Eric Gardner

Eric Gardner

Eric has covered high school basketball in the state of Indiana for the last five-plus years. He's helped out covering for various sites over that time scouting the best the Hoosier state has to offer. The AAU grind is always considered the best time of the year for him.

Recently, starting out as a free site dedicated to Purdue Basketball and Football Recruiting, TheBlackHammer.com grew into new business opportunites and eventually helping lead him to work with 247Sports covering Purdue in less than six months being live.

Eric can always be reached at eric@prephoopsindiana.com or follow him on twitter at @INPrep.

2021 Rankings: Northern Indiana Prospects

We take a look at the top players in 2021 in the northern part of Indiana.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 19, 2018
2021 Rankings: New Faces

We take a look at the newest player to grace our updated 2021 Rankings.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 19, 2018
2021 Rankings: Stock Risers

We take a look at the biggest stock risers in the latest 2021 Rankings.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 19, 2018
2021 Rankings: Centers

We take a look at our latest 2021 Center Rankings.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 15, 2018
2021 Rankings: Power Forwards

We take a look at our latest 2021 Power Forward Rankings.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 15, 2018
2021 Rankings: Small Forward

We take a look at the top small forwards in the class of 2021.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 14, 2018
2021 Prospect Rankings: Overall

We unveil our latest edition of the 2021 Prospect Rankings.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 14, 2018
Preview: Charlie Hughes Shootout

We preview the upcoming Charlie Hughes Shootout.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 13, 2018
2021 Rankings: Shooting Guards

We breakdown our updated 2021 Shooting Guard Rankings.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 13, 2018
2021 Rankings: Point Guards

We breakdown our updated 2021 Point Guard Rankings.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 13, 2018
Five 17U Teams That Impressed This Spring

We take a look back at those 17U groups that impressed us this Spring.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 8, 2018
Five 16U Teams That Impressed This Spring

We take a look back at those 16U groups that impressed us this Spring.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 8, 2018
Five 15U Team That Impressed This Spring

We take a look back at those 15U groups that impressed us this Spring.

by: Eric Gardner Jun 8, 2018
Recruiting Report: Kayden Key (2019)

We take a look at Frankton's Kayden Key and what makes him valuable to colleges.

by: Eric Gardner May 31, 2018
Notebook: Late Spring Recruiting

We recap the latest in recruiting in Indiana.

by: Eric Gardner May 31, 2018
Blog: Why So Few Offers Right Now For 2019s

We take a look at why the class of 2019 offers are smaller than you would expect.

by: Eric Gardner May 31, 2018
Recruiting Report: Jared Hankins (2019)

Jared Hankins list of interest is growing by the day, still looking for that first offer.

by: Eric Gardner May 31, 2018
Recruiting Report: Luke Heady (2019)

We take a look at those schools looking at Carmel's Luke Heady.

by: Eric Gardner May 31, 2018
2018 College Commitments: DII Colleges

Taking a look at those prospects who have committed in the 2018 class.

by: Eric Gardner May 30, 2018
2018 College Commitments: DIII Colleges

Taking a look at those prospects who have committed in the 2018 class.

by: Eric Gardner May 30, 2018