IU Basketball News and Notes

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,650]

Who needs a pill when you hear something like this. 

Not me. I'm not going to get too wound up about it until the lack of 3s keeps happening after a few games.

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FWIW, likely starters for Marian, our next exhibition opponent.  Marian has played one regular season game already, beating IU Southeast 90-76.  The Knights were 20-11 last year, losing in the first round of the NAIA championship tourney.

G:  6'3" junior Brody Whitaker.  scored 33 points in the opener on 11 of 21 shooting, including 3 of 8 from three.  Last season averaged 11.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 21 minutes per game.  From Greencastle, IN.

G:  5'11" junior Gus Etchison.  scored 25 point in the opener on 10 of 23 shooting, including 5 of 12 from three.  Played his first two seasons at Western Michigan before transferring to Marian this year.  In 36 games at WMU averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 assists in 12 minutes/game.  From Ciciero, IN.

G:  6'1" Maximum Gizzi.  Scored 4 points in the opener.  Last year averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 assists in 16 minutes/game

F:  6'3" sophomore Gavin Foe.  Had a double-double 11 points/10 rebounds in the season opener.  Last season as a freshman averaged 3.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15 minutes/game.  From Jonestown, OH.

C:  6'11" junior Jackson Ames.  Had 5 points and 3 rebounds in the opener.  Averaged 4.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 13 minutes/game last season.  From Batavia, OH.

Will also see time:

F 6'5" senior Josh Bryan.  Played two seasons at Ball State, appearing in 13 total games, scoring a total of 8 points.  Transferred to U Indy last year, playing in 20 games and averaging 1.8 points/game.  From Muncie.

G 6'3" freshman Dylan Moles.  From Greenfield.

C 6'10" sophomore Nolan Foster.  3.5 points and 2.6 reb in 9.6 mpg last season.  From Mattawan, MIch.

 

[rcbowla 8,189]

FWIW, likely starters for Marian, our next exhibition opponent.  Marian has played one regular season game already, beating IU Southeast 90-76.  The Knights were 20-11 last year, losing in the first round of the NAIA championship tourney.
G:  6'3" junior Brody Whitaker.  scored 33 points in the opener on 11 of 21 shooting, including 3 of 8 from three.  Last season averaged 11.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 21 minutes per game.  From Greencastle, IN.
G:  5'11" junior Gus Etchison.  scored 25 point in the opener on 10 of 23 shooting, including 5 of 12 from three.  Played his first two seasons at Western Michigan before transferring to Marian this year.  In 36 games at WMU averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 assists in 12 minutes/game.  From Ciciero, IN.
G:  6'1" Maximum Gizzi.  Scored 4 points in the opener.  Last year averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 assists in 16 minutes/game
F:  6'3" sophomore Gavin Foe.  Had a double-double 11 points/10 rebounds in the season opener.  Last season as a freshman averaged 3.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15 minutes/game.  From Jonestown, OH.
C:  6'11" junior Jackson Ames.  Had 5 points and 3 rebounds in the opener.  Averaged 4.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 13 minutes/game last season.  From Batavia, OH.
Will also see time:
F 6'5" senior Josh Bryan.  Played two seasons at Ball State, appearing in 13 total games, scoring a total of 8 points.  Transferred to U Indy last year, playing in 20 games and averaging 1.8 points/game.  From Muncie.
G 6'3" freshman Dylan Moles.  From Greenfield.
C 6'10" sophomore Nolan Foster.  3.5 points and 2.6 reb in 9.6 mpg last season.  From Mattawan, MIch.
 

To say our starters will have a serious height advantage would be a massive understatement.

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2 hours ago, rcs29 said:

To say our starters will have a serious height advantage would be a massive understatement.

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Yep.  As an NAIA team, their height is so-so.  6'11" and 6'10", but after that not any size at all.  Etchison was a D1 kid and is likely their most talented, but he was just a back end MAC rotational player he's under 6 foot.  Bryan actually did play for them last year and averaged 9 points -- did begin his career at Ball State but think that was as a preferred walk on.

[HoosierHoopster 8,080]

3 hours ago, rcs29 said:

To say our starters will have a serious height advantage would be a massive understatement.

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Unfortunately that means we’ll probably just see an inside game

[rcbowla 8,189]

Unfortunately that means we’ll probably just see an inside game

Probably so. Would be nice to see us use the advantage to try and get shots up under pressure.

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[Demo 22,929]

They do this stuff so well. 

[raorIU 401]

22 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

FWIW, likely starters for Marian, our next exhibition opponent.  

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G: 6'1" Maximum Gizzi. Scored 4 points in the opener. Last year averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 assists in 16 minutes/game

Wow, Maximum Gizzi - now that is an all-league name right there

[Stuhoo 88,305]

3 minutes ago, raorIU said:

Wow, Maximum Gizzi - now that is an all-league name right there

That’s gonna test the “not suitable” software in 10, 9, 8 …

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32 minutes ago, raorIU said:

Wow, Maximum Gizzi - now that is an all-league name right there

Autocorrect….it’s actually Maximus Gizzi.

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27 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That’s gonna test the “not suitable” software in 10, 9, 8 …

Maybe it's pronounced with a soft "g" - like .gif

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Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

Autocorrect….it’s actually Maximus Gizzi.

This may get even better!

[DChoosier 9,485]

2 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Autocorrect….it’s actually Maximus Gizzi.

My Maximus Gizzi years were between 18-26.

[LIHoosier 27,666]

 

[IUHoosier5 2,140]

3 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

 

Oh Woody, saying…”Assembly Skodjt Hall.”

Clearly, he never paid attention to or cared for the official name change. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,654]

2 hours ago, Schreckbagger said:

Anyone have any updates on Newton?

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"He ran a little bit on the treadmill. He's been able to come out and walk through," Woodson said. "He hadn't done a whole lot of a walkthrough stuff. But the stretching and the warmup stuff prior to us actually get going on the court, he's been a part of that. So, I mean, I think he's moving in the right direction."

 

 

[AKHoosier 7,629]

Feels like a huge lack of preseason respect for IUBB is out there.

We have three 5 stars in our starting lineup, only 1 of whom is a freshman.

Also returning our experienced starting PG who is unarguably top 3 in his position in the B1G.

Trey Galloway is the other starter, and he'd be starting if he was on the #3 team in the country. No doubt he'd be at worst 6th man on most if not all Power 5 teams. 

If all of the above was still applicable but our name was "Kentucky" then we'd probably be no worse than top 15.

Rant over.

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,936]

18 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Feels like a huge lack of preseason respect for IUBB is out there.

We have three 5 stars in our starting lineup, only 1 of whom is a freshman.

Also returning our experienced starting PG who is unarguably top 3 in his position in the B1G.

Trey Galloway is the other starter, and he'd be starting if he was on the #3 team in the country. No doubt he'd be at worst 6th man on most if not all Power 5 teams. 

If all of the above was still applicable but our name was "Kentucky" then we'd probably be no worse than top 15.

Rant over.

This is me all off season.  

[Stuhoo 88,305]

Gonna learn a whole lot tomorrow night. We are playing a hard-nosed, experienced team with a  solid coach. 

We could easily drop this game, but if we win it comfortably it is a major sign of this being a high-potential team.

[Hovadipo 61,256]

Never been less sure about an IU team since I can remember. I've not always been "right" in the preseason, but I was at least sure of how I felt. This year I just have no clue what to expect. I'm ready to ride the roller coaster with you'ns.