Indiana gained a high-stakes recruiting battle on Tuesday as four-star combo guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, the No. 23 participant within the 247Sports Composite rankings for the Class of 2022, dedicated to Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers. Hood-Schifino picked IU over Tennessee in a choice that aired dwell on CBS Sports activities HQ.

A Charlotte, North Carolina, native, Hood-Schifino has lengthy been a highly-coveted prospect. In 2019, he dedicated to Pitt and Jeff Capel earlier and was thought-about a coup for the previous Duke assistant, however he later reneged and decommitted from the Panthers final summer season. Kansas, Indiana, Tennessee, Texas, Memphis and others entered the image earlier than IU and Tennessee made his last minimize. He visited each colleges on officers earlier than touchdown on Indiana.

The dedication offers Indiana its second-highest recruit since Woodson arrived because the Hoosiers coach earlier this yr behind incoming freshman and former Texas commit Tamar Bates. He’s the third recruit within the 2022 cycle to select the Hoosiers, and he elevates IU from No. 20 to No. 5 within the nationwide rankings.