Indiana had three class of 2026 prospects on campus over the weekend, and all three received scholarship offers.
The three high school sophomores to be offered by Mike Woodson and the IU staff were Jalen Montonati, Anthony Thompson and Alex Smith.
Montonati, pictured above, is a consensus national top-20 prospect and a 5-star according to multiple outlets. For more background on the 6-foot-7 Oklahoma product, go to our brief profile from last week.
The 6-foot-7 Thompson hails from Lebanon, Ohio. The wing is averaging 15.1 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 48.7 percent overall and 29.7 percent from three. He was recently offered by Ohio State and Illinois as well. Thompson doesn’t appear in the early 2026 rankings.
Sophomore Mid Season Highlights pic.twitter.com/CqbgmOS4hU
— Anthony Thompson (@ant_thompson26) January 1, 2024
The 6-foot-8 Smith is from Columbus, Ohio. Indiana was his first high major offer. He also has interest from Ohio State, Illinois, West Virginia and USC, among others.
After an amazing conversation with @MikeWoodsonNBA, I am extremely grateful to say I have received my 4th Division 1 offer from Indiana University! HUGE thanks to all of Indiana’s staff! pic.twitter.com/3H7TUtvfTm
— alexx_smith26 (@alexx_smith26) February 19, 2024
Some highlights from a couple of games. pic.twitter.com/YbJKNNOfAm
— alexx_smith26 (@alexx_smith26) February 16, 2024
This was Smith’s second visit to IU. He does not appear in the early 2026 rankings.
For a complete recap of IU basketball’s recruiting targets, GO HERE.
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