Certainly one of Indiana’s high recruiting targets within the class of 2023, Arrinten Page, wrapped up his official go to to Bloomington on Friday.
Contained in the Corridor spoke with Arrinten about his go to on Saturday in addition to his father, Marlon. You’ll be able to read our Q & A with Arrinten here and our full Q & A with Marlon Web page is accessible under:
Out of your perspective as a guardian, what have been the principle takeaways from the go to and what you have been capable of be taught?
“First off, IU is unbelievable. I simply need to say that out of the gate. We’ve achieved another visits and I’ve to say that IU is first-class. The teaching workers was phenomenal. Coach (Mike) Woodson, Coach Kenya (Hunter) and coach Ya (Yasir Rosemond) and the opposite coaches as effectively. That stood out to us. The truth that they seem like nice lecturers and will help Arrinten attain his objectives. One of many greatest objectives for me and his mother is to verify he will get an awesome training. We really feel like he can positively get that from IU.
“After which additionally the opposite individuals in place. Clif (Marshall) and Tim (Garl), these people that work with the youngsters and making ready them with not simply the bodily, however the psychological as effectively. They look like, for my part, high notch. Simply the soundness of the teaching workers is massive and the workforce as a complete was phenomenal. I’d say this, too, the services have been nice as effectively. As younger children, they at all times need the shiny objects so I’d must say that Arrinten was actually pleased with not simply the basketball preparations, however the residing preparations as effectively. After which having a chance to fulfill the AD (Scott Dolson), I really feel like he’s positively bought a pulse of what’s happening. We have been actually happy and excited that we bought the chance to fulfill him as effectively.”
When it comes to the recruiting course of, there’s quite a lot of faculties which can be recruiting Arrinten and have prioritized him. How necessary was it for him to get on campus and see what it might be prefer to be at Indiana?
“It was necessary. Essential. Not solely was it for necessary to him to see the campus, it was good that he bought a chance to fulfill the gamers as effectively. He’s actually been blessed to play with some unbelievable gamers in highschool, so he bought an opportunity to fulfill the gamers and gosh, it’s an excellent group. For me, that’s necessary as a result of he could possibly be extraordinarily good at what he does, but when he doesn’t have good gamers round him, it makes it tougher on him. That was necessary. The 4 freshmen, I like all of them. They’re good guys and good gamers.”
What did you study how they plan to make use of Arrinten at Indiana and the way he matches in with the type of play?
“Coach Woodson made it crystal clear that Arrinten is, with out query, a precedence for the workforce for the 2023-24 season. And with out query, he matches in together with his type of play and his imaginative and prescient for the place he needs to take the workforce. Arrinten’s ability set is what he’s excited to work with. Simply the truth that he can achieve this a lot at his dimension and the way he runs the court docket, they made it clear on what they need to run. They confirmed us the offense that they ran final 12 months and the gamers that that they had on the workforce final 12 months they usually have been lucky to have quite a lot of gamers come again. They really confirmed us how they might use him and we have been pleased with what coach Woodson and the workers shared with us about how they might use him.”
He’s talked about reducing down his record quickly. As his guardian serving to him get by this course of, what’s been your recommendation to him as he goes by it and on making a call?
“ factor for Arrinten is, for one, he has each his mother and his dad to assist him take into consideration issues which can be necessary. And never simply his mother and pop, however he’s bought an outstanding teaching workers at his highschool and one among his coaches was there with us. So it’s not simply mother and pop.
“In the end, the choice is Arrinten’s. As his mother and father, we simply need to make certain he has all the info he wants as he goes by the decision-making course of. Actually, I believe he’s attending to the purpose now, particularly after this go to, the place he has an excellent really feel for what he wishes to have and what must be in place to assist him be his greatest self each as a scholar and as a student-athlete. We bought an opportunity to spend some good time with all the help system in place at Indiana, which in fact is necessary to mother and I.
“I’ve to say that I believe he’s getting very shut to creating a call on which path he needs to go and what he feels goes to be greatest for him.
“One factor I additionally wished to share: I bought a chance to spend a while speaking with coach Woodson and I believe Indiana followers know this already, however I believe he’s an awesome father determine as effectively for the youngsters. That was necessary for me to know I’ve somebody that will positively assist him in changing into the very best younger man that he can turn out to be. That’s necessary to me as his dad. We’re actually happy and excited that we had the chance to see IU and what it has to supply. It was phenomenal for my part.”
Filed to: Arrinten Page
