Inside Indiana takes a look at the Hoosiers’ scholarship situation, with the recent commitment of Luke Fischer
2011-12 season
Seniors
Verdell Jones
Daniel Moore (put on scholarship this offseason)
Tom Pritchard
Matt Roth
Juniors
Derek Elston
Jordan Hulls
Christian Watford
Sophomores
Maurice Creek*
Victor Oladipo
Will Sheehey
Freshmen
Remy Abell
Austin Etherington
Cody Zeller
Total scholarships committed: 13 (counting Moore)
2012-13 season
Seniors
Derek Elston
Jordan Hulls
Christian Watford
Juniors
Maurice Creek*
Victor Oladipo
Will Sheehey
Sophomores
Remy Abell
Austin Etherington
Cody Zeller
Freshmen
Yogi Ferrell
Jeremy Hollowell
Peter Jurkin
Hanner Mosquera-Perea
Ron Patterson
Total scholarships committed: 14.
Here’s where the first oversign issue will crop up. The Big Ten allows teams to oversign by one in basketball, but they must be able to honor that commitment once it’s time to put the whole class on scholarship. There’s far too much that can happen to create that space for it to be responsible to speculate on how IU might make room. Just know that Indiana is oversigned right now.
2013-14 season
Seniors
Maurice Creek*
Victor Oladipo
Will Sheehey
Juniors
Remy Abell
Austin Etherington
Cody Zeller
Sophomores
Yogi Ferrell
Jeremy Hollowell
Peter Jurkin
Hanner Mosquera-Perea
Ron Patterson
Freshmen
Devin Davis
Luke Fischer
Collin Hartman
Total scholarships committed: 14.
So again, right now, Indiana is oversigned. Keep in mind right now, Maurice Creek is listed with the graduating class of 2014. Though it hasn’t been officially announced, Creek is virtually guaranteed to redshirt this season, which means his departure is bumped back a year.
This is even further off in the distance, so again, there won’t be any speculating as to how this all shakes out. But right now, Indiana is oversigned ahead of this season as well.
2014-15 season
Seniors
Remy Abell
Austin Etherington
Cody Zeller
Juniors
Yogi Ferrell
Jeremy Hollowell
Peter Jurkin
Hanner Mosquera-Perea
Ron Patterson
Sophomores
Devin Davis
Luke Fischer
Collin Hartman
Freshmen
Total scholarships committed: 13.
So right now, Indiana has all of its scholarships committed through the class of 2014’s collective freshman season. Again, things can (and probably will) change on this list between now and then. I’m not stating that with any sort of behind-the-scenes knowledge, but simply because odds suggest there will be turnover, as occurs naturally all over the sport and the country.
2015-16 season
Seniors
Yogi Ferrell
Jeremy Hollowell
Peter Jurkin
Hanner Mosquera-Perea
Ron Patterson
Juniors
Devin Davis
Luke Fischer
Collin Hartman
Sophomores
Freshmen
None committed as yet
Scholarships committed: 10.
So Indiana, right now, has three spots open in the current high school freshman class. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of that class, with players like Matt Holba and Jalen Coleman getting early mention (and Coleman a scholarship offer). Again, there could also be more openings (you’re going to tell me none of those 2012 recruits has a chance to be NBA ready before their senior season?) and other changes, but for right now, this is what things look like four years out.
- Zach Osterman
- Indiana Insider - InsideIndiana