Talk about it in the Message Boards With the contact period underway for the Class of 2004, the month of April will be a busy time for Archbishop Spalding (Md.) High School Coach Mike Glick. The veteran coach has 6-8, 205-pound forward Rudy Gay to thank for that. Gay is a top-50 forward that combines terrific athleticism with a solid inside-outside game. Indiana is among the prominent schools that have been in contact with Glick about his rising senior. "(Indiana) has been showing the same interest everyone else has," said Glick. "The only difference is they haven’t come out and evaluated him." Indiana assistant coach Jim Thomas has been to Maryland to see Gay play on several occasions, and IU Coach Mike Davis has talked with Glick about Gay. Both have let Glick know they’ve been impressed with his play. "They liked his whole game," said Glick. "I’ve had a chance to talk with Coach Davis, and he’s a real nice guy, and I was real impressed with him as a person. "The kid is a great player, and an NBA-caliber player. They basically said that, ‘we’d love to have him at Indiana, and we’d like to recruit him.’" Glick isn’t surprised by the level of interest in Gay. He helped lead Archbishop Spalding to a 26-7 record this winter by averaging a team-best 13.9 points and 7.1 rebounds, while also tallying a team-high 85 blocks. He did all that while playing alongside a pair of seniors that inked Division I scholarships last fall – 7-0, 250-pound center Will Bowers (Maryland) and 6-7, 225-pound forward Guss Durr, Jr. (Mt. St. Mary’s). Now that he’ll unquestionably be the focal point of the team’s offensive arsenal, Glick expects Gay to emerge as one on the elite players in the Class of 2004. "He’s a 6-9 3-man," said Glick. "He’s probably one of the most athletic players in the country. He has a soft, feathery touch. The kid has the potential to be an NBA player if he continues to develop and continues to work on his game." Glick said Gay reminds him of another player who dominated the team’s conference before going on to a hugely successful freshman season. "He’s very, very similar to Carmelo Anthony," said Glick, referring to the Syracuse freshman that led the Orangemen to the NCAA title. "He’s just a phenomenal athlete. He’s a Carmelo Anthony clone. He’s actually further along at the same age than Carmelo was." Indiana joins a lengthy list of schools that are after Gay. While he recently listed approximately 10-15 schools that he’s considering, Glick said that five programs have scheduled trips to the high school set for the coming days – Maryland, Syracuse, Villanova, UConn, and N.C. State. "(Indiana) hasn’t been in yet (during the contact period), so they don’t have a visit set up with him," said Glick. "There are a lot of others that are further along in the process right now, to be honest with you." While that might not seem to be a huge concern considering that it’s still only April, Gay could be closer to a decision than many think, according to Glick. "He could very easily commit by June," said Glick. "We’re bringing people in, maybe six or seven to talk with him, and then he’ll probably take some officials in May."