IU-bound Morgan, Anunoby draw praise

The Indiana University basketball team is expected to sign two well-regarded forwards from Missouri during the fall signing period that begins Wednesday.

The Hoosiers have verbal commitments from four-star power forward Juwan Morgan, a 6-foot-8 player from Waynesville, Mo., who's rated No. 64 nationally by 247Sports.com, and three-star wing Ogugua "O.G." Anunoby, 6-8 from Jefferson City and rated No. 186 by 247.

"I like them," 247 analyst Jerry Meyer said. "Juwan Morgan has athleticism, but he's a skilled player. I expect him to score and rebound. He's going to be a very good college player.

"O.G. is more of a raw, athletic type talent who has great defensive versatility. It's going to be interesting to see how he fits in, but he sort of seems like that Will Sheehey type wing that has come to Indiana but even longer and more athletic. He's kind of an unknown quantity, just didn't have a ton of exposure, so he could be one of those sleeper type guys who ends up a lot better than anyone expects."

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