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    Official 2016-17 IUBB Preseason Thread

    Green's bicep is obscene for just a freshman
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    #IUMS vs Butler

    Jeremy Price ‏@JPPrice 13m13 minutes ago For what it's worth, the #iums defense hasn't allowed a goal since late in regulation vs. Maryland, a span of 468 minutes and 2 seconds. About that long since we scored a goal isn't it?? Good thing we can play defense because we sure ain't got no offense this year.
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    (2017) SF Brian Bowen to Louisville

    Figured that ship had sailed long ago. Good ballplayer; would have been a nice recruit to have plus maybe re-establish a connection to the LaLumiere 'factory'.
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    Random IUBB Recruiting

    Video clip of Cole Anthony '19 PG - http://www.d1circuit.com/news_article/show/703175?referrer_id=
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    College Football Thread

    From the BigLead: Blake Barnett opened the 2016 season as Alabama’s starting quarterback. Now the California native intends to transfer. During Alabama’s opening week win over USC, Barnett lost his job to freshman Jalen Hurts. Hurts has since run away with the gig and made it his own, while Barnett and junior Cooper Bateman have been relegated to backup status. It makes sense that Barnett would bolt now and look for an opportunity to start elsewhere. He’s just a redshirt freshman, so he has plenty of time left to make his mark on college football. He was the No. 2 pro-style quarterback in the 247Sports rankings in 2015 and the No. 21 player overall. There will be schools clamoring for his commitment. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Barnett head back out West to be closer to home. Though he’ll have to sit out next season per NCAA transfer rules, several schools could use another quarterback, including USC and UCLA. Barnett made headlines earlier this year off the field as well thanks to his engagement to professional surfer Maddie Peterson.
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    (2017) PF Billy Preston to Kansas

    Zags updated the above article today: Billy Preston, the 6-foot-10 Class of 2017 forward from Oak Hill Academy (VA), has opted to open up his recruitment. Preston had been focusing on Kansas, USC and Maryland, and he's slated to take an official visit to Kansas this weekend for "Late Night in the Phog." "After talking with my family and starting my senior year at Oak Hill Academy, I have decided to open my recruitment up and explore what schools would best fit for me as a student-athlete," Preston said. "I am looking forward to taking official visits and have no time table for making my final decision." Indiana head coach Tom Crean was in recently to see Preston, as was Kentucky assistant Kenny Payne. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is expected on Monday. Preston took unofficial visits to Maryland twice and plans to eventually take his official. "Coach [Mark] Turgeon is a great coach, and he's definitely a player's coach," he said recently. "He told me since I'm a versatile player, I could play anywhere on the court that he sees is best for me." A Los Angeles native, Preston said he's already familiar with USC's campus. He said he visits it frequently when he is home. The senior has above average ball handing skills for his size and is a good rim protector. "He's a great player," Marvin Bagley III , the No. 1 player in the Class of 2018, said of Preston this spring. "He does a lot of things well. He drives the ball. He scores the ball, rebounds extremely well, so it was a good experience to go up against guys like that."
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    Random IUBB Recruiting

    Several names from Indiana high schools we'll probably start hearing more of in another year. This past weekend, the Prep Hoops Indiana Top 250 Expo took place up in Westfield, Indiana at the Jonathan Byrd’s Fieldhouse. Now, we are trying to break down what we saw. The following is a look at some of the best posts we saw in the morning session of 2019 and 2020 prospects. Tyler Stead (6’5 – 2019 – Martinsville). In the last year, you can see Stead’s body grow up a bit and that showed this weekend as he moved a lot more fluidly. Stead is doing more away from the three-point line as well which was nice to see. Terry Hicks (6’4 – 2019 – Fishers). Hicks is a name that has come up in the last couple of weeks. He’s not the biggest guy, height wise, yet but he plays tall and strong and he’s a good enough athlete to make him difficult to stop in the paint. Chaz Hinds (6’6 – 2019 – Southport). Hinds did well this weekend for stretches. Really like how well he moves his feet. Gets into position well and has enough strength that he can compete with other forwards. Best in the low block right now. Matt Dove (6’8 – 2019 – Princeton). Dove is a very interesting player. Really long and lanky but he needs to bulk up his lower half to take hits easier. Showed some of his shot blocking ability and finishing with his length near the rim. Logan Carter (6’9 – 2019 – Evansville Mater Dei). Carter is a guy who really surprised some people with how well he moved for his size. Logan is a big boy but has good touch within 5’ and you aren’t moving him off the block if he wants to be there. Michael Scott (6’5 – 2020 – Bishop Luers). Scott is a guy to add to the watch list in 2020. Good size, some strength, and a frame to hold it all. Really mobile guy. Had some stretches but really it was a ton of potential. Nolan Smith (6’5 – 2019 – Franklin Community). Nolan is a big, strong, undersized bit but has the hands and arms you want out of a bit. Footwork will be key but he’s probably got a little more height in him. Had good energy for a big body post. Alex Stauffer (6’5 – 2020 – Northridge). Stauffer is a forward with some projection still left to figure out. He moves well and has some skill. More comfortable faced up with good touch in the mid-range. Once he adds muscle, game should play up. WINGS Joe Andershock (6’6 – 2019 – Marquette Catholic). Andershock looked really solid during games as he was all over the floor. Loved how he played inside and out and has enough length to cause problems on the boards. Bradley Nalley (6’3 – 2019 – Corydon Central). Nalley was one of the more surprising players. A name I had heard but never seen. Great size and aggressiveness. Frame allows him to attack really well off the bounce. Corey Landers (6’2 – 2019 – Bishop Noll). Landers came into the games with a bang. He had a couple great plays in transition and a dunk or two. Big, strong kid with some bounce and length. Good defender as well. Demarcus Vaughn (6’3 – 2020 – South Bend Washington). Vaughn really impressed with his rebounding and tougness around the rim as well as his ability to score the ball. Coaches were impressed all day. Hayden Smithey (6’5 – 2019 – Bishop Dwenger). Smithey just continues to impress this summer and fall. He handles the ball really well for his size and has the confidence going too. Really putting things together a lot earlier than I thought. Cobie Barnes (6’6 – 2019 – Floyd Central). Barnes was just ridiculous all day long. Nobody could even slow him down. He scored at will near the rim and made some triples for good measure. Just a force whenever he touched the ball. Amari Sherrod (6’4 – 2019 – Bowman Academy). Thought Sherrod did a good job at being an all-around wing this weekend. Scored on drives and jumpers in mid-range. The athleticsim and frame make him very intriguing. Walter Hankins (6’4 – 2019 – Lawrence North). Hankins is a bully of a guard. The guy played as strong as anyone else on the floor and overpowered guys on plays, whether it was getting loose balls or rebounds. Harrison Eckel (6’3 – 2020 – Heritage Christian). This is the second time in two weeks we have seen Eckel and he’s grown on me. Decent wing player who looks to grow and handles the ball with confidence. Doesn’t shy from contact. GUARDS Christian Jones (6’0 – 2019 – Pendleton Heights). Jones was pretty solid all during the morning session. The skills portion was just a setup for his play during the games. He did a great job attacking off the bounce and getting into the lane. Brennan Neal (6’3 – 2019 – Whiteland). Neal has continued his solid play into our fall camp. Was good scoring the ball and shows promise with a big frame that isn’t filled out yet. Proved why he was one of the more underrated scorers in the state. Anthony Leal (6’3 – 2020 – Bloomington South). Leal has now put back-to-back performances together at our camps. Quite possibly the best shooter in the class and definitely the shooter with the most upside. Tall frame gives him lots of possibilities. Luke Heady (6’0 – 2019 – Carmel). Luke looks and plays like a coaches son. Not only that, he’s about as steady as they come. Never looked rattled and hit a couple nice jumpers and got into it on defense. Love his game for his age. Edreece Redmond III (5’10 – 2020 – Bishop Chatard). Redmond continues to be a guy that just knows how to play the point. Has great speed with the ball and while on the shorter side, he’s got some athleticism and length. One of the best guards in the class. Calvin Larkin (6’1 – 2019 – Winamac) Larkin is a two-guard in the making. Really good off the bounce and finishes at a high rate near the rim. Really liked his aggressiveness on counter attacks. Cameron Leichty (5’11 – 2020 – Bethesda Christian). Cameron is a guy that showed he can make a shot this weekend. Still on the smaller side right now but looks like he is going to grow a bit. Loved his confidence. Ethan Brittain–Watts (6’2 – 2019 – Culver Acadamies). Ethan is probably overlooked but for his age, he’s one of the more rounded guards you are going to come by. Long, tough, and smooth in the lane, Watts showed all of it this weekend.
  8. From IUHoosiers.com: Bailey Named a William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana fifth-year senior offensive lineman Jacob Bailey was named one of the 156 semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation and is prominently displayed inside its official home at the New York Athletic Club. Bailey has appeared in all three games for the Hoosiers in 2016 and started at right guard against Wake Forest on Sept. 24. He has appeared in 22 career games at IU, making 13 starts. Bailey, who started the final seven games at left guard in 2015, is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, having earned it in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Nov. 1, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 59th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. At the event, one member of the class will be declared the winner of the 27thWilliam V. Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000. "These 156 impressive candidates truly represent the scholar-athlete ideal," said NFF Chairman Archie Manning whose sons Peyton (Campbell Trophy winner) and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. "It is important for us to showcase their success on the football field, in the classroom and in the community. This year's semifinalists further illustrate the power of our great sport in developing the next generation of influential leaders." Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the Campbell Trophy is a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total postgraduate scholarship of $25,000. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $11.1 million. "The NFF would like to personally congratulate each of the nominees as well as their schools and coaches on their tremendous accomplishments," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "We are extremely proud to highlight each semifinalist's achievements, showcasing their ability to balance academics and athletics at the highest level. The NFF Awards Committee will have an incredibly difficult task in selecting the finalists from this outstanding group of candidates." Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators. The past recipients of the William V. Campbell Trophy include: Air Force's Chris Howard (1990); Florida's Brad Culpepper(1991); Colorado's Jim Hansen (1992); Virginia's Thomas Burns (1993); Nebraska's Rob Zatechka (1994); Ohio State's Bobby Hoying (1995); Florida's Danny Wuerffel (1996); Tennessee's Peyton Manning (1997); Georgia's Matt Stinchcomb (1998); Marshall's Chad Pennington (1999); Nebraska's Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000); Miami (Fla.)'s Joaquin Gonzalez (2001); Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.)'s Brandon Roberts (2002); Ohio State's Craig Krenzel (2003); Tennessee's Michael Munoz (2004); LSU's Rudy Niswanger (2005); Rutgers' Brian Leonard (2006); Texas' Dallas Griffin (2007); California's Alex Mack (2008); Florida's Tim Tebow (2009); Texas' Sam Acho (2010); Army West Point's Andrew Rodriguez (2011); Alabama'sBarrett Jones (2012); Penn State's John Urschel (2013); Duke's David Helton (2014); and Oklahoma's Ty Darlington (2015).
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    2016-2017 Indiana Basketball

    From NBCSports: College Basketball’s Impact Transfers 8. Josh Newkirk, Indiana (via Pittsburgh): With the loss of point guard Yogi Ferrell, Newkirk gives Indiana an experienced guard who can really push the pace in Tom Crean’s uptempo system. Full List
  10. Class of '66 Old Fart

    College Football Thread

    Little brother with some off-field issues: Purdue player arrested in battery of ex-teammate http://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/football/2016/09/28/purdue-lineman-martesse-patterson-arrested/91214656/?hootPostID=723082ece2c2c2c92e8359c82c752f97
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    2016-2017 Indiana Basketball

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    Collin Hartman Injury

    A little like Mo Creek isn't it?
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    2017 IUFB Recruiting

    He can always have an "M" put on each side!!
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    College Bball Thread

    You don't have the proper security clearance! LOL
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    College Bball Thread

    Northwestern has announced it's playing 2017-18 basketball games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Welsh-Ryan undergoing "complete renovation."
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    (2017) PF Billy Preston to Kansas

    ZagsBlog: Billy Preston, the 6-foot-10 Class of 2017 forward from Oak Hill Academy (VA), has opted to open up his recruitment. Presently, Indiana, Syracuse, Maryland, Kansas and USC are actively recruiting him, and he's slated to take any official visit to Kansas this weekend for "Late Night in the Phog." "After talking with my family and starting my senior year at Oak Hill Academy, I have decided to open my recruitment up and explore what schools would best fit for me as a student-athlete," Preston said. "I am looking forward to taking official visits and have no time table for making my final decision." Preston took unofficial visits to Maryland twice and plans to eventually take his official. "Coach [Mark] Turgeon is a great coach, and he's definitely a player's coach," he said recently. "He told me since I'm a versatile player, I could play anywhere on the court that he sees is best for me." A Los Angeles native, Preston said he's already familiar with USC's campus. He said he visits it frequently when he is home. The senior has above average ball handing skills for his size and is a good rim protector. "He's a great player," Marvin Bagley III , the No. 1 player in the Class of 2018, said of Preston this spring. "He does a lot of things well. He drives the ball. He scores the ball, rebounds extremely well, so it was a good experience to go up against guys like that."
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    IU Women's Soccer 2016 Season

    Nice piece in the Indiana Daily Student on Meghan Scott. IDS - Meghan Scott Article
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    (2017) SF Justin Smith to IU

    High school coach breaks down Justin Smith’s game September 27, 2016 Mike Miller Men's Basketball Leave a comment Pat Ambrose won’t forget the jump, the dunk and the sophomore year that changed it all for Justin Smith. During a 2015 postseason game, Jalen Brunson — now a starting guard at Villanova — drove to the basket, drew a foul and tossed the ball at the rim. Smith flew in from the foul line, grabbed the ball and twisted in the air, throwing down a reverse, two-handed dunk just for fun — just because he could. “Everyone turns and looks at each other like, ‘Did we just see that?'” said Ambrose, coach of Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Ill. Smith’s highlight reel was only beginning. The 6-foot-7 wing will now have a chance to add to that reel at Indiana, committing to the Hoosiers’ 2017 recruiting class on Monday night. Smith gives IU coach Tom Crean another long, athletic forward to run end-to-end, a player who can attack the rim and defend it on the other side of the floor. “He can really get up,” Ambrose said. “He’s not like Vince Carter unbelievable, but for a high school kid, he really has good hops. He’s blessed with incredible athletic hops. His quickness, I’d say, is definitely above average. I’d say his jumping ability is way above average. His athletic ability, his size will serve him well.” Smith was a priority target across the Big Ten. Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana were among the schools Smith considered closely. Within the last month, he whittled that list down to two options — Indiana and Villanova, which is Brunson’s new home and, of course, the home of the defending national champions. Indiana won. He picked up his IU offer after his sophomore season and made an unofficial visit to Bloomington last August. When he recently took his official trip during the weekend of Sept. 10, Ambrose said Smith came away impressed with the approach of IU coach Tom Crean and his assistants. “He really liked the coaching staff,” Ambrose said. “He really liked Coach Crean, Coach Judson, Coach Buckley. They really did a good job with him. They really showed him how he can get better. He came back and said, ‘Coach, you’re not gonna believe this,’ — and I did — he said, ‘Coach, they showed me videotape of how I can get better.’ “He liked that. He thought that was different. They didn’t scream at him and they didn’t tell him he was bad. They said, ‘Look, you can do this better and you can do this better, and we can help you.’ He took it to heart.” Outside of the paint, Ambrose said Smith is more of a catch-and-shoot player. Mostly, Ambrose has told Smith to make the most of his opportunities within 10 feet. “Even if he throws up kind of a bad shot or a quick shot, his ability to go back and get it (is impressive),” Ambrose said. “I saw that on the freshman level and I was like, ‘My goodness. You can’t teach that.'” Entering his senior year of high school, the 185-pound recruit has to continue getting bigger and playing tougher. He has to continue developing his shooting ability. But Ambrose likes where Smith is as a prospect — and where he’s headed. “He’s very excited,” Ambrose said. “He’s very excited to play in the Big Ten. I think he’ll look good in the candy stripes. He has long legs.” [Those last 2 sentences are priceless!]
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    Official 2016-17 IUBB Preseason Thread

    TB name 2nd team All-American by NBCSports Thomas Bryant, Indiana: Bryant is another guy that had a chance to be a first round pick last season but opted to return to school. He had a promising first year in Bloomington, but it came with typical freshman mistakes: He was lost early in the year, especially on the defensive end. But Bryant has the tools, he plays extremely hard and he’s young for his grade; he was born five months after Josh Jackson. NBCSports Pre-Season All-American Teams
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    Random IUBB Recruiting

    We've looked but maybe not all that interested? From Zagoria: After visiting Maryland and Georgetown unofficially over the weekend, Class of 2018 point guard Immanuel Quickley has slated more visits to some of the nation's top college programs. The 6-foot-3 Quickley out of John Carroll (MD) has scheduled unofficial visits to Kansas (Oct 1-2), Miami (Oct 8-9), Kentucky (Oct 14), Louisville (Oct 15), Virginia (Oct 22) and Duke (Oct 28) for the next four weeks. Quickley helped the USA U17 team win a gold medal this summer He was watched by a slew of coaches both at that event in Spain and on the Adidas Gauntlet circuit with Baltimore Elite. Quickley this month added offers from Providence, Virginia and UConn to go with previous offers from Louisville, Wake Forest, Villanova, Arizona, Texas A&M, UCLA, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Central Florida, Depaul, Miami, Southern California, Cincinnati, Rhode Island, Washington and UMBC.
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    (2017) SF Justin Smith to IU

    Four-star 2017 forward Justin Smith of Lincolnshire (IL) Stevenson commits to Indiana Jeff Rabjohns Yesterday at 7:31 PM Indiana added a significant piece to its 2017 recruiting class today with the commitment of Scout.com top-100 prospect Justin Smith. Indiana added a significant piece to its 2017 recruiting class today with the commitment of scout.com top-100 prospect Justin Smith. The 6-foot-6, 190-pound forward from Lincolnshire (IL) Stevenson in the Chicago suburbs and Mac Irvin Fire AAU program is a four-star prospect ranked No. 91 nationally by scout.com. Smith is an outstanding athlete who can score in the mid-range and off the bounce, is a solid defender and a very good rebounder from his position. Smith fits what Indiana coach Tom Crean likes in terms of versatile, athletic players who can function in various spots on the floor and defend players with different skills. Smith joins Berkmar (GA) guard Al Durham in Indiana's 2017 recruiting class so far. Smith made an official visit to Indiana earlier in September and made several unofficial visits to IU. He was at Hoosier Hysteria in the fall of 2015. Indiana offered a scholarship in May of 2015. Crean and IU assistant Rob Judson were very active in Smith’s recruitment, with help from IU assistants Chuck Matin and Tim Buckley. Smith comes from a Big Ten family that is well-versed in IU lore. His parents are both Illinois graduates, and his father grew up in Danville, Ill., and followed IU basketball closely. “What I like is the fact that Indiana has great history and great tradition,” Ed Smith, Justin’s father told peegs.com earlier this month. “I’ve been watching Indiana basketball as well as Illinois basketball since I was a young kid. “I knew all the history of Indiana basketball, growing up watching Bobby Knight’s teams. I knew all the players names on the Indiana teams, the Quinn Buckners, Wayne Radfords, Bobby Wilkersons, Scott Mays, all of those guys, as well as watching Illinois when Rob Judson was a player. It’s about the rich history of Indiana basketball. “I grew up in Danville (Illinois) which is about an hour from Bloomington. I had all that history and knowledge from the past, and the rich tradition has always been appealing.” IU built a strong relationship with Smith during the recruiting process that stretch over a couple years. "Just the way that they communicate with me. Not just the ‘We want you to come here and we want this, this and this.' It is more making me feel we're just having a conversation," Smith told peegs.com this summer. Crean’s player development program also stuck out to Smith. "Just the way they develop players," Smith told peegs.com this summer of why IU stood out to him. "Coach Crean and his staff do a really good job of developing players. They make players who may not be highly touted out of high school and turn them into pros. Just the way they develop and have confidence in their players."
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    (2017) SF Justin Smith to IU

    4 stars; ranked 50-100 by the various organizations.
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    (2017) SF Justin Smith to IU

    Good things come to those who wait!
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