Class of '66 Old Fart

Clearly a refreshing change from the previous President, https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2021/08/05/iu-new-president-pamela-whitten-ad-scott-dolson-nil-and-more/5456959001/

Point to ponder. Be an annual top dog in your present conference or become a perpetual bottom feeder in a mega conference.

NCAA has released guidance for fall sports. Key provision is vaccinated individuals are not required to quarantine after a close contact with an infected individual. They will have to test within 3-4 days. Unvaxxed will be subject to some quarantine period. https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/ssi/COVID/SSI_ResocializationFall2021.pdf

Because of an increased number of virus cases, Monroe County and IU have returned to a mask mandate when indoors. The IU mask mandate is also directed at all of its regional campuses. Nothing currently indicates plans to reduce attendance limits or require masks for outdoor sports.

In this era where a pitcher rarely throws a complete game.

Signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.

From Rivals on Leal and the upcoming season. https://indiana.rivals.com/news/roster-outlook-anthony-leal?fbclid=IwAR2KzAUODCfVxFbw-2p8HLwI0Tj0J_oyYG64vNdjColUNpfh-UnOSPQOXC0

Brief comments on his final 7. Indiana: “Coach Mike Woodson is preaching his pro-style offense . He’s been there, he knows what it takes to get there, just preaching that pro-style offense and really his development, how he developed his forwards and have his players trust in him on and off the court.” https://www.zagsblog.com/2021/08/01/class-of-22-montverde-academy-forward-malik-reneau-announces-top-7-schools/

Ben Murphy @BenMurphy8 Thankful to announce I’ve committed to Indiana University to continue my athletic and academic career! Thank you to my family, friends, and coaches for helping me get here and thank you to the coaches at Indiana University for giving me this opportunity! Murphy is a '23 who attends Center Grove HS. Prep Baseball MaxPreps

Added a walk-on from California. https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/08/03/indiana-adds-walk-on-guard-shaan-burke-to-2021-22-roster/?fbclid=IwAR1ABs6kle48gZeoIAwj1frsB8YvkBk5z7LyjLaBTY1kgbp-HefsODFVFg4

Rematch for IUWBB in the B1G/ACC Challenge https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/8/3/womens-basketball-indiana-to-host-north-carolina-state-in-big-ten-acc-challenge.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2N9kVdv8Qbtwi7Oyt7WfLPb4akAD1YmCAU-efgFnAyIQdZ6sWA9yBqeJc

Kevin Robson named Associate Head Coach. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/8/3/mens-soccer-robson-named-mens-soccer-associate-head-coach.aspx

Gabbi Jenkins Joins Hoosiers as Volunteer Assistant Coach A familiar name is coming back in a coaching role as Indiana Softball head coach Shonda Stanton announced career stolen bases record holder Gabbi Jenkins will return as a volunteer assistant coach. For Jenkins her final season in Bloomington as a player was a memorable one. The senior hit .331 for the season and stole 24 bases, in the process setting the Hoosiers all-time record for career stolen bases with 96. Jenkins led the conference with 18 doubles on the season to set a new Indiana program record for single season doubles. Jenkins hit her first career home run in walk off fashion to beat Penn State and added two more home runs on the season. Jenkins earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors following the Hoosiers series with Ohio State in which she hit .714 with 10 hits. "Gabbi is the ultimate Hooiser with her love, gratitude, and passion for her teammates, staff and Indiana University," IU head coach Shonda Stanton said. "She played a tremendous role in the growth of our program, and we are excited she desires to continue to impact and connect our past, present, and future success. Gabbi is unmatched in terms of character, academic achievement, competitive excellence and service, making her a tremendous addition to our staff." Jenkins was selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team, All-Defensive Team and NFCA All-Region. She earned Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors as well as a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District selection. "To step into a role where I get to learn from and serve with some of the best in the game is a privilege," Jenkins said. "I have seen what it looks like for this staff to invest in my journey empowering and equipping me for my days beyond the field and I am eager to invest that right back into this program as we chase the goals we have for Indiana Softball." Jenkins, who has an undergraduate degree from IU in Elementary Education and is working towards a degree in Educational Leadership, earned recognition earlier this year as the Indiana Athletics female nominee for the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award.

When an offeree only has a 2-page thread you know what the outcome already is.

Graduate managers for 2021-2022. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/indiana-basketball-announces-graduate-managers-for-2021-22-season/?fbclid=IwAR3tyEh6gTO5fTMgj4ToMD-cjp0J71KfBUtGGSuyY_KNzNurLcjXxk6CzFc

https://statelinesportsnetwork.net/2021/08/01/austin-parks-the-next-big-thing/

Long ago fell off the IU radar. Adam Finkelstein @AdamFinkelstein @TEAMLOADED17U forward Tyler Nickel, one of the best shooters in the ESPN , is down to Butler, Iowa, LSU, North Carolina, & Virginia Tech.

Final stats from the Top 60 Camp. Today was a tournment format with the top 4 teams squaring off. The Hawks team that included Banks, Iwuchukwu, Reneau and Bona were the overall winners of the event. As I mentioned above, neither Bona nor Isaiah Collier have an IU offer. We watched Collier in several games this past month but his performance in this event certainly wasn't eye popping. Both Noah Clowney and Bona were named to the camp's all-star team. If you want to compare these targets to all of the other participants in the various categories you can do so at: https://4aikilfs3vo1h7khv262p1eo-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/FINALTOP100LEADERBOARD.pdf W/L Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Blk Stl Aire W 8 3 5 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 0 2 W 6 3 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 W 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 4 W 11 3 5 0 0 5 5 7 0 1 1 0 5 W 9 4 4 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 6 L 6 2 6 0 0 2 3 4 0 1 3 0 Avg. 7.0 59% 0% 77% 4.5 0.3 0.8 1.7 0.0 Banks W 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 L 7 3 7 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 W 11 4 7 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 4 W 24 12 22 0 2 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 5 W 15 6 10 1 3 2 2 4 3 0 0 1 6 W 12 4 4 2 2 2 3 7 0 1 1 1 Avg. 11.8 55% 38% 67% 4.5 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 Clowney L 14 7 11 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 L 11 4 9 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 L 10 1 7 0 4 8 8 4 0 0 1 1 4 W 13 5 8 0 1 3 3 5 1 2 0 1 5 W 6 3 6 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 L 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 Avg. 9.3 49% 0% 93% 4.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.5 Iwuchukwu W 8 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 L 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 3 W 10 5 8 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 2 0 4 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 W 22 11 11 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 1 6 W 8 4 7 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 Avg. 9.0 75% 0% #DIV/0! 6.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.3 Reneau W 13 6 10 0 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 L 7 3 8 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 3 W 9 4 11 1 2 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 4 W 15 7 12 1 3 0 0 9 3 0 1 1 5 W 12 5 10 0 2 2 2 3 4 2 0 2 6 W 8 4 10 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 Avg. 10.7 48% 21% 75% 5.8 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.2 Udeh W 6 4 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 W 14 6 7 0 0 2 2 12 1 0 0 1 3 W 7 3 5 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 L 10 5 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 5 L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 NO GAME Avg. 7.8 70% 0% 100% 4.4 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 Bona W 10 4 5 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 L 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 W 10 5 8 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 2 0 4 W 4 2 5 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 5 W 8 3 4 0 0 2 2 5 1 2 2 2 6 W 11 5 7 0 0 1 1 6 1 2 3 0 Avg. 7.5 65% 0% 100% 6.2 0.8 1.2 1.5 0.3 Collier L 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 3 2 L 4 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 3 L 5 2 11 0 4 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 L 10 4 7 2 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 5 W 8 3 10 0 2 2 2 4 2 3 0 0 6 L 8 4 12 0 6 0 1 1 5 6 0 2 Avg. 6.2 33% 13% 50% 1.7 3.7 2.8 0.0 1.2

A little trivia. If you don't think Montverde Academy is a tough place to get playing time it had a total of 7 kids drafted and 4 of them were in the first round: Cade Cunningham - #1, Scottie Barnes - #4, Moses Moody - #14, and Day’Ron Sharpe #29! Currently we have offers out to 3 Montverde kids: Jalen Hood-Schifino, Vincent Iwuchukwu and Malik Reneau.

Nice summary from TDH on where we're at with the '22 class. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-where-the-2022-class-stands-as-indiana-aims-to-line-up-more-visits/?fbclid=IwAR2dzUki-W-KvJGPIa3Qd2Gmx6fW_UDEDfNWrDYXVB4tucF3mlfzJCBrNfI

Pretty tepid comments regarding our beloved IU. https://indiana.rivals.com/news/london-johnson-s-stock-continues-to-trend-upward?fbclid=IwAR2v5TyS7hJXW1Sxr5AJEzpdmWtreNNvHV2jjrNA71XfdFG9XpdEeTIA0dw

Stats for the 4 games played at the Top 60 Camp. I included Bona and Collier simply because we did watch them during the month of July. Neither has an IU offer. Kaleb Banks had an outstanding 2nd game this afternoon. Malik Reneau played well in both of today's games. W/L Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Blk Stl Aire W 8 3 5 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 0 2 W 6 3 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 W 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 4 W 11 3 5 0 0 5 5 7 0 1 1 0 Banks W 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 L 7 3 7 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 W 11 4 7 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 4 W 24 12 22 0 2 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 Clowney L 14 7 11 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 L 11 4 9 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 L 10 1 7 0 4 8 8 4 0 0 1 1 4 W 13 5 8 0 1 3 3 5 1 2 0 1 Iwuchukwu W 8 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 L 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 3 W 10 5 8 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 2 0 4 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 Reneau W 13 6 10 0 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 L 7 3 8 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 3 W 9 4 11 1 2 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 4 W 15 7 12 1 3 0 0 9 3 0 1 1 Udeh W 6 4 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 W 14 6 7 0 0 2 2 12 1 0 0 1 3 W 7 3 5 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 L 10 5 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 Bona W 10 4 5 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 L 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 W 10 5 8 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 2 0 4 W 4 2 5 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 Collier L 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 3 2 L 4 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 3 L 5 2 11 0 4 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 L 10 4 7 2 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 1

Couple of observations from today's NBAP Top 60 Camp. HoopSeen - The team of Stephon Castle Jett Howard, Vincent Iwuchukwu, and Adem Bona have won the 3x3 competition. Trent Markwith - I don’t think there’d be much of an argument to the claim that Adem Bona is the most athletic big man at NBPA Top 100. He’s been punishing the rims every chance he gets while also being extremely vocal and showing defensive versatility.

Three-time All-American Armando Betancourt (1979-81) passed away on Wednesday in in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He was 63 years old. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/7/28/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-mourns-the-loss-of-armando-betancourt.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3FB8euKoXDgFcdIcE4U6h583qFJ1cK5ZuQWEtAXgGZKuhWwTo-fnx1qHM

Box Score today's 2nd game that pitted Noah Clowney (Clippers) against the Hawks (Banks, Iwuchukwu and Reneau)