick is an interesting follow. Surprised the top 10 isn’t from southern Indiana. Lol. Pocket city


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Yep, knew that. He knows a thing or 2 about basketball. Always hard to differentiate good players, but it’s fascinating nonetheless.


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[Uspshoosier 45,368]

Yep, knew that. He knows a thing or 2 about basketball. Always hard to differentiate good players, but it’s fascinating nonetheless.


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Definitely fascinating. National scout yesterday said if he was IU he would not offer Ivey and has been on record saying if he was IU he would of offered Leal by now


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[MoyeNeeded 3,073]

Who the heck is this Grant Coleman kid? Guess from Illinois. Saw a video floating around tonight of him dropping 43 pts in an Adidas event for Indy Elite. Dude was killing from serious deep.

[Uspshoosier 45,368]

Saunders will be playing in Kansas City this weekend. He is one I’m looking forward to follow and I think his recruitment is about to pick up


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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,089]

With Leal and Galloway officially getting offers and both having decently high odds of accepting.

It’s been my belief for a while, based on our 2020 targets, that 2020 will be statistically underwhelming on paper.

Is this the formula that works for Indiana? Getting moderately rated kids that will work hard and maybe be willing to wait their turn. Produce as upperclassmen.

Also. Assuming we get Leal and Galloway. Phin and Franklin remain. Limited space for 2021 with Luke Brown (if he blossoms-I think he will) and Lander.

Interesting


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[VO5 8,272]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

With Leal and Galloway officially getting offers and both having decently high odds of accepting.

It’s been my belief for a while, based on our 2020 targets, that 2020 will be statistically underwhelming on paper.

Is this the formula that works for Indiana? Getting moderately rated kids that will work hard and maybe be willing to wait their turn. Produce as upperclassmen.

Also. Assuming we get Leal and Galloway. Phin and Franklin remain. Limited space for 2021 with Luke Brown (if he blossoms-I think he will) and Lander.

Interesting


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I think we’re going to have 4 schollies, potentially 5 with a transfer, for 2020. Both of these offers make sense in my opinion