The useless interval for school basketball recruiting is over and it’s anticipated to be a significant weekend in Bloomington for switch portal guests.
The Hoosiers are anticipated to host a number of notable switch portal targets that might bolster this system’s outlook for the 2024-25 season.
Indiana completed final season 19-14 and missed the NCAA event for the primary time in three seasons underneath Mike Woodson.
The Hoosiers are anticipated to host Washington State guard Myles Rice, Bradley guard Connor Hickman, Minnesota middle Pharrel Payne and Arizona middle Oumar Ballo.
The reported date for the Hickman go to is Sunday, April 14. Payne’s go to dates are April 12-13, and Ballo’s go to is slated for April 14-16. As of early Friday morning, no agency date has been confirmed for Rice’s go to, however he’ll reportedly be on campus this weekend.
Late Thursday night time, nameless faculty basketball insider Trilly Donovan logged an Indiana prediction for Rice on his Discord.
The Hoosiers at the moment have six open scholarships for subsequent season however have already got a strong core of returnees locked in.
Indiana’s present roster for subsequent season contains Malik Reneau, Mackenzie Mgbako, Trey Galloway, Gabe Cupps, Anthony Leal, Jakai Newton and newcomer Bryson Tucker.
The Pac-12 freshman of the yr final season, the 6-foot-3 Rice averaged 14.8 factors, 3.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals per recreation for the Cougars.
Hickman, additionally a 6-foot-3 guard, averaged 14.5 factors, 3.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.2 steals in 32.3 minutes per recreation and was named third-team All-MVC. He may gentle it up from the perimeter and related at a 40.2 p.c clip from distance final season.
Ballo, a 7-footer, averaged 12.9 factors, 10.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocked photographs in 25.9 minutes per recreation final season for the Wildcats.
Payne, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound large man, averaged 10 factors, 6.1 rebounds, 1.4 blocked photographs and 1.2 assists final season for the Golden Gophers.
Indiana can be anticipated to host a pair of gamers subsequent weekend. Stanford switch Kanaan Carlyle and Drexel switch Amari Williams are anticipated to go to.
Filed to: Switch portal