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IU basketball among six finalists for class of 2026 five-star guard Jordan Smith

Class of 2026 guard Jordan Smith is down to six schools and Indiana is among his finalists. The six finalists for Smith include Arkansas, Duke, Georgetown, Indiana, Kentucky and Syracuse. Smith is a five-star prospect and the No. 3 player ...

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Class of 2026 five-star wing Anthony Thompson to take IU basketball official visit in September

IU basketball will welcome one of the top players in the 2026 class to campus in September for an official visit. Five-star wing Anthony Thompson, who is considering Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio State, Purdue and Texas, will be ...

IU basketball among finalists for class of 2026 big man Arafan Diane

Class of 2026 big man Arafan Diane is down to 12 schools and Indiana is among his finalists. Diane is considering Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Oregon, Purdue, UConn, Virginia and Washington. He currently has official visits ...

IU basketball among five finalists for class of 2026 guard Junior County

Class of 2026 guard Junior County is down to five schools and Indiana is among his finalists. County, a 6-foot-4 guard who plays at Wasatch Academy in Utah, is down to Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, Purdue and UConn. He is the ...

Sayon Keita on a basketball court being guarded

Elite class of 2027 center Sayon Keita is taking an IU basketball official visit on July 29, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN.com. The 6-foot-11 Keita is visiting Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Duke, UNC and UConn. According to Givony, Keita may ...

IU basketball adds Bosnian center Andrej Acimovic to 2025-26 roster

IU basketball announced the addition of Andrej Acimovic to its 2025-26 roster on Monday morning. Acimovic is a 6-foot-11 center from Bosnia. Here’s the release on his addition to the roster from IU Athletics: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head men’s ...

Where things stand with IU basketball’s class of 2026 recruiting efforts

The July evaluation periods have come and gone and IU basketball’s recruiting efforts for the class of 2026 are coming more into focus. Several prospects on the IU basketball 2026 recruiting board have already made list cuts and scheduled visits ...

IU basketball among six finalists for class of 2026 center Davion Adkins

Class of 2026 center Davion Adkins is down to six schools and Indiana is among his finalists. Adkins is also considering Auburn, Houston, Kansas, Rutgers and UCLA. According to Joe Tipton, he has set an official visit to Indiana for ...

IU basketball among finalists for class of 2026 forward Latrell Allmond

Class of 2026 forward Latrell Allmond is down to nine schools and Indiana is among his finalists. The 6-foot-8 standout plays at Petersburg High School near Richmond, Virginia, and played for Team Loaded this spring and summer on the adidas ...

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Class of 2026 five-star wing Anthony Thompson includes IU basketball in final seven schools

Class of 2026 five-star wing Anthony Thompson is down to seven schools. The 6-foot-8 Thompson, who plays at Western Reserve Academy in Ohio and for Indiana Elite, has IU basketball among his seven finalists. Thompson is considering Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, ...

IU basketball in the final seven for class of 2026 big man Marcis Ponder

IU basketball is in the final seven schools for a four-star big man in the class of 2026. Marcis Ponder, a 6-foot-11, 330-pound center, has the Hoosiers in his final seven schools. The other finalists for Ponder include Cincinnati, Florida ...

Class of 2026 five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr. to take IU basketball official visit

One of the top point guards in the class of 2026 will be on IU’s campus this fall for an official visit. Deron Rippey Jr., the No. 17 prospect nationally according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, set eight official visits ...

IU basketball makes top seven for class of 2026 five-star forward Miikka Muurinen

IU basketball is among the top seven schools for one of the top rising seniors in the country. Miikka Muurinen announced his top seven schools on Friday morning and Indiana made the list along with Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan, North ...

Early July update: 2026 IU basketball recruiting board

With the first of two July evaluation periods beginning today, it’s time to update Inside the Hall’s 2026 Indiana basketball recruiting board. In the latest version of our 2026 Indiana basketball recruiting board, we’ve alphabetically listed the top names Indiana ...

IU basketball offers scholarship to class of 2026 five-star forward Miikka Muurinen

Miikka Muurinen is the latest prospect in the class of 2026 to receive a scholarship offer from the IU basketball coaching staff. Muurinen, a native of Finland, announced the offer in his Instagram story on Wednesday afternoon in addition to ...

Class of 2026 five-star guard Taylen Kinney to take IU basketball official visit in late August

IU basketball will welcome one of the top guards in the 2026 class to campus in late August for a visit. According to multiple reports published Monday morning, five-star guard Taylen Kinney will take an official visit to Bloomington on ...