Inside the Hall logo

Recruiting Archive

NCAA: Seventh & eighth graders are now ‘prospects’

With the world of recruiting in college basketball spinning out of control, the brass at the NCAA finally decided it was time to close the loophole of coaches recruiting kids without regulation in the seventh and eighth grade. The old ...

Inside the Hall Community screenshot

Elevate Your Conversation: Become an ITH Community Member

Learn More →
Carlino putting up big numbers for No. 1 Highland

Throughout the season, Inside the Hall will keep you posted on how the six Indiana signees and 2011 commitment Matt Carlino are performing at their respective schools. Here’s our latest update. + Matt Carlino: The No. 17 player in the ...

Report: Beas Hamga will not be a Hoosier

  • Alex Bozich Jan 5, 2009 3
 
Report: Beas Hamga will not be a Hoosier

Beas Hamga, the transfer from UNLV who was rumored to be considering Indiana, will not be a Hoosier according to our friend John Decker of Hoosier Nation. Hamga originally committed to Iowa when Steve Alford was the coach and ended ...

Marques Teague will decide after Pike’s season

One of the top sophomores in the country, Indianapolis Pike’s Marques Teague, will decide on his college destination shortly after the high school season concludes. Teague’s father Shawn, who played for Louisville coach Rick Pitino at Boston University, gave the ...

Lawrence North sophomores commit to Louisville

  • Alex Bozich Jan 4, 2009 3
 
Lawrence North sophomores commit to Louisville

Two of the top sophomores in the class of 2011 — Lawrence North’s Ryan Taylor and Michael Chandler — committed to Louisville shortly after the Cardinals’ 74-71 win over Kentucky today. The Courier-Journal’s Jody Demling has the details: Indianapolis Lawrence ...

Creek enjoys giving back at youth camp

  • Alex Bozich Jan 1, 2009 3
 
Creek enjoys giving back at youth camp

While most teenagers and young adults were gearing up for the ball to drop Wednesday afternoon, Hargrave Military Academy guard and Indiana signee Maurice Creek was focused on instructing kids at a local youth basketball camp. “It feels really good ...

Crean watches Elston in Hall of Fame Classic

  • Alex Bozich Dec 30, 2008 3
 
Crean watches Elston in Hall of Fame Classic

Update: Franklin Central slipped past Tipton 43-41 in overtime to win the Hall of Fame Classic. Elston finished with 16 points and was named MVP of the event. Indiana coach Tom Crean was on the scene earlier today in The ...

Scouting Report: Aaron Cosby

  • Alex Bozich Dec 29, 2008 3
 
Scouting Report: Aaron Cosby

Inside the Hall got its first look of the season at 2010 guard Aaron Cosby from Jeffersontown Monday night at the Gaslight Holiday Classic. Cosby scored nine points as J’Town beat Owensboro 72-55 to move into the final against Mount ...

Report: Jeff Withey to Kansas

  • Alex Bozich Dec 26, 2008 3
 
Report: Jeff Withey to Kansas

We’re a bit late to the punch on this due to the holidays, but Jeff Withey won’t be bringing his game to Bloomington. Longtime Courier-Journal sports columnist Rick Bozich has the details: Jeff Withey was going to be the next ...

Inside The Hall Hat

Wear the Brand: Buy Merch at the Inside the Hall Shop

Shop Now →

Watford turns in a pair of 30-point games

  • Alex Bozich Dec 21, 2008 3
 
Watford turns in a pair of 30-point games

Throughout the season, Inside the Hall will keep you posted on how the six Indiana signees and 2011 commitment Matt Carlino are performing at their respective schools. Here’s our latest update. + Christian Watford: 31 points from Watford weren’t enough ...

A first look: 2010 recruiting class

  • Alex Bozich Dec 16, 2008 3
 
A first look: 2010 recruiting class

In case you haven’t noticed in the sidebar on the right side of this very page, Indiana has yet to secure a verbal commitment for its 2010 recruiting class. There are two factors playing into this: 1. Tom Crean admitted ...

So, about DeMarcus Cousins, Jeff Withey and the scholarship situation…

Believe it or not, from time to time, some of you email and ask us to address something in this very space. And that’s exactly what I’m going to do with an email I got early this evening from John, ...

Hulls leads nationally ranked South to pair of wins

Throughout the season, Inside the Hall will keep you posted on how the six Indiana signees and 2011 commitment Matt Carlino are performing at their respective schools. Here’s our latest update. Jordan Hulls: Bloomington South picked up two wins over ...

Remember the name: D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera

  • Alex Bozich Dec 12, 2008 3
 
Remember the name: D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera

The next in line in a stable of exceptional guards at Indianapolis North Central has arrived and is making an immediate impact as a freshman. D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, a 6-3 guard who already has a scholarship offer from Indiana, is considered ...

Capobianco makes his return

  • Alex Bozich Dec 10, 2008 3
 
Capobianco makes his return

Loveland (OH) and Indiana signee Bobby Capobianco returned to the floor Tuesday night after being given clearance from doctors that his left foot was ready to go. The first test for Capobianco? A meeting at home with No. 1 Princeton. ...

Elston dominant early in senior season

  • Alex Bozich Dec 8, 2008 3
 
Elston dominant early in senior season

Throughout the course of the season, Inside the Hall will keep you posted on how the six Indiana signees and 2011 commitment Matt Carlino are performing at their respective schools. With the high school season underway, here’s our first update. ...