The Indiana Hoosiers have officially offered Dynamic Prep in Plano, Texas five-star prospect Marcus Spears Jr.
Spears, Jr. is the son of former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman and current ESPN analyst Marcus Spears. His mom is Aiysha (Smith) Spears played basketball at LSU before becoming the No. 7 overall pick, to the Washington Mystics in the 2003 WNBA Draft.
Marcus Spears Sr. was a four-year standout at LSU where he helped LSU win the 2003 National Championship and earned First Team All-American honors in 2004. Spears totaled six sacks and 13 tackles for loss in his junior season before totaling nine sacks and 17 tackles for loss in his senior season.
Aiysha Smith was a 6-foot-2 center for LSU, earning First Team All-SEC honors in 2002 and Third Team All-SEC honors in 2003 before the Washington Mystics selected Smith with the seventh pick in the WNBA Draft.
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According to the latest 247Sports Composite, Spears Jr is ranked as the No. 8 overall prospect in the 2027 recruiting class. He is also the No. 3 power forward and the No. 2 player from the state of Texas.
The 6-foot-8, 185-pound small forward has also been offered by LSU, Duke, Arizona, Arkansas, Virginia, Maryland, Houston, Texas, Oklahoma State, Miami (FL), SMU, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, Stanford, UNLV and Tennessee.
Despite being far from a final decision, Spears knows what he is seeking in a college.
“I want to play for a coach that I know will tell me the truth. At the end of the day, I want to get to the league, so I want to play for a coach that will help me get there,” Spears Jr. told On3. “I’m a system player, so I want to play for a coach who runs a good system.
“But I also want to go to a school where I know I can develop my game. Be able to go and get a bucket if the team needs one.”
In six games and en route to the championship Spears, Jr. helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the AmeriCup in Mexico last week. He averaging 14.0 points on 60.8 percent shooting, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 1.8 blocks, and 1.7 assists in 16.7 minutes per game.