Class of '66 Old Fart

http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2016/10/morgan-shows-versatility-in-haunted-hall-scrimmage/ https://indiana.rivals.com/news/haunted-hall-of-hoops-notebook-juwan-morgan-back-to-full-contact-work

The list will only get longer. Darius Garland ‏@dariusgarland22 Blessed to receive an offer from Duke University

But I also saw a tweet that immediately after he hit one bucket, he let RoJo blow right by him on the other end.

Jon Rothstein: 20 Under-the-Radar College Basketball Transfers 2016-2017 http://www.todaysu.com/rothstein-files/20-radar-college-basketball-transfers-2016-17/ Stanford Robinson, Rhode Island: Indiana transfer will be the Rams’ “sixth starter” this season. A shifty guard that can play multiple positions, the 6-4 Robinson will ensure that Dan Hurley won’t miss a beat this season when he puts in his first reserve. Max Hoetzel, San Diego State: Steve Fisher told me that Hoetzel developed into the Aztecs’ best offensive rebounder during his redshirt year. The 6-8 wing never got regular playing time at Indiana, but he’ll be a welcome addition to Viejas Arena.

Victor on Westbrook:

10.28.16 W/L Min. Pts. FG's 3's FT's Reb Asst Stls Blks TO's PF + / - Houston Gordon W 33 18 4-9 3-6 7-8 4 6 0 0 2 2 +18 Oklahoma Oladipo W 44 21 7-17 1-4 6-7 5 2 2 1 4 2 -12 Portland VonLeh No Game Memphis Williams No Game Charlotte Zeller W 23 10 4-8 0-0 2-3 3 1 2 1 1 2 +10

Hey, Hey! Holy Cow! Whatever you did worked. Thanks much Dalton

Teri Moren on today's B1G teleconference: http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2016/10/iuwbb-teri-moren-on-big-ten-teleconference/

Maybe there's more to this kid than we've thought and he willingly played in Collin Sexton's shadow this summer on the AAU circuit. Al Durham w/ 35pts, MVP Honors, and more @ #TSFMadness last night.

10.27.16 W/L Min. Pts. FG's 3's FT's Reb Asst Stls Blks TO's PF + / - Houston Gordon No Game Oklahoma Oladipo No Game Portland VonLeh L 10 1-3 0-1 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 -12 Memphis Williams No Game Charlotte Zeller No Game

Sadly, you see the same situation where there is spousal abuse yet the victim won't let go of the abuser.

Jordan Wilson - Indianapolis Star: http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/10/27/peyton-hendershots-unique-blend-size-athleticism-big-tri-west-now-iu-next/92783956/ Bit of a fluff piece but interesting nonetheless.

http://indiana.247sports.com/Article/Freshman-forward-DeRon-Davis-having-to-adjust-quickly-at-Indiana-48545391 Alex McCarthy - Davis Having To Adjust Quickly As the case usually is with incoming freshmen, the transition to being his team’s go-to player to being just one of the guys was a bit jarring at first for De’Ron Davis. “I’ve never had a team like this before,” Davis said. “I’ve always been the man, so coming here and playing with all these highly talented players, it’s a blessing, first off. It’s a great opportunity for me to get better.” Davis, the highest rated player in this recruiting class according to the 247Sports Composite, has even more to get used to than the usual incoming freshman. Davis missed summer workouts when he was back home in Colorado finishing up academic requirements. He arrived just the day before classes began, and is doing what he can to catch up. He said he talks every day with strength and conditioning coach Lyonel Anderson and spends extra time doing conditioning drills whenever he can. He dealt with a bit of Achilles soreness (after an injury this summer) when he first arrived, but said he’s back to feeling 100 percent. Not only were the workouts immediately challenging, but his daily matchup in practice got much tougher. Davis, who stands 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds, goes up against sophomore center Thomas Bryant in practices. Davis said the daily challenge of facing one of the top big men in the Big Ten has been fun so far. “It’s crazy,” Davis said, his eyes widening. “I’ve never played against a highly talented big man like that every day. On the circuit you do, but not every day in practice. He’s pushing me and I’m pushing him, hopefully.” Bryant and other teammates such as sophomore forward OG Anunoby have been impressed thus far with the incoming players. Davis, along with incoming freshmen Grant Gelon, Devonte Green and Curtis Jones have apparently been asking numerous questions to coaches and players throughout practice, and junior college transfer Freddie McSwain has been doing the same. Anunoby said he spends more time with Jones and Davis than anyone else, and that he’s always willing to talk to them about issues on or off the court. His one message to them has been to play hard on the court, and they’ve apparently taken to that. “They’ve come along really well,” Anunoby said. “They all listen really well and work hard, so that helps.” Davis, the all-time Colorado leader in blocked shots, immediately made an impact in the scrimmage at Hoosier Hysteria this past weekend. Fellow newcomer Zach McRoberts drove to the basket on the first possession of the game, and Davis shifted over and blocked his shot. He kept the ball in bounds as well, allowing for his teammate to grab the loose ball and get the offense moving. Apart from that, Davis was mostly quiet in the scrimmage, especially on offense. Davis has had very little time to adjust to IU head coach Tom Crean’s offense and the speed of the players around him. Throughout his senior season at Aurora (Colorado) Overland High School, Davis was working to expand his game away from the basket. Ball-handling and perimeter shooting were large focuses for him. Now, those skills are becoming even more important, as Crean likes his players to be able to play any position, regardless of height. “Guards play the bigs’ positions, bigs play the guards’ positions,” Davis said. “Coach has it so we’re all interchangeable. Wherever coach wants me to be, I’m going to do it and do it to the best of my ability.”

Zach Osterman - Indianapolis Star IU's Collin Hartman 'doing everything possible' to play senior year http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2016/10/27/ius-collin-hartman-doing-everything-possible-play-senior-year/92825860/

UConn as pre-season #1 - what are these crazy voters smokin'? LOL

Josh Eastern - Indiana Daily Student Defense will be important for IU women’s basketball’s progression Last season the IU women’s basketball program took a major step forward. The Hoosiers won over 20 games, thanks in large part to its undefeated, 14-0 record in Assembly Hall. Now, in IU Coach Teri Moren’s third season in Bloomington, the Hoosiers will look to keep that success going. This time, the stress will be on the defensive end of the floor. Moren and company will try to take that a step forward and are honing in on their defense to take them there. “The consistency factor we’re always looking for,” Moren said. “Having a veteran team helps with that area, especially with those young kids that are still getting used to our system defensively.” The Hoosiers are coming off a season in which they were fifth in the conference in scoring defense, giving up 68.0 points per game. Coming into this season, the team is picked to finish third by both the news media and the coaches. Not a whole lot has changed.The team lost just one player from last season and the way it goes about things on the floor shouldn’t drastically change. The Hoosiers play at a fast pace on offense and stress defense. “It’s not going to be any different than anything we’ve done in the past,” Moren said. “We just have to understand that every night is going to be a grind to win a game in the Big Ten and in our non-conference.” From the player’s point of view, junior guard Tyra Buss said she knows Moren stresses defense. The offense could look to improve after finishing ninth in the conference with 71.5 points per game. Defense is what will help IU take the next step. Buss said getting comfortable with what Coach Moren wants out of them will help the Hoosiers progress. “That’s one of Coach Moren’s biggest things is on the defensive end,” Buss said. “We’ve really done that in practices, kind of mixed up defenses a lot. Getting to know what we want from the defensive end and what she wants from us is what we’ve been trying to do.” Moren came into the program two seasons ago and changed the mentality. They went through growing pains in the first season finishing 15-16, but saw a significant improvement a season ago. What will help this team in 2016-17 is that there hasn’t been a whole lot of change. There hasn’t been much change on the floor nor with the philosophy. “Our mentality has always been, we said this when we got here, we were going to hang our hats on the defensive end and rebounding,” Moren said. “That philosophy hasn’t changed at all since we got here.”

NBCSports - College Basketball's Best Wings Forwards: http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2016/10/27/554157/ 6. O.G. Anunoby, Indiana: Anunoby is a tough player to rank on a list like this for a couple reasons. He’s a potential breakout star that didn’t post great numbers last season. His value lies in his ability to play a role more than his ability to score 20 in the Big Ten. He may be a better NBA prospect than a college player. But he’s also a 6-foot-8 defensive menace that can guard four positions, hit threes, get to the offensive glass and beat people off the dribble.

Ryan Corazza - 2016-2017 Player Profile: James Blackmon Jr. James Blackmon Jr. enters his junior campaign with a clean bill of health and a chip on his shoulder. “When you hear stuff like that, you want to show your best and I feel like I will do that this season,” Blackmon Jr. said at Big Ten media day about his response to the criticism he received for his defense in 2015-2016. That criticism was valid. Before a late December season-ending knee injury cut Blackmon Jr.’s sophomore campaign short, he struggled with positioning and awareness. Indiana’s overall defense was rough in the non-conference and Blackmon Jr. was one but one piece of its larger puzzle. And his exit from the lineup wasn’t the sole factor for Indiana’s turnaround on the defensive end of the court once the Hoosiers hit the thick of their Big Ten season. Still, Blackmon Jr. has something to prove. But he definitely seems aware of this and is up for the challenge. Where Blackmon Jr. doesn’t need to show marked improvement? His shooting. In the 13 games he played in last season, he made 50 percent of his 2s (36-of-72), 46.3 percent of his 3-pointers (37-of-80) and 85.2 percent of his free throws (23-of-27). Those high efficiency numbers on his 2s and 3s were good for an effective field goal percentage of 60.2, nearly 10 percent better than his freshman campaign (51.2). Blackmon Jr. came to Bloomington as a prolific scorer and he’s made good on that in his one and a half seasons of play. But with Yogi Ferrell gone and Indiana entering 2016-2017 looking for a playmaker by committee backcourt, Blackmon Jr. is going to be relied upon to evolve his offense game. He’ll need to make plays for others and himself, play on and off the ball and be a threat to score in transition both at the basket and beyond the 3-point line. And perhaps most importantly, when the shot clock is winding down and Indiana hasn’t found an advantage over the defense, can Blackmon Jr. create his own shot and bail the Hoosiers out,? Bottom Line: The keys for Blackmon Jr.’s junior campaign: make good on improving his defense and staying healthy. The offense should be there. After testing the NBA draft waters earlier this year, it’s possible this will be his last season in Bloomington—no matter what the draft boards say about his potential to get selected or not. Quotable: “Making the game simple, him getting better at moving without the ball, him being ready to shoot. Not everybody coming out and trying to show how much better they are at the things that they’ve worked at because they are. I mean, we have added some real skill. I have no doubt. But now we’ve got to transfer it to live, right, and the best way to do that is to make it as simple as possible.” – Tom Crean on Sept. 30.

Rick Pitino Isn’t Worried About Future NCAA Penalties So are those $100 bills in his jacket pocket for the NCAA or for Katina Powell's girls?

10.26.16 W / L Min. Pts. FG's 3's FT's Reb Asst Stls Blks TO's PF + / - Houston Gordon L 34 19 7-15 2-8 3-4 5 0 1 0 1 1 -14 Oklahoma Oladipo W 26 10 4-16 0-5 2-3 5 1 0 1 3 2 -5 Portland VonLeh No Game Memphis Williams W DNP Charlotte Zeller W 14 16 5-6 0-0 5-6 3 1 0 2 1 5 -3

CTC and son in Cleveland for game 2.

Vic and the OK Thunder open their season at Philly; game to be televised on ESPN at 8:00 ET

Indiana became the third major school to offer Brentwood (Tennessee) High School offensive tackle Cole Mabry, and the 2018 prospect said it's a meaningful one.

Zach Osterman - Indianapolis Star Happy to return to basketball, McRoberts ready to help IU BLOOMINGTON —Zach McRoberts needed a year away from basketball to realize how much it meant to him. The one-time Carmel standout spent last season out of the sport, just another student at Indiana. He had transferred from Vermont, where he played for a year, but he had no designs on taking up the sport in Bloomington. At least, he thought he didn't. "Taking that year off gives you a different perspective on it," McRoberts said last week. "I think that was important for me, to learn about myself and what I needed from basketball." So, McRoberts reached out to IU associate head coach Tim Buckley, wondering how he might go about joining the IU basketball program. The Hoosiers brought him in for a workout in May. By late June, he had joined officially as a walk-on. "Since then, I’ve just been working out, getting back in shape," he said at team media day last week. "It’s been good." McRoberts, listed as a guard at 6-6, 200 pounds, joins an Indiana roster looking for depth at the wing position he seems likeliest to take up. Senior forward Collin Hartman is expected to miss significant time, perhaps the entire season, with a serious knee injury. The Hoosiers lost Troy Williams to the draft, and Max Bielfeldt and Nick Zeisloft to graduation. Former walk-on forward Ryan Burton, who played intermittently as a senior, also graduated. So there could be minutes within reach for McRoberts, the younger brother of former Pacer Josh McRoberts. "Me coming in, I think I can help just do those little things like (Hartman) was always doing, being the first guy on the floor, rebounding – whatever it takes to help the team win," McRoberts said. "That’s what I’m focused on." In his one season at Vermont, McRoberts averaged 4.2 points and 4.4 rebounds over 27 games. He also hit 6-of-17 3-point tries. IU coach Tom Crean has praised the gains McRoberts made in the weight room during the summer. What kind of role McRoberts might fill this season could be determined early on. Buckley pointed out at a recent news conference that Burton's performances during the nonconference season earned him the trust of his coaching staff heading into Big Ten play. After a year away from basketball, though, McRoberts is mostly just happy to have it back. "You take that year of just being a student, it kind of helped me realize that I sort of wanted to have that team aspect in my life, wanted to have those guys around me," he said. "These guys at IU have been great for me, being a part of a team again."

Good article from the Raleigh News & Observer on the academic fiasco at U of No Classes. http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article110315307.html#1