Montverde Academy (Fla.) forward Trent Sisley became the first player to commit to Indiana in the class of 2025 on Monday afternoon.
Sisley, who played his first three seasons at Heritage Hills in southern Indiana, is considered a four-star prospect and the No. 75 player nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite.
The 6-foot-7 forward spoke with Inside the Hall about his decision to commit to the Hoosiers. Our full Q & A is available below:
On when he knew he was ready to make a decision:
“Probably within the last few weeks really just narrowing it down on IU in general. Before then, it was just those top four schools (IU, Purdue, Michigan State, Notre Dame) that I had planned visits to and ended up only taking the Purdue official (visit) and the IU official (visit) so then within the last few weeks then I kind of narrowed it down to IU and made that decision before I left campus.”
On the process of reaching a decision and how he knew he was ready:
“Just sitting down here and thinking about it and spending time talking to my family, my dad, mom, siblings, stuff like that, people I’m close with. Obviously, you want to make the decision that’s best for yourself, too, so I thought about it a lot and then I think it was the best decision for myself.”
On how his affinity for IU and being a fan of the program weighed in his decision:
“I don’t know if it weighed too much because I was trying to take the fan stuff out of it during the recruiting process. I just wanted to see what fit the best and where I had a good opportunity and where I can go and hopefully produce and have a great career. At the end of the day, it’s cool that I grew up an IU fan and now I’m getting a chance to play for them.”
On the work the Indiana coaching staff did in his recruitment:
“It obviously started with (coach) Woodson and him extending the (scholarship) offer in my freshman year. Ever since that point, it was a total group effort. Brian Walsh did a heckuva job recruiting me and my entire family. Probably the best recruiter throughout the entire process. Hearing from Calbert Cheaney, Jordan Hulls, Kenya Hunter, Yasir Rosemond, really just everyone on staff. Adam Howard. Everyone. I have great relationships with the whole staff there.”
On the transition from Heritage Hills to Montverde:
“It’s been good. I made the decision to come push myself and that’s what it’s been. Just learning new stuff every day, getting better…
