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Originally Posted by wadc45
I really believe Harangody is an impressive player, and would add great depth, especially if we got Oden for a year or two. but if we are able to land Oden, Cook, Conley, and Lighty, I would really like to see Raymar Morgan with that group, especially with Dallas Lauderdale waiting in the wings.
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Don't forget we also have B.J. Mullens coming in in '08, and he's supposed to be a top 25 talent in his class. Man is Matta doing a great job. We just have all of these studs looking at OSU now. |
04-30-2005, 10:57 AM
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At the Spiece Tourney in Ft. Wayne.......Luke's AAU team pulled out of the tourney and will be at the top 100 camp on Saturday in Indianapolis instead. The rumor is that Thad Matta may be in attendance.
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05-03-2005, 10:10 AM
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Luke Harangody entered a recent meeting with Indiana University coach Mike Davis as a skeptic.
He left the meeting with a scholarship offer -- and a fifth school to add to his list of finalists.
The 6-foot-7 Andrean junior center will weigh offers from Indiana, Purdue, Ohio State, Northwestern and Notre Dame as he nears a decision on his college future. Indiana didn't show any interest during Harangody's first three years at Andrean, but jumped into the running last month.
"It did kind of come out of nowhere," Harangody said. "They said the reason was that they really didn't recruit anybody during that period of time because Coach Davis said he was too involved with his job and taking care of his players with all the rumors about him losing his job."
The Hoosiers missed the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season, and IU athletic director Rick Greenspan issued what amounted to a win-next year-or-else mandate.
"I was kind of skeptical," Harangody said. "(But) that was the first day that college coaches could come to recruits and he came to Andrean first. I thought that was a good sign.
"He's just a coach that cares about his players and he's always there for them and wants to take care of them."
Harangody has a busy week ahead of him. He will take an unofficial visit to Notre Dame on Thursday, and he's scheduled to take the SAT on Saturday.
If he decides on the Hoosiers, he'll continue a family legacy at the university. Harangody's father Dave played for the IU football team. His brother Ty, a member of Andrean's Class 3A state championship football team, will enter coach Terry Hoeppner's football program on scholarship next fall.
The rest of the finalists for Harangody's services have been in the running far longer than Indiana. Purdue coach Matt Painter was a frequent spectator at Andrean games this past winter.
"It's been real hard," Harangody said. "It's gonna be a real hard decision for me. I'm really high on all the schools."
Though he plans to make the most of his official visits, Harangody left the door open for that to change. Informed that Merrillville running back James Aldridge was so impressed with Notre Dame that he canceled the rest of his trips before verbally committing on Monday, Harangody didn't discount the notion that he, too, could make a decision soon.
"That could happen Thursday," he said.
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Sources are saying this battle will come down to Ohio State and Purdue.
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05-10-2005, 09:51 AM
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By Kyle Lamb
Date: May 10, 2005
So much of the focus from Buckeye basketball fans has been on Indianapolis Lawrence North duo Greg Oden and Mike Conley, but there is another player from Indiana who the Buckeyes are very interested in. Luke Harangody of Merrillville Andrean is one of the state's top big men, and he has been interested in Ohio State for quite some time. Kyle Lamb had a chance to speak with Harangody and got the latest on his recruitment.
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Although much of the frenzied hype and speculation has centered around Indianapolis Lawrence North’s Mike Conley and Greg Oden, who made official visits to Ohio State this past weekend, another Indiana standout has quietly remained peacefully under the radar. Monday afternoon, Bucknuts brought him to the surface to get the latest on his own recruitment.
Luke Harangody, a 6-8 PF/C combo from Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean, visited Notre Dame on Thursday and is listing Ohio State as well as a few other Big Ten schools. We asked the four-star junior according to ScoutHoops.Com to update us on what has been going through his mind.
Harangody averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds this past season as a junior for Andrean. He is being looked at as a possible four or five in a 2006 recruiting class that Ohio State is hoping to complete by the end of the summer.
If Ohio State were to land Oden, Harangody could be viewed as a possible four, or even a center that would take over the reigns after Oden left Ohio State in a couple of years. Currently, Oden is down to Ohio State and Wake Forest with Indiana looking in from the outside.
But here is the latest on Harangody…
Bucknuts: So you took a visit to Notre Dame this past weekend?
Luke Harangody: “Yeah, I did, actually.”
BN: How did that go?
LH: “Well, it wasn’t an official, it was an unofficial visit actually, and it was just on Thursday.”
BN: So you were only up there Thursday?
LH: “Yes.”
BN: How far is South Bend (Ind.) from Merrillville?
LH: “About an hour and a half.”
BN: What all did you do while you were there?
LH: “I met with Coach (Mike) Brey for a while and walked around with the players on campus.”
BN: I remember you mentioned a couple of weeks ago that you had not heard from them (Notre Dame) in a while, have they been recruiting you since then?
LH: “Yes, they have.”
BN: Have they offered you a scholarship?
LH: “Yes.”
BN: Did they do that this weekend or before?
LH: “They offered me before I came up.”
BN: You’re hearing more from Indiana now, too. Where do they stand in the process?
LH: “They are just saying they would really like me to come to school there and they think it would be a great fit for me with my brother being down there (on a football scholarship) too.”
BN: Have you had a chance to take any other visits these past few weeks?
LH: “No, I haven’t.”
BN: Do you have any lined up?
LH: “Actually I might me coming to Ohio State here in a little bit, maybe in a few weeks, but we’ll see.”
BN: What schools are you seriously considering right now?
LH: “Right now it’s still probably Northwestern, Notre Dame, Indiana, Ohio State, and Purdue as the schools I’m most serious about.”
BN: Has Ohio State talked to you about their recruiting efforts and their desire to reel in a few other Indiana players in Mike Conley and Greg Oden?
LH: “Yeah, they have talked to me about that.”
BN: What are your thoughts on the idea of playing with them, especially being Indiana kids?
LH: “I think Coach Matta could bring in a great class and it would be really great for Ohio State. That could be a great team.”
BN: How is your AAU season coming as you guys (SYF Players) had a real good tournament down in Houston at the Kingwood Classic?
LH: “Yes we’re doing really well. We haven’t got to play since then.”
BN: I am guessing you’re really anxious to get back out on the court?
LH: “Definitely.”
BN: Talk about one of your teammates, (6-8 PF) Jamil Tucker. I have seen his name pop up a lot more this spring.
LH: “He just can go inside and out. He has gotten a lot more aggressive and rebounded a lot better. I think he’s gotten a lot better and I think he’s grown up a lot more too. He can bang the three as well.”
BN: I guess I heard him described as a three-point shooter, is that accurate or is that something he does well on the side?
LH: “He does that well too, but he does a lot pretty well but he can also drive and score inside too.”
BN: Is he a legit 6-8 or 6-9?
LH: “I would say that’s right.”
BN: Are you going to take any officials soon or unofficials, or do you know?
LH: “I have to see if I can get anything lined up, but I don’t know here at the time.”
BN: Are you planning to start winding things down this summer?
LH: “Yep, that’s the plan.”
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By Dave Telep National Recruiting Director
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When you’re hot you’re hot and Luke Harangody is all that and more. The Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean big man took an official visit last week and he’s eyeing five schools.
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</CENTER><CENTER> </CENTER> Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana and Northwestern are his top five and he wants to stay in the midwest. He has visited all the schools on unofficial visits, at this time he does not have any official visits scheduled.
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At the State AAU tournament at Warren Central High School in Indiana over the weekend, Luke scored 15 points in a victory. Harangody is watching his diet and lifting on a daily basis. His top five teams are still Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue, Northwestern and Ohio State. He says he is close to a decision and that no school on his list stands out but that he just wants to get it over with.
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At the Indiana AAU state championship, Luke's team won the championship 85-71, Harangody scored 19 points and did it all in the final.
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5/22/05
Luke says he will make a decision sometime this summer. He is described as a throwback player.
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Rivals.com has posted video of Luke in action.
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