UPDATE: Indiana offered Kaufman a scholarship today at their team camp. https://twitter.com/CardellMcF/status/1137483360115314688 The original article continues below. The 2021 in-state recruiting class is on track to be one of the best ever. It’s so good that there are two players with a realistic shot to break the state’s all-time scoring record that IU hasn’t even offered yet. By now you have likely heard of Khristian Lander and Caleb Furst, who are widely regarded as the top two players in Indiana in the 2021 class. Both are ranked in the top 50 nationally. Right on their heels is Trey Kaufman of…
Author: Mike Schumann
Juwan Morgan knows about significant year-over-year improvement. Playing in his third year in the Indiana program and his first season under new head coach Archie Miller, Morgan’s game transformed and his stat line exploded. The Waynesville, Missouri native averaged 8.8 more points, 1.8 more rebounds and .5 more blocks per game for his junior season compared to his sophomore campaign. So when Morgan said this in reference to Damezi Anderson on 1070 The Fan this week, it caught our attention. “That’s my dark horse for most improved player.” Clearly Morgan saw something behind the scenes that suggests there is much…
Indiana football has gone into relatively new territory for its sixth commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. Collins, Mississippi defensive back / receiver / athlete Christopher Keys committed to IU on Thursday. The 6-foot-1, 165 pound Keys announced the news on his Twitter page: https://twitter.com/_iamchrisK/status/1136680436292366338 According to his MaxPreps’ page, Collins had 18 catches for 220 yards and a touchdown as a junior at Collins High School. The two-way player added 23 tackles and 2 interceptions from his cornerback position. Keys is rated as a 3-star recruit according to 247Sports, coming in as the No. 531 overall player in the…
Indiana will be taking on someone other than Duke in the 2019 Big Ten / ACC Challenge. After facing the Blue Devils in each of the last two years, the Hoosiers will face the Florida State Seminoles in this year’s event. The IU basketball program has now confirmed what CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein first reported regarding this year’s opponent in the annual slate of games involving the two power five conferences. The game will be played on Tuesday, December 3 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. A specific time has not yet been released. FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton…
It is Indiana All-Star week, and on Wednesday night the annual in-state clash between the boys Senior and Junior All-Stars was held at New Castle High School. The Senior All-Stars feature incoming IU freshmen Trayce Jackson-Davis and Armaan Franklin, while the Junior All-Stars feature several Hoosier recruiting targets including Anthony Leal and Trey Galloway. The annual Indiana vs. Kentucky All-Star senior contests are Friday and Saturday nights in Louisville and Indianapolis, respectively: Friday, June 7 — Indiana at Kentucky at Knights Hall, Bellarmine University (2000 Norris Place, Louisville, KY 40205) — girls, 6:00 p.m.; boys, to follow. Saturday, June 8 —…
Indiana basketball has offered several targets in the 2020 recruiting class that appear to be underrated based on their recent spring AAU performances. While some of those players made incremental moves up the rankings, no one made a bigger jump that Beverly, Mass. native Matt Cross who moved up 71 spots in the latest rankings release by 247Sports. Here is an overview of where Indiana’s 2020 targets reside in the new rankings. No. 16 — Isaiah Jackson Jackson held steady as a top 20 five star. The Hoosiers are a long shot with the Michigan product. No. 23 — Dawson…
With three players selected on the first two days, things were just getting warmed up for the Hoosiers. By the time the dust settled on Wednesday evening, a grand total of 10 Indiana baseball players had been selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft, setting a program record for a single year. IU has now had 104 players selected in the program’s history. Of course it remains to be seen which of the players will sign with their respective teams vs. return to school. The seniors will obviously sign, and the players chosen on the first two days –…
The Indianapolis based NCAA is not doing the IU basketball program any favors. After shooting 31.2% (311th nationally) in 2018-19 from long range, and 32.2% (307th nationally) in 2017-18, the Hoosiers will now have to hoist three-pointers from more than a foot further away from the basket. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving the 3-point line from 20 feet, 9 inches to 22 feet, 1¾ inches. The new distance is consistent with international rules and will be effective for the upcoming season. The longer distance was tested during the postseason NIT. Indiana played in three games during that…
Sometimes a guy just knows where he wants to go. That’s how it was with class of 2020 IU football in-state recruiting target Caleb Murphy. According to his Twitter account, Murphy attended IU’s camp over the weekend. Next came an offer from Coach Tom Allen. And then, according to 247Sports — acceptance on the spot. In a post on Twitter announcing his commitment, Murphy referred to Indiana as his “dream school.” The Hoosier native grew up just about an hour south of Memorial Stadium. At 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds, the Campbellsburg (Ind.) native is a big athlete. He plays on…
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