2026 General Recruiting Thread (Bball)

[Stuhoo 90,221]

59 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.

 

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

And his responses to tweets are so polite.  

The style of play and the personal characteristics awesomeness give off a serious Al Durham vibe to me.

And if we're getting an Al Durham clone both on and off the court, that would be 100% excellent.

[mike vannice 455]

2 hours 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

 

So I guess the first visit was not the official visit. Would love to get this young man seems to fit perfectly with how Coach Devries wants to play. Maybe we talk him into joining for 2025? Love how they snuck  this visit in under the radar. 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]

From what I've read he will remain a '26.

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,133]

He’s only visited once from what I can tell btw, pics were just posted late 

[mike vannice 455]

OK, why aren't The Daily Hoosier, Inside the Hall, and on3 reporting on this visit? They are usually all over this type of news.

[mike vannice 455]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

He’s only visited once from what I can tell btw, pics were just posted late 

OK thanks. makes sense now. Wonder what the delay was on the pics??

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,133]

Just now, mike vannice said:

OK thanks. makes sense now. Wonder what the delay was on the pics??

Same thing happened when he visited Purdue, probably just whenever his agency decides to release them 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]

From Paul Biancardi and includes Jordan Smith, Caleb Holt and Cameron Williams 

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/45646549/boys-high-school-basketball-recruiting-class-2026-players-comparisons-nba-barnes-hart-harden

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]

Mistakenly first posted this in the general high school thread.

'26 Jacob Webber may be on the IU radar.  We watched him last month and was reported we're watching him this week.  Originally from Nebraska but transferring to La Lumiere for the 25-26 season.  There were reports in March he had committed to Nebraska but per Raby, that was an unfounded internet rumor.  Playing AAU for ETG on the 3SSB circuit.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]

The Placide twins

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]

[Demo 24,303]

Luigi Suigo signed with KK Mega. So he’ll play against IU in Puerto Rico.

[Demo 24,303]

https://x.com/John_Fanta/status/1945587858087051507
 

Fanta says Hines has an IU offer. Haven’t seen that anywhere else but I hope it’s true. Like that kid a lot. Not a lot of kids built like him who play as hard as he does. Competes his a$$ off.

[Stuhoo 90,221]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/John_Fanta/status/1945587858087051507
 

Fanta says Hines has an IU offer. Haven’t seen that anywhere else but I hope it’s true. Like that kid a lot. Not a lot of kids built like him who play as hard as he does. Competes his a$$ off.

Love those football players. Luke Goode was one too, and it showed in his mindset.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/John_Fanta/status/1945587858087051507
 

Fanta says Hines has an IU offer. Haven’t seen that anywhere else but I hope it’s true. Like that kid a lot. Not a lot of kids built like him who play as hard as he does. Competes his a$$ off.

On Tuesday he scored 15p on 6-8 FG; 5r; 3b.  In today's game he scored 28p on 12-17 FG; 11r; 5b

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,652]

Love those football players. Luke Goode was one too, and it showed in his mindset.

Goode was the QB of a very good Homestead team.
He’s tougher than a lot of guys, but he’s not linebacker tough. That being said, wish we had him on this years team.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]

16 hours ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/John_Fanta/status/1945587858087051507
 

Fanta says Hines has an IU offer. Haven’t seen that anywhere else but I hope it’s true. Like that kid a lot. Not a lot of kids built like him who play as hard as he does. Competes his a$$ off.

Hold the phone on that per Raby.  We've watched but there is no official offer.

[Demo 24,303]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-class-of-2026-recruiting-scorecard-heres-where-things-stand-in-mid-july/
 

Schumann’s most recent comprehensive view. Not sure there’s much we haven’t kicked around here. 1 quibble: Mike puts Smith in the same conversation as Kinney and Rippey as a point guard candidate. No, the kid is not a PG.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]

18 minutes ago, Demo said:

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-class-of-2026-recruiting-scorecard-heres-where-things-stand-in-mid-july/
 

Schumann’s most recent comprehensive view. Not sure there’s much we haven’t kicked around here. 1 quibble: Mike puts Smith in the same conversation as Kinney and Rippey as a point guard candidate. No, the kid is not a PG.

On that list of mystery men, both Najai Hines and Harris Reynolds had WVU offers.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,129]