'09 IN PF Stephen Van Treese (Louisville Verbal)

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Everyone courting top Indy recruit
BY RICK BOZICH | THE (LOUISVILLE) COURIER-JOURNAL
The word is that Stephan Van Treese of Lawrence North High School outside Indianapolis is one of those players whom Final Four-caliber basketball programs are pursuing as vigorously as Van Treese pursues rebounds.

This is the way life will be for father and son for the next year, because they said they don't expect to commit to anybody until at least next summer - even though Notre Dame, Purdue, Xavier and Ohio State already have offered scholarships, too.

The Enquirer - Everyone courting top Indy recruit

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KY Hoopfest: Day 2......Van Treese displayed good passing ability and good offensive moves.

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NCAA hoops blog

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

The Next Big Thing?

The Courier-Journal's Rick Bozich has a little update on a kid who appears to be of interest to just about every school within striking distance of this blog. That would be Stephan Van Treese of Indianapolis Lawrence North High School.

Van Treese, who's playing this summer for Indiana Elite, is a 6-8, 225-pounder in the Class of 2009, and he seems to be carrying on the tradition of Greg Oden and Eric Montross in Indy. Van Treese is rated only 41st in the country by Rivals.com, due partly to a bout with mono this past spring, but the rating hasn't hurt interest in the player.

Among the schools in pursuit of Van Treese: Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, Connecticut, North Carolina, Duke, Florida and Kansas. Notre Dame, Purdue, Xavier and Ohio State already have offered scholarships.

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Scouts are looking
Area players getting interest from colleges
By Chris Sims
chris.sims@indystar.com

Who will be the next big hoop star coming from the north suburban area?

It's a toss-up, if you follow the trail of college recruiters.
Lawrence North's Stephan Van Treese seems to be following in the footsteps of past players for coach Jack Keefer.

Van Treese, a junior, is being heavily recruited but isn't ready to narrow the field of suitors.

Offers have arrived from Indiana, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue and Xavier, with more sure to come. Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Kansas, Louisville, Marquette, North Carolina and Virginia are all showing interest in the 6-9 center.

"I am waiting to see at the end of this month what all schools are really interested in me," he said.

Van Treese's summer is busy with AAU games and appearances with the Addidas National Team, where he will get to play against teams from China and Europe.

The toughest part has been rebounding from a bout with mononucleosis. He has been working to regain his strength with Ed Schilling, the same trainer used by former LN players Greg Oden and Mike Conley.

"Ed has helped me out a lot," Van Treese said. "I feel this month I need to show a lot. I don't feel I have performed to my 100 percent potential."

Also receiving some offers is 6-9 forward Jeff Robinson. Butler and Purdue have provided offers, while Illinois has been pretty faithful, along with a host of other schools, in showing interest.

Robinson recently cracked a bone in his foot and will be out for three to four weeks.

"He just gets letters from Illinois and IU and Stanford. It is the typical stuff. He is a 6-9 kid they are keeping an eye on," said Jack Keefer.

Purdue and Notre Dame have expressed interest in 6-3 junior guard Larry Smith, while 6-9 sophomore forward Dominique Ferguson has shown up on the Boilermakers' radar as well. Illinois and Kentucky are expressing interest in 6-1 junior guard Kyree Jones, a transfer from Chicago Julian.

"They have all been strong enough that interest has been shown," Keefer said. "Van Treese and Robinson have gotten offers because they played well. Van Treese got most of that because of stepping it up last year. He has stepped up this summer and played pretty well."

Scouts are looking | IndyStar.com

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Some of the state's top high school basketball players will be on display in the Circle City Classic's Challenge of Champions scheduled for Dec. 8 in Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Fort Wayne Luers sophomore DeShaun Thomas, rated as one of the top five players in the nation in the Class of 2010, and Lawrence North forward Stephan Van Treese, one of the state's highest-ranked juniors, headline the field.

Other schools in the event are Class 4A runner-up North Central, Class 4A champion East Chicago Central, Marion, Lafayette Jeff, Brownsburg, Batesville, Howe and Warren Central. Specific matchups are to be set.

Warren Central is led by Ohio State recruit Walter Offutt, and Marion includes North Carolina State recruit Julius Mays. Batesville has high-scoring junior guard Colt Ryan, and Howe returns the school's all-time leading scorer, IUPUI-bound Larry Stone.

IndyStar.com

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Rivals.com$ (Brian Snow)

Van Treese finishes summer strong.......

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Rivals.com$

Van Treese has narrowed his list to Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Kentucky, UCLA, Florida, Louisville, Wisconsin, Michigan State, North Carolina, Kansas and Wake Forest.

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Originally Posted by OSUBasketballJunkie

Van Treese has narrowed his list to Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Kentucky, UCLA, Florida, Louisville, Wisconsin, Michigan State, North Carolina, Kansas and Wake Forest.

Wow, that's narrow!

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Rivals.com$ (Indiana site)

Van Treese visited Indiana and Purdue this past week. Indiana was hoping for a verbal but Van Treese intends to wait. UNC and Wake are scheduled to visit him in the near future.

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Rivals.com$

Van Treese will be visiting Louisville this weekend.

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Stephen visited Louisville and came away impressed. He is starting to narrow things down and will decide this time next year.

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Rivals.com$ (Louisville site)

Van Treese enjoyed his trip to Louisville this past weekend. Louisville has offered. Plans on visiting Wake and UNC this fall.

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Scout.com$ (Indiana site)

Van Treese will attend Indiana's midnight madness.

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Demling

Update: Stephan VanTreese

I checked in with Indianapolis Lawrence North junior forward Stephan VanTreese tonight and chatted with him about his unofficial visits to Indiana and Louisville.

I also talked to the 6-foot-9 VanTreese about a pending visit to Tobacco Road and other topics.

VanTreese said Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Purdue and UCLA have already offered him a scholarship, while Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas, Wake Forest and Michigan State are also showing a lot of interest.

"I cut it off at those 13 schools and I'm only talking to those," said VanTreese, who said he is likely to make a decision around the middle of next October.

VanTreese was at Indiana's Hoosier Hysteria last weekend and said "it was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed getting to see all of the fans there."

Not long after his trip, VanTreese found out about the penalties IU was self-imposing on coach Kelvin Sampson and assistant Rob Senderoff because of recruiting violations.

"That's doesn't bother me; not really at all," VanTreese said. "It's not really a big deal."

A top-75 player nationally and one of the top players in Indiana, VanTreese said he liked his recent visit to Louisville "really a whole lot. It was good."

"I loved the facilities and everything about it," VanTreese said. "With (coach Rick Pitino), everyone really likes him and respects him as a coach."

VanTreese still has Kentucky on his list but said he "wasn't sure" about his status with the Wildcats. "I don't know because I really haven't talked to them."

On Wednesday, VanTreese is leaving for a trip to visit North Carolina and Wake Forest. He'll be the leader on the likely No. 1 preseason team in the state of Indiana, which opens play Nov. 21 against Lawrence Central.

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Rivals.com$ (Indiana site)

Van Treese enjoyed his trip to Indiana. Van Treese states that the recent sanctions on the program will not affect his decision unless Indiana was banned from the post season.