Class of '66 Old Fart

He's married. That is all.

Mt. St. Joseph (16-5) over Glenelg Country 67-39. Tucker with 19 pts. on 7-14 FG; 3-6 on 3s; 2-2 FT; 5 reb; 0 asst; 1 stl; 1 blk; 0 TO.

Will we play or won't be play? That is the question. No. 5 Indiana returns to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the first time in nearly three weeks as it hosts Minnesota on Thursday night. Tip is set for 7 p.m. ET. #6/6 INDIANA (14-3, 6-1 B1G) VS. MINNESOTA (10-12, 3-7 B1G) Thursday, February 3, 2022 • 7 p.m. ET Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Broadcast: B1G+ Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Austin Render) Live Stats: HoosierStats.com Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Promotions: LGBTQ+ Pride Night (with IU Alumni Association) | First 1,000 fans will receive glowsticks/batons (in the South Lobby) ABOUT THE COACHES Indiana Minnesota Teri Moren Lindsay Whalen Career Record: 361-213 (19th Season) Career Record: 55-51 (4th Season) Indiana Record: 162-83 (8th Season) Minnesota Record: Same ABOUT THE GOLDEN GOPHERS Minnesota is fresh off a border rivalry win over Wisconsin on Sunday, 57-55. Junior guard Sara Scalia leads the way with 16.1 points per game along with graduate student guard Deja Winters's 11.5 points per game. Redshirt junior forward Kadiatou Sissoko leads on the glass with 5.6 boards per game. The Gophers average 69.0 points per game and shoot 40.9 percent as a team. SERIES HISTORY Minnesota leads 37-34 LAST MEETING 12/23/20 – W, 75-54 (Minneapolis) NOTES The Hoosiers will look to start a new win streak on Thursday, coming off a 65-50 loss at No. 6/6 Michigan on Monday night. Graduate student guard Nicole Cardaño-Hillary paced the team with 16 points, a career-high eight steals and five rebounds. Her eight steals tied for fourth-most in a single game in school history. Indiana remained in the top 10 in both national polls in Week 13. They came in at 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 6 in the USA Today/WBCA coaches top 25. Their streak in the AP Top 25 stretches to 50 consecutive weeks and 38 consecutive weeks in the coaches poll. In the recent series, IU has won four-consecutive games against the Golden Gophers, including the only meeting last season. It has also won seven of the last eight dating back to the 2015-16 season. Defense continues to be the name of the game for the Hoosiers, who hold teams to 58.2 points per game this season, which rank second in the Big Ten. No opponent has scored over 70 points this season and have defeated three Big Ten foes by 20 points or more. Junior forward Mackenzie Holmes was named to the 2022 Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 on Monday night, announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Holmes was also named to the midseason Top 25 and a 2022 Lisa Leslie Award watch list candidate. UP NEXT The Hoosiers will host Purdue in action on Sunday afternoon. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET on B1G+.

In a game that was over at the opening tip, Frederica (15-5) with an 82-41 rout of Bulloch Academy (0-17). The Frederica starters sat out the entire second half. In very limited action I had Jobe with 10p 3r 1s 1b. I watched a replay and had advanced the replay to the moment both teams took the floor for the opening tip. The Bulloch center made no green beans whatsoever and a couple of the Bulloch players looked better suited to the Tuesday night over 40 men's bowling league. The replay had no audio but less than 2 min. into the game Bulloch made a line change and the lightbulb went on that it was senior night and it was Bulloch's seniors that started the game. Frederica's regular season ends this Friday and tournament play begins next week.

Holy Innocents (8-8) beaten by Providence Christian (14-6) 55-47. Not a good night for Wilson as he forced some shots and had a couple blocked at the rim because he just didn't go up with any authority. Finished with 16 pts. on 5-17 FG; 2-4 on 3s; 4-9 FT; 4 reb; 4 asst; 0 stl; 2 blk; 3 TO.

https://www.on3.com/news/24-derik-queen-talks-indiana-texas-goes-in-depth-with-his-recruitment/

Jamie Shaw from Day 2 of the Montverde Academy Inv. Tour. - This was a complete game for Queen as he showcased different pieces of his vast skill set. In the first half, Queen started on the block. He set up big, showed patience and footwork, and finished with both hands around the basket. Queen showed perimeter skills in the second half as he initiated offense and knocked down a three. Queen is one of the nation’s top prospects in his class. Every one of his team-high 12 points showed why tonight. Recruitment: Mentions DePaul, Indiana, and Texas, among others. He will start visiting schools his junior season.

Discussion on who should be the North Carolina POY. Commentary on McNeil starts around the 5:00 min. https://phenomhoopreport.com/highlights-whos-ncs-player-of-the-year-candidates-phenom-hoops-give-their-case/

Richmond (17-1) with a 60-54 win over Union Pines (16-4). McNeil 28p and 11r. He scored 12 of his 28 in the 3rd Q.

Fayette County with a 86-69 win over Luella. Banks 27p 12r 5a

Pace (20-4) defeated KIPP Atlanta (12-11) 81-47. Tiller 21p 5r 2a 2s 1b 1t

Those of you that follow the IUWBB program do you think we'll have a game against Minny Thursday night or is the impending snowstorm likely to cause it to be postponed? The latest numbers I've seen indicate 5"-11" before it ends.

St. Mary's doesn't get a lot of newspaper coverage and they don't report stats to MaxPreps. The following were published in The Daily Standard for Parks thru 11 games (he's played at least 14) -- 16.3 ppg on 61% FG; 7.2 rpg; 3.2 apg.

Full stat line for the win over Vertical Academy. Cupps 21 pts. on 11-21 FG; 2-5 on 3s; 1-2 FT; 2 reb; 7 asst; 1 stl; 0 blk; 1 TO.

Junior forward Mackenzie Holmes was named to the John R. Wooden Wooden Award presented by Wendy's Late Season Top 20 watch list, announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Monday night. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the 2021-22 season thus far, the list comprises of 20 student-athletes who are front-runners for the sport's most prestigious honor. Holmes is Indiana's leading scorer this season, averaging 17.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and shooting 61.5 percent from the floor in 14 games. The Gorham, Maine native leads the way with three double-doubles this season and has 3-point range to her game by shooting 45.5 percent on the season. She was named a preseason All-Big Ten selection, The Athletic Preseason All-American honorable mention, Lisa Leslie Award preseason watch list and Wooden Award midseason top 25 honoree. She has been sidelined for Indiana's last two games with a knee injury. The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2022 John R. Wooden Award Women's Player of the Year presented by Wendy's. Players not chosen to the late season list are still eligible for the Wooden Award™ National Ballot. The National Ballot consists of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the Wooden Award. Nearly 1,000 voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players when voting opens prior to the NCAA Tournament and will allow voters to take into consideration performance during early round games. The Wooden Award All American Team™ will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2022 John R. Wooden Award will be presented by Wendy's following the NCAA Tournament in April. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's 2021-22 Late Season Top 20 Name School Conference Height Class Position Shakira Austin Mississippi SEC 6-5 Sr. C Kierstan Bell Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 6-1 Jr. G Aliyah Boston* South Carolina SEC 6-5 Jr. F Cameron Brink Stanford Pac-12 6-4 Soph F Caitlin Clark Iowa Big Ten 6-0 Soph G Elissa Cunane NC State ACC 6-5 Sr. C Destanni Henderson South Carolina SEC 5-7 Sr. G Naz Hillmon Michigan Big Ten 6-2 Sr. F Mackenzie Holmes Indiana Big Ten 6-3 Jr. F Jordan Horston Tennessee SEC 6-2 Jr. G Rhyne Howard* Kentucky SEC 6-2 Sr. G Ashley Joens Iowa State Big 12 6-1 Sr. G/F

The wonders of Google. I was searching for info on an ugly brawl that occurred tonight at a high school game in D. C. and Google brought up the 1972 brawl that took place between Minnesota and Ohio State perhaps the ugliest incident in college basketball history. https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2022/01/23/1972-ohio-state-basketball-brawl-minnesota-dave-winfield-luke-witte/6553737001/

Defend the Hall 68 Champaign Cock(burn)tails 65

All things considered, I'm pretty happy to just be down 2 at halftime.

Louisville's interim coach flexing some muscle. Malik Williams is out for the North Carolina game, Mike Pegues said on his radio show. Says Williams hasn’t met Louisville’s standard and different times throughout the year. It’s an indefinite suspension.

Mt. St. Joseph (16-4) (6-3) defeats Mt. Carmel (17-4) (7-3) 84-68. Both schools are members of the 8-team Baltimore Catholic League and the league uses a 30-second shot clock. Tucker finished with 24 pts. on 9-24 FG; 0-4 on 3s; 4-4 FT; 16 reb; 2 asst; 2 stl; 0 blk; 2 TO. He missed a number of shots at the bucket and showed visible frustration with the lack of foul calls.

Saturday's game against Illinois at noon will be televised on ESPN.

Moved up to #5 in the AP Poll

I think this is exactly how he wanted to go very quietly and low-key.

https://www.on3.com/news/kwame-evans-jr-top-5-in-2023-updates-recruiting-and-talks-visits/ Indiana: “I know their coach is an NBA staff because Coach (Mike) Woodson is there. I saw they just beat Purdue. With their pro staff, they run an NBA-like system, and that will help me a lot.”