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Another great piece of writing from Hutch at The Anderson Herald-Bulletin: http://www.heraldbulletin.com/sports/thomas-bryant-s-vertical-has-improved-by-leaps-and-bounds/article_8a9ba44e-8c0e-11e6-bc48-970c904844c5.html Thomas Bryant's vertical has improved by leaps and bounds BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana University basketball team has been practicing for a week as it gets ready to open the season Nov. 11 in Honolulu against Kansas. When IU coach Tom Crean met with the media recently to talk about personnel and what he hoped to get out of the first few weeks of practice, he passed on a little factoid about one of his best players, sophomore preseason All-America selection Thomas Bryant. According to Crean, Bryant is literally jumping out of the gym. “Thomas has really gotten better athletically,’’ Crean said. “At 14 months, or 14-and-a-half months, his vertical has gone up 13 inches, and I’ve never been around anybody who has done that. His squat has gone up almost 200 pounds since he got here last June. And one of the biggest areas of need for him were his feet and his lower body being stronger, and he’s well on his way to doing that. “Now we have to apply it to the court where he actually has to go against other people, and that will happen no sooner than when we get to Hawaii, and he’ll have to deal with that right away.’’ Bryant didn’t get a great deal of an opportunity to go up against bigger bodies at IU in the summer time because so many of his teammates were out with injuries. OG Anunoby had a groin injury that limited his work. Juwan Morgan had offseason shoulder surgery. Collin Hartman had a hand injury, and then a week before camp started he suffered a knee injury that required surgery. And IU’s top two big men in the incoming class stayed home for the summer working on academic issues and didn’t arrive in Bloomington until the day before school started in August. “We didn’t have the guys who could go against Thomas this summer,’’ Crean said. “So we would tailor half of the week for Thomas just dealing with the strength coach hitting him with pads, the managers and the graduate managers swiping at the ball. We would have short verse workouts that were focused on his inside play and his ability to run out and set ball screens. Then the other times he was kind of in the mode with everybody else where he was working on his shooting, working on the ballhandling, working on the pick-and-roll and working on coming off screens. “It was just completely training him like a guard which we did with Cody (Zeller) and we did with Noah (Vonleh) and like we want to do with him. The next step would be him guarding those people in the summer which has improved. But again it has improved in a half court, one-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three situation, and now we have to see how it will transfer to the court in a five-on-five.’’

Andrew Slater ‏@ASlater247 28m28 minutes ago New York, USA Bryce Wills has UConn, Nova, Maryland, Gonzaga, St.John's, Prov. & Min offers + Cuse, L'ville, IU, Kansas, Zona, Cal & FSU interest.

ESPN's pre-season ranking for IU is #12. Mike Miller ‏@MikeMillerHT: James Blackmon Jr. and Thomas Bryant will represent Indiana at next week's Big Ten Media Day in Washington D.C.

Post mortem on Tuesday's loss to ND from the Indiana Daily Student - Josh Eastern IU Men’s Soccer looking to bounce back following ‘disappointing’ loss It’s time to reset. IU (6-1-4) had a chance to follow up a home win against No. 7 Butler with an even more impressive result on the road at No. 2 Notre Dame, but failed to even come close. Tuesday was a night to forget as IU suffered its worst loss to Notre Dame in program history. Now, the Hoosiers can turn their attention to Penn State, who comes to Bloomington on Saturday night. IU Coach Todd Yeagley said he wasn’t worried about his squad’s performance Tuesday, rather, he was disappointed. The No. 6 Hoosiers had a chance to prove themselves and make a statement on the national stage, but it just wasn’t meant to be. “We’ll move on quickly,” Yeagley said. “That game is not going to hurt us in the big picture, it’s just one. Everything seemed to be a bit off — it happens sometimes.” Three points from this match would go a long way toward moving them back up the conference standings, as Penn State and IU both enter the contest tied at fourth place in the Big Ten with six points. Senior defender Derek Creviston said following the loss Tuesday that achieving normalcy at home Saturday will be good for this team. “We’re going to have to learn from this one and put our eyes on Penn State,” Creviston said. “We got a lot of work to do and hopefully we can put some goals away and put them in the back of our net.” As for Penn State (4-5-1), the Nittany Lions come in with a -2 scoring differential, having allowed 15 goals while knocking in 13. They also have yet to win on the road in four opportunities. Still, Penn State did defeat IU in their previous meeting in September of last season in State College, Pennsylvania, 1-0. If there is one man for IU to key in on, it is senior forward Connor Maloney. He was the named First Team All-Big Ten in 2015 and Big Ten offensive player of the year in 2014. Thus far in 2016, Maloney has four goals and three assists in nine matches. The six regular season matches left on the schedule feature just two non-conference opponents, with a road trip to Louisville next Tuesday and a home game against Saint Louis on Oct. 25. IU is still a team that hasn’t necessarily been able to put it all together quite yet. They have shown the potential in the Butler match, but also the disappointment against Notre Dame. Yeagley has talked previously about having two seasons combined into one with the conference and the nonconference. Saturday’s match against Penn State gives IU a chance to set the bar for the rest of the season in the Big Ten.

The Indiana Daily Student - Michael Ramirez Men's cross country runner wins Big Ten honor After leading the No. 14 Hoosiers to a first overall finish at the Rim Rock Farm Classic in Kansas, senior Jason Crist was named the Big Ten Cross-Country Athlete of the Week. Crist is the first Hoosier to win the award this season after recording his fastest time of the year at 24:09.2 in this past Saturday's meet to finish third overall. Crist has lead the Hoosiers all season long, placing in the top three of all races IU has competed in thus far. Going into the meet, Crist said the team’s mindset was to go out, make a statement and win the race, and they did just that. He also said the team wanted to stay relatively together throughout the meet, and the Hoosiers placed all five runners in the top ten.Crist earned First Team All-Big Ten honors last season, but has never won the Big Ten Cross Country Athlete of the Week. After dropping down to No. 14 in last weeks USTFCCCA rankings, the Hoosiers jumped back up to No. 13 after their impressive performance this weekend. The team was looking forward to making a statement in Kansas to ascend in the rankings, and their lead runner got the credit he deserved on top of that. The Hoosiers’ next meet will be the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Illinois on Oct. 14, where both teams will look to continue their undefeated streaks of three meets swept.

Cameron Drummond - Indiana Daily Student: With only six Big Ten matches remaining in the regular season, the IU women’s soccer team is running out of time to secure a spot in the Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament. IU is currently tied with Michigan State for the final playoff spot in the Big Ten standings. Both the Hoosiers and Spartans have earned six points from five conference games, and both teams have a goal differential of -3. If IU wants to qualify for its first Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament since 2013, it will have to rise to the occasion in a pair of difficult home weekend matches. Games against No. 13 Penn State on Thursday night and No. 24 Rutgers on Sunday afternoon will mark the only time this season IU faces two top-25 teams consecutively. “This whole year, I think we’ve taken the mentality of being the underdog,” IU Coach Amy Berbary said. “It’s what we are. Most of the people who believe we can win games are the coaching staff and our players. All we need is the belief that we can win.” The Hoosiers would become the first Big Ten team to defeat the defending NCAA champion Nittany Lions this season if they could score an upset victory at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Penn State, 8-2-2 overall, enters the match with a 4-0-1 conference record and trails only Michigan in the Big Ten standings. A victory for IU on Thursday would not only be considered an upset based on the two teams’ records this season, but also in a historical context as well. In 25 all-time meetings between the Hoosiers and Nittany Lions, only once have the Hoosiers emerged victorious. That sole IU victory came on Nov. 8, 1996, before several members of the current IU team were born. The win also did not come in a regular season Big Ten match, but rather during the Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament. The Nittany Lions have also won each of their last four games, including three via a defensive shutout. Those shutouts can be attributed in large part to the play of freshman goalkeeper Amanda Dennis, who surrenders less than 0.75 goals per game on average to opponents. At the other end of the pitch, junior forward Frannie Crouse leads the Penn State attack. Crouse has netted eight goals this season, which is at least double the amount scored by any other player on the Penn State team. In order to try and combat Crouse and the Penn State offense, Berbary will look to IU’s experienced players to set the correct tone during the game. “I think we need to continue to grow in the first 20 minutes of the game. We have to start at the whistle,” Berbary said. “We need the leadership coming from our few juniors and seniors that have been in this situation for a number of years.” Berbary knows that her team’s window to reach the postseason is closing, and this weekend’s matches will go a long way in determining how many games IU has left this season. “If we can stick together and find a way to grab one or two of these games this weekend, then we’re in good shape,” Berbary said. “We are guaranteed six games left and we want to play more.”

IU Men’s Soccer Earns NSCAA Team Academic Award KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom, in addition to their work on the field. The Indiana men's soccer team was one of those college teams in 2015-16, as the squad earned the distinction for the sixth time in program history. With the assistance of academic advisor Eileen O'Rourke, the Hoosiers have earned the team honor in four of the past five seasons. Indiana has received the award in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. A total of 892 soccer teams (315 men, 577 women) from throughout the United States have earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom as a team during the 2015-16 academic year. Indiana was among 221 schools receiving honors for both their men and women's teams. To qualify for the award, the team must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the entire academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding every player's GPA, then dividing by the number of players. For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. About the NSCAA Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2016, the National Soccer Coaches Association was founded in 1941 and is based in Kansas City, Mo. It is a non-profit organization with the mission of advocating for, educating and serving soccer coaches to encourage excellence and elevate the game. The NSCAA is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization with members at every level of the game from youth to professional. Benefits of membership are wide ranging including a national coaching education program, $1 million of general liability insurance, recognition for players and coaches as All Americas and Coaches of the Year, the annual NSCAA Convention, networking and mentor opportunities, Soccer Journal magazine and much more.

Nice background piece on Sarah L'Hommedieu by Sam Beishuizen at TheHoosier.com Freshman Goalkeeper Sarah L'Hommedieu Hasn't Wasted Any Time Helping IU Sarah L’Hommedieu was skeptical when the idea initially came up that she’d forego her second semester as a high school senior to enroll at Indiana early. It was a sacrifice. No graduation, no prom, no final days of being a high schooler with her friends in Hudson, Ohio. She’d leave home and join a team of players she wasn’t familiar with and catch up with being a college freshman on the fly in January, well before the rest of her future classmates arrived. Ten months later, L’Hommedieu said she’s thankful for stepping out of her comfort zone and grayshirting in the spring. The early enrollment was the catalyst that allowed her to step into the Hoosiers’ starting lineup in front of the net for all but one of IU’s 13 games so far and moving forward. “It was actually the perfect choice,” she said. “I don’t know what I would have done had I not done it.” L’Hommedieu is an outlier in the Big Ten. It’s not commonplace for true freshmen to step in and immediately win the starting job. Just last year, the Hoosiers played a fifth-year senior in Sarah Stone throughout the season. Now, they're on the opposite end of the spectrum. “It’s pretty rare a true freshman can come in and do what she’s done,” head coach Amy Berbary said. "It speaks to the work she put into being ready." L’Hommedieu said she knew she wanted to test out the Big Ten when she began her recruiting process back as a sophomore in high school but didn’t initially give much consideration toward Indiana. It was her father, Kevin, who first brought up the idea of IU and convinced her to check Bloomington out. “At first I was like, ‘Indiana? Gross,’” she said laughing. “But I just didn’t know it. From the minute I stepped on campus, it was just amazing. It was a different feeling. I felt like I was home.” L’Hommedieu was one of goalkeeper coach Sergio Gonzalez’s first major targets after joining Berbary as part of IU’s new staff back in 2013. Early on, he said he could tell her athleticism combined with her 5-foot-9 size and natural ability to work with her feet and distribute the ball out of the back would translate at the Big Ten level. “She had all the pieces of the puzzle that have just continued to develop,” he said. What Gonzalez didn't know was that his theory would be tested as early as it has been. L’Hommedieu already has three shutouts, 57 saves and holds a 1.47 goals against average through 12 games. She'll trot back out onto Jerry Yeagley Field tonight to get her 13th start against Penn State at 7 p.m. Unlike last year when Indiana had the luxury of a pair of seniors in Stone and Katie Greulich, Gonzalez finds himself doing more teaching this season with L’Hommedieu emerging as the starter and redshirt freshman Bristal Hadley-Mautino pushing her as a backup. The two compete against one another daily and have been instrumental in one another's development, Gonzalez said. “I think what we have is an environment where they are really forced to push each other to grow,” he said. “It all starts here on the training field. If they don’t rain like they do, if they don’t push each other like they do, they’re not the goalkeepers they are.” To supplement individual goalkeeper work, Gonzalez regularly shows his two young keepers footage of Stone from a year ago. Hadley-Mautino saw Stone's work in person, but L'Hommedieu was only able to watch from afar. Either way, she's getting a full dose of notes from one of IU's most decorated keepers as she goes. “She was obviously a fantastic goalkeeper, so just picking up on the little things she did has been huge,” L’Hommedieu said. “And obviously Sergio’s a huge help. I can’t imagine having two freshmen goalkeepers at once.” On the field, Berbary said she’s still looking for L’Hommedieu to find her voice, although it’s getting better over time. She needs her keepers to shout out orders and keep the back line shape in check to spark the offense from the back and get the attack going the other direction. What helps L'Hommedieu, Berbary said, is having a fifth-year senior center back in Marissa Borschke directly in front of her at and another senior in outside back Veronica Ellis always nearby to provide direction in stressful situations. Knowing there would be a freshman behind her, Borschke said there was going to be a learning curve regardless of what happened this season. Before long, L’Hommedieu left her impressed. “You forget that she’s still only been here less than 12 months,” Borschke said. “For a freshman, she’s done everything you can ask for.” It’s players like Borschke that L’Hommedieu said motivate her to play well in goal. She doesn’t want to use her inexperience as a crutch knowing that the senior class and other upperclassmen are running out of time. They can’t afford to wait on L’Hommedieu to get comfortable. That’s why individual success takes a back seat to the team’s own journey through the Big Ten, L’Hommedieu said. It may only be her first season, and she’s still got room to grow, but she said she wants to make the saves that’ll help send her senior class out as winners. “It’s been an incredible learning curve, but the older players have been constantly picking me up and bringing me with them,” L’Hommedieu said. “To be able to give something back to this team and to them, that would be amazing.”

Home games tonight (Thursday) and on Sunday. On Thursday, 10/6 Penn State ((8-2-2) (4-0-1) travels to Bloomington to face our Lady Hoosiers ((5-7-1) (2-3-0) Scheduled start of 7:00 ET Stats Radio TV: BTN2Go Sunday, 10/9 Rutgers (8-2-2) (3-1-1) face our Lady Hoosiers in Bloomington at 1:00 E.T. Stats Radio TV: BTN2Go Background Into Both Games

From Zagoria: Deng Gak, the 6-11 center from Blair (N.J.) Academy, takes an official to Florida after previously visiting Miami. He is also set to hit Indiana (Oct. 14) and Kansas (Oct. 21).

Indpls. Star: One of the state’s top 2017 basketball prospects, Fort Wayne North Side’s Jaylen Butz, will announce his college decision on Thursday. The 6-9 Butz took an official visit two weeks ago to DePaul. He said he is also considering Ball State.

Adam Finkelstein Verified account ‏@AdamFinkelstein Villanova is the latest to offer ESPN 60 guard Cormac Ryan. Jay Wright & two assistants were at Milton Academy today.

I thought it was their mud spa for their facials.

Always good writing from Hutch. His latest on 2017 scholarships from the Anderson Herald-Bulletin. Crunching Indiana basketball's scholarship numbers for the class of 2017 2017 Scholarship Numbers

From Sports Illustrated which features a picture of JBJ: 64 reasons to be excited for the 2016–17 college hoops season (Nos. 64–33) 55. James Blackmon is back Blackmon only played in 13 games last season before he suffered a torn ACL in his left knee. But in those 13 games, he showed an improvement from his already excellent freshman season. He took more of the Hoosiers’ shots and possessions while improving his offensive rating and assist rate. Now that Indiana is without Troy Williams and Yogi Ferrell on the perimeter, Blackmon should have a green light to make plays and put up points. He’ll be helped by the continued growth of second-year big man Thomas Bryant and wing O.G. Anunoby. List of #64 down to #33

Got to find some offense. In 11 games we've only scored 14 total goals and in 4 of our games we didn't score any goals.

U G L Y!

OK group, does Duval's re-opening of his recruitment impact our efforts with Waters one way or the other?

Interesting development today. This from Duval: Trevon Duval ‏@DatGuy_Trey I have decided to reopen my recruitment. This from Borzello: Jeff Borzello ‏@jeffborzello 16m16 minutes ago Had previously cut his list to nine. Neither Duke nor Kentucky made his previous list; both need point guards in 2017.

Sickle cell trait may force former IU star Tevin Coleman to miss Denver game Jim Ayello , Jim Ayello 4:44 p.m. EDT October 4, 2016 (Photo: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports) Atlanta Falcons running back and former Indiana star Tevin Coleman is unsure if he'll play this weekend in the high altitudes of Denver because of his sickle cell trait. "Really don’t know how I’ll feel or how it will be like," Coleman recently told ESPN.com. "I’ve never been to Denver." According to the Centers for Disease Control, the blood disorder related to sickle cell disease can become aggravated by intense physical activity, dehydration and in places with low oxygen levels in the air. It affects 1 in 12 African Americans in the United States, the CDC reports. INDIANAPOLIS STAR Tevin Coleman confirms he has sickle cell trait While at IU, Coleman never acknowledged his condition publicly, and the Hoosiers coaches never revealed it. This August, ESPN reported that Coleman was removed from a practice because of the extreme heat. "I was just dehydrated,’’ Coleman said. "I’ll probably get a lot of fluids in me and an IV while I’m in Denver. I will be hydrated so that helps a lot. That will be a step that I take.’’ In 2012, then-Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark, who also carries the sickle cell trait, skipped a game in Denver because of the risks the altitude.

http://www.scout.com/college/indiana/story/1713607-scouting-video-2018-pf-nate-roberts Scouting Video: 2018 PF Nate Roberts [Access video via link] Mike Pegram 9:25 AM Out summer scouting video series continues with a look at power forward Nate Roberts. Junior power forward Nate Roberts emerged this summer as growing power forward who told us he's pushing 6-foot-10 in height. Roberts definitely has the length to play that tall as our video below will demonstrate. The lefty from Bel Aire, Maryland has picked up offers from the likes of Indiana and Syracuse over the summer when he stood out with his play for Baltimore United during the 16U Under Armour circuit. Peegs.com had the chance to catch him at the Under Armour All-American Camp in early July and one other event and has now compiled highlight clips of the emerging junior. Nate Roberts John Carroll School IncBel Air, MD 6'8" / 205 lbs PF Rank25 MD PF Rank2 East PF Rank3 Interests6 Analysis A 6-foot-7, pushing 6-8 forward, Roberts is a forward prospect that plays facing the basket. He moves fluidly and runs the floor with ease. Roberts is also a good athlete. Offensively, Roberts has a good set of hands and nice touch around the goal. He likes to catch the ball in the mid-post and is capable of making off the catch mid-range jump shots or driving the ball. At this stage, he doesn't look to post often and in Scout's viewing didn't showcase any post moves. Roberts, a 2018 prospect, certainly has upside because of his physical features and potential as an offensive player.

http://www.vigilantsports.com/2016/10/04/nick-zeisloft-discusses-his-opportunity-with-the-pacers/ Former Indiana University guard Nick Zeisloft signed his first NBA contract on Sept. 6, 2016. He didn’t receive an invitation to play for an NBA team during Summer League action in July, but the Pacers later asked him to join them for a week of workouts at the end of August. The 23-year-old from La Grange, Illinois ended up signing a one-year deal for the league minimum ($543,471), of which only $25,000 is guaranteed, per league sources. Ultimately, this is a deal for the Pacers to own the rights to Zeisloft when it comes time for the Developmental League. The Pacers own the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, and that’s where Zeisloft, along with Julyan Stone and Alex Poythress, will end up. The 6-4, 210-pound guard, wearing No. 15, will suit up in the Pacers’ first of six preseason games Tuesday in New Orleans. Here’s a brief Q&A with Zeisloft on joining the Pacers and what he’s trying to prove to scouts and team officials. How did the opportunity to join the Pacers come about? I came in to workout for a week or so at the end of August. I just thought it was going to be a week of workouts and open gym and playing with the team. And then they invited me back for another week, liked what I was doing, and decided to sign me to a contract the next week. It all fell into a place how I never expected it to, and it worked out well. Were you under the impression that the workout was a tryout, or that they were simply needing an extra body? Any time someone has you in, I guess it’s kind of like they are checking out what you can do. It just felt like workouts and open gyms, and it was all a lot of fun how it all came about. We didn’t see in any of the three NBA Summer Leagues. So, how did you spend your summer? Yeah, I wasn’t invited into summer league. I was working out on my own a lot and getting better on my own a lot back in the Grange, sometimes in Bloomington. I was all over. What are you trying to show the decision makers for a chance at making it in the NBA? I’ll have to play with the ball more some, just because of my size in the NBA. Ball skills. Working on everything. Defending on this level is tough and so just improving in that way, too. Just a lot of things. It all matters. I’ve been told to expect to see Christian Watford join the Mad Ants this upcoming season. What will that be like for you — two IU guys? I didn’t know that. That would be a lot of fun. Christian is a great player. Never got to play with him because our paths didn’t cross at IU. He’s a great guy, hard worker, and I’ve talked to him several times and like being around him off the court. He’s a great dude to play with.

Evan Flood — Contributing Editor - NY2LASPORTS.COM A versatile, high-upside prospect, Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence North 2018 small forward Kevin Easley is sitting on double digit scholarship offers going into his junior season. While he currently has no favorites, Easley has noticed three programs currently making the hardest push for his services. “I’d say VCU, Cincinnati, and Indiana are recruiting me hardest right now,” Easley told NY2LASPORTS.COM, Easley has offers from DePaul, Purdue, Temple, Butler, VCU, Cincinnati, Saint Louis, and others. Indiana hosted Easley last weekend. “I had a good visit,” Easley said. “I want to get back up there. I enjoyed myself a lot. They just told me to take my time and enjoy the process. They hope I become a Hoosier one day.” Easley is receiving interest UConn, Michigan, LSU, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Notre Dame, and others. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound forward just came off another visit to Michigan for their football game against Wisconsin. “It was great,” he said. “Best stadium in college football.” Easley has visits set to Louisville (Oct. 12), UConn (Oct. 15), VCU (Oct. 22), and potentially Cincinnati at the end of the month. He’s expecting his next offer to come from the Huskies. “They’re supposed to offer on the visit,” he said. Easley remains in no rush with his recruitment. He plans to make a decision next fall after taking his official visits. “I don’t have any particular school standing out right now,” he said. “I’m just enjoying the process. I’m not trying to pick out any top schools right now.” Easley plays for the George Hill Rising Stars during the travel season.”

IUWBB: Penn explains decision to attend IU October 3, 2016 Jon Blau Women's Basketball Leave a comment Indiana claimed a statement recruiting win on Sunday, nabbing five-star guard Jaelynn Penn in a head-to-head battle with South Carolina. Penn, considered the No. 39 recruit in 2017, according to ESPN, explained Monday why she chose IU over a program consistently ranked top 5 in the country. “I felt more of a priority to them,” Penn said of IU. “They have McDonald’s All-Americans on the bench over (at South Carolina). Indiana’s closer to home. I want my parents to come to my games and stuff, that’s important. But mostly the education.” It wasn’t just about basketball for Penn, who wants to be a doctor someday and likes IU’s medical school. But in terms of the Hoosiers’ basketball program, Penn said she feels it’s ascending after last year’s NCAA tournament appearance. “I feel like they are on the come up,” Penn said. “Getting to the NCAA tournament was a big thing for them. Just because they are not established as one of the top schools in the nation, that doesn’t mean we can’t get there, you know?” Penn, a 5-foot-10 guard, figures to be a valuable piece next to point guard Tyra Buss, who will be a senior in 2017-18. The Hoosiers will also have graduated current seniors Alexis Gassion, Karlee McBride and Amber Deane from the backcourt. With a backcourt of Buss, Penn and possibly Ria Gulley, the Hoosiers will have three athletic guards who can run the floor and attack the basket. Penn was also a 40 percent shooter from 3 last season for Butler High School in Louisville. IU’s pace of play definitely intrigues Penn. She also likes the fact that head coach Teri Moren doesn’t take kindly to losing. “I heard she’s not a great loser at all,” Penn said. “I think they take pride in that and that’s what I take pride in now as a high schooler.”

I bow to Stuhoo's greateness. I wouldn't even think of trying to top that. Kudos my man.