2026 General Recruiting Thread (Bball)

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Background on Luigi Suigo and his IU visit today.

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/official-visit-preview-italian-7-foot-3-center-luis-suigos-indiana-official-visit-begins-today-250988820/

[rayl456]

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

Background on Luigi Suigo and his IU visit today.

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/official-visit-preview-italian-7-foot-3-center-luis-suigos-indiana-official-visit-begins-today-250988820/

This young man has really nice bb skills and moves well too for his size.  No idea of IU’s chances, but he would be a very nice addition either this year or next.  Let’s hope that he likes what he hears, sees…and what IU can offer $$$ NIL.

[HoosierHoopster]

Perfect skillset for this team, with exceptional size and experience. Yeah, would be nice.

"Suigo is coming off a Purdue official visit. He made an official visit to Illinois on Feb. 13. Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, BYU, Texas A&M and others are showing interest and working to get involved. Suigo recently had a zoom call with Texas A&M."

Anywhere but PU, please.

[Home Jersey]

Article said he may play in the Adriatic League next year. Seems there’s possibly some wiggle room. Salary data is tough to find but generally seems like IU would be able to offer a competitive / outright more appealing financial situation. Curious if the timing of these OVs mean it’s very much up in the air whether he’s playing CBB next year. Trust the staff at this juncture .. just seems like the type of player you go all in on based on our roster construction. If the staff wants him bad enough, I like our odds. They seem to convert pretty well on these visits.

[Stuhoo]

20 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Perfect skillset for this team, with exceptional size and experience. Yeah, would be nice.

"Suigo is coming off a Purdue official visit. He made an official visit to Illinois on Feb. 13. Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, BYU, Texas A&M and others are showing interest and working to get involved. Suigo recently had a zoom call with Texas A&M."

Anywhere but PU, please.

One would think that he's getting tired of these visits.

If he isn't a Hoosier by the end of the week I'd imagine the ship has sailed.

[HoosierHoopster]

3 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

Article said he may play in the Adriatic League next year. Seems there’s possibly some wiggle room. Salary data is tough to find but generally seems like IU would be able to offer a competitive / outright more appealing financial situation. Curious if the timing of these OVs mean it’s very much up in the air whether he’s playing CBB next year. Trust the staff at this juncture .. just seems like the type of player you go all in on based on our roster construction. If the staff wants him bad enough, I like our odds. They seem to convert pretty well on these visits.

He would definitely fit our system, can even play 5 out per the article. I'm not high on our odds given the competition, but he'd be a good land for sure, both for what he would bring to the team and for the recruiting W!

[go iu bb]

Rabby says the Luigi Suigo's visit went really well and that he doesn't plan to reclass so he'll remain a 2026 recruit.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Holt and Smith made the final roster.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Kayser Hoops -

2026 4-star prospects Gallagher and Gavin Placide are receiving interest from the following programs, a source told @LeagueRDY:  Indiana Purdue Florida State Wake Forest Mississippi State Texas A&M Tennessee Kansas State Cal Stanford Oklahoma State.  The four-star twins played their junior season of high school ball for Sunrise Christian (KS) and are two of the top forwards in the class.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Kayser Hoops -

4-star Dakari Spear will transfer to Dynamic Prep (TX) to play for head coach Jermaine O’Neal next season, he told @LeagueRDY.  Indiana, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M and Kentucky are some of the schools that have been in to watch him play so far this summer. #28 in the ESPN100.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

4-star 6'10" PF attends Compass Prep in Chandler, AZ.  He is a native of Finland.  

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FIBA

 

[go iu bb]

Rabby says another name to know for 2026 is Aiden Derkack, a 6'5" SG. 

He's from NJ, so you know what to do @Home Jersey.

https://247sports.com/player/aiden-derkack-46136996/

[MemphisHoosier]

On 6/26/2025 at 12:02 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

4-star 6'10" PF attends Compass Prep in Chandler, AZ.  He is a native of Finland.  

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Eurobasket

FIBA

 

Finland you say?  

::Dane Fife has entered the chat::

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

On 6/23/2025 at 3:07 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Kayser Hoops -

2026 4-star prospects Gallagher and Gavin Placide are receiving interest from the following programs, a source told @LeagueRDY:  Indiana Purdue Florida State Wake Forest Mississippi State Texas A&M Tennessee Kansas State Cal Stanford Oklahoma State.  The four-star twins played their junior season of high school ball for Sunrise Christian (KS) and are two of the top forwards in the class.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Dushawn London from DMV Live -

Gavin Placide – Oak Hill Academy (2026)

Currently ranked No. 62 in the 2026 class, Placide backed up his stock rising sprint. The 6-10 forward was impactful on both ends finishing inside, being active defensively with the ability to guard multiple positions, and playing above the basket and through contact. His length, mobility, and two-way potential have caught the eye of schools like Wake Forest, Indiana, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M, all of whom are actively recruiting him.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Lot of offers been extended recently so here's a summary of the offers from DDV and staff.

2026

Name	High School	Location		IU Offered
Adkins, Davion	Faith Family Academy	Dallas, TX		05.01.25
Allmond, Latrell	John Marshall HS	Richmond, VA		05.10.25
Bryant, Toni	Zephyrhills Christian Acad.	Zephyrhills, FL		05.14.25
Cloer, Cole	Caldwell Academy	Greensboro, NC		05.20.25
Derkack, Aiden	Colonia HS	Colonia, NJ		06.29.25
Diane, Arafan	Iowa United Prep	Norwalk, IA		06.14.25
Gaskins, Caleb	Columbus HS	Florida		05.05.25
Holt, Caleb	Prolific Prep	Ft. Lauderdale, FL		07.23.24
Howard, Bryson	Heritage HS	Frisco, TX		05.29.25
Kinney, Taylen	Overtime Elite	Atlanta, GA		02.03.24
Landrew, Colben	Wheeler HS	Marietta, GA		09.11.24
Moody, Prince-Alexander	Bishop McNamara HS	Forestville, MD		05.08.25
Rippey, Deron Jr.	Blair Academy	Blairstown, NJ		06.14.25
Smith, Jordan	St. Rose HS	Belmar, NJ		05.08.25
Taylor, Ethan	Link Academy	Missouri		05.08.25
Thompson, Anthony "Ant"	Western Reserve Academy	Hudson, OH		02.18.24
Thompson, Trey	Greeneville HS	Greeneville, TN		05.18.25
Williams, Cameron	St. Mary's HS	Phoenix, AZ		05.19.25

 

2027

Name	High School	Location		Offered
Anderson, Nasir	Norcross HS	Norcross, GA		06.15.25
Barnes, Martay	Acad. Of Central Florida	Orlando, FL		06.28.25
Branch, Bruce III	Prolific Prep	Ft. Lauderdale, FL		5.20.25
Branham, Chase	Logan-Rogersville HS	Rogersville, MO		03.28.25
Gardner, Jason Jr	Fishers HS	Fishers, IN		10.19.24
Hill, Isaiah	Indpls Pike	Indianapolis, IN		06.07.25
Hampton, Ryan	Dynamic Prep	Dallas, TX		05.12.25
Jordan, Malachi	Christian Community HS	Nashville, TN		05.20.25
Lyons, J'Lon	Clinton Grace Christian HS	Clinton MD		06.27.25
Spears, Marcus Jr.	Dynamic Prep	Irving, TX		06.15.25

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

So apparently Luigi is back for a second visit this one an OV and be sure to scroll to the very bottom of this post.

https://x.com/i/status/1940476714838331658

 

[Demo]

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

So apparently Luigi is back for a second visit this one an OV and be sure to scroll to the very bottom of this post.

https://x.com/i/status/1940476714838331658

 

Who was the last kid who got into being a Hoosier as fast and as hard as Moody has? I’m not even sure Cupps did. That kid is liking or re-tweeting or responding to or pushing absolutely any IU thing he can find. Love it.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2 minutes ago, Demo said:

Who was the last kid who got into being a Hoosier as fast and as hard as Moody has? I’m not even sure Cupps did. That kid is liking or re-tweeting or responding to or pushing absolutely any IU thing he can find. Love it.

And his responses to tweets are so polite.