Indiana Basketball: 5 signs Matt Cross will commit to Hoosiers

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BLOOMINGTON, IN – JANUARY 14: Archie Miller the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers gives instructions to his team against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

5. AAU Connection

It is known that if a program has an “in” through a recruit’s AAU team, that program has the leg up in his recruitment. That is exactly what has put the Hoosiers in a good position with Cross.

Leo Papile, Cross’ AAU coach for BABC, has had a good relationship with Archie Miller for a long time, and instills a good feeling of trust with Cross.

"“It’s a great feeling. We were just talking about my AAU coach, Leo Papile, because he’s known him very well since he was younger. He thinks I would be a great fit and I was just honored to get a call from him and a program like Indiana.”"

Recruiting has become so much more about the relationships that a coach can build around the recruit than necessarily just building the player’s trust, so any extra connections that the Hoosiers have is a positive.

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This is just another reason why Matt Cross will end up in Bloomington, sporting the candy stripes come 2020.

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