Five must-get prospects in the 2025 Rivals150

August is a vital month in recruiting, as major national prospects are setting official visits and narrowing their lists of options with their eyes pointed toward fall decisions. As that takes place the picture of many programs’ recruiting boards is starting to clear. So too then are the must-get prospects for a number of coaching staffs.

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Charleston Bowles

Must get for: Indiana

A cocktail of factors have combined to make everything Indiana does this year feel massively important. The fact that the Hoosiers missed the NCAA tournament a year ago and limped to the recruiting finish while doing so has a lot of people in and around Bloomington on edge these days.

Losing Malachi Moreno to Kentucky last week was probably annoying, but that disappointment will pale in comparison to what happens if the Hoosiers watch one of the top-ranked prospects in their own state walk away to Notre Dame, Purdue, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri or Michigan State. The year ahead will either see Mike Woodson restore some of the good will he lost last season or place him squarely on the hot seat.

What happens with Haralson won’t determine that, but it will play a role in shaping public perception as the season plays out.

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Ethan Zabari

Must get for: Villanova

The post-Jay Wright era of Villanova hoops has gotten off to a less-than-ideal start, as the proud program has failed to make the NCAA tournament in its first two seasons under Kyle Neptune. The Villanova faithful desperately need good news, and Allen’s recruitment should be layup on that front. His father, Malik Allen, played four years with the program before landing in the NBA as an…

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Publish date : 2024-08-21 13:16:21

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