Former five-star Jalen Hood-Schifino earns his stripes for Indiana in his first game of the 2022 season. 'Jalen earned the right to start. He’s put in the work.” thekevinvera with more from the game:
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Hood-Schifino is a former five-star recruit from Montverde Academy who committed to Indiana just over a year ago on Aug. 24, 2021. He clocked in as the 18th-ranked recruit in the country last year, and now as an Indiana Hoosier, his impact is already being felt on the court. “He’s competing. He competed when we first started five months ago, he's put himself in that position… Jalen earned the right to start. He’s put in the work.” Woodson said.
Woodson credits their preparedness to how they were brought up in such a highly competitive system like Montverde Academy.