Elite 2014 Guard will Travel FROM AUSTRALIA for Indiana Official

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Per the Twittersphere, 2014 Guard Dante Exum will be making his official visit to Bloomington this weekend.  According to ESPN's Dave Telep, Exum would be the equivalent of an elite HS player in the US.

 

Position: PG/SG

Height: 6'5"

Weight: 170lbs

Distance Traveled for Official visit: 19,458 Miles round trip!

 

Scouting Report via Draft Express:

 

Strengths:
-Terrific size for a point guard at 6-4
-Nice wingspan. Good frame
-Extremely smooth, fluid athlete with unbelievable body control
-Great first step
-Tremendous creativity with the ball in his hands
-Gets extremely low to ground on drives. Terrific ball-handler. Changes speeds. Super long strides make him tough to stay in front of. Rangy drives. Gets to basket off one dribble
-Puts huge pressure on the defense. Draws tons of fouls
-Superb in transition
-Finishes elegantly around the basket, sometimes from far outside the paint. Uses reverse moves effectively
-Can finish above the rim
-Creates effectively for others. Unselfish player
-Excellent feel for the game. Everything comes incredibly easy
-Solid rebounder for position

Weaknesses:
-Struggles to make shots from outside
-Shooting mechanics are poor
-Needs to improve his ability to drive and finish with his left hand
-Must get stronger. Gets pushed around on defense at times
-Still working on decision making skills in the half-court- when to score and when to distribute. Not quite a pure point guard yet

Outlook: Big, smooth guard with tremendous ball-handling skills and creativity. Outstanding talent and clear-cut NBA prospect. If he can improve his jump-shot, the sky is the limit. Currently at the Australian Institute of Sport. Reportedly leaning towards college (2014 recruit), like his father, Cecil Exum, who won a national championship at North Carolina, and moved to Australia to play professionally. Good enough to play virtually anywhere, but likely best suited going somewhere where he'll be counted on as a primary ball-handler, despite his size.

 

Highlight Film

 

 

 

Wouldn't hate Post game pressers w/ his accent!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kDgTRbCAcU

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Like Dave Telep said, you have to be pretty interested in Indiana to make that lengthy trip.  Let's hope Assembly Hall is ROCKING on Saturday (ha, like that was in question!)

[Will_Padgman 194]

wow, if this kid can put on some muscle, watch out. great upside

[Kineticz 87]

Pretty sure he picked a great game to attend. Top Ten revenge match. Have to believe the boys want to stick it to Gophers to avenge the loss at home last year.

[coachmayhew 1,414]

Come one, come all if you're a winner This is Indiana. Coach Crean will take care of the rest.

[padgman1 21]

Welcome to Bloomington, Dante!  Make yourself at home and see what IU has to offer!

[IUHoosier5 1,597]

I have traveled from Indiana to Australia and back. Let me tell you, it is not a fun trip. For this kid to take the time at this time of year for an official visit during a home game against a top 10 team shows you that he is very interested in this program.