Gary West Side basketball coach Chris Buggs can’t tell Jalen Washington has an offer from Indiana.
Usually when you’re a 6-foot-8, five-star forward, ranked No. 15 nationally and playing in the state where basketball is cherished, an offer from the Indiana program accompanies a lot of fame and spotlight.
But for Washington, he has remained humble and grounded since Archie Miller and company first called him up.
Indiana was Washington’s first offer. He was 15 years old at the time the Hoosiers first reached out.
“That was great,” Washington said. “It was exciting, you know, it was my first offer, so just really seeing my hard work pay off by having a school notice me like that.