Key players to watch on Saturday:
11:45 Assembly Hall: Indiana Elite team Indiana vs. Illinois Bears (U17)
- Indiana Elite has at least 4 players that IU is interested in, potentially even more. Marshall Plumlee(Arden Christ, NC), Cody Zeller(Washington) and Jeremiah Davis(Muncie Central) headline this team. Several other younger players (who also play on Indiana Elite's U16 squad) include Austin Etherington(Hamilton Heights), Kenny Kaminski(Medina, OH), and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera(North Central).
- Plumlee, the younger brother of Duke players Miles and Mason, has offers from Duke, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, NC State, Northwestern,Notre Dame,Purdue, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
- Zeller, also has older brothers playing at D1 schools (Tyler at UNC and Luke at Notre Dame) has offers from Butler, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Purdue.
- Etherington is IU's only commit for 2011 recruiting class.
- Kaminski has offers from IU, Michigan State, and Ohio State. He is in the 2012 recruiting class.
- Smith-Rivera (also of 2012) has offers from Cincinnati, IU, Louisville, Purdue, Tennessee, and Xavier.
1:00pm Assembly Hall: Indiana Elite team Indiana vs. Wabash Valley (U16)
- Etherington, Kaminski, and Smith-Rivera are all part of this team as well. It's expected that they will probably see the most time in this matchup and play a reserve role in the U17 game.
- Also for Indiana Elite, both Peter Jurkin (United Faith Christian Academy, NC) and Hanner Perea(United Faith Christian Academy, NC) are also two key 2012 recruits to focus on.
- Jurkin has offers from Clemson, Indiana, and South Carolina.
- Perea, has offers from Baylor and Indiana.
2:15pm Assembly Hall: Queen City Prophets vs. Shining Star (U17)
- Aaron Thomas(Aiken, OH) for the Prophets reportedly wore an IU basketball shirt to his first matchup at the SportsPlex last night, scoring 28 points in his team's win. The 2011 recruit currently does not have an offer from IU.
4:45om Cook Hall Men's Court: E. Gordon Central Stars vs. Adidas Team Hustle (U16)
- Jeremy Hollowell (Lawrence Central) plays for E.G Central Stars, had a solid game in his team's first matchup, finishing with a double-double: 17 points and 12 rebounds. Hollowell has offers from Cincinnati, IU, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Xavier. Hollowell will visit IU May 19, even though he is getting an additional preview this weekend of the facilities.
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