Both 247Sports and ESPN released updated class of 2022 basketball recruiting rankings on Wednesday. After the pandemic had a major impact on the 2020 travel circuits and 2020-21 school ball season, these updates in many ways reflect the first real informed insight into how these players are viewed nationally in well over a year. Below is a summary of where IU’s main class of 2022 targets stand in the latest updates. All recruiting targets are 4-stars unless otherwise noted. Click on each player’s name for our most recent coverage. For the complete 247Sports class of 2022 rankings, GO HERE. For…
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IU swimming legend Lilly King discussed her readiness for the Olympic games, training during the 2020 lockdowns, thoughts on name, image and likeness for college athletes, and much more during a session with the media. The Evansville, Ind. product won the gold medal for Team USA in the 100 breaststroke with an Olympic Record time of 1:04.93 at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. She also won a gold medal for Team USA as a member of the 4×100 medley relay team. During her time at IU, King won every breaststroke event at the NCAA Championships, including the fastest time in…
Listen as IU football head coach Tom Allen joins our friends at the 1 Star Recruits podcast. Allen covers a number of topics including his purpose in life, coaching in his home state, the culture of his program, and much more. The 22 minute interview with Allen begins at the 16:30 mark of the podcast. For a complete library of interviews and podcasts with current and former IU players and coaches, GO HERE. To subscribe to the 1 Star Recruits podcast, GO HERE. Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble…
Class of 2022 Ohio based tight end Ryan Miller announced on Tuesday he has verbally committed to Indiana. The 6-foot-6 Chagrin Falls, Ohio product made the announcement on his Twitter page. “I am extremely excited to announce my commitment to Indiana University,” Miller wrote in his post. A three-star recruit, Miller is ranked No. 627 overall in the 2022 class according to the 247Sports Composite. He is the No. 34 tight end in the class according to that same service. Miller is a long and fast tight end who can line up in the slot and pose a deep threat…
Indiana formally jumped into the recruitment of a late bloomer in the class of 2022 on Monday. IU joined several schools that have offered a scholarship to Orlando, Florida based wing Brice Sensabaugh this month. Sensabaugh announced the Indiana offer on his Twitter page on Monday evening. https://twitter.com/bricepsensa/status/1409649905698709507?s=20 The 6-foot-6 Sensabaugh is a 3-star prospect according to Rivals. He is not ranked nationally by the major outlets, but he is trending towards breaking through in the rankings when they are updated. In just the last few days Sensabaugh has been offered by Northwestern, Xavier, Vanderbilt, and Georgia Tech along with…
Class of 2023 forward Owen Freeman had been hearing from Indiana going back to the prior coaching staff, but like a lot of schools, IU has picked up its interest in the rising incoming junior significantly this summer. Assistant coach Dane Fife came to an event to watch Freeman recently, and that led to his unofficial visit to Bloomington on Monday. “They showed some interest after they watched me play last weekend, and I’m definitely interested in them, so I decided it would be great for me to come out and take an unofficial visit there,” Freeman told The Daily…
With Indiana’s main class of 2022 targets beginning to come into focus, it is time to bring back our annual profile pages for the priority prospects. These pages are a one-stop shop for all the latest information on the key IU basketball recruits you want to know about. To help you stay abreast of all of the latest news for Indiana’s top 2022 recruiting targets, you can refer back to all of our recruit profile pages from our recruiting drop down menu. At the bottom of each profile page is all recent coverage of the individual player, including both original…
Indiana assistant coach Kenya Hunter delivered Parker Stewart and Xavier Johnson to the current roster, and he played a major role in IU landing 2021 5-star Tamar Bates, but a pair of his main 2022 targets officially came off the board on Saturday. Virginia based small forward Just Taylor announced on Saturday he has verbally committed to play at Syracuse. The 6-foot-6 Taylor had visited IU ten days ago and quickly moved to wrap up his recruitment. Earlier in the day, DeMatha Catholic shooting guard Rodney Rice announced a top six list that did not include IU. The 6-foot-4 Rice…
Indiana class of 2022 verbal commit CJ Gunn spoke with The Daily Hoosier on Saturday afternoon at the Charlie Hughes Shootout in Carmel, Ind. The 6-foot-5 Lawrence North High School shooting guard spoke about his development, early impressions of the new IU staff, plans to visit Bloomington, and more. Gunn committed to IU in February and confirmed his commitment after the hiring of Mike Woodson. For more coverage of Gunn by The Daily Hoosier, GO HERE. https://youtu.be/PiCPUtq9UrQ Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven…
Mike Woodson and his staff haven’t won a game yet on the basketball court. But off it, the feedback has been consistently positive, and the good vibes have been amplified since in person visits opened back up this month. The bottom line? This staff seems to make connections and lasting impressions to a much greater extent than what we’ve seen recently at IU. Whether it was re-recruiting his own team, winning in the transfer portal, or landing a five-star high school product like Tamar Bates, Woodson has shown the ability to win and win big off the court. And the…