2021 General Recruiting Thread

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Mike Schumann pointing out we've been in contact with 4-star Jahmai Mashack a 6'4" SG from Etiwanda HS in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.  #16 SG and #76 overall per 247.  No stats on MaxPreps.

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[HoosierDYT]

I think we've seen the staff offer other targets to persuade specific recruits to commit sooner. I believe it happened with Damezi/Hunter, to some extent Franklin, and also Phinisee. Possibly this is the case w/ Aminu, although he has no incentive to commit early

[BtownStrength]

Luke Goode to Illinois

[WayneFleekHoosier]

I think we all have this pretty well narrowed down. Courtesy of Mike Schumann.

Guards (likely one of these 3)

Blake Wesley
Jordan Longino
Aminu Mohammad

Forwards (likely 1)

Trey Kaufman
Trey Patterson
Mason Miller.


My preferred option is Kaufman and Mohammad. But really any of the guard tier with any of the forward tier looks nice.

If I assume my best option, and we had space for 1 more I like Longino or Miller the next best. I don’t take the Patterson recruitment too seriously. Like him, but I don’t feel it.


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[Brass Cannon]

7 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I think we all have this pretty well narrowed down. Courtesy of Mike Schumann.

Guards (likely one of these 3)

Blake Wesley
Jordan Longino
Aminu Mohammad

Forwards (likely 1)

Trey Kaufman
Trey Patterson
Mason Miller.


My preferred option is Kaufman and Mohammad. But really any of the guard tier with any of the forward tier looks nice.

If I assume my best option, and we had space for 1 more I like Longino or Miller the next best. I don’t take the Patterson recruitment too seriously. Like him, but I don’t feel it.


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Pretty good summation. Nice to already have 2021 narrowed down to 6 targets. Hopefully get a commit soon and can narrow it further 

[mdn82]

The great thing is everyone on that list is or is expected to be a capable shooter by the time they would potentially hit Bloomington. That’s how you outplay your ranking sometimes. This team needs a shot maker or 3. You come in ranked 60th and put up 12 per game people will notice.


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[ElectricBoogaloo]

Lots of noise that Blake Wesley is the best of those three guards. Anyone on here who has seen him play and can comment?

[HoosierTrav]

4 minutes ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

Lots of noise that Blake Wesley is the best of those three guards. Anyone on here who has seen him play and can comment?

Aminu Mohammed is much better at this stage than Wesley imho.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

18 minutes ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

Lots of noise that Blake Wesley is the best of those three guards. Anyone on here who has seen him play and can comment?

I'm in no way qualified to judge ability but I watched Wesley in 3 games last season and wasn't that impressed.  I've also watched Mohammed and I don't care if his overall level of competition is significantly less than Wesley's, Mohammed passes my eye test in what he can do on the court and he's my preference.  FWIW

[Demo]

6 hours ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

Lots of noise that Blake Wesley is the best of those three guards. Anyone on here who has seen him play and can comment?

Now that I’ve gotten to watch a few full games of Wesley's, though I haven’t gotten to watch Longino yet, I’ll say this: if someone wants to argue that Wesley makes the most sense from a regional recruiting momentum standpoint or for continuing the development of a tenured roster long-term, I wouldn’t agree, but I get the argument. If someone is arguing that Wesley is a better player or near term prospect than Mohammed, not to be an utter ******, but I would question if they know what they’re watching. It’s just not a very serious argument. 

Really looking forward to watching Longino. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

I'm in no way qualified to judge ability but I watched Wesley in 3 games last season and wasn't that impressed.  I've also watched Mohammed and I don't care if his overall level of competition is significantly less than Wesley's, Mohammed passes my eye test in what he can do on the court and he's my preference.  FWIW

Same. I’ve watched a similar amount of games and agree.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2021 Notre Dame College Prep (IL) F Louis Lesmond has received an offer from Harvard.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

4-star Johnathan Lawson 6'6" SF from Wooddale HS in Memphis, TN.  

Lawson was named the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season and the Class AA Mr. Basketball.  Playing for Wooddale High School, the 6-foot-7, 180-pound junior forward led the Cardinals to a 27-6 record and a berth in a Class AA state tournament quarterfinals before the season ended prematurely.  Lawson averaged 25.4 points, 11.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks through 33 games as Wooddale pursued its second straight state title.

Full story:  https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-class-of-2021-names-to-know-top-100-wing-johnathan-lawson/?fbclid=IwAR0M5aT-cASkTph0qfJMnU3WUl5vElOLEWKQLDuKsdQMmFh1jeBOKwVo0pE

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

ESPN's Top 60 in the '21 Class - 5 with formal IU offers

#12 - Khristian Lander

#13 - Aminu Mohammed

#15 - Max Christie

#24 - Franck Kepnang

#31 - Trey Patterson

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/espnu100/sort/rank/class/2021

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Adam Zagoria indicating IU interest in '21 Khalil Brantley although MaxPreps reports him as a '22.  Averaged 34ppg last high school season.  A 6' guard plays for Boys and Girls HS in Brooklyn, NY.  Didn't find him on either 247 or Rivals.  Verbal Commits rates him a 2-star.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Apparently I fell asleep at the switch because I thought I posted some background on '21 Nate Johnson when I first saw his name referenced in conjunction with IU, but I'll be darned if I can find it so I'll try again.  Nate Johnson '21 a 6'3" SG from Lakota East HS in Middletown, OH.  Unrated on 247.

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

How many we taking in 21? Lots of interest going out during the pandemic it seems.

 

I thought we were looking at 2 more. 3 now?

 

1. Kaufman/Miller

2. Muhammad/Wesley/Longino

3. ?? All the new interest

 

 

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

How many we taking in 21? Lots of interest going out during the pandemic it seems.

 

I thought we were looking at 2 more. 3 now?

 

1. Kaufman/Miller

2. Muhammad/Wesley/Longino

3. ?? All the new interest

 

I always wonder how much of recruiting is done more as a favor or to simply stay in touch with coaches and there's no genuine interest from a particular school.  But it's more of a 'feel good' that Coach "X" stopped by the school and made contact with a player.  Right now, I've got a list of nearly 40 class of '21 kids that have been referenced, mentioned, insinuated, etc., in connection with IU and in reality there's probably more than 40.  Imagine if AAU had actually taken place in April how many names would have surfaced that we watched.  

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wNnJvWD180M

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rqua7lfwV8

Couple of full games of Johnson’s. Talented kid, but not what I expected at all. Thought he was an athletic CG, kind of a Jahmi’us Ramsey. But in reality he’s a big, long, physical power PG. Reminds me on a couple of viewings a little of Paul Scruggs. Great athlete, good vision, solid handle, great defensive traits. Fun to watch, gonna look for some more. 1 thing: the kid wasn’t even looking at 3’s. At all. And the teams were defending him like they didn’t expect him to take them. Nothing wrong with his form. Not something you see much these days.