Massive recruiting weekend underway in Bloomington with three official visitors

  • 09/20/2024 11:37 am in

A pivotal recruiting weekend for Indiana basketball is underway in Bloomington.

The Hoosier coaching staff will host a trio of nationally ranked prospects for official visits. Braylon Mullins, Trent Sisley, and Eric Reibe will each be on campus as Indiana pursues its first commitment in the 2025 recruiting class.

Indiana hosted five-stars Jalen Haralson and Mikel Brown Jr. for official visits earlier this fall.

There will be a buzz on campus this weekend as Indiana football attempts to improve to 4-0 when it hosts Charlotte at noon ET Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Here’s an overview of where things stand with each of the three players visiting this weekend:

Braylon Mullins

The Greenfield-Central guard is the favorite for Indiana’s 2025 Mr. Basketball award and is now a five-star prospect nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite.

The Hoosiers identified Mullins earlier than most schools and offered him a scholarship over a year ago. His recruitment has gone national, and he added offers from nearly every blue-blood school in the country last spring.

The 6-foot-5 guard has already taken official visits to UConn, North Carolina and Michigan. After his trip to Indiana this weekend, Mullins is expected to visit Kentucky. Previously scheduled trips to Tennessee and Duke have been canceled.

Mullins is a pivotal recruit for Indiana because of his talent and ability to impact the game as a shooter, and the time the staff has invested in his recruitment.

The expectation is for Mullins to decide before his senior season at Greenfield-Central. Kyle Neddenriep of The Indianapolis Star recently reported that Mullins plans to trim his list of schools next week.

Trent Sisley

Sisley, a Southern Indiana native, played his first three high school seasons at Heritage Hills, a class 3A school in Lincoln City.

The 6-foot-7 forward, the No. 75 player nationally in the latest 247Sports Composite rankings, transferred to Montverde Academy for his final high school season. Sisley would have been a factor in the Mr. Basketball race this season if not for the transfer.

Sisley has already taken an official visit to Purdue, which has prioritized him. After this weekend, he still has trips scheduled to Notre Dame and Michigan State.

While Sisley’s recruit didn’t go national like Mullins, he’s still an important target for the Hoosiers. He’s from an area of the state that should be favorable for IU to recruit. He’s a versatile forward who can shoot from the perimeter and also score from the midrange and in the paint.

Sisley, like Mullins, is expected to make a college decision this fall and Indiana hopes to solidify its position in his recruitment this weekend.

Eric Reibe

Reibe, originally from Germany, plays at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C.

Indiana’s success in utilizing its post players has appealed to Reibe, a rapidly improving 7-footer. In the latest 247Composite rankings, Reibe is regarded as the No. 33 player in the country.

Reibe has taken official visits to Creighton, UConn and Kansas. Following his Indiana visit, Reibe still has a visit to Oregon scheduled. Kentucky and North Carolina were previously recruiting Reibe, but are no longer in the mix.

This seems like another recruitment headed for a fall decision. Indiana has visited Reibe several times this fall and this weekend is important for the Hoosiers to make up ground in his recruitment.

To this point, most of the discussion with Reibe’s recruitment has centered around UConn and Kansas.

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