Indiana Basketball Source watched Collin O'Connor's 2020 Grand Park Premier practice Wednesday night. Many of the prospects showed potential during the workout.
Zavier Turner, our 9th best college prospect in the 2013 class, committed to Ball State on July 31st. Turner entertained offers from St. Louis, Georgia State, Loyola, Evansville, Indiana State, and Miami (OH) before committing to the Cardinals.
Turner entered the club season looking to prove that he was a high-major type prospect and I believe that hurt his performance at times. He never was able to secure an offer from a BCS program, but overall was still solid this spring and summer.
Turner is an explosive, jitter bug point guard. He is well built for his age and that combination of quickness and strength makes him a tough defender. Turner is really good at shooting off the dribble or with his feet set. The major downside in his game is his height,with him only being 5-8 or 5-9. He makes up for his height with his quickness and toughness. Turner should be fantastic in the MAC.
There are many players that had very good high school seasons, but these are the players that stood out to us when you take in all the factors of production, competition and success among other things. Here are our four Indiana all-state teams for the 2012-2013.
Franko House took an official visit to Ball State this weekend and on Sunday he pledged his commitment to the program. House had scholarship offers from Bowling Green, Evansville, Mercer, Toledo, and Western Michigan. He is the 16th best college prospect in our overall 2013 prospects rankings.
House is a beast of a player. Wide, strong, and quick...he is tough to defend inside and outside at the high school level. He can put the ball on the floor as well as hit the mid-range jumper. House is most productive in the paint right now, using his strength and touch around the basket to dominate. The biggest question for the next level is what position will he defend. House is a bit of a "tweener" between small forward and power forward, but that also makes him versatile on the offensive end.