Recruiting game going younger every year

  • Alex Bozich Jul 22, 2007  
 

If you haven’t noticed, the kids giving verbals pledges to the school of their choice are getting younger and younger. In today’s Louisville Courier-Journal, recruiting guru and our good friend, Jody Demling, takes a look at the issue. Of course ...

IU’s top verbal commitment for the class of 2008, Devin Ebanks, has been selected to play in the second annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic. The event will be held August 24 at Rucker Park in New York. Here’s ...

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Is this D.J.’s last year at IU?

  • Ryan Corazza Jul 19, 2007 3
 

D.J. White has the option to come back for a fifth year at IU if he so desires. But will he? Well, Kelvin Sampson doesn’t seem to think so. From Andy Katz at the WWL: Although listed as a senior, ...

Who is Worldwide Wes?

  • Alex Bozich Jul 18, 2007 3
 

If you’re a fan of basketball at any level, you owe it to yourself to check out a recent article by Alex French in GQ about William Wesley. Wesley, known as Worldwide Wes, is one of the most powerful men ...

It’s a slow time of the year for sports news and it’s even slower on the basketball front. However, that doesn’t mean you should have to go without your daily fix. Alas, I’ve scoured the Web and have come away ...

Kelvin Sampson to play golf at Wolf Challenge

  • Ryan Corazza Jul 16, 2007 3
 

I fashion myself at least a novice golfer — and a poor one at that — but I’d never heard of “wolf golf” until today. If you are unfamiliar with it yourself, hop on over here and get your learn ...

D.J. White makes the cut for Pan American Team

  • Alex Bozich Jul 15, 2007 3
 

USA Basketball announced the 14 finalists for its 2007 Pan American Team earlier today and D.J. White was among those selected. The roster is still not finalized, as there will be two more players cut before the Pan American Games ...

Is Florida the new leader for Angel Garcia?

  • Alex Bozich Jul 14, 2007 3
 

Four schools are battling for the services of 6’10” East Chicago forward Angel Garcia and speculation is that the two-time defending national champion Florida Gators may be emerging as the leader. Florida had been considered a dark horse for Garcia ...

Lewis Jackson is lightning quick

  • Alex Bozich Jul 13, 2007 3
 

With five-star Devin Ebanks and four-star Bud Mackey already in the fold, the IU coaching staff is working feverishly to land a point guard (along with a big man) to help round out the 2008 class. One of the primary ...

FanHouse ranks IU No. 8 in its Premature BlogPoll

  • Ryan Corazza Jul 13, 2007 3
 

Because it’s never too early to start talking about rankings — or having some of your own for that matter — let me direct you over to FanHouse. Its college hoops bloggers have compiled a “Premature Hoops BlogPoll” for the ...

Kelvin Sampson has a good sense of humor

  • Eamonn Brennan Jul 12, 2007 3
 

In our experience with him, if there’s one thing to know about Kelvin Sampson, it’s that he has a pretty great sense of humor. He gets bristly at times, but most jokes are well-delivered and well-received. (Ahem: most of the ...

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Scouting Report: Devin Ebanks

  • Alex Bozich Jul 11, 2007 3
 

Jody Demling covers recruiting for the Louisville Courier-Journal. Inside The Hall recently spoke with Demling about 2008 recruit Devin Ebanks. Visit Jody’s blog by clicking here. Inside the Hall: You first saw Devin Ebanks at an AAU tournament in Bloomington ...

There were three impressive talents from the state of Indiana all in the same building Monday evening at the 2007 Kentucky Hoopfest. Members of the 2009 class, Stephan Van Treese and Derek Elston, and 2010’s Ray McCallum Jr. were on ...

Seth Davis sings the praises of Devin Ebanks

  • Eamonn Brennan Jul 9, 2007 3
 

If you think clicking on a national writer’s column and reading a fawning take on a soon-to-be Hoosier is ever going to get old, well, you’re wrong. The latest props for an incoming IU recruit? Seth Davis’ take on Devin ...

While we usually don’t put much stock into lists or pure speculation, this particular instance caught our eye. Mike DeCourcy, who covers college hoops (and does it quite well) for the Sporting News, listed his take on five potential guys ...

How will text messaging ban change recruiting?

  • Alex Bozich Jul 8, 2007 3
 

In another effort in their mission to control the world, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved in April a ban on text messages to recruits. The ban, which will go into effect on August 1, prevents the following: ...