IUWBB - News and Notes

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1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Heads up all you Sunshine State Hoosiers.  IUWBB will be in the 2025 Coconut Hoops event Nov. 25-28 at Alico Arena on the campous of Florida Gulf Coast U.  Per Talia Goodman, the event consists of Indiana, Iowa State, Marquette and Gonzaga.   Marquette vs. Iowa State and Gonzaga vs. Indiana. The winners and losers will play on Sunday.

https://coconuthoops.com/

Paging @Napleshoosier!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,827]

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/indiana-womens-basketball-announces-non-conference-schedule-253423064/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMlcJFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgbd5f6TKG89C-E26lnf3YgSDei9aIXpwxnPja_fZo_NZDO7DCzdX5XSsWgv_aem_QPQvSN_yIHGGZb1tO2-U8g

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Anyone know what Colston Thompson doing in Toronto, Ontario? Along with a few others…but couldn’t determine who they were…..

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,827]

1 hour ago, TTT said:

Anyone know what Colston Thompson doing in Toronto, Ontario? Along with a few others…but couldn’t determine who they were…..

Possibly '27 Avery Arije.  There is a thread for her as Brandon Clay Scouting reported an IU offer back in May; however, there was never any confirmation of such offer.  She attends Crestwood Prep in Toronto.

[LIHoosier 28,169]

2025-26 IUWBB B1G schedule

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,827]

Is this legal?

UConn will have quite a bit of height next season at all positions:

• 6’5” Gandy Malou-Mamel
• 6’5” Jana El Alfy
• 6’4” Serah Williams
• 6’2” Sarah Strong
• 6’3” Ice Brady
• 6’2” Blanca Quiñonez
• 6’2” Morgan Cheli
• 6’2” Caroline Ducharme
• 6’2” Ayanna Patterson
• 6’0” Allie Ziebell

[HoosierHoopster 8,923]

8 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Is this legal?

UConn will have quite a bit of height next season at all positions:

• 6’5” Gandy Malou-Mamel
• 6’5” Jana El Alfy
• 6’4” Serah Williams
• 6’2” Sarah Strong
• 6’3” Ice Brady
• 6’2” Blanca Quiñonez
• 6’2” Morgan Cheli
• 6’2” Caroline Ducharme
• 6’2” Ayanna Patterson
• 6’0” Allie Ziebell

Damn

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,827]

Not IU related.

Tough break for the young lady.   Southern Cal WBB junior guard JuJu Watkins will sit out the 2025-26 season to focus on recovering from the torn ACL she sustained during the 2025 NCAA Tournament

 

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UCONN with the land of giants and players like A. Shade and they are all 5 stars or close to 5 stars and don’t even recruit that hard really….UCONN just gets a lot of what it wants.  Hahaha.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,827]

The following is a series of tweets with quotes from CTM from Michael Nizieolek from an informal media day session.

"We only have four returners, rest are new faces, it's been an exciting summer for us, we've gotten off to a fairly decent start from an official practice start..." she adds they are probably playing more kids than in the past

"We have interesting pieces....we are more athletic than we were a year ago"

"Yes, we got more athletic, but I think the jury is still out if we can be as efficient as we've become accustomed to from the outside"

"Are they high character? Are they a winner?" characteristics she looks for from players on the recruiting trail, "we are excited about the '26 class we put together"

"There's intention behind how we build our roster"

Indiana women's basketball coach Teri Moren says her staff spoke with the football team about revenue-share and how they establish positional values/distribute money,"

"A year ago our locker room wasn't in great shape...." says its better now, "we are all in alignment with the goals, values and what the standards are" and Lenee Beaumont is really taking charge of that."

Indiana women’s basketball will be sending Shay Ciezki and Lenée Beaumont to B1G Media Days next week.

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7 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

The following is a series of tweets with quotes from CTM from Michael Nizieolek from an informal media day session.

"We only have four returners, rest are new faces, it's been an exciting summer for us, we've gotten off to a fairly decent start from an official practice start..." she adds they are probably playing more kids than in the past

"We have interesting pieces....we are more athletic than we were a year ago"

"Yes, we got more athletic, but I think the jury is still out if we can be as efficient as we've become accustomed to from the outside"

"Are they high character? Are they a winner?" characteristics she looks for from players on the recruiting trail, "we are excited about the '26 class we put together"

"There's intention behind how we build our roster"

Indiana women's basketball coach Teri Moren says her staff spoke with the football team about revenue-share and how they establish positional values/distribute money,"

"A year ago our locker room wasn't in great shape...." says its better now, "we are all in alignment with the goals, values and what the standards are" and Lenee Beaumont is really taking charge of that."

Indiana women’s basketball will be sending Shay Ciezki and Lenée Beaumont to B1G Media Days next week.

The names Bargesser, Garzon, Meister, and Sandvik shall never again pass through the lips of Teri Moren.

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,896]

The names Bargesser, Garzon, Meister, and Sandvik shall never again pass through the lips of Teri Moren.

Do you know more about the locker room stuff? Another notable player that’s not here this year you didn’t name. Interesting she’s talking about 2026 class when 2025 girls would seem poised to contribute.


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1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Do you know more about the locker room stuff? Another notable player that’s not here this year you didn’t name. Interesting she’s talking about 2026 class when 2025 girls would seem poised to contribute.


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Oh ****… LaMendola. Won’t hear Moren ever mention her again either.

Garzon had so much drama surrounding her; and whether it was her fault or not, that’s a serious challenge for a coach. I’m not privy to the players that were most challenging, but odds frequently are that it’s the ones that think they should be playing more minutes and have big personalities. So that’s LaMendola to a tee.

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1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Do you know more about the locker room stuff? Another notable player that’s not here this year you didn’t name. Interesting she’s talking about 2026 class when 2025 girls would seem poised to contribute.


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I think you’re reading in to deep there. She’s talking recruiting. She’s been saying they need to get more athletic and bigger. She’s commenting on the progress in that direction 

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5 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

I think you’re reading in to deep there. She’s talking recruiting. She’s been saying they need to get more athletic and bigger. She’s commenting on the progress in that direction 

This quote from Moren says differently:

"A year ago our locker room wasn't in great shape...." says its better now, "we are all in alignment with the goals, values and what the standards are" and Lenee Beaumont is really taking charge of that."

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It would be hard for IU Ladies not to be more athletic than last year.

In recent pic Garzon looks a little more filled out and in love with Brenda F. and Mary.

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Oh ****… LaMendola. Won’t hear Moren ever mention her again either.
Garzon had so much drama surrounding her; and whether it was her fault or not, that’s a serious challenge for a coach. I’m not privy to the players that were most challenging, but odds frequently are that it’s the ones that think they should be playing more minutes and have big personalities. So that’s LaMendola to a tee.

I’m always rooting for our squads and our individual players. I thought Lamendola was eventually going to be a fan favorite. Never panned out. Garzon had an edge. Unsure which players bonded with her. Pretty much a Trust in Moren situation at all times for me. She’s been knocked by some since the early days for transfers but she’s about culture and fit and that’s very important.


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45 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

This quote from Moren says differently:

"A year ago our locker room wasn't in great shape...." says its better now, "we are all in alignment with the goals, values and what the standards are" and Lenee Beaumont is really taking charge of that."

Hear you. But in context she’s talking recruiting. A year ago doesn’t talk about what the 4 returning plsyers are. That’s the current group of 25s

[CSP 12,266]

Garzon wussed out when we needed her most. She'll never be considered a Hoosier in my eyes, and I hope Maryland loses every game. 

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2 hours ago, CSP said:

Garzon wussed out when we needed her most. She'll never be considered a Hoosier in my eyes, and I hope Maryland loses every game. 

Can’t say that I disagree.

I am interested that in 5 years who’s names will be on the locker room alumni board?  Will it continue with coaching era changes and then who’s names will be on the alumni board years down the road.  

By then I will be approaching a 100 years old and won’t even know.