Here’s what Daniels had to say when we asked him about the impact Sheehey will have at IU: “At 6-5 Sheehey is a guy that will be bring athleticism, toughness and an ability to score from the wing position to the table for the Hoosiers.  He’s made strides in his game and he really turned some heads as the early signing period was ending.”

A coach not involved in his recruitment offered the following comments about Sheehey to Louisville Courier-Journal columnist Rick Bozich: “Whoever gets him is getting a kid who has a chance to be a really special player. He’s freaky athletic. He can shoot. He’s a really good player.”

Elsewhere:

+ Coach confirms Sheehey commitment (The Hoosier Scoop)

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Sheehey’s comments last week that he was still thinking fall for a decision were indeed accurate. The wing from Sagemont High in Broward County (FL) will announce his college decision Monday morning according to the The Indiana Daily Student.

If he announces for the Hoosiers, Sheehey would join Victor Oladipo as Indiana’s second recruit in its 2010 recruiting class. The fall signing period ends this Wednesday.

Previously on ITH:

+ Q & A: Sagemont Florida’s Will Sheehey (October 26, 2009)

+ Video: Will Sheehey looks pretty good at basketball (October 24, 2009)

Though Memphis had been recruiting Kendrick hard, and he had been on campus as recently as last month for an unofficial visit, there were no indications he was ready to pull the trigger.

Instead, Kendrick sneaked into town Saturday afternoon and called an impromptu news conference at The Peabody, where he announced that he had indeed signed a National Letter of Intent with the Tigers.

Kendrick, a cousin of former Indiana fan favorite A.J. Moye, visited Bloomington two weekends ago and attended the Haunted Hall of Hoops. He’s the third top 20 recruit to sign with Memphis and his addition will likely push the Tigers ahead of Ohio State for the nation’s top class.

Updates: Press release from Memphis on Kendrick signing and My Fox Memphis talks to Kendrick

Oladipo, who committed to IU following a visit in early September, is excited to begin the next chapter of his basketball career in Bloomington.

“I feel like a weight has been lifted off my chest,” Oladipo told Inside the Hall. “I’m looking forward to playing with my future teammates and doing well this season with DeMatha as well.”

The 6-5 wing followed up his early September visit with a trip to Hoosier Hysteria in October to watch Indiana kick off its season. And he could return to Bloomington to take in a game this season if his schedule with DeMatha allows.

“It was fun,” Oladipo said of Hoosier Hysteria. “I’m looking forward to going back up there again and spending time with my teammates and the fans. I’m going to get both schedules and compare both of them and see if I can get out there for a game.”

You can read Indiana’s release on the Oladipo signing, with comments from Tom Crean, by clicking here.

Previously on ITH:

+ Victor Oladipo joins Indiana’s 2010 class (September 7, 2009)

+ Maurice Creek, Victor Oladipo and a lot of dunks (September 7, 2009)

+ Victor Oladipo has arrived in Bloomington (September 3, 2009)

“I’m still thinking fall, but I’m not sure,” Sheehey told Inside the Hall on Tuesday night.

Indiana is considered the school to beat for Sheehey after his official visit to Bloomington this past weekend. It was Sheehey’s first time visiting IU’s campus and the state of Indiana.

“It was great. Bloomington was great,” he said of the visit. “Coach Crean is a very intense guy, which is a good thing. I think they’re definitely on the rise and I learned a lot about Indiana.”

Previously on ITH:

+ Q & A: Sagemont Florida’s Will Sheehey (October 26, 2009)

Yesterday, we learned that Williams would not sign with IU, which prompted our removal of his name from the site. Today, our friend and Herald-Times Sports Editor Chris Korman confirmed the news via The Hoosier Scoop:

I’ve spoken with Dwight Williams, the father of Florida wing David Williams, a couple of times on the phone today. Though Dwight is busy dealing with work, he did say that David will not sign a letter of intent with Indiana during the early signing period, which begins tomorrow.

David should have time to explain his decision soon, Dwight said.

Expect a Letter of Intent tomorrow from Victor Oladipo and continued pursuit of Will Sheehey, Jelan Kendrick and Josh Selby as Indiana looks to add to its 2010 class. We’ve updated the scholarship numbers page accordingly.

Selby, who is ranked No. 4 in the 2010 class by Rivals, is also considering Kansas, Kentucky, Miami (FL) and Syracuse. He took an unofficial visit to Kansas on the weekend of October 16 for “Late Night in the Phog.”

A former teammate of Victor Oladipo, Selby left DeMatha after his junior season and will play his senior season at Lake Clifton.

“He’s just thinking about having a good final year on the court and in the classroom,” Dwight Williams said. “He knows he’s going to college somewhere. Where? We know this is a process.”

Williams remains committed to Indiana, his father said.

Here’s what we know: Williams was not at Hoosier Hysteria and does not have an official visit to Bloomington scheduled. Neither Williams or his father has confirmed that he will sign with Indiana in November. Williams is not speaking to the media. And Indiana continues to recruit the 2010 class as evidenced by the recent offer to Will Sheehey and on-going courtship of Jelan Kendrick and Josh Selby.

On Indiana’s recent interest and scholarship offer:

“About a month ago, my head coach (Adam Ross) and I were sitting down thinking about what schools would be best for me and we thought that Indiana’s program would be one of the top five, so we gave them a call. They came back a week ago and saw me workout. And after the workout, Coach Crean thought Indiana would be a good fit for me.”

On the Indiana program:

“I know there’s a great amount of tradition and the fans are very excited. But besides that, I have a lot to learn about Indiana. I’m actually taking an official visit on the weekend of the 6th through the 8th, so I plan to get my studying in that weekend.”

On his style of play and strengths of his game:

“I would definitely say the strength for me is I think I’m pretty athletic. I have close to a 40-inch vertical, I like to slash to the basket and finish above the rim so that’s what stands out the most. Besides that, I like to shoot a lot of pull-up jumpers around the 15-foot area. That’s definitely a strength of mine. Really everything towards the basket: pull-ups, lay-ups, dunks. Something I’m working on a lot is extending the floor back to three-point range.”

On how academics will figure into his decision:

“Very high. Something that Indiana offers that other schools I’m interested in do not is an undergraduate business program, the Kelley School. That’s definitely a high point for me. I’m planning on a business undergrad and seeing how far my basketball career will go for and after that, doing graduate studies in law. Academics is definitely something I pride myself on.”

On the transition from South Fork to Sagemont and why he decided to change schools:

“Really I changed schools because I looked at every aspect of being a high school student and I said, Okay, academics, one is better than the other. Basketball team, things of that nature. And also socially I felt like broadening my horizons, meeting new people. In every aspect of being a high school student, one school is better than the other, so I chose to move on.”

On when his recruitment first started and the process:

“When I was a sophomore in high school, I received my first offer. It was from a mid-major school. I was receiving a lot of letters and calls from coaches at very high academic places such as the Ivy League. I didn’t play AAU before my junior season. My junior season came up, I played high school basketball, I put up pretty big numbers so a lot of coaches came down to watch me play. That’s when I started receiving more and more offers. And then, what really blew up was when I played AAU this summer. The recruiting just went through the roof. Ever since I started playing AAU, transferred high schools. Now at Sagemont where there are schools in the gym everyday.”

On his top schools:

“Michigan, Indiana, Stanford, Vanderbilt, George Washington, University of Miami and the University of Washington. University of Washington and Michigan have not offered, but both of their head coaches are coming to the gym next week.”

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Matt Ramker of the Florida Rams and Sagemont  coach Adam Ross both confirmed on Thursday night that that IU now has an offer on the table for Sheehey.

Sheehey has already visited and been offered by Stanford and George Washington and also has an offer from Northwestern. But Ross expects there will be more to come. Vanderbilt, Washington and Michigan are other schools that have also started to show some interest.

Rivals.com rates Sheehey the No. 131 prospect in the 2010 class. According to Jody’s report, Sheehey’s father played at Syracuse and his uncle played at Virginia.

Indiana currently has commitments from two players in the 2010 class — David Williams and Victor Oladipo.