(2022) PF Jalen Washington to UNC

[Stuhoo]

If we get two of Clowney, Flip, Taylor, Vincent from LaLu, and Banks they can have him.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

If we get two of Clowney, Flip, and Banks they can have him.

Yeah, Agree.

 

Clowney, Flip, Washington will be huge additions wherever they go.  Hard to really distinguish. Getting 1 of these 3 will be just fine, if we can pull it off.  
 

I like Banks better than his current ranking.  I see him as a 3-4 like a Geronimo.   

[Its Always Sunny at IU]

25 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

If we get two of Clowney, Flip, Taylor, Vincent from LaLu, and Banks they can have him.

Love that Stuhoo. I think we are going to miss on Taylor and Flip. 247 has Vincent as a lock to Baylor as he's from San Antonio. We can certainly roll with Clowney, Banks......and Hood-Schifino who comes on his official visit in a few days. And I agree on Banks. Kid shoots almost 40-percent from the 3-point line and had perhaps the most glowing post IU visit interview I've even seen.

Edited June 24, 2021 by Its Always Sunny at IU

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Love that Stuhoo. I think we are going to miss on Taylor and Flip. 247 has Vincent as a lock to Baylor as he's from San Antonio. We can certainly roll with Clowney, Banks......and Hood-Schifino who comes on his official visit in a few days. And I agree on Banks. Kid shoots almost 40-percent from the 3-point line and had perhaps the most glowing post IU visit interview I've even seen.

Flip is who I really want but Clowney, Washington is a 1a, 1b, 1c situation. So long as we get an impact big.


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[cthomas]

22 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Flip is who I really want but Clowney, Washington is a 1a, 1b, 1c situation. So long as we get an impact big.


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If we fail to find what we want in the recruiting cycle, expect CMW to hit the portal. I think that will be plan B going forward. Coach is well versed in the free agent market and I expect him to exploit it.

[craigyv88]

I like how things are coming together with our 2022 class but if Washington is out of the equation I still want to see him anywhere but Purdue.  I hope the optimism out of Purdue circles is just from him being a big from northern Indiana and the likelihood those players have to wind up at Purdue.  His Fan Future Cast shows Purdue, but every kid they've taken the slightest look at will have a Fan Future Cast for them.

[Its Always Sunny at IU]

10 hours ago, cthomas said:

If we fail to find what we want in the recruiting cycle, expect CMW to hit the portal. I think that will be plan B going forward. Coach is well versed in the free agent market and I expect him to exploit it.

There's great momentum with IU hoops now and to continue that into the 2023 class we can't just miss on everyone we are recruiting and use the portal as our fall back. I agree with you that Woodson and Indiana will be beneficiaries of the portal system, but "failing to find what we want" means we missed on every 2022 recruit we went after. That would not be a good look for this coaching staff. Land at least one very good recruit then make the tourney next season and IU will be be rolling going forward.  

[cthomas]

12 minutes ago, Its Always Sunny at IU said:

There's great momentum with IU hoops now and to continue that into the 2023 class we can't just miss on everyone we are recruiting and use the portal as our fall back. I agree with you that Woodson and Indiana will be beneficiaries of the portal system, but "failing to find what we want" means we missed on every 2022 recruit we went after. That would not be a good look for this coaching staff. Land at least one very good recruit then make the tourney next season and IU will be be rolling going forward.  

I have no doubt we will get some guys out of our '22 targets. But possibly not everything we want. The portal will be a familiar and and nice tool to fill out the roster, especially for a coach who used something very similar in the NBA.

[ap2345]

4 hours ago, Its Always Sunny at IU said:

There's great momentum with IU hoops now and to continue that into the 2023 class we can't just miss on everyone we are recruiting and use the portal as our fall back. I agree with you that Woodson and Indiana will be beneficiaries of the portal system, but "failing to find what we want" means we missed on every 2022 recruit we went after. That would not be a good look for this coaching staff. Land at least one very good recruit then make the tourney next season and IU will be be rolling going forward.  

I actually think that the portal moving forward will be tougher to get kids from the portal. Kids will think twice about entering since they can only do it once without having to sit. So there won’t be as many people entering as the last couple of years. Less people entering the portal will mean more competition to land the guys worth getting. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Dustin Dopirak @DustinDopirak

Talked to Washington. He's still got a Purdue visit coming up Monday and is still pleased with what he's hearing from Indiana. Was impressed by the show of force from UNC. Said he expected to see two coaches but not four.

[Jam]

Wish we could get a visit 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

“They’re very much still in touch,” Washington said Saturday at the IBCA/IHSAA Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes. “Coach (Dane) Fife has been recruiting me since he was at Michigan State. Pretty much the week that he got the job, he let me know that IU and he would still be recruiting me as he was at MSU. I’m really interested to meet Coach Woody. He’s an excellent basketball mind and human being and it would be great to meet him. A lot of the guys from the Knicks organization, everybody loves him. I just want to get to meet him to see how he is personally.”

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-jalen-washington-speaks-well-of-indiana-but-unc-shows-force/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Woody at Carmel watching Washington and '23 Xavier Booker.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

On 6/26/2021 at 3:58 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Was impressed by the show of force from UNC. Said he expected to see two coaches but not four.

Role reversal today.  UNC with just 1 assistant coach present; we had Woody and 2 assistants watching.

[ap2345]

#21 in the new ESPN 100

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Eric Bossi's latest thoughts,

 

247Sports Ranking: 25.

In the mix: Washington made official visits to North Carolina, Purdue and Stanford during June. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and several others trying to remain involved.

Bossi’s analysis: One of the most skilled post players in the class, Jalen Washington has tremendous footwork, soft touch and shooting range that extends to beyond the three-point line. Although he’s been careful to not list any favorites and there is no concrete word on him leaning anywhere, it would be at least a mild upset if his final pick didn’t come from one of the three programs that he saw during June. Does he stay home, or elect to head to either the East or West Coast? We’ll get a good idea of what Hubert Davis, Jerod Haase and Matt Painter are thinking over the next few weeks.

[Bowhunter]

So is Purdue ahead of us with him?

[Hoosierfanyuh]

I mean yeah lol

[Uspshoosier]

32 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

So is Purdue ahead of us with him?

Yes but North Carolina is probably ahead of everyone at this point 

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Hardwood83 said:

Boooo. If that is the case let's hope for Stanford where he'll get a highly regarded education and never be heard from again as a basketball player. 

 

Or, he can go to UNC and get a very highly regarded education and be at a big-time basketball program. Past indiscretions aside, UNC is a fantastic academic institution.