Hoosier Headlines for July 6, 2009: basketball recruiting heats up.

by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Jul 6, 2009 8:42 AM EDT Comment 4 comments

Not much happened over the holiday weekend, but here are a few stories:

IU to play Big East power Pitt (The News-Sentinel - Fort Wayne IN): The game will be on December 8 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Improving academics make Manual's Hopkins a hotter item for college recruiters | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star: Interesting story on a player from Manual HS in Indianapolis.
Busy Recruiting Period Begins Monday (Terry Hutchens): Today begins the heart of the summer AAU circuit.
July evaluation period set to kick off on Monday (Inside the Hall): ITH has a rundown of what to watch for in the upcoming evaluation period.

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Thanks for the post to the Hutchens article

And while the goal is obviously to get good players (and field a good team) regardless of where the recruits come from, it is always heart-warming to see a lot of in-state recruits on the radar (as is the case in 2011). Looking forward to the football previews.

by hoosierdaddynow on Jul 6, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions

Jimmy V

Both games look to be must see. I’m interested to see how Indiana stacks up against Pittsburgh, and it’ll be a great chance to see if Butler is half as good as they should be.

by goodlucksaturday on Jul 6, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

My understanding is that Pitt is losing quite a bit. I know DeJuan Blair is gone, but don’t know much about the rest of their roster. I doubt Crean would have signed on if he didn’t think we had a chance. But I have absolutely no idea what to expect from the 09-10 Hoosiers.

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by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Jul 8, 2009 9:48 AM EDT reply actions

also losing Sam Young and Levance Field

So that’s 3 starters in all. I believe the roster is still okay overall and they have a big time recruit coming in but there’s definitely a huge lack of experience now. I wonder what that feels like…

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by psvirsky on Jul 9, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

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