2025-2026 IU Roster

[Demo 24,360]

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

Nothing definitive from the NCAA but Raby indicates it does not look like Leal's waiver request was approved.  He's not indicating the source or the reliability of that source so take it FWIW.   It wouldn't at all be surprising if it was indeed denied.

Never could figure out what a winning argument for him was supposed to be.

[HoosierHoopster 8,662]

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

Nothing definitive from the NCAA but Raby indicates it does not look like Leal's waiver request was approved.  He's not indicating the source or the reliability of that source so take it FWIW.   It wouldn't at all be surprising if it was indeed denied.

yeah i thought this was the case up until recently, when there was suddenly info that he was supposedly still in the fold. That never made sense

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4 hours ago, Demo said:

Never could figure out what a winning argument for him was supposed to be.

I thought he was arguing the year he missed almost all of but came back late that he was under the threshold of games played.   It was just in two spurts with one being very short at the end of the year.

 

Football is so much better about this.  You get 4 games, period.  Doesn't matter when they are, and if you do that, you are good to red shirt once.  Also applies to injury shortened seasons, but not to seasons where you just suck and sit the bench and don't play games.

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3 hours ago, newcastle12 said:

I thought he was arguing the year he missed almost all of but came back late that he was under the threshold of games played.   It was just in two spurts with one being very short at the end of the year.

 

Football is so much better about this.  You get 4 games, period.  Doesn't matter when they are, and if you do that, you are good to red shirt once.  Also applies to injury shortened seasons, but not to seasons where you just suck and sit the bench and don't play games.

I don’t think Leal was under the threshold anyway as he played 11 games.

Goode on the other hand played two games but two of those games weren’t regular season games -  one was in the big TT and the other was in the ncaa tourney.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,225]

Doesn't sound like a player who's waiver got approved.

[jermhoosierfan 370]

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

Doesn't sound like a player who's waiver got approved.

He said "some". Just how much are they able to get because he has a ton of shoes right there?  I do wear a 13. Hmm

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,674]

31 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

He said "some". Just how much are they able to get because he has a ton of shoes right there?  I do wear a 13. Hmm

I think Adidas gives them an annual cap they can spend/use.  Plus whatever freebies Indiana provides.  I feel like I saw a specific number listed somewhere. 

[HoosierHoopster 8,662]

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

Doesn't sound like a player who's waiver got approved.

Not sure if he has enough shoes….

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,225]

There will be no 3rd Senior Night for Anthony Leal

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/ncaa-sources-indiana-guard-anthony-leals-appeal-for-an-extra-year-has-been-denied-251455436/

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

There will be no 3rd Senior Night for Anthony Leal

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/ncaa-sources-indiana-guard-anthony-leals-appeal-for-an-extra-year-has-been-denied-251455436/

His case was very weak.  Goode’s is stronger but still not under the letter of the law.

[HoosierHoopster 8,662]

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

There will be no 3rd Senior Night for Anthony Leal

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/ncaa-sources-indiana-guard-anthony-leals-appeal-for-an-extra-year-has-been-denied-251455436/

A certain Loaded Chicken Sandwich will be crushed

[OliviaPope40 7,496]

On 7/1/2025 at 12:40 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Doesn't sound like a player who's waiver got approved.

*Not me checking my bank account*

[OliviaPope40 7,496]

On 7/2/2025 at 5:31 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

There will be no 3rd Senior Night for Anthony Leal

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/ncaa-sources-indiana-guard-anthony-leals-appeal-for-an-extra-year-has-been-denied-251455436/

[BA47591 1,092]

He wore L and XL???

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,674]

20 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

I don’t think Goode is some astronomical loss. It’s the opportunity loss that is bigger. We could’ve forked over another mil + (the money Goode and Leal would’ve gotten) to have scored a stud or at the very least, additional depth. Instead we gain nothing. It feels like we’ve left NIL money on the table. 

It went to football, but cig still didn’t get enough.  Seriously though,  staff/players in for some hard days.  Goode by himself would have been great, but by the time he was at scholarship #13 we had guys all over 1-3. Goode just isnt a 4.  Hopefully coaches are liking the diamonds in the rough in practice.  
 

If staff pulls of an 8 seed or better with this roster they did a job. (But then again, they built this roster). So there’s that too.  

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2 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I would agree that it fits with what they have done EXCEPT the exception they made for Justice Ajogbor who played all of his games between February 4th and March 5th.  Can't be just a minutes played thing because Leal was denied in a season where he played fewer minutes than Ajogbor.

I completely understand Goode and Leal being denied because they fit the NCAA rules of being denied.  But what doesn't make sense is that Ajogbor ALSO fit the model for denial in the same manner that Goode did.  To my knowledge Ajoghor is the only basketball player to ever receiver a waiver for a year in which he played in the second half of the season....why is that the case?

Yes agree, that’s why I said it fits the ncaa’s lack of consistency 

[Hoosier987 2,844]

26 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

It went to football, but cig still didn’t get enough.  Seriously though,  staff/players in for some hard days.  Goode by himself would have been great, but by the time he was at scholarship #13 we had guys all over 1-3. Goode just isnt a 4.  Hopefully coaches are liking the diamonds in the rough in practice.  
 

If staff pulls of an 8 seed or better with this roster they did a job. (But then again, they built this roster). So there’s that too.  

It all depends on how their games translate to the high major. Certainly, in terms of high major experience, this roster is underwhelming…however, DeVries does very good with underwhelming roster. See WVU last year. If these guys can play in The Big Ten; then we have even more potential. Time will tell. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,674]

It all depends on how their games translate to the high major. Certainly, in terms of high major experience, this roster is underwhelming…however, DeVries does very good with an underwhelming roster. See WVU last year. If these guys can play in The Big Ten; then we have even more potential. Time will tell. 

Is our roster this year better than West Virginia’s last year? Did West Virginia have a season Indiana fans would be happy with.

I know I’m over the top on this, and that’s fine. I’m gonna root like heck for DeVries and the program. I actually like DeVries. Just had higher hopes for the roster.

I look at Michigans roster. Purdues roster. Kentucky, UConn, Etc, etc with envy.

I also could be fine with an unheralded roster, but then I question the fit of the coach.

We like to say we’ve got top 10 NIL etc, then build a team like it. DeVries wanted Indiana over WV because of resources. That’s clear. It’s just a confusing off-season.

It seems like “maybe” our brand is bad enough we have to grossly overspend to get the guys the other programs can get fir less. Maybe.


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21 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

Is our roster this year better than West Virginia’s last year? Did West Virginia have a season Indiana fans would be happy with.

I know I’m over the top on this, and that’s fine. I’m gonna root like heck for DeVries and the program. I actually like DeVries. Just had higher hopes for the roster.

I look at Michigans roster. Purdues roster. Kentucky, UConn, Etc, etc with envy.

I also could be fine with an unheralded roster, but then I question the fit of the coach.

We like to say we’ve got top 10 NIL etc, then build a team like it. DeVries wanted Indiana over WV because of resources. That’s clear. It’s just a confusing off-season.

It seems like “maybe” our brand is bad enough we have to grossly overspend to get the guys the other programs can get fir less. Maybe.


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I would say if Tucker DeVries had been healthy, yes West Virginia would have had a season that IU fans were proud of.  

I would also say that IU's roster is better than what West Virginia had last year.  IMO.

[TrueHoosier62 1,872]

Given the last 30 years of mediocrity, and piss-poor coaching, I'd just be happy if at the end of the year we could say the team was better on the last day of the season than they were on the first. I'll be happy if they show noticeable improvement on the offensive end, and put forth even a modicum of effort defensively. I'd be ecstatic if we make the tournament, but not that disappointed if we don't, so long as a foundation is being built for future success, and that should be evident by next March.