The regular season has yet to begin, but Bloomington South, Indiana’s defending Class 4-A champion, is already receiving attention on the national scene.
In preseason rankings by several national publications, South has been ranked as the No. 5 (Sporting News Magazine/Rivals.com), No. 6 (MaxPreps), No. 10 (ESPNRise) and No. 11 (USA Today) boys’ basketball team in [...]

Bloomington South sophomore T.J. Bell, a transfer from Charleston, Ill. and perhaps the top Class of 2012 prospect in Southern Indiana, won’t be eligible to play varsity basketball until Feb. 4, the IHSAA announced today.
Under limited eligibility granted by the state association, Bell, who moved to Bloomington without his mother and is living with a [...]

Bloomington South built a 23-9 first-quarter margin and crushed New Albany 94-34 to win the second-place bracket today in Carmel at the USSFA State Tournament, a double-elimination event for high school teams.
Bloomington South was eliminated from the winner’s bracket Saturday by Mt. Vernon (Fortville), and New Albany fell to the secondary bracket after a loss [...]

Bloomington South junior Darwin Davis ended the college recruitment process early, giving a verbal commitment tonight to Chris Mack’s Xavier program.
“After talking with my family, I felt 100 percent sure that was the place,” Davis told HoosierHillsHoops.com after just announcing his decision. “I didn’t have a single reason why I wouldn’t go to Xavier.”
The 6-foot [...]

Bloomington South, the reigning Class 4-A state champion, has added a transfer from Charleston, Ill., Hoosier Hills Hoops confirmed today.
T.J. Bell, a 6-foot-8 wing forward, will join Indiana University recruit Matt Carlino, of Arizona, next season as new faces on the Panther roster.
The Illinois Prep Bulls-eye, a Illinois-based scouting service, offered lots of praise for [...]

Indiana University recruit Matt Carlino, a Class of 2011 point guard from Arizona, will transfer to Bloomington South next school year, according to this blog at AZCentral.com:
Mark Carlino submitted his resignation as head boys basketball coach at Gilbert Highland today and will move to Bloomington, Ind., with his all-state son, Matt.
Matt Carlino, a 6-foot-3 point [...]