Weekly Recruiting Update

<p>We interrupt your Grit Region Finals programming to bring you a quick recruiting update from the last week. As we do each Sunday evening, we will unload the recent commitments, offers, visits, and more in the non-stop world of high school basketball recruiting. Let’s dive right in.</p> <ul> <li>The biggest news on the recruiting front last week was [player_tooltip player_id="1158245" first="Jack" last="Benter"] (Brownstown Central H.S. 2024) announcing his commitment to Coach Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday. His offer came on June 27th and just a couple of weeks later he pulled the trigger on his commitment.</li> <li>Also making big commitment news not long after receiving the initial offer was 6’9" center [player_tooltip player_id="1042497" first="Zane" last="Doughty"] (Ben Davis H.S. 2023) popping for Valparaiso. The IBCA Core Junior All-Star and "Supreme 15" selection had just recently visited the school before making his decision.</li> <li>Previously unsigned senior [player_tooltip player_id="1267650" first="Omari" last="Ferguson"] (Indianapolis Metropolitan 2022) committed to Los Angeles Trade Technical College.</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="868240" first="Joey" last="Hart"] (Linton-Stockton H.S. 2023) continued to add to his ever growing list of scholarship offers. This past week he added Florida Atlantic, Central Florida, and George Washington.</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="814532" first="Brandon" last="Trilli"] (Munster H.S. 2023) took his recruitment to a new level with his first Division II offer from Northern Michigan.</li> <li>The Big 10 continues to be in hot pursuit of 6’6" point guard [player_tooltip player_id="1297052" first="Jalen" last="Haralson"] (Fishers H.S. 2025). The Top 25 national prospect added offers from Michigan and Michigan State last week. Oklahoma also offered.</li> <li>5-star center [player_tooltip player_id="1363488" first="Flory" last="Bidunga"] (Kokomo H.S. 2024) added offers from Georgetown and Cincinnati.</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="868251" first="Jake" last="Davis"] (Cathedral H.S. 2023) finally broke through to the Division I level with his offers this week. The 6’6" sharpshooter was offered by Southeast Missouri State and Mercer. Indiana Tech also joined the party.</li> <li>6’5" versatile wing/forward [player_tooltip player_id="1160680" first="Gavin" last="Welch"] (New Castle H.S. 2023) took a visit to Bethel and was offered while on campus. The University of Mobile also extended an offer over the weekend.</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="1273741" first="DaJohn" last="Craig"] (Lawrence Central H.S. 2023) was offered by Wabash College while visiting the school on Wednesday. The Little Giants are coming off of a trip to the Division III Final Four.</li> <li>Also on Wednesday, [player_tooltip player_id="868264" first="Drew" last="Cook"] (Northview H.S. 2023) visited DePauw.</li> <li>On Tuesday, 6’5" wing [player_tooltip player_id="1162851" first="Nate" last="Matelic"] (Speedway H.S. 2023) went on a visit to Anderson.</li> <li>Manchester hosted and offered [player_tooltip player_id="1267614" first="Cameron" last="Young"] (Plainfield H.S. 2023).</li> <li>Manchester also had 6’5" forward [player_tooltip player_id="1273740" first="Shaun" last="Arnold"] (Ben Davis H.S. 2023) on campus this week.</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="868224" first="JaQualon" last="Roberts"] (Bloomington H.S. North 2023) added offers from Ball State and West Virginia.</li> <li>6’7" forward [player_tooltip player_id="868246" first="Grant" last="Leeper"] (Homestead H.S. 2023) was offered by Goshen.</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="1391655" first="T.J." last="Wilson"] (Terre Haute South H.S. 2023) reported offers from Lake Erie, Cloud County, Elmhurst, and North Park while playing at the Prep Hoops Grit Region Finals.</li> </ul>