Until recently, only three IU basketball players in the last decade had turned 18 years old after arriving on campus as freshmen.
Noah Vonleh, a 2013 McDonald’s All-American, didn’t turn 18 until August 24, 2013, which came after he completed an entire summer of workouts in Bloomington and just days before the fall semester began at Indiana.
Vonleh was 6-foot-10, 240 pounds and went on to earn Big Ten freshman of the year honors after leading the conference in rebounding. He’s now in his sixth NBA season.
In the summer of 2015, OG Anunoby and Thomas Bryant both arrived on campus at age 17 with Anunoby celebrating his 18th birthday on July 17 and Bryant just two weeks later on July 31.