(2017) SG Al Durham Jr. to IU

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

Final game at Vic's.  Note that Luka Garza played on the opposing team.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

5 of 8 shots from 3 again. Not starting........He's an athlete and a great kid. I'm rooting for him. Wishing he had a better summer. Those IU shoes are cool though.

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[Bobman1 2,909]

Gelon. Which I suppose applies to him too.

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True, but Durham committed very early in relation the rest of the kids in his class. Also, we've seen great flashes of Durham and he looks very athletic, which I think the staff can develop into a good, and consistent player.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

In the category of FWIW, the following was from a day 2 & 3 summary of Vic's Skills Academy.    "Capable" jump shooter stands out because he's not proven to be a very consistent shooter especially on 3's, despite the 3 for 6 game he had on Thursday. [32% FG shooter and only 25% on 3's for his 16-game AAU season prior to Vic's event.]  He does do a good job of drawing fouls as he gets to the line a lot and shoots 75% on his FT's.

"Durham is a natural scorer. He changes pace well in the half court and keeps his defender guessing while he slides to the rim. He is a capable jump shooter, but is best when slashing to the paint which he did on a number of plays on Thursday. He dropped 15 points in 20 minutes on 50% shooting from three." 

[Brass Cannon 24,913]

Plus he's gonna have the luxury of not being asked to contribute his freshman year no pressure and can just work on his game 

[HoosierAloha 30,077]

Plus he's gonna have the luxury of not being asked to contribute his freshman year no pressure and can just work on his game 

And hopefully not defending the 5 his frosh year....

[bhaggard89 869]

He appears to be working on his three point shooting. Hopefully it comes together because with his ability to get to the rim, he would become a very good scorer. Love his size and frame. IU's strength program will do him well.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

Durham's AAU team played in a 3-day event called Best of the South this weekend in Suwanee, GA, with 72 participating teams.  Durham played 5 games and his team won the tournament.  Unfortunately, no individual stats are available but I did see one tweet to the effect that Durham had continued his hot shooting.   The only other team that participated that I saw with IU interest was Trendon Watford's Alabama Challenge but can't provide any details of his individual performance.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

"TJ Massenburg and Zach Cooks were named Co-MVPs of the 17U Division while Al Durham, Jalen Hillary and Rheaquone Taylor did the bulk of the damage in the title game."

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,683]

Indiana 2017 commit Al Durham among the 60 high schools players selected for the 2016 Nike Skills Academy.

[Iufan2324 158]

http://collegepridepress.com/hoops/meet-2017-iu-recruit-al-durham/

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,277]

Why isn't this kid ranked higher than what he is? He is performing. Definitely underrated

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

Why isn't this kid ranked higher than what he is? He is performing. Definitely underrated

247 has him at 187. Composite 224.

1. EYBL performance didn't impress. Consistently shot low percentages.

2. Played with best scoring guard in country in Sexton. Cast a big shadow and probably didn't put Durham in a favorable spot.

3. I still think he is underrated but he's got to put up consistent numbers to move up. All the big movers put up huge summers. The ones that didn't are ranked on potential (size, etc.)

An intriguing prospect to me. I see potential but was definitely hoping he would emerge this Summer. Great kid. Great family. Loves IU. Rooting for him big.

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[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,277]

me too

[ccgeneral 38,084]

IU watched yesterday and OV set for the weekend of his birthday per Rabjohns.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Al has a little brother getting attention now - 2019 PG Jalen Durham.

‏@BigShotsNation: The next Durham coming up ranks 2019 Jalen Durham. Similar shake & lefty stroke as his 2017 brother Indiana commit Al Jr. One to watch!

[ccgeneral 38,084]

OV this weekend.

‏@aldurham01: I'll be taking my official visit tomorrow on my birthday so where my #Hoosiers at ?

[Brass Cannon 24,913]

4 minutes ago, ccgeneral said:

OV this weekend.

‏@aldurham01: I'll be taking my official visit tomorrow on my birthday so where my #Hoosiers at ?

Hmm interesting that he's going same weekend as Wilkes. 

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,277]

@aldurham01 - Welcome to IU~! Talk some sense into Wilkes!

[HoosierAloha 30,077]

Hmm interesting that he's going same weekend as Wilkes. 

I wonder if someone asked him to go this weekend. I thought he would have gone for HH.