Class of '66 Old Fart

Short commentary from Dustin Dopirak on each player. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-thirteen-thoughts-on-indianas-13-scholarship-players/?fbclid=IwAR03AgA6gKb2OOHCmRnivAJRAuKm_s4mZjJhveEsajLi_hSI4VRyE9WKOqw

Rough night for C. J. Gunn and the Indiana Junior All-Stars vs the senior squad.

Indiana Basketball Source on Xavier Booker. http://inbasketballsource.com/recruiting-news/7015-xavier-booker-update-from-the-pangos-all-american-camp

Freddie on the move again and has signed with Basket Racing Club of Luxembourg's Total League for next season. It will be his 4th year in pro basketball.

Eric Bossi after the conclusion of the Pangos camp. One of the players that I wanted to focus in on was top 20 ranked Zion Cruz. Fresh off of a visit to Auburn that he raved about; the product of New Jersey was among a group of players that I hadn’t yet seen play all that great during the spring. However, recent reports had been that Cruz was really turning things up and I wanted to see how he handled Pangos. After three days, it was a great showing for Cruz. I thought he bounced back well with effort and his ability to score in bunches. He made enough deep jumpers to keep defenders honest. He was an athletic and creative finisher at the rim and I felt that he played with great energy and did a good job of being vocal. Even in drill sessions, Cruz was locked in. He could have maybe been a little more unselfish with the ball, but given the setting of an All-Star camp, sometimes there’s a little bit of an if you give the ball up you won’t get it back mindset, so I’m not too terribly concerned there. Bottom line, Cruz performed like a top 20 ranked guy. Oregon is up next for an official visit.

Cut his list to 11 and we're not on it. This one has always been a bit of a mystery so not a major surprise. https://www.zagsblog.com/2021/06/09/top-10-junior-chris-livingston-cuts-list-to-11/

@Hooserfan1901 posted the announcement of Armond Hill joining IU as Director of Basketball Administration in the College Bball thread and I'll add it here along with background info on Hill. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/indiana-names-armond-hill-director-of-basketball-administration/?fbclid=IwAR3mupSclI4B_B2zhgJP0sa_-wIa-EEMFSePwb07vt4S1jKq-8F2posE5Vg

The Pangos All-American Camp ended yesterday. Players played a final game on their assigned teams; however, I've yet to see any box score information for that game so I'm giving you what I have for 3 games. Following their final scheduled game, a Top 30 were selected and split into 2 teams for a final game. Included in this group of 30 were Alex Karaban and Zion Cruz. A second group captioned Top 60 was also selected and split into 2 teams for a final game but clearly minutes were going to be minimal for each player. This group included Justice Williams, Xavier Booker, Jalen Hooks and Vincent Iwuchukwu. From the rosters I saw, neither Avery Brown nor Julian Phillips were selected for either group. Pts. FG 3s FT Reb Asst TO Blk Stl Min. Xavier Booker - Day 1 8 4-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 1 1 32 Day 2; Game 1 6 3-6 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 21 Day 2; Game 2 5 2-5 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 19 Day 3; Game 1 Avg. 6.3 56% 25% 0% 2.7 0.3 2.0 0.7 0.3 24 Avery Brown - Day 1 14 6-12 0-1 2-2 4 2 2 0 3 35 Day 2; Game 1 9 4-8 0-0 1-1 0 4 0 0 0 22 Day 2; Game 2 14 6-13 0-6 2-6 1 2 4 0 1 37 Day 3; Game 1 Avg. 12.3 48% 0% 56% 1.7 2.7 2.0 0.0 1.3 31 Zion Cruz - Day 1 18 8-13 1-6 1-3 3 2 0 0 0 16 Day 2; Game 1 13 5-14 1-5 2-2 2 5 0 0 0 33 Day 2; Game 2 14 6-8 2-2 0-0 5 4 3 0 1 22 Day 3; Game 1 Avg 15.0 54% 31% 60% 3.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 24 Jalen Hooks - Day 1 7 3-7 1-3 0-1 2 1 0 0 0 22 Day 2; Game 1 14 6-7 0-1 2-3 3 1 0 0 0 22 Day 2; Game 2 4 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 19 Day 3; Game 1 Avg 8.3 69% 25% 50% 2.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 21 Vincent Iwuchukwu - Day 1 26 11-21 2-6 2-2 10 2 0 0 0 40 Day 2; Game 1 24 10-16 0-1 4-4 12 1 1 1 1 32 Day 2; Game 2 16 8-13 0-0 0-0 8 5 1 1 0 34 Day 3; Game 1 Avg 22.0 58% 29% 100% 10.0 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 35 Alex Karaban - Day 1 14 6-12 2-6 0-0 5 1 1 0 0 13 Day 2; Game 1 22 7-10 4-5 4-4 3 4 1 1 0 23 Day 2; Game 2 7 3-9 1-6 0-0 9 0 2 1 0 25 Day 3; Game 1 Avg 14.3 52% 41% 100% 5.7 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.0 20 Julian Phillips - Day 1 8 2-5 0-2 4-4 4 1 2 0 1 33 Day 2; Game 1 4 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 17 Day 2; Game 2 6 3-7 0-2 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 22 Day 3; Game 1 Avg 6.0 47% 0% 100% 3.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 24 Justice Williams - Day 1 8 3-3 0-0 2-4 1 2 2 0 1 25 Day 2; Game 1 13 5-7 1-2 2-2 2 0 0 1 0 27 Day 2; Game 2 14 5-8 2-3 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 28 Day 3; Game 1 Avg 11.7 72% 60% 75% 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 27

Notre Dame offered.

Lawrent Rice a 6' 3" combo guard attends Wayne HS in Huber Heights, OH. Plays AAU on the All-Ohio-Red 16U on the Nike circuit. He's really been under the radar as the the background story on him from TheDailyHoosier indicates we've been in contact with him since last summer and has this teaser: Rice has mentioned Indiana in his recruitment regularly for nearly a year, and he named IU as a school he would like to visit this summer as recently as a couple weeks ago. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-class-of-2023-names-to-know-ohio-point-guard-lawrent-rice/?fbclid=IwAR2PA54q3Qaq6SCAz7ofqudDivVVgpHa6sL1k5TXwV0HrWgh80-akdytGeI 247 Rivals Hudl

Graduate transfer Sydney Staier, a midfielder formerly at U. of Maryland, has been added to the roster. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/6/9/womens-soccer-indiana-womens-soccer-adds-graduate-transfer-sydney-staier.aspx?fbclid=IwAR22oglgMnjI1kAc-PnJb12wJ8bYlvh5fQGWese6lZaeyjVmjpNjFrXef7A

Added a goalkeeper to the roster -- Nathan Gabris. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/6/9/mens-soccer-indiana-mens-soccer-adds-nathan-gabris.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1XAge7j2NQ7yLTRudsWPGIDswdFSKDLC2buDxNhHy4QmTwMT17MQnbu-Q

Offseason commentary on Rob from 247 https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Article/Indiana-Hoosiers-mens-basketball-Offseason-Focus-Robert-Phinisee-166324255/?fbclid=IwAR0Af2sGbf1CVBdOq2erN-PGztxiITUbYq4yOj3hlxHlk5J2f1MFzv0qCSY

Eric Bossi on what he's seen at the Pangos camp. Frankly, seven-footer Vince Iwuchukwu hadn’t played all that well in some recent viewings. Currently ranked No. 41 overall by 247Sports, he has the size, body and athleticism to be ranked as a five-star prospect. On Sunday in a matchup with another seven-footer who could be a five-star, Dereck Lively II, Iwuchukwu didn’t just look like a five-star, he played like one. He was running the floor with purpose, posting strong, hit some jumper and was very active on the glass while racking up 26 points and 10 rebounds. If this is the Iwuchukwu that we can expect to see moving forward then he’s got a real chance to move up the list of pivot players. Arizona StaAte, Florida State, Kansas, Indiana, Purdue and Texas are among those giving chase while Baylor appears to be in a pretty good spot. From the class of 2023, 6-foot-9 Xavier Booker continues to impress. He’ll definitely be a factor in the next edition of the rankings for his class and will likely enter as a four-star prospect. He’s skinny but can really move, has potential as a shooter and is starting to blossom athletically. Kansas State, LSU, Purdue and TCU have offered while Indiana is starting to show more interest. A guy who had NBA folks asking lots of questions was Zion Cruz. The No. 18 ranked product of The Patrick School (NJ) and the PSA Cardinals grassroots organization played up to his ranking and then some. Cruz was shifty off the dribble, finished with creativity and knocked down some tough, contested jumpers. Cruz has been performing very well of late and is coming off of a recent visit to Auburn with a trip to Oregon coming up after he finishes up at Pangos. Jalen Hooks should expect his phone to be continuously buzzing that day. He is not the most athletic prospect in the national 2023 class, but he has the ideal length and shooting touch that will intrigue college coaches once they are back in the gym. Butler, DePaul, Illinois, IUPUI, LSU, and Xavier have already extended offers and more should soon come his way.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/class-of-2022-iu-basketball-recruiting-profile-pages-tyrell-ward/?fbclid=IwAR0qHWuVPi5e6LPITb1tB_ANLE6uxNFiyfLLamNCasuTqBZvF3ajYE_ggCo

This is a summary of each target's game-by-game Pangos performance. Couple of box scores haven't been posted but hopefully will be later today. Pts. FG 3s FT Reb Asst TO Blk Stl Min. Xavier Booker - Day 1 8 4-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 1 1 32 Day 2; Game 1 6 3-6 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 21 Day 2; Game 2 5 2-5 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 19 Avery Brown - Day 1 14 6-12 0-1 2-2 4 2 2 0 3 35 Day 2; Game 1 9 4-8 0-0 1-1 0 4 0 0 0 22 Day 2; Game 2 14 6-13 0-6 2-6 1 2 4 0 1 37 Zion Cruz - Day 1 18 8-13 1-6 1-3 3 2 0 0 0 16 Day 2; Game 1 13 5-14 1-5 2-2 2 5 0 0 0 33 Day 2; Game 2 14 6-8 2-2 0-0 5 4 3 0 1 22 Jalen Hooks - Day 1 7 3-7 1-3 0-1 2 1 0 0 0 22 Day 2; Game 1 14 6-7 0-1 2-3 3 1 0 0 0 22 Day 2; Game 2 Not Posted Vincent Iwuchukwu - Day 1 26 11-21 2-6 2-2 10 2 0 0 0 40 Day 2; Game 1 24 10-16 0-1 4-4 12 1 1 1 1 32 Day 2; Game 2 16 8-13 0-0 0-0 8 5 1 1 0 34 4 Alex Karaban - Day 1 14 6-12 2=6 0-0 5 1 1 0 0 13 Day 2; Game 1 Not Posted Day 2; Game 2 7 3-9 1-6 0-0 9 0 2 1 0 25 Julian Phillips - Day 1 8 2-5 0-2 4-4 4 1 2 0 1 33 Day 2; Game 1 4 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 17 Day 2; Game 2 6 3-7 0-2 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 22 Justice Williams - Day 1 8 3-3 0-0 2-4 1 2 2 0 1 25 Day 2; Game 1 13 5-7 1-2 2-2 2 0 0 1 0 27 Day 2; Game 2 14 5-8 2-3 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 28

This post is a snapshot of how IU targets are faring against all of the other (approximately 100) competitors after 3 games at the Pangos camp. Lots of blanks because there's a different number of kids being ranked in the different categories. For example, the stat site is posting the top 30 scorers but the FG% category is only listing the top 15; rebounding the top 21, etc. So although Iwuchukwu is the leading scorer, he's not in the top 15 in FG%. After 3 Games Scoring Avg - Rank FG% Vincent Iwuchukwu 22.0 - 1 N.A. Zion Cruz 15.0 - 7 N.A. Alex Karaban 14.3 - 10 N.A. Avery Brown 12.3 - 22 N.A. Justice Williams 11.7 - 28 72% - 5 Jalen Hooks N.A. 69% - 11 Rebounding Avg - Rank Vincent Iwuchukwu 10.0 - 2 Alex Karaban 5.7 - 8 Assists Avg - Rank Zion Cruz 3.7 - T4 3-Point FG Justice Williams 3 of 5 - T7

Former IU coach, Tracy Smith, has been fired at Arizona State. https://247sports.com/college/arizona-state/Article/ASU-baseball-Tracy-Smith-fired-Ray-Anderson-Pac-12-NCAA-Tournament-MLB-draft-166251700/

Fall 2021 schedule released. 20 games including 8 non-con opponents. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/6/7/womens-soccer-indiana-womens-soccer-announces-fall-2021-schedule.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0efEVCBKbOI8xqVE-7sOlZxFG9cTkXSPQtbvJzzLB9Eu-nTcV53FFIgSk

Thumbnail sketch of Race from 247 Sports. https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Article/Indiana-Hoosiers-basketball-Offseason-Focus-Race-Thompson-166233499/?fbclid=IwAR2FhZJvt62rVsXmH-sUJTqZc97qXaO737rI4zj4Hqf3TKXofgNU96W5Uek

Sunday Night Pts. FG 3s FT Reb Asst TO Blk Stl Min. Xavier Booker - Day 1 8 4-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 1 1 32 Avery Brown - Day 1 14 6-12 0-1 2-2 4 2 2 0 3 35 Zion Cruz - Day 1 18 8-13 1-6 1-3 3 2 0 0 0 16 Jalen Hooks - Day 1 7 3-7 1-3 0-1 2 1 0 0 0 22 Vincent Iwuchukwu - Day 1 26 11-21 2-6 2-2 10 2 0 0 0 40 Alex Karaban - Day Box Score Not Posted Julian Phillips - Day 1 8 2-5 0-2 4-4 4 1 2 0 1 33 Justice Williams - Day 1 8 3-3 0-0 2-4 1 2 2 0 1 25

Bahamas games will not be televised. :-( https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/6/7/mens-basketball-indiana-mens-basketball-to-play-in-bahamas-this-summer-foreign-tour-opportunity-to-provide-exhibition-games-against-serbian-powerhouse-bc-mega.aspx

Pangos All-American Camp started yesterday (runs June 6-8) and I'll attempt to provide info on IU players of interest in this thread. Yesterday, they had skills camps in the a.m. and then each player is assigned to either an ACC or a Pac 12 team and a single game was played last night. Today, skills camps in the a.m. and 2 games in the p.m. and a similar format tomorrow. Full camp schedule and team rosters available at: http://www.pangosaacamp.com/ Sunday's single game: Scoring Vincent Iwuchukwu 26 Zion Cruz 18 Alex Karaban 14 Avery Brown 14 Rebounding Total Off. Reb. Vincent Iwuchuykwu 10 3 Alex Karaban 5 2 Julian Phillips 5 5 Avery Brown 4 0 STEALS Avery Brown 3

The Pangos All-American Camp started today and a list of all of the participants was posted. Washington's name is listed as invited but unable to play due to injury, visits or other conflicts. No idea the specific reason.

Sounds like it is only 2 games but perhaps more importantly is that we're allowed an additional 10 practices because of the trip.