Following in his older brothers' footsteps, Cody Zeller is the most sought after senior basketball prospect in the state.

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Indianapolis - Following in his older brothers' footsteps, Cody Zeller is the most sought after senior basketball prospect in the state.

Some of the biggest names in college basketball almost salivate as they watch the talent on display at North Central High School. Most of the coaches have their eyes on Zeller, the big kid from Washington, Indiana. The 6'10" Zeller is the biggest recruiting prize in the state among this year's seniors.

Zeller has plenty of college options. Almost every coach in the gym this weekend has - or would - offer him a scholarship. He doesn't have anything to prove to them at this point. The coaches just want Zeller to know they're watching.

"I've kinda gotten used to that. They've been coming to see me since I was young. Having two brothers go before me, they've always been around," Zeller said.

Cody Zeller is the last - and maybe the best - in the line of tall talent in the Zeller family. Luke led the Washington Hatchets to the state championship and won Mr. Basketball honors in 2005, before heading off to Notre Dame. Tyler Zeller also accomplished both of those feats in 2008 and now plays at North Carolina.

But don't ask their mom, Lorri, which one is the best.

"I'm going to have to take the fifth on that," she laughed.

She's a savvy mother who knows how to handle all the attention from coaches and the media. This is the third time she's stepped into the recruiting circus.

"It definitely gets easier. I think we've gotten a little bit better at it as we've gone through with it. We've learned a little bit, even though each recruiting process has been different," she said.

Zeller has shortened his list to 11 colleges , including four in-state schools - Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame and Purdue. He plans to narrow his choices down to five at the end of the summer and take official visits to those schools during his senior year.

"That's a good problem to have. I'd rather have everyone talking to me, college coaches coming to see me, than not have anyone. I'm going to get my college paid for me, so it's a good problem to have," he said.

The college coaches can only watch during this summer recruiting period and can have no conversations with recruits. But their presence proves Cody is high on their wish list.