Forum report details Tom Crean’s schedule for his 10-day recruiting trip

[CalebMaxson]

Recently it was announced that sanctions would be amended and IU coach Tom Crean would be granted a 10-day trip to meet and recruit players across the country. Apparently it was cleared of any compliance issues, but it’s still unknown what kind of effect it might have on the NCAA hearings this summer.

Crean is reportedly covering a lot of ground in just 10 days

Some view it as a huge opportunity for the IU basketball program to make up some ground on the recruiting scene, while others view it as an unnecessary risk in the face of additional sanctions. Regardless, it appears that Crean is going to make the best of it.

The following is a reported itinery for Crean’s trip, posted by GLK81 on Peegs.com:

Day 1:

Morning: North Carolina

• Mason Plumlee (rated four-stars by Rivals.com): 6'10", 205 lb power forward, class of 2009.
• John Wall (five-stars): 6'4", 184 lb point guard, class of 2009. Top-rated PG in class.

Evening: Texas

• Roger Franklin (three-stars): 6'6", 217 lb small forward, class of 2009.
• Nolan Dennis (five-stars): 6'5", 185 lb shooting guard, class of 2009. Sixth-rated SG in class.
• Shawn Williams (four-stars): 6'7", 215 lb small forward, class of 2009.

Day 2:

Morning: New York

• Devin Ebanks (five-stars): 6'8", 185 lb small forward, class of 2008. Second-rated SF in class. Ex-IU commit.
• Lance Stephenson (five-stars): 6'5", 195 lb shooting guard, class of 2009. Second-rated SG in class.

Evening: Milwaukee

• Jamil Wilson (four-stars): 6'7", 211 lb small forward, class of 2009.
• Johnnie Lacy (four-stars): 5'10", 160 lb point guard, class of 2009.

Day 3:

Maryland/Virginia

• Frank Ben-Eze (three-stars): 6'10", 230 lb center, class of 2008.
• Maurice Sutton (three-stars): 6'10", 210 lb center, class of 2008.
• Dante Taylor (four-stars): 6'8", 230 lb power forward, class of 2009.
• Naji Hibbert (four-stars): 6'6", 195 lb shooting guard, class of 2009.
• Isaiah Philmore (four-stars): 6'7", 210 lb power forward, class of 2009.
• Donte Hill (four-stars): 6'4", 200 lb shooting guard, class of 2009.

Day 4:

Morning: Georgia/Alabama

• Richard Howell (four-stars): 6'7", 215 lb small forward, class of 2009.
• Christian Watford (four-stars): 6'7", 215 lb small forward, class of 2009.
• Nick Williams (three-stars): 6'4", 215 lb shooting guard, class of 2008. IU commit.

Evening: Connecticut

• Maurice Creek (four-stars): 6'4", 185 lb shooting guard, class of 2009.
• Tevin Baskin (four-stars): 6'6", 185 lb small forward, class of 2009.

Day 5:

Indiana

• Stephan Van Treese (four-stars): 6'9", 225 lb power forward, class of 2009.
• Derek Elston (four-stars): 6'8", 212 lb small forward, class of 2009. IU commit.
• Deshaun Thomas (five-stars): 6'7", 210 lb small forward, class of 2010.
• Travis Carroll: 6'9", 220 lb center, class of 2010.

Day 6:

Illinois

• Josh Harrellson (three-stars): 6'9", 265 lb center, class of 2008 JUCO. UK commit.
• Jordan Prosser (four-stars): 6'8", 210 lb power forward, class of 2009.
• Verdell Jones (three-stars): 6'4", 160 lb point guard, class of 2008.
• James Kinney: 6'1", 150 lb point guard, class of 2009.
• Kyle Rowley (three-stars): 7'0", 280 lb center, class of 2009.

Days 7-10:

Tournaments

[IUBalla512]

Wall in NC and Dennis in TX look huge...how high is their interest in IU at this point?

[iuhoosiers17]

Top-rated point guard in the nation? That would be kind of a big deal...I'm surprised I haven't heard of his name. Looks like we have some stiff competition though, pretty much this year's final four.

[CreamNCrimson86]

Sounds like a stressful 10 days for Coach Crean...hope it's worth it!

[joshturner]

hey i just wanted to introduce myself :P