Grassroots Whip Around – Indiana Prospects Making Noise

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have been busy these first few weekends of the spring covering the Prep Hoops Circuit with stops in Louisville, Chicago, and Indianapolis so far. However, many of the top teams and prospects from the Hoosier state also compete on other circuits and and at events that we haven't had the chance to cover yet. Aside from having boots on the ground for a while at IndyBall, these next couple of weekends between the Hoop Group Indiana Jam Fest and then the annual Bill Hensley Memorial Run 'N Slam will be our first chance to see a lot of these players since their high school seasons ended. However, our job at Prep Hoops Indiana is always to keep an ear to the ground and trusted eyes in the gym even when we can't have boots on the ground ourselves. That means we are constantly getting information even from events we aren't specifically covering. This weekly series, Grassroots Whip Around, will help to provide exposure and coverage to some of Indiana's top emerging prospects that we DID NOT get a chance to see live, but have heard good things about from trusted sources. Let's dive on in.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1296999"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Fresh off winning a Class 2A state championship with Brownstown Central High School, Coomer has had a strong start to the spring with [program_tooltip program_id='2400041' first='Kyle' last='Guy Elite'] 2025. 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