Coaches can’t call him, Purdue was in first, yet small-town Indiana recruit chose ‘dream school’

AUSTIN — It is true that Indiana has always been Micah Mohler’s dream school. It is also true that the 6-foot-5 guard was not going to make a college commitment until he had established a strong connection to the coaching staff.

Mohler, a sophomore at Austin High School in Southern Indiana, announced his commitment to the Hoosiers on Tuesday afternoon at his school. Mohler had offers from both Indiana and Purdue, along with Evansville and Western Kentucky.

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“Growing up, my whole family was IU fans,” Mohler told IndyStar. “Purdue started recruiting me even before IU. Getting an offer from my dream school was a really big shock. I think there’s a whole lot of respect given to that. Purdue and IU both really looked at my potential to get better and grow and wanted to invest time into me and be willing to help get me to that next level.”

Mohler is coming off a freshman season that saw him average 21.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists and help Austin to a Class 2A regional title (its first regional title in 24 years). Though Mohler is not even to the point yet where coaches can call him – that will come after his sophomore year – he said he has developed a strong connection to IU assistants Kenny Johnson and Drew Adams.

All-Stars South Austin’s Micah Mohler (15) rushes up the court Monday, June 1, 2026, during the Futures All-Star game at New Palestine High School in New Palestine.

“Coach Johnson really keeps it real and coach Adams has really been supportive,” Mohler said. “And I really love coach (Darian) DeVries. He’s a really friendly guy. Sometimes big-time coaches aren’t like that, but you can tell players really like him.”

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Mohler said the IU coaches envision him as a prospect who can develop into any of the guard spots. “They really like my whole game and how I am a three-level player,” he said.

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