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Perea a huge commitment for Indiana

Indiana has landed its highest ranked prospect since current NBA star Eric
Gordon made the call for the Hoosiers back in 2006. That's because
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Hanner Perea is ready to become a Hoosier following his weekend trip to
Bloomington.
"I decided to commit to IU," said Perea. "I have been thinking about it the
last few days and I just knew this was the place I wanted to go."
The 6-foot-8, 212-pound forward is the #10 ranked player in the Class of
2012. He is originally from the country of Colombia and in between time at prep
schools has lived his summers in Bloomington.
"I already know a lot about the school and I've been around it for a long
time," said Perea. "That helped me a lot with my decision."
Perea is now at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. His trip to
Bloomington this weekend was his third unofficial campus visit this fall to the
university.
"This weekend I was with Cody (Zeller) and Yogi (Ferrell), so it was a fun
weekend," said Perea.
He said he didn't mention to the duo during the visit that he was ready to
pull the trigger today.
"I didn't tell them,  I just did it," said Perea. "I told Yogi I was
going to do it, I just didn't tell him when."
Could the other weekend visitors join him at Indiana?
"I don't really know but I think they will," said Perea. "I think they like
it here too. They already know what positions they are going to play."
He's already begun to recruit the other 2012 prospects on the Indiana radar
including Hamilton Southeastern guard Gary Harris, the #24 player in the
Rivals150.
"I called Gary and told him I committed to IU and that if we could play on
the same team we could end up a great team," said Perea. "He congratulated me
and all that stuff."
The Colombian is known for his crowd pleasing dunks and blocked shots but
he's working hard to expand his repertoire.
"I am working on my shot, getting into better shape, working on my dribbling
skills----from here to when I get to IU, I feel I am going to get a lot better,"
said Perea.
Then he expects to continue to develop in Bloomington.
"I know Coach (Tom) Crean is going to help me a lot," said Perea.
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