7-foot-3 Italian center and 2026 recruit Luigi Suigo visits Indiana Basketball

Can Indiana land one of the promising and young EURO centers next season?
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According to On3’s Joe Tipton, Indiana is one of several schools that have offered and contacted 18-year-old Luigi Suigo from Italy.

The 7-foot-3, 240-pound center is scheduled to make an Indiana official visit on June 17-18. Siugo is looking to reclassify as a member of the 2026 class after recently playing for Olimpia Milano, a professional basketball club based in Milan, Italy.

Suigo played in the Adidas Next Generation Tournament earlier this year, averaging 9.9 points per game, 6.5 rerbounds and 1.6 blocks. In the Adidas Next Generation championship game, he finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Suigo was also recently invited to Basketball Without Borders Europe, one of 60 players to receive an invitation.

He averaged 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game. In the summer of 2024 he participated for the Italian Men's U17 National Team in the FIBA World Cup in Turkey. In seven games, Suigo averaged 7.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game per 247Sports

Suigo currently has visits set up with Purdue, Louisville, BYU, Illinois Kentucky and Texas A&M, among others.

Here are the other top offers made by Indiana and Darian DeVries for the 2026 recruiting class

Price Alexander-Moody (2026, SG, Bishop McNamara (MD) / Team Takeover – EYBL)

Sammy Jackson (2026, CG, Roman Catholic (PA) / Team Final – EYBL)

Cole Cloer (2026, SF, Caldwell (NC) / Team CP3 – EYBL)

Trey Thompson (2026, PF, Greeneville (TN) / Tennessee Impact – 3SSB)

Davion Adkins (2026, C, Oak Cliff Faith (TX) / Southern Assault – 3SSB)

Bryson Howard (2026, SG, Heritage (TX) / Pro Skills – EYBL)

Latrell Allmond (2026, PF, John Marshall (VA) / Team Loaded – 3SSB)

Toni Bryant (2026, C, Zephyrhills Christian Academy (FL) / Tre Mann Elite – Puma)

Taylen Kinney (2026, PG, Overtime Elite (GA) / Wildcat Select – 3SSB)

Ethan Taylor (2026, C; Link Academy (KS) / MoKan Elite – EYBL)

Cameron Williams (2026, PF, St. Mary’s (AZ) / Compton Magic – 3SSB)

Caleb Gaskins (2026, SF, Columbus (Fl) / Nightrydas – EYBL)

Jordan Smith (2026, SG, Paul VI (VA) / Team Takeover – EYBL)

Anthony Thompson (2026, SF, Western Reserve (OH) / Indiana Elite – 3SSB)