3Ballin Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Not sure if anybody here has heard of him, but 247 has him in the top 10 for his class (2021) I believe and his dad said he was ranked 24. He is from Forest Park H.S. in Indiana. I worked with his dad up until a few years ago and he made the comment his son wouldn't even consider IU as long as Crean was the coach. I haven't had the chance to see him play, but curious if anyone has seen or heard anything on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, 3Ballin said: Not sure if anybody here has heard of him, but 247 has him in the top 10 for his class (2021) I believe and his dad said he was ranked 24. He is from Forest Park H.S. in Indiana. I worked with his dad up until a few years ago and he made the comment his son wouldn't even consider IU as long as Crean was the coach. I haven't had the chance to see him play, but curious if anyone has seen or heard anything on him. I thought I read somewhere where he has an unofficial to IU coming up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 I heard he's about 6'6" and not bad for a freshman...not sure he is a high major talent yet...I think he had an older brother go to Evansville a few years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Will be interesting to keep an eye on him. Unfortunately, 247 does not have any 2021 rankings just yet. Only the class of 2020 is currently ranked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 19 minutes ago, HoosierJax said: I heard he's about 6'6" and not bad for a freshman...not sure he is a high major talent yet...I think he had an older brother go to Evansville a few years back There's been two Hopfs that played at FP. Both were very good. I'm sure he's related.. just don't know how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Ballin Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, btownqb said: There's been two Hopfs that played at FP. Both were very good. I'm sure he's related.. just don't know how. He is the youngest brother in that family. Yes, both of his brothers played and were very good at FP and yes, one did play at E-ville. The whole family is big 'ole farm boys. DJ, when I looked at the 2021 recruits on 247 he was close to the top of the list. I didn't look close enough to see if there were actual rankings there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 minute ago, 3Ballin said: He is the youngest brother in that family. Yes, both of his brothers played and were very good at FP and yes, one did play at E-ville. The whole family is big 'ole farm boys. DJ, when I looked at the 2021 recruits on 247 he was close to the top of the list. I didn't look close enough to see if there were actual rankings there. Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Ballin Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: Link? https://247sports.com/Season/2021-Basketball/Recruits I think i did that right. He should be the 10th name down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 IU needs to keep an eye on Greensburg freshman Lane Sparks. He’s a silky smooth lefty and his dad was a hell of a player in his day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephul Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Very close distance wise to Hopf. Will be mid major, with a chance to be high major. I'm skeptical about the high major part.... Honestly, I think it all depends on his body, and how he's used. Like others have said, his cousins played. They were fairly big. Had trouble keeping weight off, at least one of them did. Curious if Curt will stay slim (which is what would be best), or if he'll bulk up and play the low post the rest of HS. I hope FP uses him like a 6'6" kid and not like a 6'10" kid. 6'6" is huge for the area, and he could tear it up playing down low. But it wouldn't be good for his game, collegiately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, IUwins0708 said: IU needs to keep an eye on Greensburg freshman Lane Sparks. He’s a silky smooth lefty and his dad was a hell of a player in his day. Who's his dad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, 3Ballin said: He is the youngest brother in that family. Yes, both of his brothers played and were very good at FP and yes, one did play at E-ville. The whole family is big 'ole farm boys. DJ, when I looked at the 2021 recruits on 247 he was close to the top of the list. I didn't look close enough to see if there were actual rankings there. The first two were cousins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 4 hours ago, btownqb said: There's been two Hopfs that played at FP. Both were very good. I'm sure he's related.. just don't know how. My old High school Knightstown played them in the semi state in 2006 and they had two Hopfs on that team. That was one of the best high school games I have seen in a long time with FP winning 79-76 with us missing a 3 at the buzzer to tie the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Pretty sure Marty Simmons will be looking at him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, IU Scott said: My old High school Knightstown played them in the semi state in 2006 and they had two Hopfs on that team. That was one of the best high school games I have seen in a long time with FP winning 79-76 with us missing a 3 at the buzzer to tie the game. Yes. That's when they were JR and SR. We beat them in the Regional when they were FR and SO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, HoosierJax said: Who's his dad? Ryan Sparks I believe. Can’t remember his first name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 His name is too short. We need to focus on recruiting players with multi-syllable last names that begin with a vowel. O-la-dip-o; An-u-no-by, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 57 minutes ago, 5fouls said: His name is too short. We need to focus on recruiting players with multi-syllable last names that begin with a vowel. O-la-dip-o; An-u-no-by, etc. Fair fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 This guy likes IU... https://247sports.com/Player/Terrence-Clarke-46049162 Hopf does too and I saw Jalen Blackmon had us on his early list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 10 hours ago, IUwins0708 said: Ryan Sparks I believe. Can’t remember his first name. Oh ok..probably no connection to the Sparks that coached at Vincennes JC in the 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 15 hours ago, IUwins0708 said: IU needs to keep an eye on Greensburg freshman Lane Sparks. He’s a silky smooth lefty and his dad was a hell of a player in his day. Is dad Ryan from Jac CenDel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Kurt Comer and Ryan Sparks were both Indiana All stars aT JCD back in my day. Both have transferred their kids to Greensburg. 2 of the 10 or so in the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said: Kurt Comer and Ryan Sparks were both Indiana All stars aT JCD back in my day. Both have transferred their kids to Greensburg. 2 of the 10 or so in the last few years. You go where the good coaching is, I don’t blame them. Greensburg coach is top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Also Sparks is related to Greensburg coach, 1st or 2nd cousin. Sucks for their hometown schools but that’s the way of HS ball nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: You go where the good coaching is, I don’t blame them. Greensburg coach is top notch. I agree completely. I really tried to get my son to go to Greensburg and Daughter to JCD. Neither played for a coach with any clue what so ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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