Class of '66 Old Fart

I have seen several tweets from different individuals that Troy was less than impressive today and he'll need to step it up on Friday.

His comment on being a leader next season was the most interesting to me because I don't think he's ever been a leader. He was a scorer in high school but just scoring points doesn't make him a leader. His court demeanor in high school (and I saw many of his games) and college has never been what I consider as leadership. I don't think it's in his DNA to get in someone's face in the huddle, function as an on-court coach or get into practice time scrapes. I think he's had a 'me first' attitude for a very long time. My personal opinion and I would very much like to have to admit I was badly mistaken come next March.

Blessed to receive an offer from Indiana University. 6' 4" 215 lbs. http://247sports.com/Player/Jordan-Wright-85509 http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/evaluation/_/id/212158/jordan-wright

I reported info from 247; yours is from the ESPN site. Who knows how accurate these kinds of stats actually are.

Received an offer from Maryland today.

In addition to having a program in chaos, Little Ricky's got some internal audit problems as well related to some pretty serious overspending - a trick he probably learned from daddy. Pitino far exceeded budget for private jet travel, University of Minnesota audit finds http://www.startribune.com/pitino-far-exceeded-budget-for-private-jet-travel-university-of-minnesota-audit-finds/378906491/

Woo! Woo! And the RPI gets another nudge in the right direction.

http://www.d1circuit.com/midseasonreport The Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) has posted a mid-season report for each of its participating teams available through the above link. Teams that include IU targets (and I probably overlooked a couple) are: Coleman, Matt – Boo Williams Durham, Al – Southern Stampede Sexton, Collin – Southern Stampede (should be a target) Garland, Darius – St. Louis Eagles Goodwin, Jordan – St. Louis Eagles Jackson, Jaren – Spiece Indy Heat Platek, Andrew – Albany City Rocks Porter, Michael Jr. – MoKan Elite (probably a lost cause with his dad joining the WA staff. Randolph, Brandon – PSA Cardinals Smith, Justin – Mac Irvin Fire Tucker, Jordan – The RENS Vanderbilt, Jarred – Houston Hoops Watford, Trendon – Alabama Challenge

High octane talent announced for the Forum Credit Union Tip Off Classic set for Dec. 10, at Southport H.S. Loaded high school basketball event set Kyle Neddenriep, kyle.neddenriep@indystar.com 11:59 a.m. EDT May 10, 2016 The fourth annual high school boys basketball Forum Credit Union Tip Off Classic is set for Dec. 10 at Southport with an enticing six-game lineup. Highlighting the event is a nightcap between New Albany and star junior-to-be Romeo Langford against North Central and potential IndyStar Mr. Basketball candidate Kris Wilkes. Here’s a look at the complete lineup: • Hamilton Southeastern vs. South Bend Riley, 11:30 a.m. – Hamilton Southeastern is coming off a 14-12 season and will be led by Zach Gunn (17.2 ppg, 8.6 rebounds), an Indiana Junior All-Star. HSE also has some talented underclassmen, including Brennan Scofield (averaged 6.6 points as a sophomore), Noah Smith (4.1 points as a freshman) and Aaron Etherington (4.1 points as a freshman). Jack Davidson, a senior-to-be, averaged 6.1 points last season. South Bend Riley, 22-6 last season and sectional champion, returns a talented core led by Damezi Anderson (18.1 points, 7.4 rebounds as a sophomore) and Shamar Dillard (9.5 points as a sophomore). • Mt. Vernon vs. Cloverdale, 1:15 p.m. – Mt. Vernon returns the core of a team that finished 18-5 last season, including Michael Ertel (15.8 ppg, 3.7 assists), Erick Shepherd (13.3 ppg, 5.8 rebounds) and James McCloud (8.3 ppg), all seniors next season. Cloverdale was 19-8 last season and won a Class 2A sectional. The Clovers will be led by senior and Butler recruit Cooper Neese (29.5 ppg, 9.5 rebounds last season). Lawrence North vs. Fort Wayne North Side, 3 p.m. – Lawrence North is loaded again coming off a 19-6 season under Jack Keefer. The Wildcats bring back 6-8 senior Ra Kpedi and highly-touted junior Kevin Easley, as well as several others. North Side, 18-7 last season, will be led by 6-8 senior Jaylen Butz and highly-regarded sophomore Keion Brooks. • Park Tudor vs. Fort Wayne Snider, 5 p.m. – This is another matchup of potential Mr. Basketball candidates as Park Tudor’s 6-10 senior-to-be Jaren Jackson Jr. (16.1 ppg, 7.8 rebounds) squares off against Snider 6-10 senior-to-be Malik Williams. Both are highly-recruited players. Park Tudor, which was 20-5 last season and won a 3A sectional, also brings back Kobe Webster (14.5 ppg, 3.7 assists) and Isaiah Rice (10.8 ppg) as seniors. Snider was 14-9 last season.

I don't know the reputation of this outfit but it's posted its ranking of 2019 recruits. Names of note include: #7 - Trendon Watford #12 - Keion Brooks #18 - Tyger Campbell http://www.theprepinsiders.com/player-rankings/?srch_rank_class=6

2017 five-star Jarred Vanderbilt announced that he has been offered by Oregon. Ranked #9 in the 247Composite and supposedly pUKe has the edge over Kansas and Texas.

IU has named Janese Banks an assistant coach, filling the spot left open by Todd Starkey, who became the head coach at Kent State. She was an Assistant at IUPUI this past season, Ben Davis graduate, played for Wisconsin.

IU (26 - 23) at Minny (29-13) for a 3 game weeknd. Both teams have played well with IU 7 - 3 over their last 10 games and Minny 8 - 2. Kyle Hart will be on the mound for today's game. 7:30 first pitch - not certain whose time, IU's or Minny's. Friday's game on BTN2Go Radio: http://whcc105.com/ Stats: http://www.gophersports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=1470010&school=minn&sport=mbasebl&camefrom=&startschool=& Other Good Stuff: http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/iuhoosiers.com/documents/2016/5/5/5_6_Minnesota.pdf

Michelle Huber tallied 3 homers, 7 runs & 7 RBI to earn Player of the Week honors! Congrats to Michelle.

Duquesne grad transfer LG Gill has committed to Maryland. Averaged 10.1 points and 6.5 rebounds; immediately eligible.

I'm duly impressed. 545 lb. dead lift only 2 weeks after some type of surgery!

And from Max: Max Bielfeldt ‏@MaxBielfeldt 14h14 hours ago Thanks to everyone who made this year so special. Leaving Bloomington today with so much more than I came in with.

Apparently some of the Illinois players have been serving as mentors during the off-season: Minnesota center Reggie Lynch was arrested on probable cause of criminal sexual conduct. He's suspended indefinitely, per team release.

Darius Garland ‏@dariusgarland22 Blessed to receive an Offer from The University of Illinois As a snide comment on my part, it really is appropriate that orange is one of Illinois' colors given the amount of trouble their players have with the law.

Josh Phegley is quite the multi-talented ballplayer. A catcher by trade, today he became a pitcher and faced 2 batters in the 8th inning. He retired both, and threw an 88 mph fastball in the process as the A's were hammered by the Orioles 11 - 3. Phegley was the 5th A's pitcher on the day.

Perfect timing on my part. Got home and got the game on the radio in time to hear the ground out for the final out and the win. Next up a Tuesday night home game with pUKe at 6:05 E.T. and then a weekend home stand with IL. Go Hoosiers.

Roncalli's Lindsey Corsaro has cut her list to Baylor, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, UCLA and Washington. She was a former pUKe recurit.

Everybody wants in on the act. Malik Williams ‏@leek_willi34 3h3 hours ago Blessed to say I've just received my 17th offer from UCLA.

Picky, picky, picky! My bad. Thanks for the correction.

HC Tom Crean offered Andrew Platek '17 during his visit to IU today!