Indiana Picks Up 2011 Shooter

College coaches from around the country recruit Indiana players for many reasons, but one reason is well-known: Indiana high school players can shoot the rock. And luckily for Tom Crean, he didn't have to go very far to find an Indiana sharp-shooter.

According to multiple news sources, including Peegs.com, Austin Etherington, out of Hamilton Heights High School in Acardia, Indiana, committed to Tom Crean and the Hoosiers, Monday afternoon while on a visit to the Bloomington. He joins Matt Carlino, out of Bloomington South, as Indiana commitments for the 2011 class.

Etherington is a 6-6, 185 pound, shooting guard, who averaged 15.7 points and 6.7 rebounds a game in his sophomore season. He also shot an impressive 44 percent from beyond the 3-point line.

He picked to wear the Cream and Crimson over offers from Notre Dame, Butler, New Mexico State, Oklahoma State, and interest from Florida and Ohio State. Many scouting sites had him as a 'prospect on the rise,' after putting together excellent performances on the AAU circuit this past summer.

With two pledges taken in the 2011 class and one in the 2010 class, Crean and staff are going to have to be a little picky from here on out. The 2012 recruiting cycle is when the scholarship numbers will start to look favorable for the Hoosiers.