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According to Jeff Rabjohn’s of Peegs.com, Indiana men’s basketball assistant coach Ed Schilling will seek new opportunities in basketball. Sources tell IndianaHQ that not all players have been informed of this news at the time of writing. In the two years of Archie Miller era at IU so far, this coaching change would be the first.

The university later released an official statement on Ed Schilling with quotes from Indiana head coach Archie Miller.

Ed Schilling, a native of Lebanon, Ind., has coached at Indiana University for the past two years, and he has been cited as a developer of individual player talent from players like Romeo Langford. Given his past experience coaching at the high school level in the state of Indiana (including coaching a Yogi Ferrell-led Park Tudor team), Schilling had relationships critical throughout the state of Indiana. His ties to the state were a key component in catalyzing Archie’s initial “Inside-Out” recruiting philosophy.

In addition to recruiting players this off-season, the Hoosiers will now need to recruit a new assistant coach.

Who would the Hoosiers bring in?

To speculate on what the Hoosiers are looking for in a new assistant coach, one must first breakdown what is leaving the program with the departure of Ed Schilling.

In-state connections

First and foremost, Indiana is losing ties to the state. Schilling has built relationships across the state throughout his career being a native of the state. As a graduate of Lebanon high school, a former coach at Western Boone High School (Thorntown, Ind.), a former executive of an Indianapolis-based development camp, and a four-year head coach at Park Tudor High School, Schilling is a well-known name throughout the Hoosier coaching circles.

Does Indiana need to bring in someone with equal access to the state? Probably not. In fact, there might not even be a candidate that has deeper ties.

There is no doubt that Ed Schilling was a major part of Archie Miller getting his foot in the door with high schools across the state. The Indiana staff have done the right things and invested the right time in the right places, so those in-state relationships are not necessarily disappearing once coach Schilling leaves the program.

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Also it’s impossible not to mention Indiana’s recruiting for five-star 2019’s Keion Brooks Jr. from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Without re-opening up wounds for Indiana fans, Ed Schilling’s relationship included coaching Keion’s father at Wright State when Keion’s father was a player there.

Plethora of player development experience

The other big term that is associated with Ed Schilling is player development. The former high school and college head coach was in charge of coaching and training of the Adidas High School All-American Team in national and international competitions. He was also a director and trainer at the Champions Academy in Indianapolis, Indiana.

When Romeo Langford committed to Indiana University, Ed Schilling was cited as one of two reasons for his choice.

And then they also got coach Schilling. His individual development over the summer with guards, his resume says it all. He sent so many guys to the NBA when he was at UCLA.

Romeo Langford on his commitment to IU

Schilling’s past stop at UCLA under then-head coach Steve Alford allowed Schilling to develop a number of players that are now in the NBA. Zach Lavine (Chicago Bulls), Kevon Looney (Golden State Warriors), Norman Powell (Toronto Raptors), Lonzo Ball (New Orleans Pelicans), and T.J. Leaf (Indiana Pacers).

Ed Schilling has also spent time with St. Vincent’s Sports Performance and their NBA-readiness program. As a result, his name is tied with over 60 high-profile young players, including No. 1 NBA Draft selection Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Mario Chalmers, Gordon Hayward, Carl Landry, Jeff Teague, Marquis Teague, Cody Zeller, etc.

The Hoosiers have to bring in another assistant that can hold serve to the same recruiting notoriety that Ed Schilling has brought for the program.

Between developing players for college-readiness and NBA-readiness, Indiana’s newest assistant must understand the process of growing individual skills.