Class of '66 Old Fart

A Michigan State Saturday doubleheader. Men on the road in East Lansing at 3:30 and the women hosting the Spartans in Bloomington. This game was originally scheduled for Jan. 19th. Spartans (12-10) (6-5) have lost their last 2 games. Feb. 3, at home to Maryland and this past Sunday at Minnesota. They have a home game tonight against #4 ranked Michigan Live Stats Radio

The Not-So-Fab-5 will be back and we'll find out how they respond. The Spartans (17-6) (8-4) have lost their last 2 games; at Rutgers and at home to the Badgers this past Tuesday. Tim Brando and Stephen Bardo have the call which means I'll be listening to Fisch on radio. Live Stats Radio The women are hosting MSU in Bloomington at the same time and WHCC105.com will be broadcasting the women's game.

Jon Rothstein: North Carolina's Dawson Garcia will not return to the Tar Heels' program this season due to a family illness, per release. Transfer from Marquette. https://www.on3.com/college/north-carolina-tar-heels/news/unc-forward-dawson-garcia-will-not-return-to-tar-heels-this-season/

SCHEDULE UPDATES The Big Ten Conference has announced a pair of schedule changes for Indiana women's basketball for its series against Iowa. The Hoosiers will now host the Hawkeyes on Saturday, February 19 at 4 p.m. ET on B1G+ for Senior Day. The game was previously scheduled for Sunday, February 20. Tickets that were purchased for February 20th will be valid for the newly rescheduled date of February 19. In a previously postponed date due to health and safety protocols (Jan. 23), the two teams will meet again on Monday, February 21 in Iowa City. That game at Carver Hawkeye Arena is set for 8 p.m. ET on BTN.

Eric Gordon to team up with OG in Toronto. Toronto is trading Chris Boucher, Malachi Flynn to Houston for Eric Gordon, Daniel Theis and a second-round pick, league sources tell @YahooSports .

Knowing the Not-So-Fab-5 will be available I'll go for broke. IU 66 Icky Izzos 64

Galloway just kicked the snot out of Holy Innocents 78-41 hitting 18-31 3-pointers. Wilson is clearly the best player on Holy Innocents and finished with 20p 3r 1a 0s 3b 3t. He showed visible frustration several times when teammates failed to get him the ball when he was wide open. Interesting to watch so many high school games coming from different parts of the country. For example, at the Galloway gym, people strolled from one side of the court to the other between quarters and little kids went on the court and shot baskets. I've noticed during the games involving Mt. St. Joseph (Bryson Tucker) how far on to the court the coaches stray while the games in progress. The other night, one of the coaches actually walked in front of an official while the game was underway.

Rivals update on its Top 150 in the '23 class. https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals150/2023 2023 OFFERS Rivals Top 150 - 06.16.21 Rivals Top 150 - 08.25.21 Rivals Top 150 - 02.10.22 Rivals +/- Evans, Kwame Jr. ?? 4 5 -1 Xavier Booker 35 37 38 -1 Jakai Newton 90 43 46 -3 Gabe Cupps Unrated 141 125 +16 Miro Little N.A. N.A. N.A. Austin Parks Unrated Unrated Unrated Coen Carr Unrated Unrated 68 J. Q. Roberts Unrated Unrated Unrated

Ali has been named a finalist for the 2021-2022 Senior Class Award. Although in Ali's case, Senior Citizen Class Award might be more apropos. lol https://www.seniorclassaward.com/news/view/mens_and_womens_basketball_finalists_announced_for_the_2021_22_senior_class_award

MSJ 74-45 over Gilman School. Tucker 18p on 8-11 FG; 2-2 on 3; 0 FT; 8r; 2a; 0s; 1b; 0t

Last Saturday, John Marshall overwhelmed Faribault 48-16. Lilly 15p 8r 1a 3s 1b 0t. On Tues. night, John Marshall routed Albert Lea 54-27. Lilly 27p 18r 4a 1s 3b 1t.

Post-game from Seth Tow -- I asked Teri Moren if the timeline for Mackenzie Holmes was still for her to miss the rest of the regular season, and she said "I wouldn't say that. I think you'll see her back sooner than later." Moren said Holmes is on the court working with assistant coach Rhett Wierzba, not with the rest of the team yet, but she's doing more and more every day. Certainly sounds like Holmes could return before the end of the regular season. Teri Moren also expressed optimism about Nicole Cardaño-Hillary's ankle tweak that caused her to leave tonight's game in the 3rd quarter. "I think she'll be fine. She was walking on it."

Final score 93-61 It was all IU from the opening tipoff and our Hoosiers turn in a dominating performance. We shot 57 % FG to Illinois 41% and held a 35-25 rebounding edge. Patberg 26p 1r 2a 9-15 FG; 4-9 on 3s and 4-5 on FT Gulbe 18p 7r 1a 5-10 FG; 1-3 on 3s and 7-8 FT. Berger 13p 8r 7a 2s 6-8 FG C-H 7p 4r 4a 2s Browne 6p 6r 3a Moore-McNeil in 28 min. 9p 2r Peterson in 18 min. 11p 1r 4-7 FG and 3-4 on 3s Waggoner in 12 min. 3p 1r 2a Wisne in 5 min. 1r Zaric played 4 min.

End of 3 and it's 73-39. Patberg 26p on 9-15 FG Gulbe 16p 7r 4-9 FG Berger 13p 7r 4a 6-8 FG C-H 7p 4r 4a Browne 4p 5r 3a and has only allowed Kendall Bostic to grab 6 reb; she averages 12/game IU 55% FG; Illinois 34% 29-19 rebounding advantage Only 5 IU turnovers. Browne and Moore-McNeil both with 4 fouls.

Midway thru the 3rd and it's 65-31. Ali has 24p hitting 4-8 on 3s.

Bench played 22 min. Moore-McNeil had 14 of the 22.

Halftime with our Hoosiers leading 54-24. An unbelievable half for the women. Patberg 21p on 8-12 FG A new season high for Ali. Gulbe 12p 7r Berger 7p 5r 4a C-H 5p 4r 3a Browne 2p 4r 2a 59% FG for the half to 35% for Illinois. We have a 24-10 rebounding advantage.

Midway thru the 2nd Q and we lead 37-16.

Great start and after 1Q leading 28-8. Gulbe 9p and Patberg 9p; team shooting 67% from the field. Dominating the boards 13-3.

Ali has moved into 10th place on the all-time scoring list at IU.

Mount Vernon loses to Providence Christian Academy 74-63. Scott 4p 8r 0a 0s 1b 2t. He sat out the 4th Q.

PLAY BALL! Indiana Softball will open the 2022 season by traveling to Boca Raton, Fla., to take part in the FAU First Pitch Classic, hosted by Florida Atlantic University. Dates: Friday, Feb. 11-Sunday, Feb. 13 Location: Boca Raton, Fla. Stadium: FAU Softball Stadium Participating Teams: Indiana, Florida Atlantic, Louisville, Bethune Cookman, Northern Illinois. Tournament Schedule Friday: Indiana vs. Louisville – 4:30 p.m. Indiana vs. Florida Atlantic – 7:00 p.m. Saturday: Indiana vs. Bethune Cookman – 2:00 p.m. Indiana vs. Northern Illinois – 4:30 p.m. Sunday: Indiana vs. Northern Illinois – 9:30 a.m. Media Information Streaming: FAUSports.TV (only FAU games) Live Stats: Click here for live stats for all games Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB The 49th season of Indiana softball begins this weekend as the Hoosiers travel to Boca Raton, Fla., to participate in the FAU First Pitch Classic. The Hoosiers will compete against Louisville, FAU, Bethune Cookman and Northern Illinois. Series History A look at the Hoosiers series history against their opponents for this weekend. Louisville: Louisville leads the all-time series 18-3 Florida Atlantic: Indiana leads the all-time series 2-0 Bethune Cookman: Indiana leads the all-time series 2-0 North Illinois: Indiana leads the all-time series 14-10 The 2021 Season In the 2021 season the Hoosiers won or split nine of their 12 Big Ten series. They finished fifth in the Big Ten standings and were one game out of fourth. Gabbi Jenkins set the career record for stolen bases with 96 and Emily Goodin finished with 583 career strikeouts, rankings fourth best in program history. Jenkins and Grace Lorsung earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and Goodin and Grayson Radcliffe earned Second Team honors. Four Hoosiers (Jenkins, Goodin, Radcliffe and Bella Norton) earned NFCA All-Region honors. In the classroom the team had a 3.69 GPA, 12 Academic All-Big Ten selections and Jenkins and Radcliffe earned CoSIDA First Team All-District honors. What's Ahead Indiana softball will play a challenging non-conference schedule, highlighted by playing the defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners and runner-up Florida State Seminoles. The Hoosiers will make a return trip to the Sunshine State to play in an event hosted by Florida State Feb. 25-27. The Hoosiers will play at home at Andy Mohr Field for the first time in 2022 when they host Valparaiso and Western Illinois March 5-6. The following weekend the Hoosiers travel to Louisville and play the host Cardinals, Ohio and Eastern Kentucky. The final non-conference trip will see the Hoosiers travel to Oklahoma City, Okla., for the Hall of Fame Classic. In addition to playing No. 1 Oklahoma, the Hoosiers will face Houston, Sam Houston State, Iowa and San Diego. Roster Breakdown The Hoosiers graduated seven seniors from Team 48 and have added seven newcomers to the roster for this season. The 2022 roster features 20 student-athletes with 10 upperclassmen. Grayson Radcliffe returns for her final season. The 2021 All-Big Ten Second Team performer hit .315 with 39 hits, 25 RBI and 16 stolen bases last season. The Hoosiers also return First Team All-Big Ten and All Freshmen Team standout Grace Lorsung. Lorsung tallied 29 hits and 20 RBI in 2021. Fresh Faces in Bloomington The Hoosiers signed four freshmen and added three transfers. Making their collegiate debuts will be Heather Johnson, Kinsey Mitchell, Brianna Copeland, Taylor Minnick and transfer Sarah Stone. Indiana added All-Big Ten student-athlete Cora Bassett from Purdue and Lindsey Warick from Missouri. Jenkins Transitions into Coaching Role The Hoosiers all-time leader in career stolen bases Gabbi Jenkins is out of eligibility, but will still be impacting the Hoosiers this season. Jenkins has stepped into a role as volunteer assistant coach and will continue to mentor the Hoosier student-athletes. In her final playing season, Jenkins earned All-Big Ten First Team honors as she hit .331 with 24 stolen bases and set an Indiana record for single season doubles with 18.

Peoria ND 54-39 win over Richwoods. Koch 27p 8r 3a 4s 0b 1t

Need somebody on scene to let us know if any of the Not-So-Fab 5 are sporting any blackeyes today.