Here's a bit of what IU coach Tom Crean had to say about 2010 commit Victor Oladipo, who signed a National Letter of Intent Wednesday.
On his feelings on Oladipo's signing:
I'm excited about it. We've had Victor in our sights for a long time. I remember when I offered him a scholarship, I remember when I saw him the first time. I remember the feeling I had when I saw how improved he was when we told his coaches we were offering him a scholarship.
On Oladipo's athleticism:
He is a high-level athlete. Probably what we didn't say in that press release is that his motor just runs at a high level all the time. I think that's one reason why he's such a good defender. He takes pride in his defense. He takes pride in going after you, and I think he's going to fit in very well.
On Oladipo off the court:
He's an outstanding young man. Here's an example. I think there's 200 young men in his class at DeMatha. He was one of 10 chosen to have lunch at the White House with Barack Obama. And it wasn't like it was all athletes and things of that nature.
On Oladipo's potential:
He's pretty aware of what he's got to work on for a kid that age. He knows he's not anywhere close to the finished project. I have some friends in coaching that go through there because it's such a loaded program and there's so many players and they'll come out and they'll say, 'We had no idea he was that good.' And that's good news. And I'm glad that nobody tried to steal him away and that we didn't have to have a fight.
Also, Crean said there are several areas Oladipo has to work on, and that he has shown improvement in all of those areas. Here are his keys to success for Oladipo:
- Developing offensive consistency
- Crafting a reliable three-point shot
- Learning to finish with contact at the rim
- Playing as strong of defense off-the-ball as he does on-the-ball
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