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Indiana offers 2014 Phoenix big man Michael Humphrey

Indiana coach Tom Crean watched class of 2014 Phoenix Sunnyslope (Az.) big man Michael Humphrey for the first time last weekend at the Reebok Breakout Challenge in Philadelphia. He must have liked what he saw. Less than a week later, ...

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Ahmed Hill says relationship with Indiana remains strong

WASHINGTON — When listing the college coaches he has the best relationship with, the very first that comes to mind for Ahmed Hill is Tom Crean. Hill, a class of 2014 prospect from Aquinas (Ga.), spoke with Inside the Hall ...

Indiana a “dream school” for 2016 forward Miles Bridges

Going into last week’s adidas Invitational, class of 2016 Flint Southwestern (Mi.) forward Miles Bridges was primarily hearing from local schools. But after his performance at the event, where he was dominant at times for the Michigan Mustangs 16-and-under team, ...

Plenty of mutual interest between Michael Humphrey and Indiana

Michael Humphrey has flown under the radar for some time now because of a thumb injury he suffered last year. It set the class of 2014 recruit back a bit and kept some of the major college programs from being ...

2016 guard Tyus Battle planning return trip to Bloomington

Indiana has had plenty of recent success in recruiting the northeast region of the country, and the Hoosiers continue to hit that area hard. Indiana is the first Big Ten school to have offered 2016 New Jersey guard Tyus Battle, ...

Malachi Richardson shines at Nike Peach Jam

Class of 2015 New Jersey wing Malachi Richardson, one of Indiana’s top recruiting targets, was one of the top players at last week’s EYBL Finals at the Peach Jam. The 6-foot-6 Richardson, ranked the No. 11 prospect overall in his ...

Coleman talks IU open gym, transfer to La Lumiere

INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Coleman isn’t sure exactly what to expect when he transfers from Cathedral to La Lumiere for this upcoming school year. He hasn’t been back to his new school since taking a visit before deciding to transfer. But ...

Goodluck Okonoboh on shot blocking: “It’s an art”

INDIANAPOLIS — Mass Rivals coach Vin Pastore doesn’t hesitate when he’s asked about the defensive prowess of his star big man, Goodluck Okonoboh. If there’s a better shot blocker in the country than Okonoboh, who is being courted heavily by ...

Indiana offers four-star class of 2014 guard Robert Johnson

One of the fastest rising backcourt players in the country is a new recruiting target for Indiana. Robert Johnson, a 6-foot-3, class of 2014 guard from Richmond (Va.), was scouted heavily by the Hoosier staff at the Nike Peach Jam ...

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Five-star center Stephen Zimmerman talks Indiana offer

INDIANAPOLIS — Class of 2015 Bishop Gorman (Nev.) center Stephen Zimmerman arrived at the adidas Invitational with strong interest from Indiana. He’ll leave the state with a scholarship offer. On Saturday afternoon, Zimmerman tweeted that he’d been offered a scholarship ...

2016 guard Eron Gordon gaining interest from around the country

INDIANAPOLIS — Eron Gordon became something of a recognized name in the state of Indiana some time ago when he burst on the scene as one of the nation’s top eighth graders. He is, of course, the younger brother of ...

Goodluck Okonoboh’s recruitment following similar path to that of Noah Vonleh

INDIANAPOLIS — Class of 2014 forward Goodluck Okonoboh drew a large contingent of head coaches for his first game of the July evaluation period in the adidas Invitational on Thursday morning. Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Louisville’s Rick Pitino, Ohio State’s Thad Matta ...

Indiana continues pursuit of 2016 five-star forward De’Ron Davis

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana tracked class of 2016 five-star forward De’Ron Davis in the April evaluation period and continued its pursuit of the rising sophomore as the first July evaluation period tipped off on Wednesday night. Tom Crean and associate head ...

Five-star Carlton Bragg planning unofficial visit to Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS — As one of the fastest rising prospects in the country since the fall, it’s no surprise that class of 2015 forward Carlton Bragg drew quite a crowd to begin the July evaluation period. Tom Crean, Ohio State’s Thad ...

Indiana has “great understanding” of what its looking for on recruiting trail

Even though the start of the season is months away, July is a critical month for college basketball. Over three, four-day periods this month, the first of which begins later today, coaches will pound the pavement across the country to ...

What to watch for: July evaluation period

(Photo credit: Kelly Kline/Under Armour) The first of three five-day July evaluation periods begins Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Inside the Hall takes you through five things we’ll be watching for as college coaches hit the trail to evaluate prospects: ...