(2017) SF Kris Wilkes to UCLA

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

I might be to blame for the HH talk. That was just a pipe dream that top Indiana high school recruits would attend HH together and then commit. Fingers crossed though.

[hoosierpap 14,300]

1 hour ago, HoosierRob said:

Would you favor IU as to now pap?

Probably, but thats projecting things going forward. I have no clue how his Xavier visit is going to go and how that impacts things. I legitimately believe he doesn't have a leader right now. 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

If we get Wilkes, and I so hope we do. He needs to be shooting 500 shots a day. FT and 3 numbers aren't good enough.




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I like how most wings have developed in Crean's system, even Troy and CWat. If Wilkes commits and develops anywhere close to how Oladipo and OG (projecting) developed watch out!

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

That's my take too. I like the wings in 17. Would be nice to get 2 of them.


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Same, I guess it depends on the bigs situation though. I've seen Smith listed as a PF too.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,508]

A shooting SF to go with Wilkes would be ideal. Or a shooter with size.


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[HoosierAloha 30,068]

A shooting SF to go with Wilkes would be ideal. Or a shooter with size.


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Or a junior OG!

[Beowulf50 816]

1 hour ago, HoosierAloha said:

Or a junior OG!

A junior OG!?? God I hope!!!

[HoosierTrav 7,898]

Believe that's backwards. Scruggs had a (really good) unofficial to IU before going to X for an official.

I'll take your word for it man. I'm wrong a lot. Ask my ex.

[HoosierTrav 7,898]

Or a junior OG!

I just came........ to the conclusion that I would enjoy this scenario a little to much.

[Brass Cannon 24,872]

From what I have heard OGs family is well off and values education. If ever there were a recipe to keep a kid past his time it's that. 

Not saying it will happen just saying it's not totally crazy. 

[X-Hoosier 529]

From what I have heard OGs family is well off and values education. If ever there were a recipe to keep a kid past his time it's that. 

Not saying it will happen just saying it's not totally crazy. 

Same said about Zeller lol. If OG is an auto lock for the lottery then he is gone.

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[Stuhoo 81,400]

Same said about Zeller lol. If OG is an auto lock for the lottery then he is gone.

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He can leave after two years and still get a degree. Two full school school years +3 years of summer school gets him reasonably close. Cody Zeller has made it happen.

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

He can leave after two years and still get a degree. Two full school school years +3 years of summer school gets him reasonably close. Cody Zeller has made it happen.

Stu I do not deny you the Zeller reference, but in my memory he is a 1 of.

[Brass Cannon 24,872]

2 hours ago, X-Hoosier said:

Same said about Zeller lol. If OG is an auto lock for the lottery then he is gone.

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Which is why I said it wasn't likely. Do you just try and start stuff?

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,508]

I personally hope OG has a good enough year to go in the lottery. Same for TB. If Blackmon has the type of year he expects we should be hard to beat.

My biggest concern is our recruiting isn't good enough to handle a mass exodus.


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[Brass Cannon 24,872]

4 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I personally hope OG has a good enough year to go in the lottery. Same for TB. If Blackmon has the type of year he expects we should be hard to beat.

My biggest concern is our recruiting isn't good enough to handle a mass exodus.


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I think we have set ourselves up to bear the loss of all three of them. Will need Wilkes for that statement to stick though

we would have Newkirk, Rojo, Wilkes, Morgan and Davis. 

That looks to be a competitive team to me.  A very different team more give the ball to Wilkes so he can score and then play D. 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

I personally hope OG has a good enough year to go in the lottery. Same for TB. If Blackmon has the type of year he expects we should be hard to beat.

My biggest concern is our recruiting isn't good enough to handle a mass exodus.


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I think we have set ourselves up to bear the loss of all three of them. Will need Wilkes for that statement to stick though

we would have Newkirk, Rojo, Wilkes, Morgan and Davis. 

That looks to be a competitive team to me.  A very different team more give the ball to Wilkes so he can score and then play D. 

I believe we're better constructed to withstand a mass exodus than we were after the 2013 season but we'll need a strong class in 2017.

JN, RoJo, Wilkes, JMo, and Davis is a solid starting five but we'll need some of to feat recruits in the backcourt and front court to compete at the top of the B1G.

[Stuhoo 81,400]

From 2013...This, plus a good relationship between CTC and Mike Peterson?

I'm speculating; I can't see him out of family close distance...that narrows it to us and Xavier - He'll be a Hoosier:

Lethal 2017 guard/forward Kris Wilkes receives IU offer

• Jordan Littman

• 08/24/2013 7:30 am in 

• Recruiting

 

When Indy Hoosiers AAU coach Mike Peterson speaks about 2017 guard/forward Kris Wilkes, one of the first words he mentions is “lethal.”

No, it is not a direct reference to his game on the court, where Wilkes is a 6-foot-6 freshman at North Central that received an Indiana offer on Friday and has interest from Purdue, Xavier and Memphis.

His “lethal” status comes from taekwondo, a sport in which Wilkes is a black belt. As untraditional as it seems — Peterson is quick to mention Wilkes is not your typical basketball recruit — it’s all part of the equation of how Wilkes is beginning his high school career with a hot start.

“He could show you some stuff, but he has a very strong core,” Peterson told Inside the Hall Friday evening. “You never find Kris on the ground because he’s so strong with his body and his balance.”

And there’s no arguing that work has helped him on the court, too.

Earlier this month, Wilkes was named the Most Valuable Player of the CrossRoads Elite 125 National Camp (highlights from that camp are posted below) in Nashville, Tenn. The event featured some of the top talent in the country’s 2017 and 2018 classes.

For those who don’t know him yet, Peterson said it won’t take much longer.

“Kris’s heart and tenacity on the floor, man, is just out of this world,” Peterson said. “I’m telling you, with his skill, I can play him anywhere from the 1 to the 5. He can bring the ball up the floor. Where he lacks right now is a consistent outside jump shot, but that is going to come if he continues to shoot and work on that part of his game.

“Other than that, he doesn’t have a weakness. He rebounds, he spins, he can go to the bucket.”

Wilkes’ athletic abilities only make up half the story behind his success, though.

Each Sunday, his extended family meets at his grandmother’s house, where she cooks everyone dinner. Even from a young age, Wilkes learned the importance of family, education, church and being respectful. His father has kept him enrolled in martial arts classes to gain strength, focus and work ethic. He also has played the bass in orchestra.

“His family needs to be mentioned. He has an awesome family, from his dad, to his uncles, to his grandmother,” Peterson said. “Kris always looks the part and talks the part. It’s because of his family background.”

As his college recruitment takes off, Wilkes intends to not lose sight of what’s close. During an unofficial visit to Indiana on Friday, where he played a pick-up game with Yogi Ferrell and No. 2 NBA draft pick Victor Oladipo and got a campus tour from head coach Tom Crean, Wilkes was offered a scholarship.

Afterward, when Peterson called to ask how it went, Wilkes “was giggling ear to ear. He loves IU.”

Wilkes now is the third member from his AAU team to get a scholarship offer from Indiana, joining 2017 recruits Southport guard Paul Scruggs and Hamilton Southeastern forward Zach Gunn.

Peterson noted those offers “could play a big part in the future. They may all want to stay and play together.”

College indeed is far in the future for Wilkes. He only is three weeks into his freshman year of high school, after all.

But that hasn’t stopped Peterson from singing his praises. From taekwondo, to orchestra and to the basketball court, Wilkes has diversified himself into a star. Peterson, however, summed it up in layman’s terms.

“He does it all.”

 

[AKHoosier 6,962]

5 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

 

“He could show you some stuff, but he has a very strong core,” Peterson told Inside the Hall Friday evening. “You never find Kris on the ground because he’s so strong with his body and his balance.”

So pretty much he's the exact opposite of Troy Williams.

[X-Hoosier 529]

I personally hope OG has a good enough year to go in the lottery. Same for TB. If Blackmon has the type of year he expects we should be hard to beat.

My biggest concern is our recruiting isn't good enough to handle a mass exodus.


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Same here. I don't want OG back next year.

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