IUWBB - News and Notes

[LamarCheeks 16,858]

Since the men's game at Northwestern was moved up to 5:30 p.m., the ladies now play at 3 p.m. 

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Limited attendance allowed for B1G Women's Tournament.

The Big Ten Conference will allow a limited number of fans to attend the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, which will be played March 9-13 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Following approval by the Marion County Health Department, the decision to allow a limited capacity of 2,500 attendees was made jointly by the Big Ten Conference Directors of Athletics and the Council of President and Chancellors in consultation with the conference office.
 
A limited number of single-session tickets will go on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster on Thursday, March 4 at Noon ET. Further details can be found at http://www.bigten.org/wbbt.
 
The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will utilize mobile tickets only. Arena gates will open one hour prior to each session of the tournament to accommodate early arriving fans.
 
Fans attending the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament are encouraged to become familiar with health and safety procedures at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The venue has instituted numerous health and safety procedures for all events, including requirements for fans and arena employees on game days. These procedures were designed to meet local and CDC guidelines to help limit the spread of COVID-19 as the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, officials, fans and campus communities remain our highest priority.
 
For more details on Bankers Life Fieldhouse’s health and safety protocols and additional details on ticket sales, please visit http://www.bigten.org/wbbt.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Fantastic news for IUWBB.

Four Hoosiers Earn All-Big Ten Honors

 Indiana women's basketball placed four players on All-Big Ten teams as the conference announced its annual postseason awards on Monday.
 
For the second-consecutive season, two Hoosiers were named to the All-Big Ten First team by both the coaches and media in sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes and junior guard Grace Berger. Berger repeats as a first team honoree from last season while Holmes earns the league's highest honors for the first time in her career and also earned a spot on the media's All-Defensive Team. Senior guard Ali Patberg is now a three-time All-Big Ten selection as she was honored on the second team while junior forward Aleksa Gulbe earns her first All-Big Ten honorable mention accolade. Senior guard Keyanna Warthen was named the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
 
Holmes is IU's leading scorer and rebounder, with 18.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, shoots 60.0 percent from the floor and averages 2.9 blocks per game. She has increased her scoring by nearly eight points a game this season and nearly tripled her total blocks this season with 64. She ranks second in blocks and blocked shots per game, ninth in scoring, 10th in rebounds per game while nationally she ranks 10th in overall blocks and 11th in blocks per game.  Her total blocks ranks fourth in a single season in program history. She has recorded five double-doubles and scored in double figures 18 times this season. Holmes has scored 20 or more points on eight occasions and set a new career-high with 27 points in a win at Penn State.
 
Berger's junior campaign has been nothing short of impressive, averaging 15.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.2 steal per game and a +2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio this season. She leads the nation with three triple-doubles this season and became just the fifth player in NCAA history to have two triple-doubles against the same team this season (vs. Penn State). Berger shoots 43.5 percent from the floor and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Louisville, Ky. native has scored in double figures 17 times and five 20-plus scoring games, where she set a season-high 26 points against Maryland. Berger is also a Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 watchlist candidate and was added to the midseason Wade Watch Trophy watchlist this season.
 
Patberg repeats as an All-Big Ten selection for the third season as she earns a spot on the league's second team by both the coaches and media. The senior guard averages 14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while holding a +2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. The Columbus, Ind. native has scored in double figures 14 times this season and has scored in double figures in the last eight-consecutive games. She is a 2021 Nancy Lieberman Top 10 watchlist, 2021 Jersey Mikes Naismith Trophy Top 50, 2020 Wade Trophy watch list, 2021 Wooden Award watch list.
 
Gulbe is averaging 9.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as she earns league honors for the first time in her career. The Riga, Latvia native averaged 48.3 percent from the field and 77.6 percent at the charity stripe. She has scored in double figures 10 times and recorded a double-double against Nebraska with season-highs in 18 points and 12 rebounds.
 
The 2-seed and ninth-ranked Hoosiers open up play in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. between the winner of Penn State vs. Michigan State.

[Aaron 4,147]

Would of flipped Berger and Patberg and put Patberg on First Team and Berger on Second since I think Patberg has had the better year. Otherwise exactly what I would of expected and well deserved.

Congrats to the team!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

This isn't relevant to IUWBB but I thought it was interesting nonetheless as it is B1G related.  Apparently playing on a 5-19 Wisconsin Badger team isn't that appealing as it's losing its #2 scorer and #1 rebounder.  

Imani Lewis (6-1 JR forward, Willingboro, NJ) has entered her name into the transfer portal, out of Wisconsin WBB; #2 in scoring (15.0 PPG) for the Badgers this season and tops in rebounding (8.8/game); second-team All–Big Ten by the media

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Mackenzie Holmes Named Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention

 Indiana sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes has been named to the Associated Press All-American honorable mention team, announced on Wednesday. Holmes becomes the first AP All-American selection in school history.
 
Holmes has had a superb campaign for the Hoosiers in her second season, leading the team with 18.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and shooting 60.3 percent from the floor. The Gorham, Maine native also shoots 77.4 percent at the free throw line and also averages 1.0 steals per game. An All-Big Ten first team honoree, Homes has scored in double figures 20 times, nine 20-plus point scoring games and has seven double-doubles this season.
 
Nationally, she ranks seventh in field goal percentage, 10th in blocks (66 total), 11th in blocks per game and 30th in field goals made. She earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors on March 8 and a host of Big Ten Player of the Week honor roll nods this season.
 
Holmes and the 4 seed Hoosiers (18-5) begin play in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, March 22 at 2 p.m. ET against 13 seed VCU live on ESPNU.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Stefan Krajisnik - Indpls. Star with a nice story on Nicole Cardano-Hillary

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2021/03/21/indiana-womens-basketball-nicole-cardano-hillary-key-ius-success-ncaa-tournament/4718459001/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Grace Berger Named WBCA All-Region Finalist

Junior guard Grace Berger has been named an all-region finalist for the 2021 Women's Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America team, announced on Wednesday. Berger is one of 10 finalists in region 4 and is among 52 other candidates to earn spots on the 10-member WBCA All-America team.
 
Berger leads the nation this season with three triple doubles and the team's second leading scorer with 15.3 points per game this season. An All-Big Ten first team honoree and Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 watchlist, the Louisville, Ky. native also averages 6.7 rebounds and a team-high 4.7 assists per game. She also grabs 1.1 steals per game and holds a +2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. Berger is shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 74.8 percent at the free throw line and has scored in double figures in 20 of 24 games this season.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Nice background story on assistant coach Ashley Williams.

http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2020/07/ashley-williams-back-in-indiana-again/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Not IU related but interesting nonetheless.  This is directly from the Purdue Women's Bball Twitter account and the emphasis on head coach was a part of the tweet so I wonder just how long they're going to have Versyp hang around.

Locked in for the future. Glad to welcome @katiegearlds4  back home to as an associate head coach and our future Head Coach!

 

Different source reporting Geralds will take over in '22-'23.

Edited March 26, 2021 by Class of '66 Old Fart

[Todd41 698]

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

Not IU related but interesting nonetheless.  This is directly from the Purdue Women's Bball Twitter account and the emphasis on head coach was a part of the tweet so I wonder just how long they're going to have Versyp hang around.

Locked in for the future. Glad to welcome @katiegearlds4  back home to as an associate head coach and our future Head Coach!

 

Different source reporting Geralds will take over in '22-'23.

Purdue women's hoops coach Sharon Versyp to hand Katie Gearlds reins in 2022 (espn.com)

[Aaron 4,147]

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

Not IU related but interesting nonetheless.  This is directly from the Purdue Women's Bball Twitter account and the emphasis on head coach was a part of the tweet so I wonder just how long they're going to have Versyp hang around.

Locked in for the future. Glad to welcome @katiegearlds4  back home to as an associate head coach and our future Head Coach!

 

Different source reporting Geralds will take over in '22-'23.

Thats a great move by Purdue I think. Versyp has run her course and they are basically doing the same thing they did with Keady to Painter that has worked so well when Keady started to fall off.

[LamarCheeks 16,858]

Jaelynn Penn is leaving -- not a big surprise.
 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Had hoped she'd consider returning but such is life.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

Losing another player as well.

Another grad xfer in the portal out of Indiana WBB: Keyanna Warthen (5-10 SR guard, Ft. Lauderdale, FL), who played in 26 games off the bench in 2020-21, averaging 1.8 PPG in 7.6 MPG

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,830]

1 hour ago, LamarCheeks said:

Jaelynn Penn is leaving -- not a big surprise.
 

 

This entire thing is odd.  Normally the starters love Moren and the bench which isn’t played much transfers.  Standard.

 

However Penn and to a lesser degree Yeaney are transfers who played a lot.   Probably something personal on with Penn.  
 

I trust in Moren, she is doing fantastic.   So long as she continues to replace the talent.  Hard to be down on this news considering our recent successes.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,145]

17 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

  Probably something personal on with Penn.  

I've seen 2 separate references suggesting this; no details.

[Todd41 698]

Until I see with where they end up, I am going to go with the transfer is more about pursuing an educational opportunity that they feel they cannot get at IU.  

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[WayneFleekHoosier 46,830]

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Good for us, good for her!


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