Thanks to our friend Dylan Burkhardt of UMHoops.com for passing along the following HD video of 2013 Cleveland Benedictine forward Mark Williams from this past weekend’s Pittsburgh Jam Fest.
Williams picked up an offer from Indiana at last fall’s Hoosier Hysteria and here’s a look at the TNBA Elite forward (No. 1 in blue) in a pool play game at the Jam Fest:
(Photo credit: Jamie Owens of J. Scott Sports)
– The right wrist injury sustained by Lawrence Central forward Jeremy Hollowell is not as serious as originally thought. The 2012 IU commit tweeted that his wrist is not broken or fractured and that he’ll likely miss just two to three weeks. That should put Hollowell back in time for either the Spiece Run ‘N Slam in Ft. Wayne (May 7-8) or the adidas May Classic in Bloomington (May 14-16).
– The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Tom Crean was scheduled to watch Gary Harris work out on Monday at Hamilton Southeastern. Update: Crean was there. Also in attendance: Rick Pitino, John Beilein and coaches from Tenneessee and Kansas State.
– In an interview with GoPokes.com (premium story), 2011 IMG Academy forward Jamari Traylor said he plans to visit either Indiana or Kansas this weekend. Traylor took an official visit to Oklahoma State this past weekend.
– Crean watched an open gym at Brownsburg on Monday, according to Hoosier Hoops Report, where guard K.J. Walton (2015) and Jaraan Lands (2014) are believed to be the major attractions. This YouTube video of Walton is impressive for a freshman-to-be.
– 2014 Evansville Bosse guard Jaquan Lyle will be watched by Butler, Indiana, Indiana State, Ohio State, Purdue and St. Louis at an open gym on Tuesday.
– Indianapolis Speedway guard Justin Brent (2014) tweeted that he expects assistant coach Tim Buckley at an open gym later this week.
– ESPN.com bracketologist Joe Lunardi released a ridiculously early 2012 Bracketology and Indiana was listed among the “first four” teams. This doesn’t tell us much other than the fact that expectations for postseason play next year in Bloomington are real. Also in Lunardi’s field from the Big Ten: Illinois, Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin. This means Lunardi believes the Hoosiers jump past Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern and Penn State.
– Former Indiana coach Bob Knight’s comments on the Kentucky program and John Calipari at a recent speech in Wabash, Indiana were not flattering.
For the first time since last December, Inside the Hall has updated its 2013 recruiting board with the latest on juniors-to-be with interest in Indiana.
Check out an in-depth look at the 2013 class, which is already off to a solid start with the commitments of Collin Hartman and Devin Davis Jr., at the link below:
2013 Indiana Basketball Recruiting Board
(Photo credit: Jamie Owens of J. Scott Sports)
Thanks to our friend Dylan Burkhardt of UMHoops.com for passing along the following HD video of 2012 Brewster Academy big man Mitch McGary from this past weekend’s Pittsburgh Jam Fest.
Dylan compiled over seven minutes of video of the rapidly improving McGary, who is still being pursued by Indiana for its 2012 recruiting class. UMHoops also has an in-depth scouting report on McGary from the Jam Fest which you can read at this link.
Here’s a video that just popped up on YouTube (shot by ballinlikewhoa34) from Indiana Elite at this weekend’s Double Pump event in Denver, Colorado.
According to his Twitter account, Jeremy Hollowell suffered a broken right wrist and also injured his left knee.
Friday afternoon brought sad news for the entire Bloomington community as Bill Cook, the founder of The Cook Group, passed away at his home. He was 80.
Cook, who was born in Illinois and graduated from Northwestern, donated millions to charitable organizations throughout the state and also to Indiana University.
Cook’s donation of $15 million towards Cook Hall was the largest donation Indiana’s athletics department has ever received.
In September of 2010, Cook was listed as the 101st wealthiest American on the Forbes 400 with an estimated worth of $3.1 billion.
Tom Crean reacted to Cook’s passing with a series of tweets, which have been compiled below:
“I am stunned and saddened. It’s hard to do justice to what he meant to not only this university, community and state but even the world. He was literally a life-changing giant of a man and leader. Not many people can say they made the world a better place because of work they did, but Mr. Cook sure can. The contributions he made will continue to impact lives forever. Players, recruits and fans will constantly have the opportunity to be blessed by the presence of Cook Hall. We always show them the Bill and Gayle Cook plaques with the names of every Cook employee listed on them. It shows a token of the appreciation of those that worked with them. We never get tired of talking about how special the Cook family is and always will be.”
