Two incoming IU basketball recruits, De’Ron Davis and Curtis Jones, will play in the Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic, taking place April 15 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.
This is the ninth consecutive year an incoming IU recruit will participate in the event. Last year, the trio of freshman center Thomas Bryant, and freshman forwards OG Anunoby and Juwan Morgan all played together for the first time at the Derby Classic.
Eron Gordon will also be in attendance this year. Gordon is the younger brother of former IU basketball players Eric and Evan Gordon. He has a IU scholarship offer but still hasn’t made a decision on where he will play next year.
Davis is a 6-foot-10 forward from Aurora, Colorado, won two straight 5A state titles with Overland High School and was named Mr. Basketball for the state of Colorado by the Denver Post on Saturday night.
He finished his high school career with 442 blocked shots and is rated as a four-star recruit.
Jones is a 6-foot guard originally from Virginia who played his last two seasons of high school basketball with Huntington Prep in West Virginia. One of those seasons was played with Bryant. He also came from the same AAU program as Iu junior forward Troy Williams and sophomore guard Robert Johnson, which is coached by Williams’ uncle, Boo Williams.
Jones is also rated as a four-star recruit.
Both Davis and Jones will also play in the Night of Future Stars on April 14 at New Albany High School in New Albany, Indiana.
Tickets for the event can be bought through ticketmaster.com or through the Freedom Hall box office.
Michael Hughes
