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Announcement primer: 2014 wing Theo Pinson

You may have heard that 2014 Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC) wing Theo Pinson will announce his college decision tomorrow afternoon at approximately 12:15 p.m. ET in front of friends and family. It’s been a while since Indiana has been involved ...

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Theo Pinson to announce decision on Wednesday

One of Indiana’s top recruiting targets in the class of 2014 is ready to announce where he’ll attend college. As first reported by Dave Telep of ESPN.com, Theo Pinson, a consensus five-star small forward from Wesleyan Christian Academy (N.C.) will ...

2016 big man Barret Benson no longer under the radar

Barret Benson flew under the radar during his freshman season. His Hinsdale South (Ill.) High School team won only seven games and a coaching change was made. Not many scouts were paying attention to Benson. That may soon change. Benson, ...

Derrickson looking for program that’s “just like a family”

Indiana’s recruiting efforts in the area known as the DMV (D.C./Maryland/Virginia) in the Tom Crean era have yielded talents like Victor Oladipo, Maurice Creek and Stanford Robinson over the last five years. As arguably the most talent rich pocket of ...

Q & A: Evan Gordon talks about commitment to IU

Inside the Hall had a chance to speak one-on-one this morning with the newest Hoosier, Evan Gordon, about his decision to play his final season of college basketball in Bloomington. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Inside the Hall: It’s ...

Evan Gordon commits to Indiana

  • Alex Bozich May 15, 2013 3
 
Evan Gordon commits to Indiana

After a Saturday visit to Bloomington and a Tuesday stop at Butler, Arizona State transfer Evan Gordon has decided where he’ll play his final season of college basketball. As first reported by Kyle Neddenriep of The Indianapolis Star and then ...

Elite big man Elijah Thomas talks IU, recruiting

(Photo credit: Dallas News) It was another big weekend in Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League play for five-star forward Elijah Thomas. After averaging 15.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in EYBL session one in Los Angeles and 15.4 points, ...

2016 guard Eron Gordon eager to make name for himself

His family’s name has been in the news in recent days because of his brother Evan’s transfer from Arizona State and impending college decision, but Eron Gordon is a rising prospect eager to make his own name for himself. Gordon, ...

Theo Pinson on IU: “They’re looking good right now”

The transformation story of Victor Oladipo from under recruited athlete to probable lottery pick is one that is sure to resonate with future Indiana recruiting targets. But more than a month before Oladipo walks onto the stage at the Barclays ...

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Evan Gordon to meet with Tom Crean today

  • Justin Albers May 11, 2013 3
 
Evan Gordon to meet with Tom Crean today

Evan Gordon, who announced he would transfer from Arizona State on Wednesday night, is meeting with Indiana coach Tom Crean and taking a visit to Indiana today, he told reporters Friday night. Gordon, the younger brother of former Indiana standout ...

2014 forward Trevon Bluiett plans to cut list in the near future

The list of schools interested in 2014 Park Tudor forward Trevon Bluiett continues to grow, but he is  getting close to narrowing his list. At last weekend’s Hensley Memorial Spiece Run-N-Slam Classic in Fort Wayne, Bluiett listed Butler, Michigan, Indiana, ...

Edwards recruitment has Big Ten feel

  • Alex Bozich May 8, 2013 3
 
Edwards recruitment has Big Ten feel

A little more than a year after receiving his first scholarship offer from Indiana, the recruitment of 2015 East Chicago Central point guard Hyron Edwards is centered around five Big Ten schools. And that’s fine by Edwards, who said on ...

2015 guard Jalen Coleman continues to build interest

Cathedral guard Jalen Coleman has been on Indiana’s radar for quite some time and the Hoosiers have continued to recruit him steadily since offering a scholarship in July of 2011. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard continues to pick up interest from ...

2016 guard Vijay Blackmon making his own name

The easy on-court comparison for class of 2016 guard Vijay Blackmon is his older brother, James, who committed to Indiana back in the fall of 2010 and is a member of the program’s 2014 recruiting class. They share similar builds ...

2014 five-star guard Dion Wiley talks Indiana offer

Indiana scouted class of 2014 Potomac (Md.) guard Dion Wiley in last summer’s July evaluation period, but the Hoosiers hadn’t been mentioned with the five-star guard in recent months. That’s because the word on Wiley had been that he didn’t ...

2016 guard Quentin Goodin excited by Indiana offer

After extending a scholarship offer to 2014 guard Dion Wiley on Sunday, the Indiana staff remained active on Monday afternoon with an offer to one of the top guards in the class of 2016. Quentin Goodin, a 6-foot-2, 165-pound point ...