(2027) - Jason Gardner Jr.

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Per The Daily Hoosier we’ve offered

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Listed as a 6'1" PG attends Fishers HS and played AAU for Indiana Elite on the 3SSB circuit.

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https://hoosierillustrated.com/indiana-basketball-news-top-in-state-2027-guard-jason-gardner-jr-discusses-indiana-basketball-visit-and-offer/

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No interest in Cooper Zachary? 

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Now this is playing team basketball when 2 players both break the previous season assist record.  Zachary's been on campus at least once and maybe the next coach will have more interest in him.  He's listed as 5'10" which doesn't automatically disqualify him from high major bball but it is a hurdle nonetheless.  

 

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On 10/25/2024 at 2:23 PM, BA47591 said:

No interest in Cooper Zachary? 

He's 5'10" and 150 pounds.   Great high school guard, not a Big Ten player

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Scored 23 today in an Indiana Elite 16U win at RecruitLook Hoops Event.  Per article from Raby, we have reaffirmed our offer to him.  This past HS season he shot 42% on 3s.

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Gardner with another 23 pts. in his second game today for Indiana Elite.  HS teammate Cooper Zachary had 16

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247 reports Coach Adams is in this morning to see Gardner.   As a side note, coaches can't contact sophomores directly but can contact his high school coaches and his parents and watch him in a workout.   Also, we have reaffirmed the offer that was extended by the previous administration.

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https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/2027-point-guard-jason-gardner-jr-of-fishers-and-indiana-elite-has-an-outstanding-showing-at-the-pangos-all-american-camp-250588540/

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We're 1 of 14 schools that have been in contact Gardner since it became "open season".

[Demo]

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

We're 1 of 14 schools that have been in contact Gardner since it became "open season".

Imagine for a bunch of reasons this is priority 1, or really close to it, for ‘27. But you just KNOW what’s gonna happen: IU’s gonna land Gardner who proceeds to have a really good FR year and heads to the draft. Meanwhile, Purdue signs Zachary away from a bunch of MM’s and the kid spends 4 years sticking 3’s in our eye.

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Gardner making another UV to Bloomington later this week.

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3 hours ago, Demo said:

Imagine for a bunch of reasons this is priority 1, or really close to it, for ‘27. But you just KNOW what’s gonna happen: IU’s gonna land Gardner who proceeds to have a really good FR year and heads to the draft. Meanwhile, Purdue signs Zachary away from a bunch of MM’s and the kid spends 4 years sticking 3’s in our eye.

Alright grumpy Gus. Here's another take;

Gardner thinks he's a possible one and done, and elects to be one close to home so that friends and family can see him play in his one year of college ball before his dreams become a one way NBA ticket to Sacramento or Portland. And then, if he's merely a late first/early second rounder? Another year in college at $2 million is all of the sudden a better option. 

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15 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Alright grumpy Gus. Here's another take;

Gardner thinks he's a possible one and done, and elects to be one close to home so that friends and family can see him play in his one year of college ball before his dreams become a one way NBA ticket to Sacramento or Portland. And then, if he's merely a late first/early second rounder? Another year in college at $2 million is all of the sudden a better option. 

That would be a great result. And if Gardner’s good enough to go after a year, that’s really good as well. I’m more whining about the inevitable Painter thing where Zachary chooses them from a final 4 of PU, Toledo, some directional Michigan school and maybe DePaul and then shoots 45% from 3 every year and he and Luke Ertel are just a straight pain in the a$$ together for 3 years. And that is complementing both of them. 

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Fishers HS hosted a combine today.  Drew Adams was there representing us.

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Curious: Per Kayser, Gardner has scheduled 5 fall visits and Indiana is not 1 of them. Hard to imagine they wouldn’t stay on him but maybe they’ve just decided they’ve got their ‘27 PG. 

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22 minutes ago, Demo said:

Curious: Per Kayser, Gardner has scheduled 5 fall visits and Indiana is not 1 of them. Hard to imagine they wouldn’t stay on him but maybe they’ve just decided they’ve got their ‘27 PG. 

I hope they keep pursuing him. At 6'4", Branham can play the 2 so they could be on the floor together. I saw a 247 story by Dushawn London about the visits and he says that some other visits are being worked on, Indiana was one of those.

Here's the story, I think it's behind a paywal.

https://247sports.com/article/four-star-guard-jason-gardner-jr-sets-multiple-visits-254419505/