IU basketball has contacted 2023 4-star recruit Simeon Wilcher, a supply instructed IndyStar. The connection was beforehand reported by 24/7 High School Hoops.
Wilcher, who had been set to attend North Carolina, just lately reopened his recruitment. Within the 2023 class, he’s ranked because the No. 34 general prospects and no. 7 combo guard, in keeping with the 247Sports Composite.
In accordance with 24/7 High School Hoops, Wilcher has heard from Seton Corridor, Texas Tech, Xavier, Louisville, Indiana, Georgetown, California, Georgia Tech and St. John’s.
Indiana is in want of a guard for the 2023-24 season. The Hoosiers have veterans Xavier Johnson and Trey Galloway within the backcourt, together with a youthful wave of gamers with excessive ceilings, however who’re comparatively unproven on the faculty stage, similar to CJ Gunn, Jakai Newton and Gabe Cupps.
IU coach Mike Woodson and his workers have achieved admirable work this offseason. The Hoosiers misplaced quite a lot of final season’s manufacturing, together with star Trayce Jackson-Davis, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Race Thompson, Miller Kopp, Tamar Bates and Jordan Geronimo. However IU has added some gifted items within the switch portal, similar to Payton Sparks (Ball State), Kel’el Ware (Oregon) and Anthony Walker (Miami, Fla.) to brighten the outlook of the 2023-24 season.
IU additionally landed 2023 5-star Mackenzie Mgbako, who was initially speculated to attend Duke earlier than reopening his recruitment and deciding on the Hoosiers. That is particularly of observe right here as a result of Mgbako and Wilcher had been teammates at Roselle Catholic Excessive College in New Jersey.
IU has one scholarship out there for the 2023-24 season.
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