2015 Indiana Basketball Recruiting Board

The 2015 Indiana Basketball Recruiting Board, inspired by the Football Recruiting Board on mgoblog and the Hotboard on UMHoops, is a collection of information on recruits that Indiana is believed to be recruiting for its 2015 class.

Information that appears on school lists is collected from public recruit profiles on ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and various news outlets. School lists only denote reported interest, not offers. The board should not be considered a complete list of prospects being recruited and is not endorsed by Indiana University.

If there is a prospect we should consider adding, please drop us an email at insidethehall@gmail.com.

Last Updated: 3/8/2013

Projected Class Size: 3 or 4

Bryant Crawford

Guard, 6-2, 175-pounds, Gonzaga Prep (D.C.), Team Takeover
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (28); Scout: 4-star (18)
Schools: Connecticut, Georgetown, Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, SMU, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Malachi Richardson

Guard, 6-5, 195-pounds, Roselle Catholic (NJ), Team Final
ESPN: 4-star (20); Rivals: 4-star (19); Scout: 4-star (21)
Schools: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Indiana, Miami (Fl), Ohio State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova, Virginia

Hyron Edwards

Guard, 5-11, 160-pounds, East Chicago Central, Indiana Elite Team Indiana
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (NR); Scout: 3-star (NR)
Schools: Illinois, Indiana, Miami (FL), Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Stanford, Xavier

Jalen Coleman

Guard, 6-2, 160-pounds, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indiana Elite Team Indiana
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (35); Scout: 4-star (33)
Schools: Butler, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue

Marcus Derrickson

Forward, 6-7, 250-pounds, Paul VI Catholic (VA), Team Takeover
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (30); Scout: 4-star (24)
Schools: Georgetown, Indiana, Maryland, Miami (FL), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Marcus LoVett

Guard, 6-0, 160-pounds, Burbank Providence (CA), Mac Irvin Fire
ESPN: 4-star (18); Rivals: 4-star (23); Scout: 4-star (19)
Schools: Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Oregon State, San Diego State, Stanford, Texas, UC Irvine, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Washington

King McClure

Guard, 6-3, 190-pounds, Triple A Academy (TX), Texas Titans
ESPN: 4-star (16); Rivals: 4-star (11); Scout: 4-star (17)
Schools: Arkansas, Baylor, Duke, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas

Carlton Bragg

Forward, 6-9, 210-pounds, Villa Angela St. Joseph (OH), Ohio Basketball Club
ESPN: 4-star (23); Rivals: 4-star (27); Scout: 4-star (20)
Schools: Cleveland State, Dayton, Illinois, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State, West Virginia

Diamond Stone

Center, 6-10, 235-pounds, Dominican (WI), Playground Elite
ESPN: 5-star (2); Rivals: 5-star (4); Scout: 5-star (1)
Schools: Arizona, Connecticut, DePaul, Duke, Georgetown, Indiana, Kentucky, Marquette, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Texas A&M, UCLA, Wisconsin

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Elijah Thomas

Forward, 6-9, 235-pounds, Prime Prep (TX), Team Texas
ESPN: 5-star (6); Rivals: 5-star (10); Scout: 4-star (12)
Schools: Baylor, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Ohio State

Luke Kennard

Guard, 6-5, 185-pounds, Franklin (OH), King James Shooting Stars
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (32); Scout: 4-star (32)
Schools: Cincinnati, Dayton, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, West Virginia, Xavier

Bronson Kessinger

Forward, 6-6, 180-pounds, Corydon Central, Spiece Indy Heat
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: (NR); Scout: 2-star (NR)
Schools: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Xavier, Wake Forest, Butler

Franklin Howard

Guard, 6-4, 175-pounds, Paul VI Catholic (VA), Team Takeover
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (33); Scout: 3-star (NR)
Schools: Georgetown, Indiana, Kansas, Miami (FL), North Carolina State, Ohio State, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova, Virginia Tech

Jordan Ash

Guard, 6-1, 165-pounds, Westchester St. Joseph’s (IL), Illinois Wolves
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (NR); Scout: 3-star (NR)
Schools: DePaul, Illinois, Indiana, Marquette, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue

Montaque Gill-Caesar

Forward, 6-5, 185-pounds, Huntington Prep (WV), CIA Bounce
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (31); Scout: 4-star (30)
Schools: Baylor, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio State

Trevor Manuel

Forward, 6-8, 195-pounds, Lansing Sexton (MI), Meanstreets
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: 4-star (42); Scout: 4-star (38)
Schools: Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan, NC State, Providence, Kansas, Eastern Michigan

Prentiss Nixon

Guard, 6-1, 150-pounds, Bolingbrook (IL), Illinois Wolves
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: (NR); Scout: (NR)
Schools: Illinois, Indiana, Colorado State, Iowa, Purdue, Michigan

Glynn Watson

Guard, 5-11, 165-pounds, Westchester St. Joseph’s (IL), Illinois Wolves
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: (NR); Scout: 2-star (NR)
Schools: Illinois, Purdue, Indiana, Iowa, Marquette, Michigan

Austin Conway

Guard, 5-10, 165-pounds, Aurora (CO), Colorado Hawks
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: (NR); Scout: 4-star (34)
Schools: Arizona, Colorado, Colorado State, Indiana, Michigan

Jarred Reuter

Power Forward, 6-8, 225-pounds, Tabor Academy (MA), NE Playaz
ESPN: (NR); Rivals: (NR); Scout: 3-star (NR)
Schools: Boston College, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, Providence

Others to keep an eye on: Brennan Gillis (Ben Davis), Chandler White (Ft. Wayne Carroll), Derrik Smits (Zionsville), Gary Bonds (Indianapolis Scecina), Everitt Duncan (Evansville Harrison), Justin Jenifer (Bel Air, MD), K.J. Walton (Brownsburg), Matt Holba (Chesterton), Michael Benkert (Center Grove), Ryan Fazekas (Michigan City Marquette), Ryan Welage (Greensburg), Taj Teague (Taron Oliver (Montrose Christian, MD)

HoosierDadE

ITH crew does it again…

I’m amazed how ya’ll get such a comprehensive list for kids that won’t graduate till 2015. Interested to see how this list changes until that year…

Coleman would be a nice get. Also, the kids that are 6’6ish will be interesting to see how much more they grow.
Oldguyy

Just to be complete, Westchester St. Joseph was also the high school of Daryl Thomas.
Jam

and who could forget Tony Freeman?
marcusgresham

Kessinger was the MVP at some fairly large tournament between 8th and 9th grade.

He’d probably have put up better stats, but he’s had some trouble with the upperclassmen giving him the ball. I went to one game and saw him in good position on the block and the kid on the wing got ready to whip a pass down to him, saw it was him and then swung it back up top.
Evansville Hoosier

After looking at the 2012 board, I’m really curious to see just how irrelevant the comments here will be in a couple years. When reading some of the top comments, it was like “really? That guy? Did we ever recruit him?”

That being said, I wish I heard Coleman talking about IU more. He seems really talented and I’d like to bring him on board. Chandler White seems really talented as well. Edwards is obviously extremely quick, and that’s why Crean is already recruiting him hard.

And one last note… I’d rather we didn’t offer many more scholarships in this year for awhile. It just seems like the right way to go. Recruit ‘em hard, but wait it out.
Evansville Hoosier

After looking at the 2012 board, I’m really curious to see just how irrelevant the comments here will be in a couple years. When reading some of the top comments, it was like “really? That guy? Did we ever recruit him?”

That being said, I wish I heard Coleman talking about IU more. He seems really talented and I’d like to bring him on board. Chandler White seems really talented as well. Edwards is obviously extremely quick, and that’s why Crean is already recruiting him hard.

And one last note… I’d rather we didn’t offer many more scholarships in this year for awhile. It just seems like the right way to go. Recruit ‘em hard, but wait it out.
Iisacsson

And Isiah Thomas
cheeseman18

I agree, I just looked at the 2012 intro of Yogi, and people were saying “we don’t need him”, “he shoots too much”, “he’s too small, go after someone else”. Oh how things have changed. Lol
cheeseman18

I agree, I just looked at the 2012 intro of Yogi, and people were saying “we don’t need him”, “he shoots too much”, “he’s too small, go after someone else”. Oh how things have changed. Lol
marcusgresham

I know absolutely nothing about this Fazekas kid, but when I see a player 6’7″ listed as playing some guard I get excited. A freshman in high school playing guard at 6’7″ really has my attention.
SCHoosier

I would expect Coleman to stay at the top of this list..IU needs a point guard in the 6-3 range..he’s gonna be it.
http://twitter.com/Jake_Lort Jake Lorton

James Blackmon?
http://twitter.com/Jake_Lort Jake Lorton

James Blackmon?
shime

Not sure if Blackmon is considered a point gaurd or more of a combo gaurd. From what I understand Coleman is more of a pure point gaurd. Could be wrong but that is the impression I was under. Having them in the same back court would be awesome.
shime

To me Coleman is a must get.
shime

To me Coleman is a must get.
Evansville Hoosier

I completely agree… That’s why it upsets me that I haven’t heard much about him lately
Hoosierfan88

There have been some rumblings that he would prefer to go out of state and possibly a non-Big Ten school, but it is still SUPER early. Hopefully a NC caliber season changes this line of thinking.
Hoosierfan88

There have been some rumblings that he would prefer to go out of state and possibly a non-Big Ten school, but it is still SUPER early. Hopefully a NC caliber season changes this line of thinking.
guest

Purdue fan here:

Not trying to hijack your threads or anything, but since both schools share some targets I enjoy sharing “perspectives”. I would be surprised if Ash doesn’t land at Purdue. He is very close with the coaches and other commits Purdue already has. Very vocal about Purdue on twitter as well.

I also think Hyron Edwards is the second best player of this group over even Coleman. Edwards is keeping it very much IU/Purdue with Michigan in third as of now. IMO he will be the one to change the landscape of the 2015 classes. Whoever gets him will get a great one and whoever misses will be bummed.

Carroll is also cousins and close with Bryson Scott the Purdue 2013 committ. It will be interesting to see how that affects things. Especially with Ash and Edwards both being guards and presumably being recruited harder than Carroll at this point.

Do you think it is fair to think that Coleman is target #1 for IU right now? And after that do you think the #2 target would be a big in that case?
SCHoosier

coleman due on the IU campus Monday June4th for an “unofiicial” visit I think.
panther fan

good kid who works hard but this post is a joke!
marcusgresham

I’m assuming from your name that you’re from Corydon. i’m not saying Kessinger is or isn’t good enough to play at IU, but I stand by the statement. I won’t name the particular kid because I’m not calling out high school kids, but I saw it with my own eyes and have heard other people who saw far more games than I did say the same thing. I know towards the end of the year his PPG seemed to go up, so maybe whatever the problem was was handled, but when I was there it was blatant.
indianascout01

You guys need to go to mooresville and watch lane weaver play, hes a late bloomer but has alot of potential, hes a deadly shooter that really good at creating his own shot
southernindyhoosier

Kessinger has outstanding post moves for being just a incoming soph…….I watched several games where he dominated the paint! I think he will continue to improve his game as he matures….
HoosierTrav

I completely agree with the statement that Hyron Edwards is the better player over Coleman. He’s a very special point guard. Whoever lands him is getting possibly the best point guard in the country. He thoroughly has dominated his competition and completely taken over in major competition. He’s the guy we need at priority #1 for 2015 IMHO
http://twitter.com/RatKingCole RatKingSports

Isn’t Marcus Derickson on our radar?
SCHoosier

I dont pay too much atention to the height’s listed. In HS when they start making the ratings list they seem to “grow quickly” if you know what I mean.
Evansville Hoosier

Hyron Edwards tops my list in 2014 or 2015 for IU right now. Elite, in state talent. We’re seeing, thanks to Yogi, how much an amazing PG can do for how well a team plays.
Evansville Hoosier

Hyron Edwards tops my list in 2014 or 2015 for IU right now. Elite, in state talent. We’re seeing, thanks to Yogi, how much an amazing PG can do for how well a team plays.
http://www.facebook.com/morrisjc Jim Morris

you guys need to update the rankings on some of these 2015 guys!
http://www.facebook.com/morrisjc Jim Morris

you guys need to update the rankings on some of these 2015 guys!
http://www.facebook.com/andrew.krumwied Andrew Krumwied

I got the chance to watch Carlton Bragg last week… I can see him absolutely blowing up on the rankings. Granted, he plays against some horrible competition in HS (the game I saw featured Bragg’s team with two D-1 commits and himself against a team of midgets that started two guys under 5’6 and played two more sub 5’10 guys in their regular rotation) but he is just silky smooth. His game reminds me of a more athletic Trey Lyles. He handled the ball extremely well, moved well in transition, and showed range out to 23-24 feet. He didn’t show much of a post game, but I couldn’t tell if that was just because of the offense he is in or that they had a big committed to Cleveland St. that plays with his back to the basket. If he has a good summer on the AAU circuit, he could easily end up as a 5 star guy.
http://twitter.com/IUinNap Caleb Moore

Reuter has to be 25 years old by now. I know he reclassed at least once…maybe twice? Seems like I’ve been hearing about him for 3 years and he’s still just a Soph?
http://www.facebook.com/tom.jeffries.777 Tom Jeffries

IM an IU fan but I lived in Illinois for 16 years..you should check out the News-Gazette sports they have recruiting chat on Fridays. Groce IS native Hoosier and has recruited for Ohio State before moving to Ohio U then Illinois. I only give this info because he is hard after Edwards as well..plus other shared targets with Purdue and IU
Mooks

Reminds me of Noah Vonleh, he would be a good scoop.
Mooks

If I had to pick four. Here would be my 4.

1. Bryant Crawford. He would be a better replacement for Yogi than Hyron Edwards. Crean has been really consistent with Recruiting WCAC High School conference players. Bryant has the length, height, and athelticsm that would serve him well in B1G play. He plays against tough compeition all the time, which is key.

2. Marcus Derrikson. He really reminds me of Anthony Bennett of UNLV. These types of players have been what IU has been missing for many years. He would be playing the same role of DJ White. Derrikson is yet another WCAC player like Bryant. 6’7′ and 250 pounds. I really like the body type. We have alot of “Greyhounds” for players but not any “Great Danes”. He is a much needed “Great Dane” that can help us beat Physical monster teams like Wisconsin, MSU, and Michigan. I would be comfortable putting him in the center position maybe with Hanner or Luke.

3. Carlton Bragg. He is a younger version of Noah Vonleh. Have not seen him play against good competition, but he is “FEATHERY”. With Vonleh bound to be gone after 1-2 years, he can fill the PF holes well.

4. Jalen Coleman. He is a must get. Another sharpshooter like Matt Roth, Jordan Hulls. Obviously not on their levels, but he has athleticsm and size. Skill can be developed. I have faith in this guy.

Overall: This class has to be huge. With the likely hood of Zeller staying and a huge 6 man 2013 class, 2014 is going to be short-changed because of the amount of scholarships avialable. Were going to win a NCAA tournament. The question is, will it be this year or next year?

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