2026 General Recruiting Thread (Bball)

[Hovadipo 62,522]

25 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Most likely IU's system just breeds incompetent administrators who all love the sound of their own voice too much.

[HoosierDevils 164]

Just noticed there’s no (2026) Vaughn Karvala thread. Should there be one? 

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23 minutes ago, HoosierDevils said:

Just noticed there’s no (2026) Vaughn Karvala thread. Should there be one? 

There’s no public indication that he actually has an offer at this point and we don’t do threads until we know they do. It would be pretty wild if we hear of a commitment before we hear of an offer. Wonder if that’s happened? Can’t think of 1 off the top of my head. 

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17 minutes ago, Demo said:

There’s no public indication that he actually has an offer at this point and we don’t do threads until we know they do. It would be pretty wild if we hear of a commitment before we hear of an offer. Wonder if that’s happened? Can’t think of 1 off the top of my head. 

I did not even realize there was no offer! I just assumed because of the OV and the post about it being between Xavier, Cal, and IU. Never mind! 

[Pagoda 5,852]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

There’s no public indication that he actually has an offer at this point and we don’t do threads until we know they do. It would be pretty wild if we hear of a commitment before we hear of an offer. Wonder if that’s happened? Can’t think of 1 off the top of my head. 

David Williams?  lol

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10 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

David Williams?  lol

Outstanding pull. 

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1 hour ago, HoosierDevils said:

I did not even realize there was no offer! I just assumed because of the OV and the post about it being between Xavier, Cal, and IU. Never mind! 

There probably is in all but name. Top 50 kids don’t visit within their commitment window just to kick the tires. It’s reasonable to assume that a committable offer is forthcoming if they miss on either Thompson or Allmond. And since this is the kid’s best offer without a doubt, unless he chooses to play the long game and wait until spring I imagine this is a pretty serious situation. It could happen quick. 

[BtownStrength 1,600]

On 10/7/2025 at 10:18 AM, Stuhoo said:

I'm going to speculate without stating a detailed basis for doing so, because the different theories have all been recently discussed in this thread:

I think we get Thompson and one of the four between Allmond, Taylor, Diana, and Karvala.

For me the probability order for IU is:

1. Thompson
2. Allmond
3. Taylor
4. Karvala
5. Diane

Love the prediction. I will guess Thompson, Karvala, and MAYBE one of the centers (Taylor being most likely). 

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,295]

Just now, BtownStrength said:

Love the prediction. I will guess Thompson, Karvala, and MAYBE one of the centers (Taylor being most likely). 

I predict moody, Thompson, Karvala in the fall. I’m hoping for a skilled euro center to pop up out of the blue. 

[Stuhoo 91,452]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I predict moody, Thompson, Karvala in the fall. I’m hoping for a skilled euro center to pop up out of the blue. 

Done!

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59 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I predict moody, Thompson, Karvala in the fall. I’m hoping for a skilled euro center to pop up out of the blue. 

That sounds completely possible.. And now that CBB pays way more than the European 2nd division 20yo Euro bigs will be falling out of trees in the spring.

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3 hours ago, Demo said:

That sounds completely possible.. And now that CBB pays way more than the European 2nd division 20yo Euro bigs will be falling out of trees in the spring.

don't we already have a skilled euro big man?