Inside the Hall got its first extended look at the first member of Indiana’s 2011 recruiting class, Matt Carlino, at this past weekend’s adidas May Classic in Bloomington. We’ve put together thirteen clips from games at Assembly Hall and Bloomington South in the embedded video player below. Carlino is wearing No. 12. Enjoy.

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Inside the Hall got a look at the No. 8 player in Scout.com’s 2010 rankings, Kyrie Irving, at this past weekend’s adidas May Classic in Bloomington. We’ve put together twenty clips of Irving from games at the Bloomington Sports Plex and Assembly Hall in the embedded video player below. Irving is wearing No. 4. Enjoy.

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Indianapolis North Central has produced its fair share of standout guards over the last decade. Since 1999, the school has produced a trio of Mr. Basketballs: Jason Gardner (Arizona), A.J. Ratliff and of course, Eric Gordon.

And a fourth could soon be on the way in the form of 2012’s D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera.

A physical guard who is regarded as one of the top prospects nationally in his class, Smith-Rivera already holds a scholarship offer from the Indiana staff. And he plans to get more familiar with Bloomington over the summer.

“I do plan to visit IU over the summer pretty often,” Smith-Rivera said at the adidas May Classic. “I like it down here. I’ve been down a few times. I came down here and visited a few weeks ago. It was nice. I enjoyed it.”

On his last visit, Smith-Rivera got a chance to see the campus and became more familiar with how Tom Crean sees him fitting in with the program.

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After a tough 68-59 loss to Kyrie Irving and the New Jersey Roadrunners Saturday afternoon at the adidas May Classic, Indiana Elite guard Matt Carlino spoke with reporters at Assembly Hall.

Hear what the future Hoosier had to say about the long trip to Bloomington, playing against older competition, Kyrie Irving and playing in Assembly Hall in the embedded audio player below:

Matt Carlino at Assembly Hall:

A lot of buzz has been given to D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Ron Patterson as the best players in the 2012 class from the state of Indiana. But tucked up in the northwest region of the state, Gary Bowman Academy’s Dejuan Marrero is making a case for the top spot in the class.

As a freshman, Marrero averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for a team that finished 19-4 and in the process, caught the eye of Indiana coach Tom Crean.

“He’s just trying to keep all of the best players in the 2012 class together,” Marrero said of Crean’s recruiting efforts for the 2012 class. “Bring another national championship to Indiana. That’s what he told me.”

Both the Hoosiers and Valparaiso have offered Marrero and he’s also hearing from Ohio State, Purdue, Illinois, Wake Forest, Oregon State and Miami.

“It’s cool,” Marrero said of the attention he’s receiving. “I’m keeping my mind open and trying to stay focused on the team. I really haven’t paid much attention to it cause I’m a freshman. I’m open minded, just looking around for now.”

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Despite reports that he is Purdue’s to lose, Gary Lew Wallace rising junior Brendan Dawson isn’t counting out the basketball program in Bloomington.

After a breakout sophomore season in which he averaged 16.7 points, 15.5 rebounds and four assists, the 6-6 Dawson is quickly gaining the attention of several high major programs, including Indiana.

“Indiana has offered,” Dawson said in Assembly Hall at the adidas May Classic. “I love Indiana. I came down here and visited once and I just love the atmosphere. They hustle, they play hard, they never give up. They just keep playing hard.”

Besides IU and Purdue, Dawson holds offers from UCLA, Georgetown and Minnesota. He’s also hearing from Butler, Iowa State, Xavier, Cincinnati and IUPUI.

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