Article on Blake Wesley
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...leys-father-talks-recruitment-iu-connections/
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...leys-father-talks-recruitment-iu-connections/
2021 IU recruiting thread
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There's some updated tape on him out there....impressive talent.....thin, but very quick, and can both shoot the long jumper and drive to the basket......he story mentions that they expect him to be 6'6" when he graduates from HS....
Offered 6'3" PG Carter Whitt from North Carolina. Top 50 (Rivals and 247 Composite) 4*.
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2021-guard-carter-whitt/
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2021-guard-carter-whitt/
Thanks for the info....the story mentions that he may reclassify to '20, which Miller may find attractive. Also, that Mike Roberts is probably the contact guy here.
Kaufman will have an official visit this weekend for the OSU game. Caleb Love will have his official visit at the same time.
Furst plans to visit but date TBD.
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...stars-trey-kaufman-caleb-furst-both-to-visit/
Furst plans to visit but date TBD.
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...stars-trey-kaufman-caleb-furst-both-to-visit/
Lander, Kaufman, Wesley -y top three. I would definitely take Furst, but don’t see Kaufman & Furst going to same school
IU Recruiting: Nine Indiana Players in 247Sports Class of 2021 Top 150 in Nation – The Daily Hoosier
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...in-247sports-class-of-2021-top-150-in-nation/
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...in-247sports-class-of-2021-top-150-in-nation/
Ufo33, thank you for posting that. Nice article.
Interesting that there are few greater Indy players at the top. Nonetheless, a recruiter's job is easy when there is that kind of exceptional talent. And quite a lot of size too. I hope Miller can nab a couple of them.
Interesting that there are few greater Indy players at the top. Nonetheless, a recruiter's job is easy when there is that kind of exceptional talent. And quite a lot of size too. I hope Miller can nab a couple of them.
I might as well post this tidbit here. I ran into Pat Shoulders and congratulated him on organizing Archie's appearance in Evansville. I mentioned how glad I was to see Lander there and how I felt comments made by Archie and Pat could have been messages for Lander's ears.
Pat laughed and didn't deny it. He said they did try to include Lander in the background of videos taken. He also commented on the very positive tweets Lander's mom made during the event.
I told him I was pleased to see the staff and a trustee helping out to make the event attractive to a local 5* recruit. Mention of Calbert and the attendance of AT and how he was a missed field goal away from the Heisman Trophy was good as well. I hope Lander had a chance to meet AT.
Pat laughed and didn't deny it. He said they did try to include Lander in the background of videos taken. He also commented on the very positive tweets Lander's mom made during the event.
I told him I was pleased to see the staff and a trustee helping out to make the event attractive to a local 5* recruit. Mention of Calbert and the attendance of AT and how he was a missed field goal away from the Heisman Trophy was good as well. I hope Lander had a chance to meet AT.
Trey Patterson making an official visit this weekend.
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...y-patterson-to-officially-visit-this-weekend/
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...y-patterson-to-officially-visit-this-weekend/
It appears IU is in a nice position with Patterson, who is now #34 in 247's '21 rankings.
Not only was IU his first OV as a JR, he presently has no others scheduled.
We seemed to be focused on Lander, Wesley, Kaufman, Furst, Patterson & Hopkins right now for'21. If we get Garcia this year, we only have 2 spots for '21 as things now stand.
I've updated the 247/rivals rankings for all the '21 prospects of interest.....the guys I mentioned in the first post are the names I'm reading about now.....I know IU was in decent shape with Mohammed, out of MO...just haven't read anything about him & IU recently.
Of the newer rankings, Hopkin's rise is of interest. I know Illinois is recruiting him hard, as well as Christie.
Goode, an IU legacy, is at 90 & 92, but it appears IU has no room for him. Seems odd that we are after Wesley as hard as we are with our #s crunch.....our staff must believe he is substantially under-ranked.
I thought we had 3 spots for 21. Brunk, Smith, and Durham? What am I missing?
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We currently have 4 spots open in 21. If Garcia signs and nothing else changes we'll have 3. You're not missing anything.
Thank you for the correction.....
So, IF we get Garcia, the 2020-21 roster looks like this, assuming no departures:
Phinisee..................6'1".......JR
Anderson................6'7".......JR
Thompson..............6'7".......JR
Hunter.....................6'7".......SOPH
Franklin...................6'4".......SOPH
Jackson-Davis........6'9"........SOPH
Garcia.....................6'11"......FR
Galloway.................6'3"........FR
Leal.........................6'5"........FR
Geronimo................6'6"........FR
With 3 spots open, what is needed?
On the face of it, a true PG and a 5 would seem to be the biggest needs. I don't know if any of the 5s we're currently recruiting are 1.good enough and/or 2.willing to come here. I don't think J-D will be good enough after 2 years to go pro, but if he did the situation would get worse.
Center, PF, PG.
I would make Caleb Furst the top priority and then go after a PG that will stay at least 2 years. Another big guy like Duncan or Kauffman after that. Thompson should be an Ox by then but they still will need height and size as a priority.
My son has been a licensed IHSAA ref for several years and he has been working a high school league. His next game is the team Khristian Lander plays on. I wanted to go watch, but they play a team with awful parents that I am told would make watching painful. I'll wait for the real season to start, but I am looking forward to wearing IU gear to watch him.
Phinisee will be a senior during the 2021-22 season when Lander would be a freshman. Durham is currently being slated at the back up PG for the next 2 seasons and he would be gone.
If IU got Lander, they would not only need to start 2 point guards and have no back up, but they would also have (likely) only freshman point guards the following season because Lander will be drafted after one season.
I would argue that unless IU has an opportunity to take 2 PG's in the '21 class, they almost can't afford to take Lander unless he puts them over the top for that one season. It is bad timing. IU needs as PG, but they need one for the post-Phinisee era, not one who will go they way of De'aron Fox.
In the '21 class (frosh 21-22), IU needs size, and a multi-year PG. If Lander can commit to multiple years then bring him on, otherwise it would be wiser to get a 4-star kid who can start as a sophomore.
If IU got Lander, they would not only need to start 2 point guards and have no back up, but they would also have (likely) only freshman point guards the following season because Lander will be drafted after one season.
I would argue that unless IU has an opportunity to take 2 PG's in the '21 class, they almost can't afford to take Lander unless he puts them over the top for that one season. It is bad timing. IU needs as PG, but they need one for the post-Phinisee era, not one who will go they way of De'aron Fox.
In the '21 class (frosh 21-22), IU needs size, and a multi-year PG. If Lander can commit to multiple years then bring him on, otherwise it would be wiser to get a 4-star kid who can start as a sophomore.
I agree. They need a point and a big man. I’d take best available (regardless of position) after that.
Interesting, and possibly another reason (other than having Durham as the back-up PG next year) CAM wanted to get a PG this season as well as in '21.
If we only have 3 scholarships available for '21, I think you have to risk it. There aren't many 6'0" PGs who go to the NBA after 1 year. Also, you can't pass on Lander to take a lesser player. If we have 4 available for '21, a second PG would be wise.....but who would come in the same year as Lander? Probably nobody worth getting......
I'm not minimizing your point....also kinda sucks that we're really not in on a true 5 for '21 that you'd take even Steven with a Furst or Kaufman or Patterson, because the 5 is the bigger need, whether or not we get Garcia.
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People are already rationalizing how we’re better off without Lander?! Wow!
He’s not coming here anyway but still, this is crazy talk.
He’s not coming here anyway but still, this is crazy talk.
Who is helping IU more this season, Romeo or Hunter?
Vonleh was in the same situation in that he helped IU be better one season but he left a big hole when he left that was not easily replaceable. Crean snared Bryant somehow afterward but not before a pretty misearable 2015 season that included using Hanner Perea as the pivot man. Miller will not want to be in a situation where he has to rely on a freshman PG like IU did in 95 when Henderson and Evans were studs.
He doesn't fit the needs of the team. That doesn't mean he couldn't help them win in his one season.
IU needs a PG in 2022-23 and unless IU signed Lander plus another '21 PG, they would end up starting a freshman on that 22-23 team. That is not ideal. Phinisee did a nice job but I remember poor VJIII getting layed out by a vicious blind screen as he tried to play the point back in 2008-09 as a skinny frosh. It was rough. Yogi had the benefit of VO and Hulls around him. And he was a 5*.
Better recruiters can fill those spots immediately. They tell the next kid that they can play immediately and they can be like the guy before them that went to the NBA.
Most likely we will have a new coach with all new players and focus by 22-23. You’re looking way too far in the future imo.
