The Hoosiers are in the top group for a priority basketball target in the 2018 cycle.
Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy point guard Darius Garland tweeted his top six schools on Friday, which included IU, Duke, Vanderbilt, UK, Kansas and UCLA in no particular order.
Garland visited Duke unofficially this summer, and Vanderbilt is the hometown school. He has not made a trip up to Bloomington yet to visit with the new staff, although, he visited IU last year just prior to Hoosier Hysteria.
IU head coach Archie Miller and the Hoosiers have made him a priority during the July evaluation period, regularly attending his games. Miller also visited Garland just after taking the IU job.
“They came to the school a couple of weekends ago, Coach Miller for the first time,” Garland said in April. “He’s a good guy and real energetic for his school. I think he’s ready to rock and roll.”
The five-star was tabbed a fourth team All-American by Maxpreps.com after averaging 23.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a junior, leading Brentwood Academy to a 30-2 overall record, Tennessee's Division II Class AA state title and a No. 10 national ranking.
He also averaged a team-high 16.8 points and 5.5 assists per game through the two spring live periods for Bradley Beal Elite on Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League Circuit, then averaged 16.8 points and 2.2 assists per contest this July at the Nike Peach Jam.
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