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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Fingers crossed. We have 5/6 spots. Couple of lower ranked type players have been contacted recently.

If this staff can't pull stud recruiting classes Indiana really is in trouble.

I'm not worried yet. Garland or Langford by themselves go a long way in making a great class.


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[Stuhoo]

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

Since Henry is an '18 does that suggest our current offer list isn't looking as rosy as it did?   Henry's rated 3-star by 247; 6'5".  For his '16-'17 high school season avgd. 15 PPG; 6 reb/game; 3 assts/game.  He plays AAU on the Adidas circuit but in the Silver Division and box score data is only posted for the Gold Division teams.

Hemenway is a '19 and for his '16-'17 high school season avgd. 15 PPG; 4 reb/game; 4 assts/game.  He's listed as 6'3".  Rated 3-star by Scout; not rated by 247.

 

For me it suggests that Archie is looking for one 6'4"-6'5" hard-nosed swingman type player. A guy like Jallow (who apparently is not showing well lately) Anderson, or Henry (who are apparently both starting to rise considerably). As for Hemenway, 15/6/3 while a soph on a senior dominated team and the same team as a senior Nunge is pretty strong.

We will have five spots to fill. It feels like we are looking at two ball-handling guards (Langord, Garland, Phinisee, E Hunter, Carey), one swingman (Jallow, Ayala, Anderson, maybe Henry), and two stretchy bigs (Johns, Swider, J Hunter, Thompson). Since we are looking to replace RoJo, Josh, Freddie, and Collin, that makes sense to me, and would seem to leave us with a talent upgrade when the day is done.

 

 

[goonaha]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Fingers crossed. We have 5/6 spots. Couple of lower ranked type players have been contacted recently.

If this staff can't pull stud recruiting classes Indiana really is in trouble.

I'm not worried yet. Garland or Langford by themselves go a long way in making a great class.


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R-E-L-A-X. It's June. They've been recruiting for not quite two months.

[Stuhoo]

15 minutes ago, goonaha said:

R-E-L-A-X. It's June. They've been recruiting for not quite two months.

 

And prime examples of it are Swider and Damezi Anderson. Both were ranked well +100 until this week, and now both are solid four stars. 

Archie can see the local recruits up close. If he thinks that Henry and Anderson are worth our time and that Jallow might not be, then I'm really good with that.

 

[Uspshoosier]

Italian PG Davide Moretti has committed to Texas Tech, per a source. Part of 2017 class.

@jonrothstein

 

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Eh, not Indiana material in the first place. Better than Gelon no doubt but not what we need.


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[indianaranger]

Indiana going to have a hard time in 2018 recruiting wise with Duke ,Louisville and Kentucky going after same players could have avery poor class.

[Uspshoosier]

The versatile 6-foot-5 class of 2018 forward has followed that with a very good spring for the Indiana PROS AAU squad on the adidas circuit.

One of the coaches who noticed Henry during the high school season was Ed Schilling, then with UCLA and now an Indiana assistant.

After Henry continued to play well this spring in AAU, Indiana reached out.

“Coach Schilling called and introduced himself. He said he's been watching me throughout the year while he was at UCLA and how when he came and watched Kris Wilkes play, he was watching me as well,” Henry told Peegs.com.

“He said I played well against him and played great defense in those games. He said he liked how versatile I was on offense and how I can guard positions 1-5 on defense.

“He said coach (Archie) Miller will be watching me in July, and they will be recruiting me hard throughout July and they will stay in contact as much as they can.”

(SEE RELATED: Video: Aaron Henry in action with the Indiana Junior All-Stars | Spring scouting video: Aaron Henry | Scouting notes: Aaron Henry)

Henry plays on the same team as 2018 guard Eric Hunter, who is getting Indiana recruiting attention as well and has made multiple IU unofficial visits.

Henry has shown a very versatile game.

Offensively, his ability to score off the bounce, make plays off the dribble and play in the mid-range have continued to improve.

Henry also has been a prospect who has shown defensive versatility and impact, something not always common during AAU. He plays bigger than his height inside on defense and has shown mobility on the perimeter.

Physically, Henry has a solid build already on his 6-foot-5 frame.

He’s looking for his first high-major offer.

“I’m versatile on the offensive and defensive end. As far as what I need to show to get that offer, I’m not sure,” Henry said. “I feel I can show that I can guard multiple positions from big to small.

“I feel I can step out on the floor and go in the post. I just want to keep getting better. I guess they want to see it more in all areas.”

Henry has scholarship offers from IUPUI, Ball State, Toledo, Indiana State, Northern Kentucky, UW-Milwaukee, Miami (Ohio), Bradley and Evansville.

“Michigan State fell off and Xavier fell off. I’m still talking to Purdue and talking to Oakland (Mich.),” Henry said of schools involved in addition to Indiana and those who have offered.

Henry led the Class 4A state champions in scoring (14.3 points per game), rebounding (6.7 per game) and assists (3.8 per game).

He shot 56 percent from the field overall, including 42 percent from the arc, and shot 75 percent from the line.

Ben Davis won its final 14 games of the season, finished 23-5 and highly respected coach Mark James’ squad allowed just 54.2 points per game, beating three top-10 ranked teams on the way to the state title.

Henry had 12 points, three rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and one steal for Ben Davis in its 55-52 title game win over a Fort Wayne North team that included 2019 five-star 6-foot-7 forward Keion Brooks and 6-foot-9 DePaul signee Jaylen Butz.

Henry’s spring performances continued to grow from there.

“I want to show that I can guard any position on the court,” Henry said. “Some of these people I’m competing against to get those high-major offers, when I match up against them, I play well.

“I played well against Jerome Hunter and Darius Bazley, two top-50 players. I feel I defended them well and scored as well. I want to continue to show I can play at that level

Jeff rabjohns

 

 

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Eh, not Indiana material in the first place. Better than Gelon no doubt but not what we need.


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In all likelihood, the fact he didn't leave IU with an offer was a signal Archie and staff weren't that impressed.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Number of '18 & '19 IU targets on the NBA Camp 100 invite list.

Ayala, Bazley, Brooks, Carey, Dort, Hurt, Jallow, Johns, King, Swider, Thompson, Watford & Wiseman.  One name that's noticeably absent is Austin Boucher.  I'm sorry, but I just couldn't resist the temptation.   

[goonaha]

Brandon Johns, 4 star power forward from East Lansing, is visiting IU today, per Jordan Wells at Rivals. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Brandon Johns, 4 star power forward from East Lansing, is visiting IU today, per Jordan Wells at Rivals. 

Chris was on this one. Archie must be back from summer Vacay as well.


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[Stuhoo]

Brandon Johns, 4 star power forward from East Lansing, is visiting IU today, per Jordan Wells at Rivals. 

Cmon Arch.
Make it happen!

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Stretch 4. Watford type game from what I see.


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[goonaha]

IU offered Johns today on the visit.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Ranked 44 by 247 and 53 composite ranking. Average 21/10 as a Junior for a 24-1 team.


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[Hoosierfan2017]

http://www.scout.com/college/indiana/story/1784179-four-star-michigan-forward-visits-indiana

"The cons are that I have been there almost all my life, and staying I wouldn't get to experience anything else." 

I've alluded to something like this about Musa Jallow so this was interesting to read. Seems like living in East Lansing might not help the Spartans with this kid as much as one might expect. 

[Brass Cannon]

Didnt Chris007 predict him to be our first commit? 

[Stromboli]

49 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Didnt Chris007 predict him to be our first commit? 

That would be a heckuva good pickup, and would help our chances with Garland and Langford. Man I can't wait to see all the new Hoosiers!!

[goonaha]

These quotes made me a fan of Johns' mother and make me feel pretty good about getting him out of Michigan. From Peegs:

Indiana hosted four-star forward Brandon Johns and his family for an unofficial visit over the weekend.

The 6-foot-8 class of 2018 forward from East Lansing, Mich., has been on a steady rise this spring with the Spiece Indy Heat AAU program, and is currently ranked No. 100 nationally in his class.
Indiana coach Archie Miller and his assistants watched the Indy Heat program during both of the live evaluation periods in April, and things have been steadily heating up with Johns and the Hoosiers.
“It was a very good visit,” Havilah Johns, Brandon’s mom, told Peegs.com. “They were very well prepared for us, which I’m sure most programs are. We met the entire staff. They all greeted they knew all four of our names. It’s nice to see details like that.
“It was nice to see how much they are concerned about their student athletes, not just as athletes but as people and well-rounded humans when they leave campus.
“Academically, we saw how sound they are, how good of hands Brandon would be in if he attended school there. I like the direction they’re going with their basketball program.
“I’m more of an academic person. I played basketball myself, but as an athlete, I feel it’s important to be a better student and better person.”
(SEE RELATED: Spring scouting video: Brandon Johns)
Johns has been on campus at Indiana, Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State
Indiana offered a scholarship on the visit. That gave Johns offers from Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Xavier, Texas, Iowa, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Pittsburgh and others.
Havilah Johns knows basketball. She played at the University of Buffalo and at Lansing Community College and coached at LCC for nine years before coaching overlapped too much with seeing her oldest son’s games.
“Brandon’s very interested in Indiana. It’s certainly an option,” she said. “It’s always nice to receive an offer from a school. Anytime a kid gets the opportunity to play at a college, no matter what the level, it’s a blessing. We’ll see how things fan and sit down as a family and hash this out.”
The IU campus in Bloomington, Ind, is around a four-and-a-half hour drive from East Lansing, but Havilah Johns said distance isn’t an issue.
“Not at all. I just want Brandon to be happy wherever the best fit is, whether that takes him across the county or right next door,” she said.
“There’s no place in this country we can’t get to, and it may do him some good to get out of here and see life outside of Michigan. He’s young. I’d be totally cool with him kind of spreading out.”


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