mike vannice

Just saw on another site that Michigan paid $ 3.5 million for Estrella so I doubt we can afford him. Would be the missing piece if we could.

JP Estrella anyone?

so many questions. What does this do to the Michigan team? Who will be their coach? What players become available? What does this say about Dusty? Can he succeed in the NBA?

Just tell me he is not related to Jalen Brunson.

Man that dude attacks the rim with bad intentions. Not sure of the level of competition but he looks really good in that video. Will be interesting to watch and see how he does on the AAU circuit this summer. Really like the way he plays defense too. Would be torn between he and MJ Curry for the SF/ athlete role in this 2027 class. One of those two to go along with Chase Branham, J'Lon Lyons and one of Paul Osaruyi/ Ahmed Nur/ Jeremy Jenkins would be a great 4 man class.

Wow. he and Paul Osaruyi on the same team. Belle Vista is going to be loaded again. Really like this offer. Cannot have enough shooters and he appears to be a great one.

thanks, the next great generational talent is going to be Mohamed Dabone, yep that is his name. He was born 10/21/2011 in Burkina Faso. There is a lot of controversy concerning that date. People cannot believe he is that young because he is so skilled and coordinated at such a young age. He is playing in the FC Barcelona developmental program and has been called up to play with the main team for a few exhibitions and preseason games. Going up against pros at 13 and holding his own. He is 6'11" with a 7'4" wingspan and is a phenomenal rebounder and defender and his offensive game is raw but expanding. Doubt he plays high school or college in the US. Will probably go straight from Barcelona to the NBA in 2030. But remember that name.

So legitimate question: do we fill the 13th scholarship or not? I had naively assumed they would. The need for an additional frontcourt depth piece is blatantly obvious. Do we really need to save it for 2027? Monden will be the only senior but you figure Sherrell might go pro and someone will transfer so that is 3. Sign a 6'9"-6'10" senior big body and lets go. As it is we are an injury away from mediocrity. And as Indiana fans we know all to well that injuries happen.

Is he for 2026 or 2027? Noticed he is only 17. Seems to be pretty skilled and can shoot the 3 ball.

At this point I would settle for Okechukwu Okeke from Albany. He is actually a Hoosier born in East Chicago.

Curious no MJ Curry no Darius Wabbington. Both are top 100 players. Hope Chase will be recruiting for us.

He and Yann Kamagate have both come out of nowhere to dominate this summer.

Do we know if Clemens Sokolof has made it to campus yet and able to participate in these early practices.

Karvala looks bummed out.

I literally yelled NOOOO!!! at the top of my lungs when I saw this post. Thank goodness he will be a walkon. As some else said we need a serviceable third big. end. of. story.

Looks like a bidding war between Louisville, Kentucky, St. John's , and Arizona.

Had not heard of him- might be a good fit especially with that shooting ability. Did some more digging and saw another guy who might help-Veljko Ilic from Sam Houston State averaged 11ppg and 6 boards-6'10" 240. Maybe knows Lamar.

Not many options. Looks like Euros who have played professionally at a high level are off the table and 5for5 doesn't apply to kids who graduated this year. The transfer portal is pretty much depleted. Only a couple who interest me for what we need: Emeka Opurum- 7'0" from Auburn who we were involved with last year as a juco. Only problem is he sat out last year with a heart condition. Supposedly has been medically cleared to play and visited N.C. State last weekend. Hamad Mousa-6'8" from Cal Poly a high scoring wing and great shooter. Just not sure about the level of competition but Michigan and Kentucky have been involved.

So when does this rule take effect? Will it be in place for the 2026/27 season?

Well I guess that pulls the plug on my scenario where we sign an international big who withdraws from the draft. Wonder if Clemens Sokolof will be affected by this ruling? Wonder if Will Wade will be able to field a team? Guess we have to hope the 5 for 5 rule is retroactive and we can talk big Sam into playing another year.

Darius Wabbington to Lewis Uvwo for the slam!

I'm probably crazy but wouldn't a frontcourt of Lewis Uvwo and Darius Wabbington work incredibly well. Their skillsets complement each other perfectly. With Uvwo running the floor, rebounding and protecting the rim, blocking every thing in sight and Wabbington handling, dishing dimes and shooting at 6'11". Damn a man can dream. Wabbinton with the alley oop and Uvwo throws it down.

You could certainly be right. But the way I look at it between the 4 and 5 spots you have 80 minutes of game time. Each guy could get at least 25 minutes and you rotate them to keep them fresh and out of foul trouble. Plus you get national exposure and play great competition in the Big Ten. And you sell them on Ryan Carr's NBA connections. May not work but sure hope so.

I like that situation as well. I am in the minority here but still feel like we pickup another player who can contribute at the 4/5 to solve our depth problem. There are several international guys who declared for the draft and may choose to withdraw if they are told they won't go high enough or need another year of seasoning. I can imagine a scenario where Dolson, Carr, and Coach are beating the bushes rounding up cash for one more impact player. Hope we do not hear anything until after May 27th the day when players can withdraw and maintain college eligibility. Remember the names Lazar Gacic and Pavle Backo they are both clients of Misko Raznatovic who I think might owe us a favor for taking on Clemens Sokolof as our developmental big. A three way rotation with one of those guys and Sherrell and Yigitoglu would solve our injury/foul issues.

Been following the transfer portal since it opened and was writing down names of potential post players. Came up with probably 25 guys and now down to 1- Emeka Opurum is still on Mike Schuman's latest list of guys we have contacted. Pro's-7'0", athletic, rim runner, rebounder and shotblocker Cons-Not much of an offensive threat, set out last year at Auburn due to some sort of heart condition but has been cleared to play Did a deep dive in to the Euro big men available and feel like most are probably a pipe dream due to cost or NBA aspirations or other schools involved. However I did come across one fun fact: our recent addition Clemens Sokolof has the same agent as Serbian 7 footer Lazar Gacic who played for Mega Superbet (the team we played in Puerto Rico last year). Gacic is skinny but skilled and might be able to provide 10-15 minutes per game as a depth piece. Have no idea if we are in contact but thought it interesting that he has the same agent(Misko Raznatovic) as our new guy.