With Tom Crean seated right under the basket, IU target Jeremiah Davis put on quite a performance in an 82-62 win for Indiana Elite/Team Indiana One in their opening game at the It Takes 5ive Classic.
Though Crean's top priority for the 2011 class seems to be 5-star point guard Marquis Teague, Davis looks like a good option as well. Playing alongside Bloomington South point guard and recent Xavier commit Dee Davis, Jeremiah Davis shined both off the ball and as the point man.
The Muncie Central guard scored 13 of his team's first 24 points and finished with about 20, frequently penetrating from the top of the arc and blowing by his defender for two. He was quick, strong to the basket, passed well, defended well, was vocal and played well with his teammates.
Davis, a four-star recruit ranked No. 76 in the 2011 class according to Rivals.com, is a big guard that has drawn comparisons to Utah Jazz star Deron Williams, which he calls "a great compliment."
The high school junior has recently received offers from Cincinnati and Xavier, and he hopes to get one from Wake Forest in the near future. He already has offers from IU, Purdue, Tennessee and Ball State. Billy Gillespie offered while at Kentucky, and Calipari is still recruiting him.
Davis had plenty of kind words for Crean, calling him "a good influence" and "a great competitor," and certainly noticed him watching this afternoon.
"I saw him down there every time I went down there so that was a lot of pressure," he said. "But I tried to be loose and play together with my teammates."
He added that he is looking forward to meeting new coaches this summer. After Cincinnati, Davis will head to Louisville later this week and then Memphis early next week.
