(2022) - CG Jalen Hood-Schifino to INDIANA

[Josh]

When can we start NILing him?  I want to buy him Hooters wings

[MoyeNeeded]

11 hours ago, HoosierTrav said:

I watched him tonight for the 1st time. Absolute stud. He’s a lot bigger than I thought too. Our backcourt is going to be filthy next year. 

Agreed!

[Hoosierfanyuh]

[lillurk]

Can he suit up tomorrow? I like our guards but I can’t wait for JHS

[SlamaJamaSisley]

Watching now on ESPNU.  Halftime.   Loving what I see out of JHS.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

7 minutes ago, ArchieNoMo said:

Watching now on ESPNU.  Halftime.   Loving what I see out of JHS.

He goes off even more in the second half, enjoy

[Uspshoosier]

He is playing IMG tonight at 8 on espn+ 

[Uspshoosier]

5 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

He is playing IMG tonight at 8 on espn+ 

High level game.   IMG up 2 with 44 sec 

[Uspshoosier]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

High level game.   IMG up 2 with 44 sec 

JHS just hit a ridiculous shot and got fouled.   Monteverde up 1 with 25 sec.   this game is better then the Pitt/Virginia game 

[Uspshoosier]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

JHS just hit a ridiculous shot and got fouled.   Monteverde up 1 with 25 sec.   this game is better then the Pitt/Virginia game 

IMG wins it.   JHS missed a 3 at the buzzer   Looked like it got blocked 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

IMG wins it.   JHS missed a 3 at the buzzer   Looked like it got blocked 

Had a rough shooting night per the stat tracker.  Only 1-9 FG; 0-2 on 3s; 4-5 FT; 3 reb; 6 asst; 2 TO.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[Old Friend]

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

 

19 turnovers in a 32 minute game is disgusting.   Obviously a kid who wasn't a scorer on this night but 8 assists is as promising as 5 TO's is ridiculous.   

[RaceToTheTop]

17 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

19 turnovers in a 32 minute game is disgusting.   Obviously a kid who wasn't a scorer on this night but 8 assists is as promising as 5 TO's is ridiculous.   

Duncanville is ranked as the #1 non-academy team nationwide by MaxPreps and Montverde is ranked as the #1 academy school by MaxPreps.  Duncanville plays an aggressive trapping defense, maybe the best defense in the country at the high school level.  In their first two games of the season (the only one I could find stats on), they registered 32 steals.

[Old Friend]

45 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

Duncanville is ranked as the #1 non-academy team nationwide by MaxPreps and Montverde is ranked as the #1 academy school by MaxPreps.  Duncanville plays an aggressive trapping defense, maybe the best defense in the country at the high school level.  In their first two games of the season (the only one I could find stats on), they registered 32 steals.

Okay.  So he turned it over 5 times against good pressure.  The Big Ten plays some of the best defense at the college level.   He didn't have a field goal and he had 5 TO's.  I'm not ready to say the kid's the "help is on the way" yet. Like most players, he will need to develop, and the coaches need to do a better job with who we have.   I saw a whole lot of people looking at this kid as the one who will bail us out of the turnover trouble....and he may not the day he arrives on campus.

[Uspshoosier]

8 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

Okay.  So he turned it over 5 times against good pressure.  The Big Ten plays some of the best defense at the college level.   He didn't have a field goal and he had 5 TO's.  I'm not ready to say the kid's the "help is on the way" yet. Like most players, he will need to develop, and the coaches need to do a better job with who we have.   I saw a whole lot of people looking at this kid as the one who will bail us out of the turnover trouble....and he may not the day he arrives on campus.

Not all turnovers are created equal.  Watching the game Monteverde had a rough 2nd quarter.  JHS had 4 TO during that stretch with one of those being a debatable call for a travel.   The thing that will be going for JHS to get him ready for the Big 10 will be playing the National schedule that his high school is playing.  He is playing against high D1 power 5 talent almost every night.  JHS let’s the game come to him and he really doesn’t look to go off scoring wise.  He won’t be flashy  and score a ton but seems to be the engine that makes that powerhouse high school team run.    4 made FTs last night all in very high pressure situations. 
Don’t know if he starts day 1 but with a summer to work with college coaches I think he will have a chance to contribute day 1 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Montverde over Wasatch 65 - 49.  Jalen with 12 pts. on 3-9 FG; 3-7 on 3s; 3-4 FT; 6 reb; 6 asst; 3 stl; 0 blk; 2 TO.

Kwame Evans with 6 pts. on 2-9 FG; 1-6 on 3s; 1-2 FT; 9 reb; 0 asst; 0 stl; 1 blk; 0 TO.

Derik Queen with 2 reb and 1 blk.

Box score did not indicate minutes played for anyone.

[Old Friend]

20 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not all turnovers are created equal.  Watching the game Monteverde had a rough 2nd quarter.  JHS had 4 TO during that stretch with one of those being a debatable call for a travel.   The thing that will be going for JHS to get him ready for the Big 10 will be playing the National schedule that his high school is playing.  He is playing against high D1 power 5 talent almost every night.  JHS let’s the game come to him and he really doesn’t look to go off scoring wise.  He won’t be flashy  and score a ton but seems to be the engine that makes that powerhouse high school team run.    4 made FTs last night all in very high pressure situations. 
Don’t know if he starts day 1 but with a summer to work with college coaches I think he will have a chance to contribute day 1 

My point was more along the lines of "he's not the 'help is on the way' kid we can hand the keys to.  I have no doubt he can contribute but no field goals and 5  turnovers against the caliber of kid he'll see at the college level doesn't lend itself to the top dog as a freshman.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Montverde participating in the City of Palms Classic and today beat Berkmar (GA) 74 -48.  Hood-Schifino had 16 pts. and Kwame Evans 10 pts.  That's the only stats I've seen thus far.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Bossi on today's Montverde game in the City of Palms Classic

Just a week ago, powerful Montverde (Fla.) Academy lost at the buzzer to Duncanville (Texas) High. If there were any worries about a hangover in their next event, they ended them quick on Saturday. They jumped all over a talented Lilburn (Ga.) Berkmar team early and cruised home to a 76-51 victory.

With five players scoring between 10 and 16 points, it is hard to lock in on just one guy but we'll go with Indiana bound guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, Texas bound wing Dillon Mitchell and five-star junior four man Kwame Evans because of how versatile each of them is defensively.

Hood-Schifino is going to arrive at Indiana physically ready to compete in the Big Ten. He's a smart player who can play all three perimeter spots and he has a calming influence. His three ball has been dropping the last few times we've seen him play and that's encouraging. The one thing that Hood-Schifino is always going to do, though, is defend. That commitment to locking up will endear him to Mike Woodson and staff quickly. He finished with 16 points, six rebounds and a pair of assists.

When it comes to Mitchell, he may have the most potential as a wing defender of any player in the class of 2022. He's freaky athletic finishing at the rim but he's every bit as impressive with his lateral quickness and ability to be in the right place at the right time. He finishes lobs, crashes the glass and is a dangerous straight line driver. If he gets his jump shot ironed out, the sky is the limit for him in college and beyond.

Finally, Evans is ranked among the top five in 2023 and can be inconsistent. At Montverde he's toughened up, found a balance of playing inside and hunting deep jumpers but what is most impressive is his defensive versatility. It is hard to put into writing the things he's capable of but each time out he makes a few wow plays. He had three steals and two blocks to go with his 10 points and six rebounds in just under 16 minutes.