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Recruiting notebook: Vonleh highest ranked RSCI recruit in Crean era

With final rankings released for all of the major recruiting services over the last month, the Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI) was updated for last time for the 2013 class and four Indiana signees made the cut. Noah Vonleh came ...

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Ahmed Hill’s relationship with Indiana continues to grow

The list of suitors for class of 2014 guard Aquinas (Ga.) guard Ahmed Hill is impressive. More than 15 schools have offered a scholarship to the 6-foot-5, 190-pound guard, including Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina State, Marquette, Miami (FL) and Tennessee. ...

Healthy Richardson putting up big numbers in EYBL play

After missing the first two Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) sessions with a fractured wrist, class of 2015 guard Malachi Richardson returned for the final two sessions and picked up right where he left off. Wearing tape on his ...

Four schools in steady contact with Phil Booth

Class of 2014 Mount St. Joseph’s (MD) guard Phil Booth is still planning to wait until the fall to pick a school, but it appears a few schools are beginning to separate themselves in his recruitment. Booth, who is an ...

Pinson opts to stay close to home, play for UNC

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Home — or closer to home — was where Theo Pinson’s heart was. It was the draw of playing closer to home that led Pinson, a 5-star recruit in the class of 2014 and top target of ...

Five-star wing Theo Pinson commits to North Carolina

In the end, the chance to play close to home for one of the nation’s top programs was too much for Theo Pinson to turn down. The class of 2014 wing, rated a consensus five-star prospect, ended his recruitment on ...

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 ...

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, ...

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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 ...

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 ...