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Braylon Mullins has 1 official visit down. What’s next for Greenfield-Central star?

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August 3, 2024

Braylon Mullins has 1 official visit down. What’s next for Greenfield-Central star?

The first of the senior official visits is in the books for Greenfield-Central star Braylon Mullins, who was on campus at back-to-back national champion UConn on Thursday and Friday.

This figures to be an interesting few weeks for Mullins, who is now ranked as a four-star prospect and the No. 23 recruit in the country by 247Sports. He cut his list to 10 schools almost two weeks ago to Indiana, Purdue, UConn, Alabama, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Basketball recruiting: Braylon Mullins’ stock soaring, more Indiana risers, what’s next?

Three thoughts:

Watch Braylon Mullins score 51 points, including game-winner at buzzer

Greenfield-Central junior Braylon Mullins put on a show as he kept the Cougars undefeated (16-0) with his heroics Friday night.

Would Braylon Mullins go that far from home?

The UConn visit was impressive. When have you heard of an official visit not going well? But the Huskies obviously have a lot of juice right now coming off two national titles for coach Danny Hurley. He knows how to sell the program and has the proof it works. But one thing Hurley can’t control: Storrs, Conn., is 847 miles from Greenfield, Ind. Distance from home is just one factor, but how much it factors in will certainly be a conversation when it comes down to Mullins making a decision.

What happens in coming weeks?

Mullins does not have another official visit scheduled until the weekend of Sept. 7 to Michigan. He has official visits planned to North Carolina the following weekend (Sept. 14), then Indiana (Sept. 21), Tennessee (Oct. 19) and Kentucky (Oct. 26). Will he take all of those visits or narrow it down a little more between now and then? If Mullins ends up signing in the early period (Nov. 13-20), as is the plan, it would be difficult to continue to consider 10 schools, especially as other players make commitments. Speaking of which…

Jalen Haralson watch

There is some crossover between Mullins’ list and that of five-star prospect Jalen Haralson, the former Fishers star who transferred to La Lumiere for his junior year. The 6-6 Haralson, ranked No. 9 in the 2025 class on the 247Sports composite, like Mullins, has an official visit set to Indiana, though his will come a few weeks earlier (Aug. 31 weekend). He had also previously scheduled official visits to Notre Dame (Sept. 7) and Michigan State (Sept. 14).

According to a report from Dushawn London of 247Sports earlier this week, Haralson has also set official visits to Missouri (Sept. 21), Purdue (Sept. 28) and Kansas (Oct. 19). When he cut his list in March, he had those six schools, in addition to Auburn, Duke and Gonzaga.

Obviously, from an in-state perspective, both Indiana and Purdue are on the lists of Mullins and Haralson, though IU is the only school with official visits locked in for both. Mullins’ Indiana Elite teammates, Trent Sisley and Malachi Moreno, are also scheduled to visit IU the weekend of Sept. 21.

More visits and commitments …

∎ The Jeffersonville trio is busy this weekend. Tre Singleton took an official visit to Northwestern. The 6-8 Singleton has been one of the highest-rising 2025 prospects, picking up offers from several high-major programs, including Butler, Clemson, DePaul, Louisville, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Purdue, Wake Forest and Xavier. Singleton’s teammate, guard Michael Cooper took an official visit to Wright State on Friday and is visiting Davidson today. Guard P.J. Douglas is taking an official visit to Wright State on Sunday.

∎ Cathedral’s Brady Koehler also took the first of his senior official visits this weekend to Northwestern. The 6-9 Koehler also has official visits scheduled in coming weeks to Iowa, Notre Dame, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech.

∎ Grace College picked up a commitment from Tipton guard Grady Carpenter on Saturday. Grace was 34-2 last year, reaching the NAIA national semifinals. Tyler Raasch of NorthWood and Luke Bricker of Warsaw are also committed in Grace’s 2025 class.

Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.

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Freshmen from Indiana show potential in UConn-Butler game: ‘Heck of a player’

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December 17, 2025

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Freshmen from Indiana show potential in UConn-Butler game: ‘Heck of a player’

Former UConn forward, NBC Sports broadcaster Donny Marshall knows a thing or two about talented UConn guards.

The former Husky played for legendary coach Jim Calhoun and was teammates with the fifth pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, 10-time NBA All-Star Ray Allen. Watching UConn play against Butler on Tuesday night, Marshall said he sees a lot of Allen in reigning Indiana Mr. Basketball Braylon Mullins.

Mullins made the second start of his career against the Bulldogs. The former Greenfield-Central star missed UConn’s first six games of the regular season with an injury, but the 6-foot-6 guard is quickly coming into his own and showing why he’s a projected lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.

Against Butler, Mullins showed off his sweet jump shot, going 2 for 5 from 3-point range. He finished with 12 points, three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal.

“He’s a scorer,” Butler coach Thad Matta said of Mullins. “He’s got a scorer’s mentality. He gets his shot off quick. They move him around and create some angles for him. Obviously, he’s a heck of a player.”

Mullins did most of his damage in the first half, scoring eight of his 12 points before halftime. The former five-star recruit was the highest-ranked player in UConn’s 2025 class. Butler’s top-ranked recruit, Azavier “Stink” Robinson isn’t the NBA prospect Mullins is, but he held his own after a shaky start to the game.

Robinson has been thrust into the starting lineup with starter Jalen Jackson out for the season with an ankle injury. Robinson looked out of sorts at times in the first half, going scoreless with two assists and a turnover. In the second half, Matta moved him off the ball, giving him catch-and-shoot looks, and opportunities to drive to the basket without worrying about running the offense.

The former Lawrence North star responded with one of the better halves of his career, scoring 10 points on 3 for 6 shooting, including 2 for 5 from 3 to go along with two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one turnover.

Facing a veteran team like UConn, nothing comes easy. UConn’s guards harass ball handlers and getting into an offensive set is not easy. This time last year, Robinson was still in high school and, on most nights, the most athletic player on the court. Playing a UConn team where the goal is a national championship, Robinson was forced to grow, and he did not back down from the challenge in the second half.

“He’s coming along,” Matta said of Robinson. “That’s the first Big East road game of his career against maybe the best team in the country. It tells you how tough he is. He’s resilient. He keeps going.”

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Indiana's Curt Cignetti becomes the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year

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December 16, 2025

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Indiana's Curt Cignetti becomes the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year

Curt Cignetti has been named The Associated Press coach of the year in college football for the second consecutive season. He is the first coach to win the award back-to-back since it was first presented in 1998. Cignetti has led Indiana to unprecedented success, with a 24-2 record over two seasons. The Hoosiers are 13-0 this year, Big Ten champions for the first time since 1967, and the top seed in the College Football Playoff. Cignetti received 47 first-place votes. Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea received two each, and Virginia’s Tony Elliott got one.

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Central Indiana schools announce closures, delays planned for Tuesday

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December 16, 2025

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Central Indiana schools announce closures, delays planned for Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS — Some schools in central Indiana are planning to close or delay the start of their classes on Tuesday.

The closures and delays come in the wake of a difficult weekend of severe winter weather in the Hoosier State. On Saturday, a wintry system dumped more than six inches of snow in some portions of the state.

Points north of Indianapolis like Lafayette received between three and four inches of snow. Towns south of the Circle City like Seymour saw similar snowfall totals. As for Indianapolis itself, more than five inches of snow were recorded in some portions of the city.

After Saturday’s snow, frigid temperatures took hold in the area. A Cold Weather Advisory was issued for much of the state as wind chill values dipped well below zero.

The cold and snow triggered a bevy of school closings and delays for Monday. Schools began to announce delays and closures for Tuesday late Monday night as snow removal crews across the state continued to try to keep roadways clear.

Though some schools plan to close or delay the start of classes on Tuesday, temperature improvements are forecasted. High temperatures are anticipated to exceed the 32-degree freezing threshold and hit 36 degrees. The warming trend is expected to continue on both Wednesday and Thursday, with high temperatures forecasted to reach 40 and 50 degrees, respectively.

Precipitation is forecasted for Thursday, though temperatures are expected to remain warm enough for Indiana to get rain instead of snow.

FOX59/CBS4 is tracking the closures and delays schools plan to implement on Tuesday. Check out the latest available list of closings below:

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