Class of '66 Old Fart

Stats for Chase's AAU weekend. Don't overreact to how minimal his game stats were for his 4-point game as it was a garbage opponent. It was 63-39 after 3Qs and mercy ruled when it reached 71-46. Raby was there and said Chase's offense wasn't needed and he primarily served as a distributor. Key comment from Raby was that Chase seemed fully engaged throughout the game despite the inferior quality of the opponent and the scoring margin. The final game of the weekend was also a mercy rule ending. Raby was there for the entire weekend and made an interesting observation that in the 4/19 game Chase had 5 "hockey assists" in addition to the 1 he was officially credited with. Also, Raby reported that DDV was in Kansas City to watch at least one of his games. The next UAA event is May 15-17 in Cincinnati, OH. Chase Brahham '27 - KC Run GMC Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Blk Stl 4/17 W 27 6 11 2 5 13 13 1 1 3 0 2 4/18 W 21 8 13 2 6 3 3 5 2 5 1 2 4/18 W 4 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4/19 W 13 5 12 3 4 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 Count/Avg 4 16.3 53% 41% 100% 2.3 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.0 AAU 2025 13 15.2 50% 39% 90% 3.2 2.5 2.0 0.6 1.8

Listed as a 5'9" combo guard attends Hoosac School in Hoosick, NY. Plays AAU for Team Northeast on one of the lesser circuits. Haven't found a great deal of information about her but from her Instagram account she has a large number of offers. annamoser0 Hudl

We take the weekend series winning 5-4 today. AC had 11 hits, 4 for extra bases off 4 IU pitchers who also walked 6 batters. We had 8 hits plus 7 BB from AC pitching. We benefited from 2 AC errors with 2 of our runs unearned. Tuesday at 3:00 we'll be in Muncie to face Ball State (19-19); televised on ESPN+. Radio Live Stats Next weekend we host Iowa (21-15) (7-10) and 7-7 in road games.

We couldn't get the weekend sweep as the Hawkeyes won today's game 4-2. We were held to just 4 hits; Mannon had 2 of them. But there is some good news. Avery Parker with a solo HR in the 4th became IU's career home run leader with Wednesday at 5:00 we host Valpo (17-26); televised on B1G+ or you can listen Radio. Next weekend the women are in Ann Arbor to play Michigan (28-16) (7-10) and just 5-5 at home. Regular season winding down and concludes May 1-3 in Bloomington hosting Illinois.

In they come -- Buffalo transfer Tim Oboh has committed to Penn State. The 6’11” sophomore center started all 32 games played, averaging 8.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. Out they go -- Penn State transfer Mason Blackwood has committed to St. Bonaventure. The 6’7” freshman forward appeared in 26 games, averaging 2.6 points, and 1.8 rebounds per game.

Rancik reportedly headed to Florida State.

Saint Mary’s transfer Andrew McKeever has committed to Iowa. The 7’2” sophomore center appeared in 30 games, averaging 8.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. McKeever is 11th in the country in offensive rebounding averaging 3.79 per game this past season. Duquesne transfer Jimmie Williams has committed to Ohio State. The 6’5” junior SG started all 33 games played for the Dukes, averaging 15.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. Williams is good at getting to the basket, and an effective finisher around the rim. Shot 34% from 3 on the year, hitting 62/183 shots. On defense being 6’5” he can defend multiple positions. Kentucky transfer Jasper Johnson has committed to Oregon. The 6’5” freshman guard appeared in 35 games, averaging 4.9 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. Was a former top 25 recruit. Miami Ohio transfer Eian Elmer has signed with Wisconsin. The 6’6” junior guard started all 34 games played, averaging 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game for the MAC regular season champs. The Badgers land a very good shooter, Elmer shot 42.9% from 3 (72/168).

Probably a good landing spot for Faith. Wish her well in Kazoo.

Abilene wins today 8-4. 4 IU pitchers gave up 7 hits, walked 8 and then just for fun hit 5 batters. We had 7 hits coupled with receiving 8 walks and ended up leaving 11 men on base. Malamazian and Decker each with 2 hits and Decker was our RBI leader with 2. Caleb Koskie with a single in the 5th stretched his hitting streak to 20 games. It is the first 20-game hitting streak since Alex Dickerson in 2010. Dickerson’s record is 21 games. We'll try for a series win tomorrow at noon.

Women sweep today's doubleheader winning the second game 9-7 scoring 2 runs in the top of the 10th via RBI singles from Mannon and Ketteman. 5 IU pitchers allowed 10 hits and walked 4. We had 11 hits with 4 women getting 2 each. Bird, Strader & White each with 2 RBI. We had to battle hard today. It was tied at 2 after 5 complete. Iowa scored 5 in its 6th; we scored 5 in our 7th and then won it in the 10th. We go for the series sweep tomorrow at 1:00 ET.

Under Armour kicked off its season this weekend and EYBL and 3SSB start theirs next weekend. All 3 have events scheduled May 15-17. Here's an update on the NCAA recruiting calendar through the end of May. April 20-30 - Recruiting Period: Authorized athletics department staff may make in-person, offcampus recruiting contacts and evaluations. May 1-9: Quiet Period: It is permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution’s campus. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts or evaluations may be made. May 10: Dead Period. There is an exception May 8-10 for the NBA G League combine. May 11-14 - Quiet Period. May 15-17 - Evaluation Period: It is permissible for authorized athletics department staff members to be involved in off-campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospective student-athletes. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall be made with the prospective student-athlete during an evaluation period. May 20-31 - Dead Period.

With AAU season getting underway here's an update on the NCAA recruiting calendar. April 17-19 - Evaluation Period: We can watch players off-campus but direct off-campus contact is prohibited. April 20 - Dead Period: Not permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on or off-campus. April 21-July 31 - Quiet Period: In-person contact on campus is permitted. No in-person contact or evaluations off-campus are permitted. May 4-10 - Recruiting Shutdown: A period of time when no form of recruiting (e.g., contacts, evaluations, official or unofficial visits, correspondence or making or receiving telephone calls) is permissible. With the above in mind, this is the only weekend for coaching staffs to be on the road and watching targets in AAU events.

Women take the weekend opener 2-1 and have a 2-1 lead in game 2 with Iowa batting in the 4th with Taylor Hess on the mound. In game #1, Hooks started and went 5 innings giving up 4 hits and Iowa's lone run. Troutt pitched the final 2 innings allowing just one hit. We had 7 hits led by VanBrandt with 2. She and Goins each with an RBI. Iowa walked 7 Hoosiers and as a result we left a total of 11 on base.

North Carolina transfer guard Kyan Evans has committed to Minnesota, he announced. The 6-2 junior reunites with his former coach Niko Medved.

Duke transfer Nik Khamenia has committed to UConn.

That's the $64.00 question. From what I found, he played in over 30 games in his last 4 season.

Boston College transfer Boden Kapke has committed to Nebraska. The 6’11” junior forward appeared in 31 games, averaging 10.6 points, and 5.7 rebounds per game. Arkansas guard DJ Wagner has committed to Maryland. Averaged 7.4 PPG, 1.6 RPG and 2.4 APG this season. Butler transfer point guard Azavier Robinson has committed to UCLA. The 6-2 freshman averaged 6.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals on 43.3% 3P this season.

We have an IU trifecta at Jeffersonville HS. A. J. Moye is the AD. Sherron Wilkerson is the boy's coach. A. J. is taking over as the girls coach in addition to his AD position.

I'm guilty of this myself by overreacting to "been in contact" tweets. Doesn't always automatically mean that we initiated the contact. Agents can contact us and then honestly say there was contact with IU and it makes their client look more appealing.

Full stat line in last night's win. 27p on 6-11 FG, 2-5 on 3s; 13-13 FT. 1r, 1a, 2s, 0b, 3t

Today's (Saturday)start has been pushed back to 4:00.

Hoosiers take the weekend opener 13-3 in a run shortened game. 3 Hoosier pitchers limited Abilene Christian to 6 hits while getting 13 of our own. Cole Decker had the hot bat going 4-4 with 3 RBI. Denney had 2 HR; one of which came leading off our 1st inning.