One of the best players in the Midwest has officially narrowed his list to two schools, and now he is working toward a decision. Four-star shooting guard Anthony Leal announced on Thursday that Indiana and Stanford remain on his list. While Leal never officially had a list before Thursday, Northwestern, Xavier, Cincinnati and others were involved, and Ohio State had recently offered.

Now, Leal, who is a native of Bloomington, will decide between the hometown Hoosiers and the academically minded Stanford Cardinal.

The No. 96 ranked player in the 247Sports Composite Ranking for the class of 2020, Leal is known as an extremely high-motor player who is a good shooter, and a solid athlete. He finished his summer with Indiana Elite extremely strong at the adidas Gauntlet Finale, where he was one of the top performers at the entire event.

At around 6-foot-5 and 200 pounds, Leal is a physical wing who has defensive potential, and also should be a very good shooter in college, though at this current time his shot can be a little bit inconsistent.

Recently Leal explained to 247Sports what he likes about the schools remaining on his list.

About Indiana, Leal said, "They’ve pretty much given me permission to come over whenever I want since I live so close. I can always come over and talk to the coaches and spend time on campus. They always make that option available to me."

When it comes to Stanford, Leal added, “I’m in great contact with their head coach and their assistant coaches. I’m working on the application right now because you have to be accepted by admissions before the scholarship can actually mean anything, so I’m doing that. I’ve been talking with their coaches. I’ve been getting closer with Tyrell Terry, who is a good friend of mine.”

As it currently stands, no official visits have been finalized for Leal, but he has discussed making a trip to Indiana for their Hoosier Hysteria event.

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It is worth noting that because both of his parents work for Indiana, and he lives within minutes of the campus, that Leal has been to Indiana numerous times, and can get there pretty much whenever he would like.

Also, Leal visited Stanford officially during his junior year in the month of March. Leal could take a senior year official visit as well to Stanford if he decides it is needed.

Leal is on pace to finish tops in his class academically at Bloomington High School South, and that has attracted interest from most all of the top academic schools in the country. That combined with his basketball ability made him one of the top targets for many programs, and it is why he is such a valued recruit.