Archie posted this pic on Twitter this morning

[OGIUAndy]

5 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

Daryl Thomas was from Illinois as well.

Eric Anderson and Guyton too. I think it's very important to pull guys in from the midwest period. Indiana is a no brainer, but pulling in guys from IL, OH, MI, etc. would be ideal. 

[IU Scott]

16 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

A lot gets said about "Indiana players", but in RMK's heyday, there was almost always one player from IL and one player from OH, and in some cases multiple.  Indiana was ground zero, but Illinois and Ohio were very much core areas. 

These are nowhere near complete lists, but just the first examples I thought of:
IL: Buckner, Crews, Zeke, Grunwald, Wisman, Blab, Sloan
OH: May, Carter, Eyl, and several guys that were good but transferred: Calloway, Collier, Funderburke (not sure what that says about Ohio, but Knight didn't ignore it)

I think Giomi was from Ohio as well

[Muddy River]

6 hours ago, BGleas said:

But yes, agree you'd love to see those guys and even further back around the program as much as possible.

Would that include a certain former alum who also has a radio show in Indy? 

[BGleas]

3 hours ago, Zlinedavid said:

A lot gets said about "Indiana players", but in RMK's heyday, there was almost always one player from IL and one player from OH, and in some cases multiple.  Indiana was ground zero, but Illinois and Ohio were very much core areas. 

These are nowhere near complete lists, but just the first examples I thought of:
IL: Buckner, Crews, Zeke, Grunwald, Wisman, Blab, Sloan
OH: May, Carter, Eyl, and several guys that were good but transferred: Calloway, Collier, Funderburke (not sure what that says about Ohio, but Knight didn't ignore it)

Yeah, if IU recruits strong in mainly the Midwest, then going outside on occasion, that is a recipe for success. They don’t all have to be Indiana kids, but even just focusing largely in the Midwest will pay off.