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Trent Sisley committed to IU basketball on Monday. The 6-7 Sisley, who grew up in Southern Indiana and played his first three high school seasons at Heritage Hills, is attending Montverde Academy (Fla.) for his senior year. The four-star prospect is ranked as the No. 78 national prospect in the On3 Service Industry ratings for the 2025 class.
What kind of player is Indiana getting in Sisley? Here are three takeaways:
Insider: Mike Woodson has gone where the talent is, and in 2025 class, that’s in his own backyard.
IU lands Trent Sisley commitment. Gives Mike Woodson in-state recruiting win.
Trent Sisley checks a lot of boxes
You might see words like “hard worker” and consider it a turnoff, or a replacement for talent … or something like that. I don’t. But I think those words are important to attach to Sisley because I have never seen him play at anything less than all-out effort. And I do think that will bode well for him as he makes the transition — and already has — to play with top-level national talent at his new school at Montverde, which was arguably the most talented high school team in the country last season and will again be this year.
How well he makes that transition could be an indicator of how he fits in next year in college. I believe Sisley will be a multi-year college player and potentially an impact player early on in his career. He fits the era of position-less basketball as a player who can step out and make 3-pointers (he shot 43% last year on the Adidas 3SSB circuit) and guard multiple positions. Adam Finkelstein, director of scouting for 247Sports wrote about Sisley:
“Overall, Sisley may not have the glaring upside of some other top prospects, but he’s a versatile, competitive and productive two-way contributor who impacts winning, and projects likely to do the same thing at the next level.”
I agree with that assessment of Sisley. I also like that he has played multiple roles. He has been the main guy for his high school team for three…
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Publish date : 2024-09-23 16:20:54
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