Indiana has offered a scholarship to one of the top players in the country in the class of 2021. The news broke first on Twitter. https://twitter.com/Mod_Hines/status/1141462495003127809 Hailing from Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Christie is a five-star target coming in at No. 11 nationally according to the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot-6 guard is the top-ranked player in the state of Illinois. Christie will need to get stronger, but he is already a very good shooter and more than capable off the bounce. 247Sports’ Brian Snow provides this assessment on Christie’s profile page there: “He has good size and length, and while he…
Author: Mike Schumann
The Blackmon name needs no further introduction in Indiana basketball circles. We described the IU / Blackmon connections last summer when we first introduced you to the youngest member of the family. After a prolific sophomore season, it is time once again to check in on Jalen Blackmon. The Marion, Ind. native averaged 22.3 points per game as a freshman, leaving no doubts about his abilities as a scorer. Year two saw Blackmon further validate his ability to get points, but he also demonstrate more versatility including facilitating the offense and leading a successful team. Marion went 19-8 last year,…
There were a lot of uninformed narratives floating around regarding one-and-done Indiana guard Romeo Langford. His former teammate Juwan Morgan crushed nearly every single one of them last week. And now it’s Langford’s turn — to show some appreciation. In a revealing Q&A by Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated, Langford expressed gratitude for Morgan’s recent comments that set the record straight on the former Indiana Mr. Basketball. After rumors of the New Albany native being a bad teammate, or soft, or unwilling to play through injuries, Morgan said this regarding Langford on Indianapolis television station WISH TV last week: “He…
An overseas trip might be in order for Hoosier fans. The band is getting back together — not in Bloomington, but this time in Wurzburg, Germany. Coming off a strong season that saw him garner multiple FIBA awards, Jordan Hulls will now be joined in Germany by former Indiana teammate Will Sheehey. Playing for s.Oliver Wurzburg, Hulls averaged 14.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this year while shooting 52.5 percent from the field, 49.0 percent from three-point range and 84.0 percent from the free-throw line. The Bloomington native was voted by the fans as the best overall…
It has been a busy week for college basketball recruiting both on campus at Indiana and beyond. While the Hoosiers held their team camp in Bloomington over the weekend, there were major events at the national level including the NBA Top 100 Camp, USA Basketball’s U19 National Team tryouts, and much more. Several class of 2020 IU recruiting targets updated their recruitments at these events. HASSAN DIARRA Diarra participated in the NBA Top 100 Camp. He was described as one of the top players there — specifically for his play on both ends of the floor. The 6-foot-3 New York…
The 2019-20 Indiana schedule continues to come together with news today of a new non-conference game to be held in Bloomington in November. College basketball reporter Jon Rothstein indicated that Indiana will face Portland State on November 9th at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1140611197554831360 Portland State becomes the fifth known opponent on the non-conference slate along with Connecticut, Florida State, Notre Dame and Arkansas. The Vikings finished the 2018-19 season ranked No. 286 in the country according to KenPom. A member of the Big Sky Conference, Portland State finished 16-16 last year, including 11-9 in league play. They won seven…
While the in-state class of 2021 is loaded, Indiana head coach Archie Miller of course isn’t going to exclusively focus within the borders of the Hoosier state for incoming high school juniors. Missouri based five-star shooting guard/wing Aminu Mohammed has been on the IU radar going back to 2018 and he reportedly visited Bloomington in February. According to a source closely connected to Mohammed, a return visit this summer is being organized, possibly on July 1. After a freshman season that saw him earn All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors at Archbishop Carroll in Washington DC, Mohammed transferred to Greenwood Laboratory…
ESPN has released a more than 16 minute video on former IU guard Romeo Langford’s NBA Draft profile. NBA draft analyst Mike Schmitz breaks down Langford’s strengths and weaknesses at IU and explains how his size and athleticism will help him to stand out in the NBA. Langford’s list of accomplishments for his lone season at IU include the following: Second team all-Big Ten Led team in scoring Led all Big Ten freshmen in scoring Sixth in Big Ten overall in scoring Third highest scoring average among major college freshmen Langford averaged 16.5 points per game. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard…
The Daily Hoosier attended Saturday’s Archie Miller team camp at Assembly Hall and Cook Hall. For those that are not aware, team camps are events put on by college programs that allow several high school teams to come to campus and play against one another in front of the coaches and staff. The college coaching staff is allowed unlimited access with the players and their families during the camp. Most of the IU players were in attendance as well, including helping out with very aspects including running the scoreboard and clock. These camps drew some attention towards the end of…
As a McDonald’s All-American, Landon Turner had over 300 letters from colleges all over the country. The Indianapolis Tech High School product could go just about anywhere he wanted — or so he thought. Of course one of the interested schools was Indiana. Turner had heard the rumors about Bob Knight cussing players out and more. He vividly remembers a photo in the Indianapolis Star of Knight grabbing Jim Wisman by the jersey. Turner wasn’t interested in playing for that “crazy ass dude.” Instead, it looked like the 6-foot-10 Turner might go out of state. Louisville had caught his eye…