Prep Hoops Indiana Weekly Recruiting Update (8/11)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The offers, commitments, and visits continue to roll in here within the state of Indiana. We are now up to six Division I commitments and nine NAIA pledges just as the school year begins to start. The expectation among us at Prep Hoops Indiana is that this class will ultimately feature 25 or more Division I commitments and could approach 75 or more scholarship players. It is as talented, and deep, of a class as we have had in some time. Let's dive on in to our weekly recruiting update where we will highlight everything from the past week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297112' first='Samuel' last='Wellman'] (Portage H.S. 2025) started the week off on Monday by committing to Bethel. His announcement came less than 24 hours after [player_tooltip player_id='1297089' first='Mason' last='Bales'] (Northridge H.S. 2025) pledged to the Pilots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After visiting Michigan State on Monday, four-star guard [player_tooltip player_id='1561449' first='Steven' last='Reynolds III'] (South Bend Washington H.S. 2026) received an offer from Coach Tom Izzo and the Spartans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another IHSAA announced their intention to transfer out-of-state on Monday as Jaymen Townsend (Marion H.S. 2025) is headed to Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297093' first='Michael' last='Cooper'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025) committed to Wright State on Tuesday. The 6'3" point guard saw his recruitment really take off over the summer. He is ranked #12 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class of 2025 Prospect Rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Tuesday, [player_tooltip player_id='1297028' first='Gavin' last='Betten'] (Manchester H.S. 2025) announced his commitment to Grace College. The 6'7" left-handed power forward is ranked #2 8in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class of 2025 Prospect Rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>IU-South Bend announced a late addition to their incoming 2024 class as Mancell Hill (South Bend Riley H.S. 2024) committed to the Titans on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four-star, Top 100 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1388408' first='Tre' last='Singleton'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025) released his Top 8 list of schools on Tuesday. Singleton, a 6'7" power forward, will make his final decision between Butler, Clemson, Louisville, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Purdue, Virginia, and Xavier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1296995' first='Carson' last='Gould'] (Warsaw H.S. 2025) committed to Taylor on Wednesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2267046' first='Jason' last='Gardner Jr.'] (Fishers H.S. 2027) received an offer from Purdue on Wednesday. He also holds an offer from Cincinnati.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Wednesday, Grace added another prospect to their loaded 2025 class as [player_tooltip player_id='1297094' first='Michael' last='Wellman'] (Portage H.S. 2025) announced his commitment. He joins [player_tooltip player_id='1297028' first='Gavin' last='Betten'] (Manchester H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='2050029' first='Luke' last='Bricker'] (Warsaw H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1297029' first='Grady' last='Carpenter'] (Tipton H.S. 2025), and [player_tooltip player_id='1297122' first='Tyler' last='Raasch'] (NorthWood H.S. 2025) in the Lancers recruiting class. Wellman is ranked #29 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class of 2025 Prospect Rankings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Class of 2024 commitment hit the news cycle on Thursday as Kobi Bowles (Lawrence North H.S. 2024) announced that he would be heading to Division I Incarnate Word.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560945' first='Dezhon' last='Hall'] (Pike H.S. 2026) became the latest IHSAA prospect to leave the state on Thursday. The 6'2" left-handed point guard announced that he would be transferring to play his junior season at Legacy Early College in South Carolina.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Manchester hosted [player_tooltip player_id='1297114' first='Talan' last='Boehler'] (West Vigo H.S. 2025) for a visit on Thursday and extended an offer to the talented guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1928411' first='Preston' last='Sims'] (Northwestern H.S. 2025) announced that he would be transferring to Victory Rock Prep in Florida on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1428862' first='TJ' last='Davidson'] (Noblesville H.S. 2025) received an offer from North Park while visiting the school on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297097' first='Nathan' last='Baker'] (Fishers H.S. 2025) joined [player_tooltip player_id='1296995' first='Carson' last='Gould'] (Warsaw H.S. 2025) as he announced his commitment to Taylor on Thursday. The 6'6" forward is ranked #55 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class of 2025 Prospect Rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1373104' first='P.J.' last='Douglas'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025) announced his commitment to Wright State on Saturday. He joins high school teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1297093' first='Michael' last='Cooper'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025) and [player_tooltip player_id='1364589' first='Kellen' last='Pickett'] (Blackhawk Christian 2025) as Indiana prospects in the Raiders recruiting class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->