Montverde Forward Malik Reneau, Teammate of Jalen Hood-Schifino, Commits to Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Jalen Hood-Schifino is a five-star level guard and the centerpiece of Indiana’s superb 2022 recruit class. He additionally will get 5 stars for being a chief recruiter this weekend.

Hood-Schifino spent the weekend in Bloomington whereas his Montverde Academy teammate Malik Reneau was on his official go to to Indiana. Indiana coach Mike Woodson and his employees rolled out the purple carpet for Reneau and his mother and father, and Hood-Schifino and his mom, who’s near Reneau’s mother and father, all lent a hand as properly.

It labored. Reneau dedicated to Indiana on Monday afternoon.

This weekend, Hood-Schifino and Reneau performed within the Jordan Model Traditional all-star sport sport on Friday in Chicago, after which spent the weekend in Bloomington, the place there Hoosiers entertained them for 2 days as a part of his official go to.

Reneau was a Florida commit initially, however backed out after coach Mike White was pressured out. Since re-opening his dedication, Indiana has been proper within the thick of issues — with Hood-Schifino in his ear usually.

Reneau is ranked No. 27 within the Sports activities Illustrated SI99 nationwide rankings, and Hood-Schifino is a spot behind at No. 28. Listed here are the whole rankings: CLICK HERE

Indiana coach Mike Woodson and all three assistants — Kenya Hunter, Yasir Rosemond and Brian Walsh — had been actively concerned within the weekend recruiting, in accordance with sources. Power and conditioning coach Clif Marshall additionally was a giant a part of Indiana’s presentation. Hunter is the lead recruiter on Reneau.

Hood-Schifino has talked usually just lately about eager to proceed to play with Reneau after he de-committed from Florida. He even posted video on Instagram this weekend in the course of the go to.

“That is my man, clearly, we’re brothers,” Hood-Schifino informed Peegs.com a number of weeks in the past. “We’re very shut. I simply discuss to him occasionally. I do not need to bug him an excessive amount of with what he is going by way of within the recruiting course of. However we discuss so much and hopefully I can get him to return with me.”

Reneau was scheduled to observe his Indiana go to with visits to Maryland and Virginia, in accordance with stories, however these are out now as he’s ”110 p.c dedicated,” in accordance with his put up on social media. 

There have been additionally discussions that he would go to Tennessee and Georgia. White, the previous Florida coach who recruited Reneau to Gainesville, is now the top coach at Georgia. 

Reneau averaged 14.3 factors and eight.3 rebounds throughout Montverde’s run to the Geico Nationals nationwide title. It was their second consecutive title.

Additionally in Indiana’s 2022 recruiting class are Kaleb Banks, a 6-foot-8 ahead from Lawrenceville, Ga., and C.J. Gunn, a 6-foot-5 guard from Lawrence North in Indianapolis. Indiana’s class is at the moment ranked No. 18 on the 247Sports.com listing for 2022 previous to Reneau’s dedication.

The category is ranked No. 5 within the nation now after Reneau’s dedication.

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