Class of '66 Old Fart

Rabyspeak is in part being driven by the fact that this staff doesn't leak information. Andershock admitted the other day that Samet was a hint he picked up just very shortly before the announcement and Lindsay was a total surprise to both Trevor and Raby.

Northwestern guard KJ Windham has committed to James Madison.

Reports are Hare will transfer from Iowa State. https://cyclones.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/hare-kenzie/13832

https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/4/16/media-center-fbs-oversight-committee-recommends-standardized-start-to-regular-season.aspx

Indiana's Miss Basketball 5'11" Gracyn Gilliard of Center Grove announced she's decommitted from Davidson. I don't show in my notes that we ever actively pursued her but could be a different attitude/approach now.

From the Iowa State website: 2024-25 Appeared in Iowa State’s first 10 games of the season and made eight starts before announcing plans to medically redshirt on Dec. 11 due to a preexisting hip injury… averaged 8.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game… knocked down 17 3-pointers and was 14-of-17 (.824) from the free throw line… made three triples in three-straight contests against UNI (Nov. 20), Drake (Nov. 24) and South Carolina (Nov. 28), finishing each game in double figures.

Capsule summary of our roster from Trevor Andershock which I don't believe is paywalled. https://247sports.com/college/indiana/longformarticle/indiana-hoosiers-mens-basketball-2026-transfer-portal-tracker-279917858/#2812595

After Raby's comment about "heart of the roster" he shortly after made more comments -post depth still under consideration and want to still add a player -they still plan to fill out the roster. It's Rabyspeak but I'm interpreting it that we'll still look for players but they will clearly be of the end of the bench variety.

You haven’t lost all your brain cells yet. U R correct on Foumena

UCF junior Jeremy Foumena will enter the transfer porta. 6-11 big man.

Indiana transfer Josh Harris has committed to Florida Atlantic.

Travis Branham - Indiana transfer Josh Harris has committed to Florida Atlantic. Missed this season with injury. Averaged 13.4 PPG, 7.1 RPG as a freshman at North Florida in 2024-25.

Rakease Passmore held an IU offer and took an OV in late 2022, but we did not make his final 4. He missed the 2025-26 season with an Achilles injury. Okay, he's confused me! Rakease Passmore @rakease 49m I am not transferring

Talia Goodman reports Iowa State transfer Kenzie Hare will be on campus today. Only averaged 6 ppg but 40% on 3s (52-130). https://cyclones.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/hare-kenzie/13832

The 2-years of eligibility is definitely a plus but realistically in today's environment, what % can we truly expect to stick around for their second year? 1 or 2 simply won't produce; 1 or 2 will simply chase $$.

Gonzaga transfer Steele Venters has committed to Washington. The 6’7” grad wing appeared in 27 games, averaging 5.0 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. Venters shot 36.7% from 3, hitting 36/98 shots on the year.

Committed to South Carolina

Last night's win.

Women take a tough 8-7 loss to Louisville in 10 innings. Tied at 5 apiece after 9 innings. We scored 2 in our 10th but the Cardinals scored 3 for the win. 4 Hoosier pitchers gave up 11 hits and 6 BB. We had 12 hits with VanBrandt and Haberstroh each with 3. Bird had 3 RBI. This weekend we're on the road at Iowa (22-20) (5-10) and just 4-9 in Iowa City. All 3 games televised on B1G+. Fri - 7:00 ET Sat - 2:00 ET Sun - 1:00 ET Preview Live Stats

Evansville scored 3 in the 9th but our Hoosiers hung on for an 8-6 win. Linn started and pitched 5 innings of scoreless 1-hit ball. 5 more pitchers gave up 5 more hits and 7 BB over the final 4 innings. We had 9 hits. 3 players with 2 hits each and 3 players with 2 RBI each. Hopefully we can extend our 2-game winning streak in Bloomington this weekend hosting Abilene Christian (18-18). All 3 games televised on B1G+. Fri - 6:00 Sat - 2:00 Sun - Noon Radio Live Stats

https://www.insidethehall.com/2026/04/15/villanova-transfer-bryce-lindsay-commits-to-iu-basketball/ https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/villanova-transfer-guard-bryce-lindsay-has-committed-to-iu-basketball/ https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/villanova-transfer-guard-bryce-lindsay-commits-to-indiana/

In terms of a preseason top 25 ranking IMO there's a good chance IUBB will be viewed like IUFB was until Cig arrived and our past way too many years of mediocrity will be what people think of and despite what the roster might look like our past performance is what votes will be based on.

You can tell just how closely guarded the staff has kept their recruiting strategy by the fact that the major IU sources don't already have stories up and posted on Lindsay.