End of July Recruiting Roundup
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The July evaluation periods have come to a close and AAU is winding down for the summer. August is generally a month where prospects will try and squeeze in some college visits to those schools that showed them love over…
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Continue ReadingThe July evaluation periods have come to a close and AAU is winding down for the summer. August is generally a month where prospects will try and squeeze in some college visits to those schools that showed them love over the course of the last few months. Here are some of the recent offers that have been handed out, who players are hearing from the most coming out of the summer, and a look at upcoming scheduled visits.
Joey Hart Joey Hart 6'5" | SG Linton-Stockton | 2023 State #214 Nation IN (Linton-Stockton H.S. 2023/Grand Park Premier 2023)
One of Indiana’s best in the Class of 2023 had a great summer playing for Grand Park Premier. The biggest recent news was that he had scheduled an unofficial visit to Indiana for August. Along with visiting the Hoosier, Hart will also head south to visit Central Florida for their football game against Boise State on September 2nd.
Drake came in with an offer to join the likes of Northwestern, Indiana State, and New Orleans. Wichita State and Missouri have shown some interest as well.
Sam Orme Sam Orme 6'9" | SF Carmel | 2023 State #196 Nation IN (Carmel H.S. 2023/Grand Park Premier 2023)
Hart’s AAU teammate with Grand Park Premier, Orme will also unofficially visit Indiana in August. The 6’8″ sharpshooter could see his recruitment blow up in the coming months. Orme is hearing from several Big 10 schools along with adding a Western Michigan offer on Thursday. He also holds an offer from Indiana State.
Isaiah Davis Isaiah Davis 6'9" | PF Zionsville | 2022 State IN (Zionsville H.S. 2022/Team Teague 2022)
The 6’9″ forward had a solid summer with colleges at all levels intrigued with his combination of size and skill. Davis will visit Cedarville and Lee in August, he holds offers from both schools. He will check out Huntington as well.
Lipscomb, Air Force, and Mercer are the Division I schools that are the most heavily involved.
Logan Imes Logan Imes 6'4" | PG Zionsville | 2023 State #202 Nation IN (Zionsville H.S. 2023/Indiana Elite 2022)
Imes had an outstanding summer playing up with the 17u Indiana Elite team in July. His strong play earned the 6’3″ guard recent offers from Creighton, Drake, and UMass to add to his list of Akron, Bradley, and SIU-Edwardsville.
The 2023 Zionsville product has also been hearing from Butler and Penn State with each school likely to get a visit this fall.
Christian Nunn Christian Nunn 6'3" | SF L'anse Creuse North | 2022 State IN (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2022/Gym Rats Black 2022)
Nunn attracted a bunch of Division II interest over the summer with his physicality and ability to make plays off of the dribble. Saginaw Valley State, Indy, Malone, and Findlay are among the schools involved at that level, including D1’s Stony Brook and Army, D3 Anderson, and NAIA Rio Grande.
Joey Brown Joey Brown 6'6" | SG North Central | 2023 State #280 Nation IN (North Central H.S. 2023/George Hill All Indy 2023)
The 6’6″ wing picked up an offer from Illinois on Thursday. The Illini join LSU and IUPUI on Brown’s offer list.
Ryan Conwell Ryan Conwell 6'2" | SG Pike | 2022 State #155 Nation IN (Pike H.S. 2022/EG10 2022)
It wouldn’t be a recruiting update without more offers for Conwell. The 6’3″ guard added a UNC-Charlotte offer Friday afternoon joining Nevada who offered on Tuesday as the newest schools on his list.
Caedmon Bontrager Caedmon Bontrager 6'8" | PF Leo | 2022 State IN (Elevation Prep 2022/Team Teague 2022)
Bontrager received an offer from Division II power Fairmont State on Wednesday evening.
Connor Essegian Connor Essegian 6'4" | SG Central Noble | 2022 State #170 Nation IN (Central Noble H.S. 2022/Indiana Elite 2022)
The blow up of Essegian continued this week when the sharpshooter added an offer from Minnesota on Wednesday. Butler, Wake Forest, and Creighton are his other current high-major scholarships.
Andrew Leeper Andrew Leeper 6'6" | PF Homestead | 2022 State IN (Homestead H.S. 2022/Indy Heat Red 2022)
The 6’6″ athletic forward currently holds offers from Palm Beach Atlantic, Saginaw Valley State, Cedarville, and Midway, plus Division III opportunities at Wittenberg and Wabash. Leeper has visited Palm Beach Atlantic recently and is scheduled to go to Olivet Nazarene on August 4th. He has a long list of interest as well having heard from the likes of Youngstown State, Army, Purdue Fort Wayne, VMI, Grand Valley State, Malone, Marian, St. Francis and many others.
A.J. Dancler (Southport H.S. 2023/George Hill All Indy 2023)
Dancler earned his first Division I offer on Tuesday night from Northern Illinois.
Jaxon Edwards Jaxon Edwards 6'6" | SF Cathedral | 2022 State IN (Cathedral H.S. 2022/D1 Indiana 2022)
There haven’t been many players in the state blow up the way Edwards has over the last several months. On Monday he picked up yet another scholarship offer, this time coming from local Ball State.
Zack Jeffers Zack Jeffers 6'1" | PG Liberty Christian | 2022 State IN (Liberty Christian H.S. 2022/Gym Rats Black 2022)
While on a visit to Covenant College down in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, Jeffers received an opportunity to play for the Division III institution.
Jaden Terry (Lawrence Central H.S. 2018/Tiffin University)
The 2018 Lawrence Central graduate averaged 2.5 points per game in two seasons of play at Division II Tiffin. He has decided to transfer to Earlham College.