2022 General Recruiting Thread (Bball)

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Story on Trejuan Holloman 

https://indiana.rivals.com/news/2022-introduction-trejuan-holloman?fbclid=IwAR3klX07DDFLARmh7_zMFkxcZOwe6QA14p5SxQAymmp3yCt7tUsuPJphqyQ

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Nick Baumgart @Nick_Baumgart

Lawrence North 6'6" shooting guard CJ Gunn (2022) had a Zoom call this afternoon with Archie Miller and the Indiana staff, according to his father.

[Mike Schumann]

3 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Nick Baumgart @Nick_Baumgart

Lawrence North 6'6" shooting guard CJ Gunn (2022) had a Zoom call this afternoon with Archie Miller and the Indiana staff, according to his father.

Timely podcast today with Gunn if you are interested.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/listen-iu-basketball-2022-in-state-recruiting-target-c-j-gunn-on-the-hoosier-experience-podcast/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Pretty decent background story on '22 Braden Smith from Westfield HS.  Here's a small snippet.

For the record, Braden is now above six feet tall, and has put on about 19 pounds during quarantine thanks to a rigorous daily workout regime that includes starting at 6 a.m., going through three exercises and eating five meals.  Weight room bests like increasing his maximum bench and squat by over 100 pounds have also been achieved, 

https://www.insidethehall.com/2020/07/01/hes-grown-up-quickly-how-braden-smith-is-changing-the-culture-of-westfield-high-school-basketball/?fbclid=IwAR2Lui2LZ1SwcNhH0uDci-Hdh5is93OT661q5AejgVDQ_FyRwTGJd1KHJfo

[Stuhoo]

46 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Pretty decent background story on '22 Braden Smith from Westfield HS.  Here's a small snippet.

For the record, Braden is now above six feet tall, and has put on about 19 pounds during quarantine thanks to a rigorous daily workout regime that includes starting at 6 a.m., going through three exercises and eating five meals.  Weight room bests like increasing his maximum bench and squat by over 100 pounds have also been achieved, 

https://www.insidethehall.com/2020/07/01/hes-grown-up-quickly-how-braden-smith-is-changing-the-culture-of-westfield-high-school-basketball/?fbclid=IwAR2Lui2LZ1SwcNhH0uDci-Hdh5is93OT661q5AejgVDQ_FyRwTGJd1KHJfo

 

With this quote from Braden Smith's dad, here's to hoping that Braden Smith becomes the best freakin player in the nation so that he can have a major impact at IU:

 

“Coach (Tom) Ostrom calls. Coach (Bruiser) Flint has been calling,” Dustin said. “Any kid who is in the state of Indiana that says they don’t want to play at Indiana University is lying. I don’t see how anyone could say they don’t want to.”

 

[Chris007]

13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

With this quote, here's to hoping that Braden Smith becomes the best freakin player in the nation so that he can have a major impact at IU:

 

“Coach (Tom) Ostrom calls. Coach (Bruiser) Flint has been calling,” Dustin said. “Any kid who is in the state of Indiana that says they don’t want to play at Indiana University is lying. I don’t see how anyone could say they don’t want to.”

 

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this kid is going to be a Hoosier.

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Chris007 said:

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this kid is going to be a Hoosier.

 

Lol...that's a pretty solid limb you're going out on. 

 

[HoosierDYT]

Have we not offered? I assume it’ll be soon


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[Demo]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this kid is going to be a Hoosier.

See, being able to parse a subtle, non statement like that one is EXACTLY what we’ve missed in your absence.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

One of the top class of 2022 prospects in the Midwest is Kamari Lands. A product of La Lumiere High School in LaPorte, Indiana, Lands had a very impressive sophomore season for the Lakers and currently checks in as the No. 37 prospect in the 247Sports Composite Rankings, though in the 247Sports Top247, he is at No. 27 overall.

The 6-foot-5 Lands showed his scoring ability all year long while playing against one of the toughest schedules in high school basketball.

About his improvement as a sophomore, Lands said, “Being able to play as a sophomore after sitting on the bench as a freshman, I think I did well. We did well as a team, and I definitely got more confident and improved.”

Lands continued, “I think I am getting better there with my creation off the dribble. I showed this year I can catch and shoot, or score using one or two dribbles, but now I can show what I am best at, which is as a creator.”

On the recruiting trail, a long list of programs are already contacting Lands and letting him know that they plan to be consistent in their recruitment of him.

“I heard from Miami, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue, Xavier, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Georgetown and Marquette,” said Lands.

Lands has had family members go through the recruiting process, so he is familiar with it. However, he says it has been good to get to know the coaches since they could first reach out on June 15.

“It is a new experience, but it has been good,” said Lands. “Being able to talk to coaches, it is definitely a blessing. I am just trying to focus on my game right now and not get caught up in recruiting, but it is good to hear what the schools have to say.”

At this point Lands isn’t focused on making visits or any schools in particular. He will work that out as time goes on, but he does know what factors will be important to him when the time comes to make a decision.

“I am looking for the place that fits me best,” said Lands. “I want to go somewhere where I will be in the best position to succeed. I know what my game is and how I play the best, so I want to see which school will put me in a position to play my game. I am looking for an all-around good school with good academics and a good culture that will be the best place for me.”

Given his ability to track record already, Lands will no doubt see his list get longer before it gets shorter. Expect this to be a longer recruitment with multiple visits.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Another name for the '22 class.

Avery Brown a 6'3" guard who attends Northfield Mount Hermon HS in Northfield, MA.  Brown averaged 6.6 points, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game for the 2019-20 season.  He broke the school’s single game assist record with 17 in a December contest.  Shot 39% on 3's.

Background Story

247

MaxPreps

[Uspshoosier]

Justice Williams, a class of 2022 guard from @MVABasketball (FL)/@TeamFinalEYBL (PA), has picked up an offer from Indiana.
Pat Lawless


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Per Mike Schumann, CAM spoke today with North Central PG Leland Walker. First I remember hearing of contact between the program and Walker.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Cameron Drummond Q and A with Will Lovings-Watts.  No indications that he won't be back playing at Jeffersonville this next season.

I just talked to Archie Miller the other day. He was telling me how I’m on their radar and how they really like the style I play. They said they want to get me on campus.

https://www.insidethehall.com/2020/07/07/q-a-class-of-2022-shooting-guard-will-lovings-watts-talks-iu-recruiting-interest/?fbclid=IwAR3pwB3EAIQ6-TNsCSITmxN_1bhHaNujifbuOYiP4RWRmcCk8H2bKXzpAMY

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Update on Reggie Bass formerly at Muncie Central and now at Hamilton Hts. Acad. in Tennessee.

Back in his home state for the summer playing AAU basketball for U16 Team Teague, Bass is also hearing from the local programs as well.  Indiana and Purdue have both been in contact with Bass, and while he moved away for high school, he still has his eye on the top home state programs.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-class-of-2022-guard-reggie-bass-has-high-major-offers-and-indiana-interest/?fbclid=IwAR1eFqgUxr906QwKBdOf3FWdZ62Ye3Fn0I3SShCll9bFxzShvCxTB6v5EKU

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Brian Snow and Josh Gershon on '22 unranked prospects.  We're mentioned as "involved" with several including some new names to me.

https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/LongFormArticle/Basketball-recruiting-class-of-2022-Indiana-Iowa-Minnesota-Texas-Texas-AM-Kansas-State-Illinois-Virginia-UCLA-rankings-148970834/#148970834_1

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Names from that link in my previous post, I posted this link earlier on Tre Holloman

https://indiana.rivals.com/news/2022-introduction-trejuan-holloman?fbclid=IwAR3klX07DDFLARmh7_zMFkxcZOwe6QA14p5SxQAymmp3yCt7tUsuPJphqyQ

 

Braden Huff is a 6'9" PF attending Glenbard West HS in Glen Ellyn, IL.  Nothing on 247 extremely limited on MaxPreps.

Rivals

January '20 Article

HUDL

 

Joe Hurlburt is a 6'10" center from Enderlin HS in Enderlin, ND.  Nothing on 247 or Rivals.  

MaxPreps

HUDL

June 2020 Article

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

On 5/8/2020 at 12:00 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Kyle Filipowski 6'10" from Wilbraham and Monson Academy in Wilbraham, MA.   He averaged 20.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game while shooting 55 percent from the floor overall including 35.4 percent from three-point range.  

New England Recruiting Report ranks him #5 in the New England '22 class and #2 in Massachusetts.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-class-of-2022-names-to-know-kyle-filipowski/?fbclid=IwAR22vvhNeTdQlxeg8tjxuC03OweeR52Ebj8oCX1axPRl-zZi4Vxrbr57-BI

MaxPreps

 

We get mentioned as showing interest along with a lot of others.

https://stockrisers.f5sports.com/s/60/unranked-sophomore-kyle-filipowski-talks-his-national-recruitment-new-acc-school-involved

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Mike Schumann @ The Daily Hoosier @daily_hoosier

2022 in state guard Leland Walker told me that Indiana has turned up the intensity this week. Contact has gone from not much to daily.

(PG attends North Central HS in Indpls.)

[Stuhoo]

On 7/11/2020 at 4:17 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Mike Schumann @ The Daily Hoosier @daily_hoosier

2022 in state guard Leland Walker told me that Indiana has turned up the intensity this week. Contact has gone from not much to daily.

(PG attends North Central HS in Indpls.)

He appears to have grown enough to be a high level size player (provably up to 6’00”) Real athleticism and high competitive mindset. Jump shot still needs work, but his stroke looks ‘improvable’.

I’m thinking he’s the real deal.