Indiana continues to be in pursuit of its first dedication within the class of 2024, however the Hoosiers are within the combine with a number of high prospects.
Our recruiting board was up to date Monday and highlights 17 nationally ranked prospects nonetheless on the board as potential commits.
Right here’s the newest on a number of prospects Indiana is recruiting within the 2024 class:
Flory Bidunga
Bidunga isn’t any stranger to IU followers as the highest prospect within the state of Indiana. The Kokomo and Indiana Elite large man is the No. 4 participant nationally within the 247Composite and has taken a number of unofficial visits to Bloomington.
The end line in Bidunga’s recruitment seems to be in sight. He informed Deshawn London of 247Sports that Michigan, Kansas, Indiana, Auburn, Cincinnati and Duke are recruiting him exhausting and that he’s “coming in the direction of the tip” of his recruitment.
Tyler Betsey
The St. Thomas Extra (Conn.) ahead took an official go to to Indiana in June and the Hoosier employees watched him on the Peach Jam in the course of the first July analysis interval. In keeping with a report by Adam Zagoria, Betsey is planning to make his school determination in both mid or late October.
The colleges listed for Betsey in Zagoria’s reporting included Duke, UConn, Alabama, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Creighton and Indiana.
VJ Edgecombe
The Lengthy Island Lutheran (N.Y.) wing has vaulted as much as five-star standing within the 247Composite rankings. He has but to take any visits, however just lately picked up a scholarship provide from Duke.
In a latest interview with Jamie Shaw over at On3, Edgecombe listed Duke, UConn, Windfall, Mississippi State and Michigan as the colleges he’s listening to from essentially the most proper now. Edgecombe additionally added that his recruitment is “nonetheless open,” leaving open the chance that extra colleges might enter the combo.
Edgecome additionally informed Rivals.com just lately that he stays “extensive open” in his recruitment.
Dylan Harper
The No. 1 participant within the 2024 class in line with the 247Composite, Harper is the youthful brother of former Rutgers guard Ron Harper Jr. and the son of former NBA guard Ron Harper. Indiana is among the many closing 5 colleges for Harper together with Rutgers, Kansas, Auburn and Duke. The Hoosiers hosted Harper for an official go to final fall.
In keeping with Zagoria, Harper’s timeline for a call “might final for a number of extra months.” As well as, the Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) and NY Rens guard informed Zagoria that Rutgers, Auburn and Kansas are three colleges he’d like to go to this summer time.
Asa Newell
Newell is one other prospect that Indiana has recruited for a big period of time and has already hosted for an official go to as a junior. The Montverde Academy and 1Family ahead spoke extremely of this system in a latest interview with Brandon Jenkins of 247Sports.
“They’ve been exhibiting numerous love,” Newell informed 247Sports. “Mike Woodson was within the NBA and I like their consideration to element with Jalen Hood-Schifino. It’s actually a basketball faculty with numerous tradition. So being in that setting goes to push me to be one of the best.”
Georgia has been the presumed favourite for Newell for fairly a while. Newell additionally informed Jenkins that he might take visits to Alabama, Gonzaga and Texas.
Derik Queen
Queen additionally hails from the loaded Montverde Academy program and is one other five-star prospect Indiana has recruited diligently. In keeping with Eric Bossi of 247Sports, Indiana and Maryland have “emerged forward of the pack” within the race to land Queen.
With Indiana in an uphill battle to land Bidunga, Queen just lately vaulted up our 2024 recruiting board and is at present Indiana’s high large man goal within the class.
Jaeden Mustaf
The newest growth with Mustaf doesn’t contain his recruitment. The Boo Williams guard just lately introduced that he’s shifting to Time beyond regulation Elite for his closing yr of highschool. Mustaf, who took an official go to to Indiana in June, will keep his school eligibility.
The 6-foot-4 guard at present has an inventory of colleges that features Florida State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Maryland, Miami (FL), North Carolina State and Virginia Tech.
Patrick Ngongba
One other submit prospect within the 2024 class, Ngongba has been one of many greatest inventory risers within the nation because the spring. In the newest 247Composite rankings, he’s the No. 26 prospect nationally.
The 6-foot-10 middle, who performs at Paul VI Catholic (Va.) and for Staff Takeover, is racking up provides. Within the final 24 hours, each Kentucky and Texas have prolonged provides and he additionally obtained a suggestion from Kansas earlier this month.
Kansas State, nonetheless, has clearly put in essentially the most time recruiting Ngongba up to now and their presence at considered one of his video games on the Peach Jam impressed the next tweet from Andrew Slater:
The Kansas State employees was there 4 deep. Good luck.No additional remark. https://t.co/Yp2EU3sTYo
— ?????? ?????? (@Andrew__Slater) July 9, 2023
Filed to: Asa Newell, Derik Queen, Dylan Harper, Flory Bidunga, Jaeden Mustaf, Patrick Ngongba, Tyler Betsey, VJ Edgecombe
