go iu bb

He's in the 2026 class and isn't planning on changing that from what Rabby says he's hearing.

Rabby says IU has been recruiting C Sayon Keita. He's a 7' international player. He's from Mali but has been playing in Spain for FC Barcelona. Scouted as being a really good recruit who is currently raw offensively but a very good defender. Just turned 17.

~1/3 of those are probably in threads complaining about coaches or wanting them fired.

Oh good, the "Which of our last 2 terrible coaches was worse?" conversation again. They both sucked and got more time at IU than was warranted. I'm glad they're gone, along with pretty much everyone that was in the program under either one of them.

We're really swinging for the fences in recruiting. We'll see how it works out with this staff. They do seem to be doing a good of getting traction and turning that into visits. There's always the portal in they can't land a few.

Aaron Shackell joins his siblings at IU which is unsurprising. I'm happy but skeptical, just like when his siblings joined since this family seems to have real commitment issues when it comes to universities. https://swimswam.com/us-olympian-aaron-shackell-announces-he-will-transfer-to-indiana/

Rabby says another name to know for 2026 is Aiden Derkack, a 6'5" SG. He's from NJ, so you know what to do @Home Jersey. https://247sports.com/player/aiden-derkack-46136996/

I often wonder why football players even bother announcing commitments since they just seem to be more of who the current leader is since flipping in football is so common. Good for him getting to play for his dream school. One thing that seemed odd was he says he's never been a big sports fan yet he's going to be a high major college player.

I understand that it's the home school, but a recruit choosing St Joe's over IU would be a kick in the nuts. I'd still be surprised if it's not UT or IU. I think (with no evidence other than last visit right before the announcement and longer relationship with the staff/HC) that UT is the likely choice but IU is first in the picture and he does seem to be looking at himself in the IU uniform so....

Rabby says the Luigi Suigo's visit went really well and that he doesn't plan to reclass so he'll remain a 2026 recruit.

An hour after NC St landed Scottie Ebube, a transfer center from Wyoming. lol

We're not Duke so we're not going to have a roster full of top 30 players. This guy is 6'7" who has PG skills since he played that position until a growth spurt. Ranked in the top 100 in the 247 composite ranking and has multiple other P5 offers, including Auburn who has been quite good under Pearl. I'm not really sure what there is to be so skeptical about but you don't seem to like much of what this staff has done so I guess that makes sense. If it makes you feel better, I suspect that he'll end up at Texas so you won't have to worry about it. That staff has been recruiting him longer and he visits them right before announcing his decision.

Rabby says he might be making an unofficial visit to IU next week in addition to the OV in September.

From what I've seen, it sounds like up to $2.5M in scholarships above the old roster limit will count against the amount of revenue sharing a school can pay. In effect, revenue sharing is used to pay for the scholarships. That's my understanding, at least. So NIL paying for school with no scholarship or revenue sharing paying for the scholarship seems like basically the same thing. https://businessofcollegesports.com/other/new-roster-limits-set-by-house-v-ncaa/ New Scholarships Can Be Created It’s not all bad news. Schools do have the option to increase scholarships in sports where the previous scholarship limits were lower than the new roster limits. It was initially anticipated that not many would do this, as the value of new scholarships up to $2.5 million will count against the amount a school can distribute for revenue sharing.

I like this pick up from out of the blue. Another shooter and a combo guard with good size. He'll also be 20 at the start of the season with experience against players in the top Serbian league. From looking at his stats it looks like he is a decent rebounder for a guard, is a willing passer, and can get steals (although not consistently). It looks like he can get a bit sloppy with the ball, though. I guess consistency might be something he needs to work on. Edit: Reading on peegs that he's expected to be a depth/development player next year so don't expect too much in year 1.