Class of '66 Old Fart

College players sitting out for fear of injury isn't all that dissimilar to the pro players who have turned the Pro Bowl into not much more than a flag football game for fear of suffering or causing an injury.

Tucker participating in the Chick-Fil-A Classic. Wheeler defeated Cannon 95-70. Tucker with 18 pts. on 7 of 9 shooting; 3 assts; 3 reb; 2 stls. This is the same event that Zion Williamson is participating in and scored 53 pts. last night. fcc416bf60633035-2016-Game-06-Cannon-vs-Wheeler (1).pdf

Back in June, there were indicators we were looking at 6'3" (SG) Steven Fitzgerald along, VCU, Samford, Vandy, Stanford, Xavier, UC, & EKU. Today, Nextuprecruits.com for Kentucky updated it's 2018 player rankings and Fitzgerald is #1. AAU - Louisville Magic. Full list at: '18 Top 60 KY #49 is a kid listed at 7'6"!! 247 Scout Rivals Future150 Twitter

More items of note from last night's game. With her 11 first quarter points, junior guard Tyra Buss tied the school record of consecutive double-figure scoring games with 49. She ties Karna Abram who scored 49 consecutive double-figure games between 1984-85 and 1985-86. Buss finished the game with 35 points including a 19-for-20 clip from the free throw line. · Buss also broke the IU and Big Ten single game records for free throws made with her 19-for-20 performance. IU's previous record stood at 17 (Jori Davis, 2011) and the Big Ten record previously stood at 18 (Kelsey Mitchell, 2016 and Carol Szczechowski, 1990). · Buss's 19 made free throws in a single game are the second-most by any player in the NCAA this season (Larissa Larkin, 22). · Her 35 points scored in Tuesday's win are also the eighth most in a single game in school history. · Buss also moved up on the all-time scoring list, eclipsing 2,000 career points as she now sits with a career total of 1,224 (No. 16 all-time). · Junior forward Amanda Cahill recorded her 22nd career double-double with 21 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. · Cahill moves closer to reaching the 1,000 point mark with her 21 points on Tuesday night. She now holds 986 career points – just 14 points shy of becoming the 26th member of the IU 1,000 point club. · IU's 57 first half points were the most in a single game this season and the most under third-year head coach Teri Moren. · Their 102 points were also a season-high as Indiana has posted to two 100-point scoring games in the same season for the first time since the 1993-94 season. · Indiana's nine turnovers were the second fewest in a game this season. · IU also picks up a top 25 RPI win on Tuesday night – as Florida held the No. 21 RPI in the country coming into the game. The Gators are also receiving votes in both national polls.

12/21/16 blog update from Jordan. http://albersangle.com/jordan-hulls-talks-berlin-attack-special-hospital-visit/

NCAA Issues UNC New ANOA BEN SHERMAN 9:57 AM School officials met with the Committee on Infractions on Oct. 28. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- North Carolina has received another notice of allegations from the NCAA, according to multiple sources close to the situation. This new notice - the third notice of allegations in the case - could be announced as soon as this week. Sources confirm this new version reinstates aspects of the original first notice that were then altered for the amended notice. That amended notice, which was released on April 25, replaced the impermissible benefits allegation with a failure to monitor academic support charge and removed all references to the men’s basketball and football programs. UNC met with the Committee on Infractions on Oct. 28 for what was deemed a procedural hearing to review UNC's response to the amended notice of allegations. UNC's Aug. 1 response forcefully argued that the NCAA wasn't following its own constitution and bylaws. Should UNC opt to follow the protocol for the investigative process, this new amended notice of allegations resets the timeline for a resolution. The school has 90 days to respond to the notice, and the NCAA then has 60 days to provide a response to the COI, which then schedules a hearing to review and rule on the case. The case dates back to June 2014, when the NCAA announced it was reopening its 2011 examination of academic irregularities in UNC's African and Afro-American Studies (AFAM) department, issuing the first notice of allegations on May 20, 2015.

SB Riley (8-0) defeated Plymouth 78-61; Anderson with 18 pts.

I don't pretend to understand the NBA and coaching decisions. Troy had moved into a starting role for several games and didn't perform badly. Then for a couple of games although he started, his minutes were limited; he went back to the bench and his minutes continued to diminish and last night he didn't even get into the game. Were the Grizzlies trying to 'advertise' Troy in the hopes another team might be interested in a trade? 12.20.16 Season W/L W/L Min. Pts. FG's 3's FT's Reb Asst Stls Blks TO's PF + / - Houston 21-8 Gordon L 32 13 4-15 1-8 4-4 1 4 0 2 3 2 -6 Oklahoma 16-12 Oladipo NG Portland 13-17 VonLeh L 10 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 1 2 -12 Memphis 18-12 Williams L DNP Charlotte 16-13 Zeller W 25 11 4-8 0-0 3-4 5 2 2 0 1 2 +12 D-LEAGUE LI Nets 4-12 Ferrell NG Mad Ants 10-3 Watford W DNP Mad Ants 10-3 Zeisloft W 11 9 3-7 3-7 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 +12 Raptors 905 12-2 Sheehey W 19 5 2-5 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 1 2 -3

Hope we have enough gas left in the tank.

Williamson with 53 pts. as his HS wins 73-53. He singlehandledly scored as many points as did his opponent.

New Albany 55, Carmel 52. OT. Leading scorer was Romeo Langford who had 28 pts. and 6 reb.

I was really optimistic at the start of the season that she'd be a solid contributor and be ready to be a major force next season in a starting role. Alas, she just doesn't seem like she's made much of an improvement since last season.

Bloomington North 89, Evansville North 66. Musa Jallow, who looked to pass a lot after halftime, finishes with 16 points & 13 boards.

Buss' 19 made free throws is a new single game IU record and she still has a whole half to go.

They are putting on a clinic. Florida may have to dress their equipment managers before this one is over. One girl with 4 and another with 3 fouls.

I think JBJ was gone after last season had he not lost the season with the knee surgery.

The officials must be getting paid by the whistle with 17 fouls called in just the 1st quarter and the Lady Hoosiers a perfect 14-14 from the foul line. With her 11 points, Buss has now tied the IU record for consecutive games with double digit scoring.

Tonight's King of the Bluegrass game - Al Durham Jr with 16 first quarter points as Berkmar is tied with Trinity at 19. Al missed just one shot. 3-4 on threes. Update: Al Durham has 20 but Louisville Trinity leads his Berkmar team at halftime, 44-30. #iubb He's 8-11 FG Update: Trinity leads Berkmar after three quarters, 55-47. Al Durham Jr has 25. Final: Trinity beats Berkmar, 73-69. Indiana signee had 30 for Berkmar. He was 4-for-7 on 3FG.

Purely FWIW, at one time there seemed to be some IU interest in Vijay Blackmon, JBJ's younger brother, but nothing ever really developed and Vijay ended up going to St. Francis College in Fort Wayne. My personal opinion is that he went to St. Francis in the hopes that a good year of performance would land him a solid D-1 offer and he wouldn't have to sit out a year if he accepted and transferred This link will take you to his season-to-date stats at St. Francis. http://www.saintfranciscougars.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3877&path=mbball

The Delaware State Cupcakes Hornets (3-9) pay a visit to Assembly Hall this evening at 8:00 E.T. Should be a rout and rinse a little of the bad taste out of our collective mouths after the Butler loss. One remaining non-conference game at home against Austin Peay on the 22nd and then the real season starts on the 28th with a home opener against Nebraska and its newly non-tweeting head coach Tim Miles. Background Stuff Game Notes Stats - Live Radio TV: Basic BTN

Fitzgerald and Pulaski Co. defeated Franklin Co. Fitzgerald with 25 pts. and 12 reb.

IF it is true that is Freddie, maybe we institute our own form of "one and done" and free up another scholly especially if there are some serious doubts about his future contributions. After the problems we had earlier, I'm not sure there's a lot of wiggle room.

There is a searchable data website in Indiana that covers most but not all of the individual counties and it reports criminal and civil cases filed. I just finished running the names of Green, Jones, Gelon, McRoberts, McSwain, Priller, Taylor and Davis and did not get any 'hits'. Again, not every county is available in this database but a good percentage are. It is a public access database: https://mycase.in.gov/default.aspx