After a productive spring on the AAU circuit, Jeffersonville senior A.J. Adams has seen his stock rise and his college recruitment increase. Now, the 6-foot-4 forward is focused on July, the month NCAA Division I coaches can evaluate potential recruits. “I’m excited about July,” Adams said. “I want to help my team (Team Southern Indiana [...]

Team Southern Indiana 2014 fell in overtime 61-57 to the Focus, a Louisville-based 14 and under team, in this weekend’s Xtra Mile Fitness Classic at the Basketball Academy in Louisville, Ky. In the loss, Madison’s Landon Perry scored a game-high 27 points. Brooks Howell, of Silver Creek, chipped in nine. TSI 2014, coached by Justin [...]

Austin and Jeffersonville were the lone Southern Indiana squads competing this week in Louisville at the Derek Smith Shootout, a popular summer event featuring many of Kentucky’s top high school teams. And their representation of the area was strong. Austin finished pool play with a 2-1 record, scoring a 63-61 win over Louisville (Ky.) Iroquois [...]

The Corydon Shootout, a gathering of Southern Indiana varsity and junior-varsity teams for round-robin play, begins this morning. Seven varsity teams — Corydon, Clarksville, North Knox, Paoli, Scottsburg, Washington and Vincennes — are slated to participate. Floyd Central also will play in Thursday’s action, and is scheduled to play two games. Games tip at 9 [...]

Purdue and Xavier have topped Donnie Hale‘s list of potential college choices for a long while. But now the New Albany senior has a new school showing interest — Oklahoma State. Hale traveled last weekend to the Cowboys’ Stillwater, Okla., campus for an unofficial visit. “They showed me the facility and it’s amazing,” Hale said. [...]

Seymour senior Matt Trimnell will travel this weekend to Mobile, Ala., for an unofficial visit to South Alabama’s campus, his family said. The 6-foot-3 forward also will participate in the school’s “elite camp.” Trimnell, who averaged 18 points per game last season for the Owls, also has been invited to Western Kentucky’s camp in August.