(2026) - Jordan Smith

[Pagoda 5,291]

12 hours ago, mike vannice said:

I watched some of the USA vs New Zealand and my takeaway was damn Daniel Jacobson is going to be good for Purdue.

Love Jordan Smith though.

Agree on Jacobson, unfortunately.  We’ve seen Matt do well with guys like him too many times…

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,949]

Smith and Team USA coming home with the gold medal after a 109-76 win over Germany.  They let Germany hang around through halftime nursing a 56-47 lead and then dominated the 3rd period outscoring Germany 28-10.  Smith's stats for the tournament:

 

[Demo 24,529]

Has set his 1st 2 officials, per London:

Arkansas  9/20-21

UK. 10/10-11

So I imagine we’ll know in the next week or 2 whether this is actually a thing.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,949]

Indiana: “Kenny (Johnson) always been there from the start. He helped me get into PVI, helped me with Takeover. He’s always been a helping hand, I really appreciate him. He’s always been there.”

https://www.on3.com/rivals/news/jordan-smith-jr-down-to-six-schools-arkansas-duke-georgetown-indiana-kentucky-and-syracuse/

 

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/08/05/iu-basketball-among-six-finalists-for-class-of-2026-five-star-guard-jordan-smith/

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-make-the-final-six-for-2026-5-star-guard-jordan-smith-jr/

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,733]

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

Indiana: “Kenny (Johnson) always been there from the start. He helped me get into PVI, helped me with Takeover. He’s always been a helping hand, I really appreciate him. He’s always been there.”

https://www.on3.com/rivals/news/jordan-smith-jr-down-to-six-schools-arkansas-duke-georgetown-indiana-kentucky-and-syracuse/

 

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/08/05/iu-basketball-among-six-finalists-for-class-of-2026-five-star-guard-jordan-smith/

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-make-the-final-six-for-2026-5-star-guard-jordan-smith-jr/

Really hope we can get a couple alpha recruits this cycle.  Jordan Smith would be a fun one to root for. 

[yogisballin 2,456]

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

Indiana: “Kenny (Johnson) always been there from the start. He helped me get into PVI, helped me with Takeover. He’s always been a helping hand, I really appreciate him. He’s always been there.”

 

Considering what he said about the other 5 schools, I don’t like our chances. Gets to talk about IU and its well KJ has always been there talk. Which, is a good thing that KJ has been there for him. Idk, I’m reading too much into it

[Demo 24,529]

2 hours ago, yogisballin said:

Considering what he said about the other 5 schools, I don’t like our chances. Gets to talk about IU and its well KJ has always been there talk. Which, is a good thing that KJ has been there for him. Idk, I’m reading too much into it

I think that’s probably fair. IU’s by far his newest offer. The others have all been on him for a good while. Kid’s never been to Bloomington and has no relationship with DeVries. But his longest and by far closest single relationship is with Johnson and that’s not nothin’. IU can compete money-wise, facility-wise and exposure-wise. If he gets on campus and he and DDV click and he likes what he says of the offense and the students do the students thing and start chanting the kid’s name out of nowhere and then they offer to write him a big check? Wouldn’t bet the house on it but he may well be gettable. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,949]

Don't forget our secret weapon P-A M is hard at work recruiting him as well.