Justin Casterline/Getty ImagesFive-star small forward prospect Liam McNeeley has decommitted from Indiana, per 247Sports’ Travis Branham.
McNeeley, a product of Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, is considered to be the No. 15 overall prospect in the Class of 2024, the No. 4 small forward and the No. 3 player in the state of Florida, per 247Sports composite rankings.
His decision comes a day after it was reported that head coach Mike Woodson would remain in Indiana for the 2024-25 season. There has been speculation regarding Woodson’s future amid a 17-13 season, but Wednesday’s report confirmed he would return.
McNeeley, who was named a Naismith Trophy Boys’ High School All-American earlier this week, holds offers from Kansas, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas and others, according to 247Sports. Per ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, McNeeley picked Indiana over Kansas, but he also considered Texas in the weeks ahead of his commitment.
With McNeeley’s decommitment, Indiana now has no recruits for the Class of 2024. The Hoosiers are also set to lose a pair of seniors and could lose more players to the transfer portal or NBA draft. Indiana center Kel’el Ware is currently a first-round draft pick in Bleacher Report’s 2024 NBA Mock Draft.
Since Woodson took over as Indiana’s head coach in 2021, the Hoosiers have reached the NCAA Tournament twice, failing to make it past the second round in both years. Indiana is not projected to make the Tournament in ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s latest NCAA Bracketology.
After losing what would have been one of its top recruits of all time according to 247Sports, Indiana now faces plenty of uncertainty heading into next season.
Source : Bleacher Report