Before 2016 Foothills Christian (Calif.) power forward T.J. Leaf planned his first-ever visit to Indiana University, he heard the hype from his parents. He heard the most about IU from his father, Brad, who grew up in the Indianapolis area and played at Evansville from 1979 to 1982. He heard how beautiful the campus was; how great the lifestyle was. "But once we set the visit, he kind of kept quiet and waited for me to actually go there to experience it," Leaf told Inside the Hall on Wednesday evening after finishing a one-day, unofficial visit to IU earlier in the day. His thoughts after experiencing the IU program for a day?
Tyus Battle has visited Indiana twice already this year, most recently arriving in Bloomington last Tuesday and leaving last Friday afternoon. The Gill St. Bernard's (N.J.) sophomore shooting guard told Inside the Hall after his most recent visit that "They're definitely one of the leaders. Indiana is probably recruiting me the hardest right now, too." But that doesn't mean he is any close to a decision. As his father, Gary, noted, Tyus "is not in a rush to grow up."
Devin Robinson’s rise from fringe top 100 to a five-star prospect nationally was one of the top recruiting stories of the spring and summer. Now, the Christchurch School (Va.) senior forward is ready to begin the next step of his ...
Robert Johnson returned home to Richmond, Va., from his official visit to Indiana late Monday night and on Tuesday afternoon, he provided a brief, but telling, comment on his first official visit. “It was one of the best experiences I ...
When Indy Hoosiers AAU coach Mike Peterson speaks about 2017 guard/forward Kris Wilkes, one of the first words he mentions is “lethal.” No, it is not a direct reference to his game on the court, where Wilkes is a 6-foot-6 ...
It’s already been a busy week recruiting wise for Indiana, and this weekend, it will heat up even more. Former Indiana All-American Victor Oladipo is in town working Tom Crean’s ProCamp and the Hoosiers will have several recruits on campus. ...
As a 25-year veteran of the grassroots basketball scene, Tony Squire has dedicated more than two decades of his life to helping young people achieve their goals both on and off the court. He’s coached future NBA Hall of Famers ...
With the July evaluation periods in the rearview mirror and a major unofficial visitor in Malachi Richardson expected on campus this weekend, Inside the Hall has updated our 2015 Indiana basketball recruiting board. Check out the updated list of prospects ...
Class of 2014 Bel Aire (Kan.) point guard Lourawls Nairn, the 24th best player at his position according to ESPN.com, is down to three finalists. Nairn, who plays at Sunrise Christian Academy, will take official visits to Minnesota (Aug. 29-31), ...
Class of 2014 forward Goodluck Okonoboh has trimmed his list of schools to five. Mass Rivals AAU coach Vin Pastore confirmed to Inside the Hall Tuesday afternoon Okonoboh is still considering Duke, Florida, Indiana, Ohio State and UNLV (in no ...
After a summer that saw his stock rise significantly after performances at the Peach Jam and the AAU Super Showcase, class of 2014 Benedictine (Va.) guard Robert Johnson is ready to begin visiting schools. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound guard is ...
Class of 2014 forward Goodluck Okonoboh is about to take the next step in his recruitment. A source close to the Wilbraham and Monson (Mass.) senior told Inside the Hall Sunday evening that Okonoboh will trim his list of schools to “no ...
With the July evaluation periods in the rearview mirror and some major shakeups over the past two weeks, Inside the Hall has updated our 2014 Indiana basketball recruiting board. Check out the updated list of prospects the Hoosiers are targeting ...
Class of 2014 Memphis White Station (Tenn.) forward LeRon Black took another step in his recruiting process on Wednesday by cutting his list down to four schools. According to John Martin of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Black’s final four ...
With the recent decommitment of James Blackmon Jr., the list of guards on IU’s radar has undergone a bit of a shakeup. Here’s an updated look at all of Indiana’s 2014 guard targets. 1. Robert Johnson, 6-3, 180 pounds · ...
LouRawls Nairn, a 2014 point guard from Bel Aire, Kansas, narrowed his list to Indiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma on Tuesday. Nairn also scheduled official visits to all three of his finalists, with a trip to Bloomington set for Sept. 20-21. ...