5fouls Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Offered https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-class-of-2021-center-franck-kepnang/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Thanks 5. Thanks TDH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 I will not be surprised if our next assistant is tuned into that area and that AAU program. Bruiser may already have links there but maybe we dig deeper. Archie and Ostrom seem locked into Indiana. This might be the “out” of the inside out strategy. I would be very interested in someone who can hit Illinois hard too. Isaiah, Daryl Thomas, Quinn Buckner. Close to home. Not much to play for in-state. We have had a good tradition going in there. Lou Henson once complained publicly that we were raping their state of talent. That was one of the more bizarre admissions by an opposing coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 10 hours ago, BobSaccamanno said: I will not be surprised if our next assistant is tuned into that area and that AAU program. Bruiser may already have links there but maybe we dig deeper. Archie and Ostrom seem locked into Indiana. This might be the “out” of the inside out strategy. I would be very interested in someone who can hit Illinois hard too. Isaiah, Daryl Thomas, Quinn Buckner. Close to home. Not much to play for in-state. We have had a good tradition going in there. Lou Henson once complained publicly that we were raping their state of talent. That was one of the more bizarre admissions by an opposing coach. Eric Anderson and Justin Smith too. I agree, IL should provide a kid every few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Reacher said: Eric Anderson and Justin Smith too. I agree, IL should provide a kid every few years. RMK mostly recruited Indiana,Illinois and Ohio...that proved to be fertile grounds for winning teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 48 minutes ago, HoosierJax said: RMK mostly recruited Indiana,Illinois and Ohio...that proved to be fertile grounds for winning teams. Very true but also had key contributors from outside that area as well, Jim Thomas-FL, Garrett-CA and Smart-LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, IU Scott said: Very true but also had key contributors from outside that area as well, Jim Thomas-FL, Garrett-CA and Smart-LA. Yes..he did pick a few from other states as well...Joe Hillman from California is another...also got a few from junior college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Reacher said: Eric Anderson and Justin Smith too. I agree, IL should provide a kid every few years. People forget Michael Hermon too. He was one of the best that came out of Chicago during that time. He admitted years later if he had done things like Knight wanted he would be in NBA. Did a quick search to see where he was at and only thing I found was Director of Operations at Chicago St. Maybe CoachSS can chime in where he's at but wouldn't that be funny to have him come full circle. He certainly knows Chicago well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: People forget Michael Hermon too. He was one of the best that came out of Chicago during that time. He admitted years later if he had done things like Knight wanted he would be in NBA. Did a quick search to see where he was at and only thing I found was Director of Operations at Chicago St. Maybe CoachSS can chime in where he's at but wouldn't that be funny to have him come full circle. He certainly knows Chicago well. If I’m not mistaken,didn’t he get shot after leaving Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, HoosierJax said: If I’m not mistaken,didn’t he get shot after leaving Indiana Don't recall. Wouldn't be a surprise where he was from but I don't remember anything like that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU4Ever Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 No idea about Hermon possibly getting shot but there is this interesting background article on him from 1997. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-01-10-9701100054-story.html And we now return you to your regularly scheduled Kepnang programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Glen Grunwald was from Illinois as well, IIRC. Per RMK, he was the most talented kid he had ever recruited, and had he not gotten hurt, would have been an All-American . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Thinking about Hermon, it reminds me of the level of missed opportunities we had in Knight’s final seasons. Knight was just coming off those loaded early 90s teams. Those players were high character guys and the embodiment of Indiana basketball. Transitioning from that crew to the next did not work out well. But there was potential that whiffed. Hermon could defend, handle, score. He was big, strong fast. Sherron Wilkerson has some those same traits and that pairing could have been devastating if they developed. Both were highly talented. Rob Hodgson was a coach's son and an absolute stud who left because he didn’t want to redshirt. Then you had the high profile transfers of Jason Collier and Luke Recker. The ironic thing is by the time Knight separated from the school, the next roster he recruited had a very good crew of players in terms of having the right Indiana makeup. Knight undoubtedly would have thrived with, as seen by their 2002 run. A guy like Moye or Fife was hand picked by Knight to lead with the character and toughness he wanted. Regarding Hermon, he missed class, he was late for practice It’s not rocket science. These are actually the easy things in life. Just.do.them. Having talent —which he had in spades— is the harder part of the equation. You can see Knight was trying to get through to him with the 6 am running. A player like Hermon doesn’t get it. There’s nothing in it for a coach to do that. He could look the other way. He’s doing it to mentor you, help you function later in the real world, get you to grow up. Hermon obviously squandered it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 33 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: Thinking about Hermon, it reminds me of the level of missed opportunities we had in Knight’s final seasons. Knight was just coming off those loaded early 90s teams. Those players were high character guys and the embodiment of Indiana basketball. Transitioning from that crew to the next did not work out well. But there was potential that whiffed. Hermon could defend, handle, score. He was big, strong fast. Sherron Wilkerson has some those same traits and that pairing could have been devastating if they developed. Both were highly talented. Rob Hodgson was a coach's son and an absolute stud who left because he didn’t want to redshirt. Then you had the high profile transfers of Jason Collier and Luke Recker. The ironic thing is by the time Knight separated from the school, the next roster he recruited had a very good crew of players in terms of having the right Indiana makeup. Knight undoubtedly would have thrived with, as seen by their 2002 run. A guy like Moye or Fife was hand picked by Knight to lead with the character and toughness he wanted. Regarding Hermon, he missed class, he was late for practice It’s not rocket science. These are actually the easy things in life. Just.do.them. Having talent —which he had in spades— is the harder part of the equation. You can see Knight was trying to get through to him with the 6 am running. A player like Hermon doesn’t get it. There’s nothing in it for a coach to do that. He could look the other way. He’s doing it to mentor you, help you function later in the real world, get you to grow up. Hermon obviously squandered it all. I witnessed 2 assistant coaches drag a very intoxicated Hermon out of Damon's sports bar after the manager called 1 of the coaches. Man the guy sure could play just a lot of other things got in the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steubenhoosier Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 31 minutes ago, Tiz10 said: Hey Franck! We have a new assistant who really works well to improve bigs. C’mon to Bloomington and be Roberts-ized! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Next Thomas Bryant? Looks active, has good balance and soft hands. Could develop into a nice big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Another big guy that would be a nice fit in 21. Let’s not forget him. True 5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Strong work, @dgambill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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