Noah Smith shines for Plainfield on first day of Charlie Hughes Shootout. Luke Ertel out with injury. And 10 more takeaways.

In the transfer portal era, it is more difficult for high school players to get recruited. Anyone watching Smith on Friday — and Indiana coach Darian DeVries was among them — had to be impressed.

Gardner, whose father, former North Central star and Mr. Basketball Jason Gardner, is an assistant at Arizona, said he met new IU coach Darian DeVries at the team camp earlier this month and plans ...