Class of 2024 Lutheran East (Oh.) and Indy Heat forward Jesse McCulloch added several high major offers this month.
The latest school to offer McCulloch is Indiana, which extended a scholarship offer to the 6-foot-9 forward on Wednesday.
Inside the Hall spoke with McCulloch about the offer, why his recruitment expanded this month, his game and more. Our complete Q & A is available below:
On his reaction to the Indiana offer:
“I was excited when I got a call from coach (Mike Woodson) and they just gave me the opportunity to go to Indiana.”
On the conversation and when Indiana became involved:
“Coach said when he watched me, he saw the improvement over the course of the summer. I started talking to them during the (EYBL) session in Kansas (early July).”
On the offers he earned this month:
“I got Wisconsin, Michigan State, Xavier, Butler, Virginia Tech. Before the summer, the only high major offer was Missouri. But after the summer, I got Michigan State and I started blowing up since then.”
On what changed in terms of high majors now jumping into the mix:
“Just my growth. I grew over the summer. I just kept putting the work in and it showed on the court.”
On the strengths of his game and what he’s trying to work on:
“I’m a great pick-and-pop, pick-and-roll big man. I can switch onto guards on defense and I’m a real gifted passer. I try to work on every part of my game. Ball handling, pushing the ball up the court so I can do everything the coach wants me to do.”
On what it’s like to get several new scholarship offers this month:
“It feels great, but at the end of the day, I know I’ve just got to keep my head down and keep working.”
On what else Indiana mentioned during the call and the potential for a visit:
“We talked for about 15 minutes. We were just talking about the opportunity they were giving me and when we could set up a visit. I’m going down there around the end of August. We’re trying to set up a visit.”
Blessed to say I have received a division 1 offer from Indiana University #GoHoosiers @coachjonesLE @sammybball87 @NEO_Spotlight @PrepHoopsOH @MikeWoodsonNBA @Coach_KHunter @Coach_Ya @ClifMarshall @IndianaMBB pic.twitter.com/GouYW0u4Sz
— Jesse McCulloch (@JesseMcCulloch4) July 27, 2022
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