When Archie Miller was hired as IU’s 29th men’s basketball coach in late March 2017, that year’s recruiting class was largely set in stone.
Offers had been distributed by former coach Tom Crean and his staff, scholarships accepted by incoming recruits. Miller’s job was relegated to convincing the players with those offers to stay with the Hoosiers, something he was successful at as all three 2017 incoming signees (Al Durham, Clifton Moore and Justin Smith) re-confirmed their commitments to Indiana.
Race Thompson also joined that 2017 recruiting class after choosing to reclassify from the 2018 class.