May 20, 2008

Mike Pegram

Multiple sources indicate now to Peegs.com/Inside Indiana that 7-foot, 255-pound center Tijan Jobe will sign a letter of intent with Indiana today. Jobe is a sophomore now at Olney Central College in Illinois and has two years of college eligibility.

Jobe is originally from the African country of Gambia. He has flown a bit under the radar after averaging just 3.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game this past season at Olney Central. He shot 54.1% from the floor but only 40.5% from the charity stripe.

According to sources, Jobe has been on the Hoosier campus today with Olney Central head coach Mike Burris. The 7-footer moved transferred to Olney Central last year after spending one year at Butler County C.C. in Kansas. Jobe came from Gambia to the USA in 2004 and graduated from Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina before moving on to junior college.

The Jobe signing comes only a day before the Hoosiers are expected to hear from 6-foot-10 center prospect Maurice Sutton. The high school senior from Maryland is planning to announce his college choice tomorrow, the final day of the spring signing period.