Whereas many of the focus this spring has been on Indiana’s switch portal recruiting efforts, the Hoosiers may additionally look so as to add freshmen to the 2025-26 roster.
With Trent Sisley already within the fold, Darian DeVries has additionally been in touch with a pair of sophistication of 2025 prospects.
Wing Braydon Hawthorne, who signed with West Virginia final fall, and guard Nyk Lewis, a former Xavier signee, are listening to from the Hoosiers.
The 6-foot-8 Hawthorne is from Beckley, West Virginia, and performed at Huntington Prep final season. In accordance with the Huntington Prep Instagram account, Hawthorne is drawing curiosity from Kentucky, Marquette, Kansas State, Dayton, Indiana, West Virginia and Virginia.
In accordance with On3.com’s Jamie Shaw, Michigan, Arizona State, Virginia Tech and Oklahoma State are additionally within the combine.
A current submit on Hawthorne’s X (previously Twitter) account reveals that he visited Virginia Tech final week. The Hokies lately employed Chester Frazier, who was on the West Virginia teaching workers final season, to affix Mike Younger’s workers in Blacksburg.
Hawthorne is ranked the 106th greatest prospect nationally within the senior class, in response to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Here’s a temporary scouting report from Travis Branham at 247Sports:
“The four-star ahead has dimension, large size and a really versatile skillset with a troublesome and aggressive mindset. Regardless of being roughly 180-pounds, Hawthorne doesn’t again down from anybody, will play bodily, battle on the boards, defend a number of positions and offensively he can rating on and off the ball, can actually go and put the ball within the gap from all there ranges.”
Lewis, a 6-foot-1 level guard from Gonzaga Faculty Excessive Faculty in Washington D.C., reopened his recruitment after Sean Miller left Xavier for Texas.
Thought of the No. 50 participant nationally by the 247Sports Composite and the No. 7 level guard within the class, Lewis has been in touch with Indiana, in response to Sam Kayser.
The 6-foot-1 guard lately took a go to to Vanderbilt, is planning to go to Iowa after the lifeless interval and can be listening to from IU, Seton Corridor, VCU and Texas, in response to Keyser’s report.
Right here is an excerpt from Adam Finkelstein’s scouting report on Lewis from 247Sports:
“Lewis is a lead guard that desires to play quick and get out in transition. He performs with nice tempo, however may also be shifty altering speeds on his option to the paint. He’s in fixed assault mode, so he can appear to be a scoring guard or get himself into robust spots at instances, however he’s an underrated general passer and distributor who averaged 3.9 assists vs. 1.6 turnovers within the current EYBL season.
“Within the half-court, his first-step is greatest when attacking proper off the catch. He’s usually beneath the rim and may wrestle to complete in visitors (42% 2pt FG% in EYBL play), however can even make artful lay-ups and hard floaters with comparatively deep vary. His left hand is superb, as each a passer and finisher.”
Class: Recruiting
Filed to: Braydon Hawthorne, Nyk Lewis
