Indiana targets crowd top of 247Sports’ updated 2028 rankings

Indiana’s 2028 recruiting board already had a national feel before most fans had learned the names. In 247Sports’ latest update, the Hoosiers were linked to No. 2 Yann Kamagate, No. 3 Colton Hiller, No. 6 Bamba Touray and No. 8 Josiah Rose, an early cluster at the top that shows how aggressively Darian DeVries and his staff pushed into the class.

The most striking mover was Rose. He was offered after the May evaluation period, then vaulted from No. 44 to No. 8 in the new rankings, the kind of leap that usually signals more than raw hype. It tells you the traits are showing up on the floor and in workouts: enough size, skill or upside to force a rapid re-evaluation before the cycle has even settled.

Indiana also kept the conversation close to home with two in-state names on the list. Landon Lampley checked in at No. 36 and Noah Washington at No. 51, a reminder that the staff’s early work is not limited to chasing the biggest national names. Keeping Indiana prospects inside the frame matters because the in-state pool can change fast, and a strong junior-year run can turn a regional target into a priority in a hurry.

That volatility is built into the 2028 class. JJ Sati-Grier went from unranked to No. 48 after a recent offer, and several other unranked players broke into the top 90 as the board evolved. Freshman-class projections are notoriously fluid, especially this early, when a summer of live periods, growth spurts and matchup proof can reorder the entire pecking order. What looks like a final answer in July can be a rough sketch by October.

For Indiana, the update matters because the staff already has one 2027 piece in place with Chase Branham committed. That gives DeVries a foothold while the Hoosiers keep building a deeper 2028 class around frontcourt length, guard upside and a few Indiana-based names that could rise from local interest to national priority before the average fan has seen them play a varsity game.