How Carmelo Anthony helped the Indiana Hoosiers land Mackenzie Mgbako

The commitment of Mackenzie Mgbako to the Indiana Hoosiers is one that has many details and ripple effects, including how Carmelo Anthony played a role in IU landing him. The Indiana softball team had an eventful weekend that ended in returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011.

On today's episode of Locked on Hoosiers, Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) provides the latest details on Mgbako's recruitment with Melo calling the recruit to convince him to play for IU. 2024 top-5 target Dylan Harper also commented on the commitment of Mgbako.

The IU softball team nearly captured a Big Ten championship on Saturday before collapsing in the seventh inning against Northwestern. They still earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament in the Knoxville Region with No. 4 Tennessee, Louisville and Northern Kentucky.

The show wraps by looking at the historic weekend for the Hoosiers baseball team in which they scored 51 runs against Purdue, a program record vs. the Boilermakers. IU sits tied atop the Big Ten standings and a sweep of their final series in conference play this year will guarantee them at least a share of the conference title.

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