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Indiana Basketball: Hoosiers recruit Leal wins Indiana Mr. Basketball

By Adam Childs

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 28: Indiana Hoosiers fans are seen during a game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Assembly Hall on January 28, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Purdue won 74-67. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 28: Indiana Hoosiers fans are seen during a game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Assembly Hall on January 28, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Purdue won 74-67. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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Indiana basketball recruit Anthony Leal was named Indiana Mr. Basketball on Friday. It is the third straight Hoosiers commit to win the award.

Anthony Leal continued to get honored for his great senior year as he was picked as the Indiana Mr. Basketball award winner on Friday. Leal had already been named MaxPreps player of the year for the state of Indiana.

Leal tweeted out his appreciation after getting the award and talked about getting to work for the Hoosiers.

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Leal became the third straight IU signee to win the award. Romeo Langford won the award in 2018 and Trayce Jackson-Davis followed it up winning the award last year. It is the first time in the history of the award that the Hoosiers have gotten commitments from three straight Indiana Mr. Basketball award winners.

Leal, along with fellow Indiana commit Trey Galloway had just been named to the Indiana Senior All-Star team earlier this week. They were to play the All-Stars from Kentucky but that was just announced that the series had been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before the Indiana state tournament got canceled, Leal was had led Bloomington South to a sectional title and was gearing up for their regional matchup against Floyd Central. It was a sudden end to his season, but Leal proved to be the best senior in the state of Indiana.

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The Hoosiers hope he and Galloway can help them take the next step in the Big Ten and bring Indiana back to where they used to be.

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