Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[LamarCheeks 18,374]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Hey you reminiscing natives!

Please veer this thread back toward Transfer Portal w IU Interest in the near future.

Pleeeeeze?

I agree -- put these folks on the last train to Clarksville and let's get back to IU portal news!!! 

 

[Rico 2,993]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Hey you reminiscing natives!

Please veer this thread back toward Transfer Portal w IU Interest in the near future.

Pleeeeeze?

I live up here in Kosciusko County and I approve this message.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,191]

And I thought inbreeding was limited to Kentucky!

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,089]

Also FWIW, I think the Twitter burners have fulfilled their obligatory contracts to reach “true fans” and denounce the other fans.  Back to regularly scheduled off-season programming.

Im certain the contract will be renewed gosh forbid we hit a rocky patch next season.  Let’s hope for all of our sakes we can avoid this.  

[68Hoosier 514]

Wow we can have name calling but can't discuss areas in which we live that was tied to a current recruit in the portal talking with our staff about joining the basketball team. 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,191]

59 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Wow we can have name calling but can't discuss areas in which we live that was tied to a current recruit in the portal talking with our staff about joining the basketball team. 

 

Young grasshopper learn quickly!   lol

[BigJoe 55]

7 hours ago, 68Hoosier said:

I am interested in watching the Hatton recruiting.  I went to High school with his dad and my son played 8th grade BBall for his dad.  

 

His Dad was a UK fan I think but his grandpa was an IU fan.  So at least he had some good mentoring in life.

Hatton had shown steady improvement

A native Hoosier!

[GloryDays 5,915]

10 hours ago, Napleshoosier said:

You remember playing ball at Wolvertons in Clarksville?  On hwy 131.

I used to play there some.Some good pickup games there.

[RaceToTheTop 25,256]

Alex Hemenway is also to visit Rutgers now — have not seen a date specified.

[Hoosierfan1901 6,182]

2 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Alex Hemenway is also to visit Rutgers now — have not seen a date specified.

I believe May 9th

[RaceToTheTop 25,256]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

I believe May 9th

I thought that was his Maryland visit date.

[IUFAN1976 2,844]

I sure hope we land some decent backups soon.  I could see these last two spots being really hard to fill.

[Uspshoosier 45,368]

3 hours ago, IUFAN1976 said:

I sure hope we land some decent backups soon.  I could see these last two spots being really hard to fill.

Sounds like Langdon Hatton will be of them.   Travis Branham has a CB for IU 

[Stuhoo 79,911]

4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Sounds like Langdon Hatton will be of them.   Travis Branham has a CB for IU 

He’s our break glass in case of injury backup big. If either Ballo or Malik got hurt he’s then a 15 mpg player. If they don’t he’s a five mpg guy (except for against cupcakes). 

A full time starter at Bellarmine with some finesse.

He needs to be significantly better than Sparks, which is likely though not guaranteed.

He's also a local kid, which is not necessary but is nice. We’re up to four in-state Hoosiers with a chance at a fifth.

[Napleshoosier 10,202]

What about that kid from Clarksville?  :)

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,198]

Someone on a Facebook group fell for this one.
https://emmy-sports.co.uk/2024/05/06/illinois-basketball-sensation-coleman-hawkins-chooses-indiana-hoosiers-for-next-chapter/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR162mNX4zjzPAJrfklGeAwkKJxuuotfXoYaTbIZAPoENsE4VEEwCq9UDhk_aem_AeAFkyfC0L278AjrVECAGXSlRNnF1SWoxNnkBG3SGeZibmCavehtn0qyYBpale4I60SvcQ69UvjvG9VHoYiEWetq

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[IUFAN1976 2,844]

6 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Someone on a Facebook group fell for this one.
https://emmy-sports.co.uk/2024/05/06/illinois-basketball-sensation-coleman-hawkins-chooses-indiana-hoosiers-for-next-chapter/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR162mNX4zjzPAJrfklGeAwkKJxuuotfXoYaTbIZAPoENsE4VEEwCq9UDhk_aem_AeAFkyfC0L278AjrVECAGXSlRNnF1SWoxNnkBG3SGeZibmCavehtn0qyYBpale4I60SvcQ69UvjvG9VHoYiEWetq

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That’s strange indeed!  

[Stuhoo 79,911]

10 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Someone on a Facebook group fell for this one.
https://emmy-sports.co.uk/2024/05/06/illinois-basketball-sensation-coleman-hawkins-chooses-indiana-hoosiers-for-next-chapter/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR162mNX4zjzPAJrfklGeAwkKJxuuotfXoYaTbIZAPoENsE4VEEwCq9UDhk_aem_AeAFkyfC0L278AjrVECAGXSlRNnF1SWoxNnkBG3SGeZibmCavehtn0qyYBpale4I60SvcQ69UvjvG9VHoYiEWetq

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[RaceToTheTop 25,256]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

He’s our break glass in case of injury backup big. If either Ballo or Malik got hurt he’s then a 15 mpg player. If they don’t he’s a five mpg guy (except for against cupcakes). 

A full time starter at Bellarmine with some finesse.

He needs to be significantly better than Sparks, which is likely though not guaranteed.

He's also a local kid, which is not necessary but is nice. We’re up to four in-state Hoosiers with a chance at a fifth.

I'm higher on Langdon Hatton than most on here.  Bellarmine starting letting get up a few threes last year and he made 33% (15 of 45).  He was a four year varsity player at North Harrison and the three point shooting he started showing last year isn't just something that showed up -- he was a 39% three point shooter in high school with a signficant number of attempts.  Pretty good for a 6'10" kid.  I also like that a player like him offers more flexibility than players we have had like Sparks and Durr who were overpowering players at mid majors.  I think Hatton's game translates better because it isn't really based on being more physically imposting.

[RaceToTheTop 25,256]

A couple of other notes about Hatton:  Bellarmine's slower pace make his stats look a little lesser than they actually are.  KenPom has Hatton in the top 500 D1 players in 5 categories:

1.  offensive rebounding rate (463rd)

2.  defensive rebounding rate (252nd)

3.  turnover rate (187th)

4.  block rate (355th)

5.  fouls committed (as in NOT committing fouls)  (444th)