Under-the-radar prospects stand out at IU Team Camp

IU Team Camp was not just a stage for the best-known names in the building. It also gave a group of overlooked prospects a chance to change the conversation, and several players left Bloomington with their stock pointing up.

That matters in June, when Indiana prospects pause AAU play and return to their high school teams for college camps. The Darian DeVries Indiana University Team Camp was built for that exact moment, a high-energy setting for programs to compete, sharpen skills and build chemistry. By the time the camp wrapped on June 6, the most interesting takeaways were not limited to rankings or headlines.

Eli Petro, a 6-foot-4 class of 2028 wing, fit the modern mold college staffs want to keep seeing. He was described as lengthy, able to shoot and move off the ball, a profile that can travel quickly from camp courts to recruiting boards when a young wing shows he can do more than fill space. Xavier Harvey, listed at 6-8 and class of 2028, also made noise as one of the more intriguing bigs at the camp. In a gym where size alone does not separate a player anymore, Harvey’s value came from being big and worth watching.

The same was true for Caden Jones, a 6-6/6-7 big-man prospect out of New Albany. Jones and New Albany guard Ashton McKee gave that program a pair of names worth tracking, and McKee, listed at 6-foot-0 and class of 2027, was one of the better performances the staff saw. For a guard in that range, June camp is about proving he can hold up against longer athletes and still make the right plays. McKee did enough to stay in that conversation.

Brenden Carmichael may have helped himself most of all because his situation already makes him harder to ignore. The 6-foot-0 class of 2027 wing transferred into Bloomfield from White River Valley, and that move changes the lens immediately. A smooth offensive wing in a new program can reset expectations fast, especially when coaches are looking for players who can step into a larger role without a long adjustment period.

Gavin Scheich, listed at 6-8 and class of 2027, rounded out the group as another player who can stretch the floor. Put together, the camp’s quieter standouts offered a useful snapshot of where Indiana basketball is headed: bigger wings, stretch forwards and transfer pieces who can alter a program’s ceiling as soon as the next season begins.