(2026) - PG Jonathan Sanderson

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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.

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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.

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Did you see him against Mikel Brown? 

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

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

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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.