2022-2023 IUBB Roster Projection

[coonhounds]

Hey—it’s a message board and part of it is vetting and discussing rumors. But this Kentucky Twitter account is two weeks old and filled with racist and NSFW filth.
Thinking we can give this zero additional attention, which is exactly what it merits.

Lol it's true. Bad news always seems true when dealing with iu even from the sketchiest of sources

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[CSP]

16 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

Lol it's true. Bad news always seems true when dealing with iu even from the sketchiest of sources

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Sucks

[Trish]

Assuming TJD comes back.. which I guess might actually happen now LOL.

These are the 10 I think play.. at least as of today. Now after an off-season program and who develops their shooting ability, then our starting line - up could be interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if Kopp starts again. The fight for the starting 2 will be a battle between Hood and Tamar. I just know for sure Johnson, TJD, and Race would be starting. 

We have depth for sure.

 

Xaiver / Hood

Tamar / Gunn

Galloway / Kopp

Race / Jordan

TJD / Malik

 

DNPCD's : Leal, Logan, Banks

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Trish said:

Assuming TJD comes back.. which I guess might actually happen now LOL.

These are the 10 I think play.. at least as of today. Now after an off-season program and who develops their shooting ability, then our starting line - up could be interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if Kopp starts again. The fight for the starting 2 will be a battle between Hood and Tamar. I just know for sure Johnson, TJD, and Race would be starting. 

We have depth for sure.

 

Xaiver / Hood

Tamar / Gunn

Galloway / Kopp

Race / Jordan

TJD / Malik

 

DNPCD's : Leal, Logan, Banks

You forgot either Dennis or McNeil, Gunn will need a year, and Banks may be a whole lot more notable than he's been getting credit for.

In other words, at this point? We just don't know..

[NVFalcons1990]

4 minutes ago, Trish said:

Assuming TJD comes back.. which I guess might actually happen now LOL.

These are the 10 I think play.. at least as of today. Now after an off-season program and who develops their shooting ability, then our starting line - up could be interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if Kopp starts again. The fight for the starting 2 will be a battle between Hood and Tamar. I just know for sure Johnson, TJD, and Race would be starting. 

We have depth for sure.

 

Xaiver / Hood

Tamar / Gunn

Galloway / Kopp

Race / Jordan

TJD / Malik

 

DNPCD's : Leal, Logan, Banks

[Hovadipo]

11 minutes ago, Trish said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Kopp starts again.

It's not popular or particularly fun to think about, but I agree here... If he's back, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest.

[IUc2016]

Still a long way to go and I don't think we have seen the last of our players transferring out. I won't speculate on who that could be but there are a few players who just don't fit with where this roster is headed. 

I am not really feeling a roster with both McNeil and Kopp, and I am a fan of adding Dexter Dennis to give us a lockdown wing defender. Just my opinion though

[Trish]

23 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

It's not popular or particularly fun to think about, but I agree here... If he's back, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest.

He had his moments for sure. But I think Woodson really likes his size and the thought of his ability to shoot. If Kopp can be more consistent then I wouldn't mind him getting blown by on most drives, especially if we have TJD there to block every shot at the rim. 

 

35 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

You forgot either Dennis or McNeil, Gunn will need a year, and Banks may be a whole lot more notable than he's been getting credit for.

In other words, at this point? We just don't know..

I forgot they were looking to add more. It's very much too early to predict but I feel confident saying Logan and Leal probably won't see the floor next year, which is fine. 

The guard battles will be fun, curious to see if Gunn could come in similar to Franklin a couple years ago. Not expecting too much, but maybe a surprise his first year. Jordan, Banks, Race, TJD, Malik... Banks has his hands full starting in June. 

[Stuhoo]

17 minutes ago, Trish said:

He had his moments for sure. But I think Woodson really likes his size and the thought of his ability to shoot. If Kopp can be more consistent then I wouldn't mind him getting blown by on most drives, especially if we have TJD there to block every shot at the rim. 

 

I forgot they were looking to add more. It's very much too early to predict but I feel confident saying Logan and Leal probably won't see the floor next year, which is fine. 

The guard battles will be fun, curious to see if Gunn could come in similar to Franklin a couple years ago. Not expecting too much, but maybe a surprise his first year. Jordan, Banks, Race, TJD, Malik... Banks has his hands full starting in June. 

The chances of Leal or Duncomb seeing the floor are far, far better than the chances of Gunn seeing the floor next year. Gunn has a guaranteed slot on the roster.

[mike vannice]

Not sure where to put this so I'll drop it in here. I just hope the Dexter Dennis visit doesn't get lost in the excitement of Malik's commitment. He can give valuable minutes next year and is the lockdown defender we lack. And he will not be a liability on offense.

[Hoosier1984]

If somehow we get Dennis, McNeil and TJD returns we have to push 3 out. I see the list being these three even though I really don’t want to see Leal forced out cause that dude is so likeable and would do anything to wear Indiana across his chest. I’m actually hoping just two in that scenario and we keep Leal.

Logan, Kopp, Leal

[Stuhoo]

45 minutes ago, Hoosier1984 said:

If somehow we get Dennis, McNeil and TJD returns we have to push 3 out. I see the list being these three even though I really don’t want to see Leal forced out cause that dude is so likeable and would do anything to wear Indiana across his chest. I’m actually hoping just two in that scenario and we keep Leal.

Logan, Kopp, Leal

Not accurate.

We are currently at thirteen and that includes Trayce. If we add any more players someone will have to leave. Apparently at most two players, though I doubt it'll be two slots.

I don't like suggesting current IU players that should go by name. I'll say this though. Anthony Leal is as true-blue and dedicated to Indiana basketball as possible. He should never feel he is not wanted at IU.

[mike vannice]

my understanding is with Malik and if TJD comes back we are at 13. If Dennis commits and TJD comes back we are one over. My guess would be if DD commits we stop recruiting McNeil but who knows??

[Honkyman]

21 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

The chances of Leal or Duncomb seeing the floor are far, far better than the chances of Gunn seeing the floor next year. 

If Gunn demonstrates he can shoot from long range, he will see the floor.  Reneau's commitment is obviously great news and exciting. But it doesn't address the primary weakness of the team--3 point shooting. The shooting guards currently are Trey Galloway (21% from 3--point range), Anthony Leal (31%) and Tamar Bates (29%). Gunn shot 37% this past season. Obviously, college defenses are better than high school. But if Gunn can shoot 37% from 3-point, he will earn playing time unless the others shoot considerably better next season than they did this past season.

[Hoosier1984]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Not accurate.

We are currently at thirteen and that includes Trayce. If we add any more players someone will have to leave. Apparently at most two players, though I doubt it'd be two slots.

I don't like suggesting named current IU players that should go. I'll say this though. Anthony Leal is as true-blue and dedicated to Indiana basketball as possible. He should never feel he is not wanted at IU.

Not sure why I thought that put us one over but good catch. And agree Leal is my favorite player because of his passion for IU.

[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

If Gunn demonstrates he can shoot from long range, he will see the floor.  Reneau's commitment is obviously great news and exciting. But it doesn't address the primary weakness of the team--3 point shooting. The shooting guards currently are Trey Galloway (21% from 3--point range), Anthony Leal (31%) and Tamar Bates (29%). Gunn shot 37% this past season. Obviously, college defenses are better than high school. But if Gunn can shoot 37% from 3-point, he will earn playing time unless the others shoot considerably better next season than they did this past season.

The high school three point line is closer than the college line. 37% from the high school line does not translate to 35%+ from the college line. Banks shot better than CJ this past season, and weighs 30 pounds more.

And, if you can’t defend at the college level you won’t see minutes under Woody. For a freshman to play they’re going to need experience defending against elite talent. We now have two freshmen with that experience.

[CSP]

2 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

If Gunn demonstrates he can shoot from long range, he will see the floor.  Reneau's commitment is obviously great news and exciting. But it doesn't address the primary weakness of the team--3 point shooting. The shooting guards currently are Trey Galloway (21% from 3--point range), Anthony Leal (31%) and Tamar Bates (29%). Gunn shot 37% this past season. Obviously, college defenses are better than high school. But if Gunn can shoot 37% from 3-point, he will earn playing time unless the others shoot considerably better next season than they did this past season.

Gunn isn't going to be ready. Probably won't even be that close to being ready, but thats perfectly fine. 6'5-6'6 long wing. 

Lots to add to his game before he's impactful at the PW5 level. 

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

Gunn isn't going to be ready. Probably won't even be that close to being ready, but thats perfectly fine. 6'5-6'6 long wing. 

Lots to add to his game before he's impactful at the PW5 level. 

It’s an interesting dynamic though—The two five star freshmen are well accustomed to sitting on the bench in high school, and our two lower ranked freshmen were the center of the universe for their teams.

[HoosierFan1994]

Here is what I have right now: 

Starters: X, JHS, Tamar, Race, TJD (replace with Malik if he does not return)

Bench in order of talent: Geronimo, Malik, Galloway, Banks, Kopp, Gunn, Leal, Duncomb

If Dennis or McNeil land at IU then I have to think they play starter like minutes. I'm not sold on Tamar starting just yet but I also don't know about Jordan at the 3. We will see. 

[HoosierTrav]

Does anyone close to the program know who the staff is favoring between Dennis & McNeil?

I personally would love to add Dennis.