IU coach Mike Davis announced today he will have one more big body on the inside this season, and he doesn't hail from the U.S. Lucas Steijn, a 6-10, 230-pound center, is from Muiderberg, Netherlands. Steijn played last season after playing for Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg, Va. He helped Notre Dame win the Virginia Division II state title after averaging 12 points and eight rebounds per game.\nNotre Dame sported 3 other D-I players in Alan Metcalfe (Vanderbilt), Jason Killeen (Winthrop), and Joe Posey (James Madison).\n"(Associate Head) Coach (Kerry) Rupp deserves a lot of the credit for bringing Lucas to Indiana," Davis said in a statement. "We had a scholarship available and to get a player with Lucas' talent and potential is just great news for our program."\nSteijn, who enrolled at IU, said he's excited about the opportunity to compete for a program like IU's. He also credited Rupp with his recruitment.\n"I went to a camp in Brussels, Belgium a few years ago, and one of the coaches there had some contacts on the Utah staff. That is how I got to know Coach Rupp (a former Utah assistant). He called me and said that they had an opening immediately and that they wanted me to come"
Post addition: IU adds player for upcoming season
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