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Indiana Junior All-Stars Announced

Published by Source on March 22nd, 2012

The junior teams, both the core squad and the two regional squads, were announced Thursday and feature several notable recruits. Indiana Junior All-Stars play against the Indiana Senior All-Star team in two exhibition games leading up to the seniors’ match-ups with the Kentucky All-Stars June 8th and 9th. The core team, six players who will play in both exhibition games, will team-up with the regional teams, six players each representing the North and South, to make a 12-man squad. The full rosters are below, with college commitments where applicable:

CORE ROSTER:

VJ Beachem (New Haven) – University of Notre Dame

Devin Davis (Warren Central) – Indiana University

Collin Hartman (Cathedral) – Indiana University

Zak Irvin (Hamilton Southeastern) – University of Michigan

Demetrius Jackson (Mishawaka Marian)

Tony Wills (Ben Davis)

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Indiana state playoffs kick off with sectional play

Published by Source on February 28th, 2012

Across the state of Indiana, a number of B1G and local committed prospects will be looking to advance their high school teams through sectionals. Play kicks off Tuesday night and 4 future state champions begin their journey to glory. Indiana separates high schools into 4 separate classes based on enrollment size (4A has the biggest schools, down to A with the smallest). A number of huge games will take place tonight, as the blind draw put several high profile teams against each other in the first round. Below is a breakdown of where the notable players will be and when you can check them out (all commits are 2012 unless noted otherwise, some times will be approx. as they may depend on previous game):

CLASS 4A

Sec. 1: Glenn Robinson III (Michigan) and Lake Central face Munster at Gary West Side (Tues 8pm/7 CT)

Sec. 6: VJ Beachem (Notre Dame ’13) and New Haven will play Jay County at Huntington North (Tues 6pm/5 CT)

Sec. 8: Ronnie Johnson (Purdue), Patrick Ingram (Iowa) and North Central face Gary Harris (Michigan State) and Zak Irvin (Michigan ’13) at Noblesville (Tues 7pm/6 CT)

Sec. 10: Jeremy Hollowell (Indiana) and Lawrence Central will meet Trey Lyles (Indiana ’14) and Arsenal Tech at Tech (Tues 6pm/5 CT)

Sec. 10: Collin Hartman (Indiana ’13) and Cathedral faces Basil Smotherman (Purdue ’13) and Lawrence North at Tech (Tues 7:30/6:30 CT)

Sec. 10: Devin Davis Jr. (Indiana ’13) and Warren Central will face the winner of the Lawrence Central/Tech game on Friday at Tech (6pm/ 5CT)

Sec. 11: Austin Burgett (Notre Dame) and Avon take on Southport at Southport (Tues 7pm/6 CT)

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Powerade Fab 50 Preseason List

Published by Source on October 20th, 2011

ESPNHS has released its preseason Powerade Fab 50, a list of the 50 best boy’s high school basketball teams in the country. There are a number of Illinois and Indiana teams on the list, as well as plenty of teams with players committed to or being recruited by B1G and Chicago-area colleges. Here’s the highlights of the list:

 

1. Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, IL)

- Chicago powerhouse Simeon landed the well-deserved top spot on this year’s list. Behind outstanding junior Jabari Parker, considered by some to be the best player in the 2013 class, the Wolverines lineup features several other highly-touted prospects. Senior Steve Taylor is already committed to Marquette, while junior Kendrick Nunn recently re-opened his recruitment after making an early pledge to Texas A&M. Also joining the group is junior point guard Jaylon Tate, who transferred to Simeon from De La Salle this past summer. Tate has been hearing from most of the B1G already, plus hometown DePaul, and has already landed an offer from Northwestern.

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New Fighting Irish commit: VJ Beachem (2013)

Published by Source on October 17th, 2011

VJ Beachem (New Haven, Indiana) became the first member of Mike Brey’s 2013 recruiting class when he made the call for Notre Dame a couple weeks ago. The 4-star prospect is ranked #72 overall by Rivals, and the #13 small forward in the class. Beachem had additional offers from Purdue, Iowa, Minnesota and Butler, but was being recruited be a number of other basketball powers, most notably Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State.

Beachem is a long and athletic wing who averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists as a sophomore last season. His previous school, Fort Wayne Harding, closed down after last year and Beachem is now in his first year at New Haven.

Once merely a perimeter threat, Beachem has added several new dimensions to his game. He had a fantastic summer playing for the Eric Gordon All-Stars AAU squad, alongside two future Hoosiers (Collin Hartman and Devin Davis), one Boilermaker (Basil Smotherman) and one Wolverine (Zak Irvin). In July, Beachem told Jeff Rabjohns of Rivals.com that he was often hearing it from his teammates to join them at the next level.

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VJ Beachem interested in Indiana, others

Published by Source on July 20th, 2011
He does not yet hold an offer from Indiana, but 2013 forward V.J. Beachem (Fort Wayne Harding) hopes to get one soon. “I’d love to get an offer from Indiana,” Beachem said at the adidas Invitational in Indianapolis. He also stated that he was “very interested” in Indiana. The rising junior has offers from in-state Purdue and Butler so far, as well as interest from Indiana, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and others.

Beachem is played with the Eric Gordon All-Stars this summer alongside Indiana commits Devin Davis and Collin Hartman. They also play with Purdue commit Basil Smotherman and high-major prospect Zak Irvin. Beachem noted that he has thought about playing with all of those guys on the next level, saying that playing with Hartman and Davis works now so it should work in college, too.

Purdue has been recruiting Beachem for the longest time and was the first program to offer him. He has also been on a visit recently to Michigan, one which he enjoyed very much. His AAU teammate Zak Irvin has been reported to be very high on the Wolverines right now.

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