(2026) - PG Jonathan Sanderson to Notre Dame

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

On 3/29/2024 at 2:56 PM, Uspshoosier said:

Illinois found a spot for his dad quickly 

Apparently it was a short term gig.  Reports I've seen indicate he's taken a position with Vanderbilt.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Mike Schumann @ The Daily Hoosier@daily_hoosier·

2026 top-50 guard Jonathan Sanderson told me he's planning to visit Indiana this fall for one of the home football weekends.

[BA47591]

Did you see him against Mikel Brown? 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/2026-pg-jonathan-sanderson-has-family-connection-to-iu-basketball-eyeing-another-visit/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Interesting.  Wonder how many others may gravitate away from the big 3.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

I'm paying very little attention to how our '26 and '27 offers are doing in their high school seasons because the odds are so low that any of them every wear an IU uniform.  But I saw a report that Sanderson had a 41 point game so I made a point to watch it.   He did indeed score 41 on 11-21 FG; 6-13 on 3s and 13-16 FT.  He was fouled at least 3 times while in the act of shooting a 3.  He added 9 reb; 4 asst and 2 stls.  He didn't have a TO which is pretty remarkable considering how much time the ball spends in his hands.

His teammate Gan Solongo also has an IU offer.  He's been mentioned as Sanderson's adopted brother and only been in the U.S. for 3 years I believe.  He finished with 11 pts; 13 reb; 1 asst. and 3 blks.  To me, he's a project and not someone you could expect to step in with meaningful minutes as a freshman.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Would appear we're no longer on Sanderson's radar per his conversation with Jamie Shaw of On3.

 

[go iu bb]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Would appear we're no longer on Sanderson's radar per his conversation with Jamie Shaw of On3.

 

I'm absolutely shocked.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

I'm absolutely shocked.

We’re not really recruiting anyone since Woodson knew he was getting canned.

[go iu bb]

Just now, Hoosierfanyuh said:

We’re not really recruiting anyone since Woodson knew he was getting canned.

I thought the sarcasm was obvious. I guess not. We weren't really recruiting anyone even when Woodson didn't know he was getting canned.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Demo]

Transferring to La Lumiere. No indication IU still involved here, but for the sake of completeness. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

7 minutes ago, Demo said:

Transferring to La Lumiere. No indication IU still involved here, but for the sake of completeness. 

Father also hired at ND today too so expect that to be the choice in the long run

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

9 minutes ago, Demo said:

Transferring to La Lumiere. No indication IU still involved here, but for the sake of completeness. 

Do we assume the adopted brother transfers as well?

[Demo]

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

Do we assume the adopted brother transfers as well?

Forgot about him. Would assume so. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Father takes a job at ND and the son commits to ND.  Shocked I tell you.  I'm simply shocked.

[rayl456]

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

Father takes a job at ND and the son commits to ND.  Shocked I tell you.  I'm simply shocked.

You and Claude Rains…Monsieur Ric.   :)

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

24 minutes ago, rayl456 said:

You and Claude Rains…Monsieur Ric.   :)

One of my all-time favorite movies.

[rayl456]

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

One of my all-time favorite movies.

Peter Lorre as Ugarte…”Rick, hide me!”

Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine…”I stick my neck out for nobody.”