IUWBB 2016 - 2017 Season

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,847]

Full roster for next season at http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball

[mamasa 14,815]

Really excited to see what the ladies can do this season- last season was a lot of fun!

[HoosierAloha 29,880]

Really excited to see what the ladies can do this season- last season was a lot of fun!

Back to back tourney appearances would be a good start and foundation to build upon.

[HoosierSadaseci 2,258]

Good luck to the ladies!

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Some schedule details: http://scoop.hoosiershq.com/2016/08/iuwbb-non-conference-schedule-update/

Auburn
Vanderbilt 
Western Kentucky 
Southeastern Missouri 
Presbyterian
NC State
North Texas
Chattanooga
Florida
Stony Brook
Oakland

[JaybobHoosier 11,821]

Very excited to watch out ladies this year. Hopefully crack the top 25???? :)

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16 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Very excited to watch out ladies this year. Hopefully crack the top 25???? :)

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ESPN way too early rankings: http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15230529/notre-dame-fighting-irish-lead-way-way-too-early-preseason-top-25-rankings

23. Indiana
The turnaround in Bloomington was one of the best stories of the 2015-16 season. The Hoosiers, under Teri Moren, recorded their first 20-win regular season and won their first NCAA tournament game in 33 years. They were in the tournament for the first time in 14 years, and every major contributor is back to go for two straight bids. The most notable returnee is Tyra Buss, who averaged more than 18 points per game and was a first-team All-Big Ten choice.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,847]

Athlon Sports' college basketball preview has IU women ranked No. 19 going into 2016-17.

 

[Crimson and Cream 5,693]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Athlon Sports' college basketball preview has IU women ranked No. 19 going into 2016-17.

 

I don't follow the women real close, but I remember a time when they were as bad as our football teams were, never much to get excited about. Now all of a sudden we're in preseason rankings. That's just awesome!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,847]

And here are our lovely ladies for 2016-2017.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,847]

From Jeff Borzello at ESPN.  I don't know if Teri Moren is joining the boycott or not.

Many coaches boycotting fall evaluation period over recruiting calendar

Women's basketball coaches from many Power 5 programs are not on the road this weekend for the fall evaluation period in protest of the recruiting calendar as well as the rising costs of event packets.

There is a three-day evaluation period beginning on Friday that allows coaches to travel and watch prospects at tournaments and events around the country.

Beginning in the summer, coaches from the major conferences began discussing a potential protest of the evaluation period, with each conference making a decision on its own.

"What we're doing, we're looking at changing the recruiting rules to not having a fall evaluation period," Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw told ESPN.com recently. "More of a point, let's get some data. Are you willing to not go out this September? Everybody is making their own decision. Every conference is polling their own people. A byproduct of it is certainly the economics of it."

SI.com reported on Friday that the price of event packets -- books that generally include rosters, phone numbers, player information -- is one of the reasons for the protest. There has been an issue with packet prices on the men's side as well, but the prices are even higher in women's recruiting.

Sources told ESPN the average price of a packet at women's recruiting events is nearly $600 per school per event, with an additional fee if a second coach from that staff arrives later.

"Coaches in this time, we're trying to be fiscally responsible," McGraw said. "We don't want to spend any more money than we have to. We have to balance the budget on the women's side. We're making some money in attendance. We're always trying to find ways to help out."

McGraw said the primary reason for the discussion is the recruiting calendar itself. There are two evaluation periods in April, plus an event held in the host city of the women's Final Four. Then there are two seven-day evaluation periods in July, plus the three days in November. On the men's side, there are two periods in April plus three in July, and zero during the fall and winter.

"We saw a lot of kids in July. We want to be with our team. September is a terrible time. It's the worst month," McGraw said. "Home visits, official visits, unofficial visits with underclassmen, and trying to get our practice in, and trying to be with our team. There are so many other things that we're doing. It's more important to be on campus with our team. Is it that important to see '18, '19, '20? Seniors aren't going out; they're busy taking their official visits."

According to SI.com, there will be a vote in April to eliminate the September evaluation period as well as one of the April evaluation periods.

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I'm fired up! Lets go to work girls!

IUWBB: Hoosiers open practice Monday.

Reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year Teri Moren and her women's basketball program get back to work Monday afternoon with their first practice of the season.

The Hoosiers return virtually their entire team from a year ago, sans early graduate Lyndsay Leikem. The leaves the projected starting lineup looking identical to last year's point guard Tyra Buss, Karlee McBride, Alexis Gassion, Amanda Cahill and Jenn Anderson.

Here's three things we're looking for early on:

1) What will the guard rotation look like?: One of the long awaited stories to follow early on in the season is how senior guard Amber Deane, a Dayton graduate transfer, and redshirt sophomore Tia Elbert, a Marquette transfer, work their way into the guard rotation. Buss was virtually a lock to play the entire game if it mattered down the stretch last season, but Deane and Elbert may be able to take some of the stress off. The only problem is that there's only one ball to go around, and this is Buss' team. Those two will need to develop their own complementary roles.

2) Does Kym Royster make a jump?: Royster, a sophomore forward, showed signs of being an All-Big Ten caliber forward as a freshman in spurts. The problem, as it so often is with first-year players, was consistency. She ended the year averaging 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game, but expected an increased work load as Moren's staff begins to trust her more.

3) Which of the freshmen are legit?: IU added three freshmen to the roster in guard Ria Gulley and forwards Darby Foresman and Bre Wickware. The Hoosiers' seniority at guard won't put an immediate strain on Gulley to pick up early minutes, but the front court is a different story for Foresman and Wickware. If any of the three can carve out a role like Royster did a year ago, the Hoosiers will be in solid shape in terms of depth.

https://indiana.rivals.com/news/indiana-insight-three-questions-heading-into-iuwbb-practice-and-more

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I think we're gonna like Gulley.

@Sam_Beishuizen:

Biggest surprise from #iuwbb practice one was Teri Moren calling freshmen guard Ria Gulley the most athletic player on the team

Gulley, by coincidence, was still shooting in the gym when I left 20 minutes after practice ended. She didn't want to stop working. 

 

 

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,847]

Not related to our girls, but Rutgers took a hit for this season.  Tyler Scaife had surgery and will miss the entire season.  A 2015-2016 All-Big Ten selection, averaged 17.2 points per game last season, will take a redshirt and expected to return for the 2017-18 season.

[OliviaPope40 6,294]

I saw in Hoosier Village a radio station was interviewing Coach Moren today.

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Recap from HH.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,847]

Jake Thomer - Indiana Daily Student

IU women's basketball picked to finish third in conference

High expectations for the 2016-17 season were reaffirmed Monday afternoon when IU was picked to finish third in the Big Ten in both the media and coaches’ preseason poll.

The third place ranking marks the highest preseason projection in IU program history. Junior guard Tyra Buss was also named preseason All-Big Ten by media and unanimously so by coaches.

IU finished fourth in the Big Ten standings last season, and Buss was named First Team All-Big Ten. The Hoosiers return all five starters from last year’s team, which won the program’s first NCAA Tournament game in 33 years.

“This preseason ranking serves as a reminder of the strides our program made a year ago,” IU Coach Teri Moren said in a press release. “However, we are not thinking about the past. We’re focused on the next challenge, as our program is still in the early stages of growth.”

Two-time defending conference champion Maryland was picked to win the league by both coaches and media, with Ohio State slotted to finish second by both groups of voters.

Buss, who led the Hoosiers in scoring with 18.8 points per game last season while adding 5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, was named to both 10-woman preseason All-Big Ten teams. Only two players were unanimously named to both teams, but Buss was one of five unanimous selections by coaches.

The Big Ten Network is currently in the middle of Women’s Basketball Digital Week, and IU will be featured with interviews from both Moren and Buss on 
Wednesday.

The Hoosiers will take the court for the first time in an exhibition against University of Indianapolis at home 
Nov. 6.