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Recruiting Notebook: Blackmon Jr. continues ascent up state scoring list

Future Indiana guard James Blackmon Jr. scored 53 in a pair of wins for Marion over the weekend, continuing his rise up the state’s all-time scoring list. On Friday, Blackmon Jr. scored 24 in a comfortable 80-62 win at Muncie ...

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Robert Johnson shines on senior night at Benedictine

Wednesday evening held a lot of importance for future Indiana guard Robert Johnson. The 6-foot-3 Benedictine Prep (Va.) standout was one of six seniors honored at senior night for the Cadets and on the court, Johnson led his team to ...

Indiana making a push for class of 2014 forward Marvin Clark

Indiana’s recruiting efforts for the class of 2014 have continued into the late winter as the Hoosiers look to add to a three-man class that features James Blackmon Jr., Robert Johnson and Max Hoetzel. One of the targets who will ...

Indiana showing heavy interest in 2015 big man Raymond Spalding

Indiana’s need to land a big man in the class of 2015 is no secret and the Hoosiers are involved with several elite prospects who have high interest in the program. But one prospect who has flown a bit under ...

Recruiting notebook: Blackmon Jr. continues to climb state scoring list

Class of 2014 IU signee James Blackmon Jr. continues to rise in the Indiana all-time high school career scoring list. Despite scoring a season-low 18 points in a 67-48 win against Madison-Grant this past Saturday, the 6-foot-3 senior Marion guard ...

Indiana one of six finalists for 2015 big man Daniel Giddens

Indiana is one of six schools still being considered by class of 2015 Wheeler (Ga.) center Daniel Giddens, he announced on Thursday night. The 6-foot-10, 225 pound big man announced his list of six finalists via his Twitter account in ...

Indiana offers class of 2014 forward Josh Cunningham

After a 36 point, 22 rebound performance in front of Tom Crean on Wednesday night, Morgan Park (Ill.) class of 2014 forward Josh Cunningham is the latest prospect to receive a scholarship offer from Indiana. Cunningham confirmed to Inside the ...

Blackmon Jr. selected for 2014 McDonald’s All-American game

For the fourth consecutive year, Indiana has recruited a McDonald’s All-American to Bloomington. Cody Zeller was the first McDonald’s All-American under Tom Crean back in 2011, Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell was selected in 2012 and current IU freshman Noah Vonleh made ...

Recruiting notebook: Mutual interest between Indiana, Matt Cimino

Only ten days ago at Jan. 19’s Hoophall Classic, 6-foot-10 Worcester (Mass.) Academy senior Matt Cimino raised eyebrows with a 22-point, 8-rebound performance for his school in a loss to Cushing Academy. One of those coaches that was made aware ...

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Class of 2015 forward Alex Illikainen sets IU visit

Alex Illikainen, a class of 2015 forward from Grand Rapids (Minn.), will be in Bloomington this weekend for an unofficial visit. He confirmed his plans to visit to Inside the Hall in a text message on Thursday morning. Indiana hosts Northwestern ...

Robert Johnson’s high school coach on his game, growth and future

Ryan Marable, the coach at Benedictine Preparatory Academy in Richmond, Virginia, has known and worked with IU class of 2014 signee Robert Johnson for several years. He’s watched as Johnson grew from a prospect with an early offer from UNC ...

Recruiting Notebook: Blackmon Jr., Johnson on torrid scoring pace

A little bit more than a third of the way through the 2013-2014 high school season, Indiana’s future backcourt duo of James Blackmon Jr. and Robert Johnson is setting a torrid scoring pace. Blackmon Jr., who led Marion to an ...

James Blackmon Jr. selected for USA Basketball Junior Select national team

For the second straight year, an Indiana signee will play in the Nike Hoop Summit. As announced earlier tonight on his Twitter account, class of 2014 Marion guard James Blackmon Jr. has been named to the 2014 USA Basketball Junior ...

Robert Johnson wins MVP of Bullis Holiday Classic

It was a highly productive weekend for a future member of the Indiana backcourt. Class of 2014 Benedictine (Va.) guard Robert Johnson led the Cadets to three wins in the Bullis Holiday Classic in Montgomery County, Maryland and was named ...

2015 wing Malachi Richardson commits to Syracuse

Class of 2015 Trenton Catholic (N.J.) wing Malachi Richardson is headed to the ACC. The 6-foot-6, 191-pound five-star prospect announced his decision to attend Syracuse at his school on Friday afternoon. Richardson is rated the No. 16 player nationally in ...

2015 wing Malachi Richardson to announce on Friday

Class of 2015 Trenton Catholic (N.J.) wing Malachi Richardson is ready to announce his college decision. As first reported by Justin Albers of AllHoosiers.com last week, Richardson confirmed his plans for a Friday announcement earlier this afternoon on Twitter. “I ...