Monday AM Update: Evan Daniels of Scout.com is reporting that Will Sheehey has committed to play for Indiana and will sign a Letter of Intent on Tuesday.

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)

Will Sheehey, a 6-6 wing from Sagemont High in Broward County (FL) who recently surfaced on Indiana’s recruiting radar, could sign a Letter of Intent during the early signing period that begins Wednesday and concludes on November 18.

“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)

+ Indiana coach Tom Crean appeared on Kravitz and Eddie on 1070 the Fan on Tuesday afternoon and talked about Wednesday’s exhibition against Grace, Bob Knight’s decision to not attend his Hall of Fame induction and Mike Krzyzewski’s comments a couple of weeks ago to ESPN.com. You can listen to the complete podcast here.

+ Crean also met with the media today and Chris Korman of the Herald-Times/Hoosier Scoop has the audio here.

+ Dave Telep of Scout.com posted an update on five-star wing Jelan Kendrick and the Marietta (GA) product says he’ll likely wait until the spring to sign a Letter of Intent. Kendrick visited Indiana this past weekend and attended Saturday’s Haunted Hall of Hoops. (Subscription required to view link.)

+ Jerry Meyer of Rivals.com has a note on Will Sheehey in his “Weekly Whispers” column. Sheehey will visit Indiana this weekend and recently added an offer from Michigan. (Subscription required to view link.)

The latest 2010 recruit to nab an Indiana offer is Will Sheehey, a 6-6 wing from the Sagemont School in Broward County, Florida. Inside the Hall caught up with Sheehey, rated No. 131 in his class by Rivals.com, on Monday evening for a Q & A.

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.”

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We figured it would only be a matter of time before some video of Indiana’s latest 2010 target Will Sheehey surfaced and thanks to Kelin, here are a couple of lengthy YouTube clips.

Sheehey played at South Fork last season and will play his senior season at Sagemont. According to Jody Demling, he will take an official visit to Bloomington on November 6. He’s wearing No. 33 in the videos:

According to a report by The Courier-Journal’s Jody Demling, Indiana has extended a scholarship offer to 2010 Sagemont (FL) guard Will Sheehey. The 6-4 Sheehey played this summer with the Florida Rams alongside Syracuse commit Fab Melo, Louisville commit Josh Langford and 2011 five-star Damien Leonard.

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.