Sam Alexis to Indiana from Florida

[dwtaylor1055]

Ok who had this one on their bingo card?

 

played limited minutes BUT HES A FORWARD!?!?!?!? 

[tyappleg]

There's a forward for all you 'big man' sickos on this board.  

Let. DeVries. Cook. 

 

[Home Jersey]

2 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Ok who had this one on their bingo card?

[Home Jersey]

 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

3 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

 

Very under rated pickup. Plays way bigger than he is. Had an ankle tweak mid season and made it where he got played over. Good rebounder and plays hard, very much will fit the role CDD wants. People are going to ***** about his height but he plays way bigger than it. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Averaged 11&9 as a Sophomore

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Averaged 11&9 as a Sophomore in the SEC btw

Nope. That was at Chattanooga. Only year at Florida, played 12 minutes per game.


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[Chris007]

Sam Alexis? I hadn’t even heard his name yet. He’s going to be a valuable bench piece. Love how this staff is building a team and keeping it quiet. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Offensive rebound rate of 14.5%, higher than Tjd, ware, and ballo 

[Shooter]

10 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Very under rated pickup. Plays way bigger than he is. Had an ankle tweak mid season and made it where he got played over. Good rebounder and plays hard, very much will fit the role CDD wants. People are going to ***** about his height but he plays way bigger than it. 

Yep, he's clearly a big. Top 100 nationally in O-Reb Rate, D-Reb Rate, and Block rate at Chattanooga as a soph. Seems like a solid depth pickup.

[AZ Hoosier]

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/04/24/florida-transfer-forward-sam-alexis-commits-to-indiana/

[J34]

29 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Very under rated pickup. Plays way bigger than he is. Had an ankle tweak mid season and made it where he got played over. Good rebounder and plays hard, very much will fit the role CDD wants. People are going to ***** about his height but he plays way bigger than it. 

Very active player. 

[Home Jersey]

If he was good enough for Todd Golden to add in the portal cycle where he built a championship team, I'm happy to have him.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Huh?
He was in the eight man rotation of the national champion team.  And check his numbers compared to Alex Condon if he played Condon's minutes:
Condon 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.3 blocks
Alexis 9.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.3 blocks
 

Playing time dwindled as the season progressed. Including DNP in games that mattered the most. Phrasing it the way you did isn’t really accurate.


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[Asha’man]

3 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Playing time dwindled as the season progressed. Including DNP in games that mattered the most. Phrasing it the way you did isn’t really accurate.


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Yeah he is a depth piece. Still need to get one of the bigs that have been talked about here all week. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

"Oof"

Lol. In 11 minutes per game. You realize that stat is time based. And his coach could have played him any amount of minutes he chose. And he chose not to play him in the most Important games of the year.

He’s got some size, versatility, and probably a willing bench piece. They can’t all be starters. And that’s ok. Calling it like it is.


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[IU Prof]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Lol. In 11 minutes per game. You realize that stat is time based. And his coach could have played him any amount of minutes he chose. And he chose not to play him in the most Important games of the year.

He’s got some size, versatility, and probably a willing bench piece. They can’t all be starters. And that’s ok. Calling it like it is.


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He injured his ankle in February. Was a scratch for the national title game. 

[AH1971]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Lol. In 11 minutes per game. You realize that stat is time based. And his coach could have played him any amount of minutes he chose. And he chose not to play him in the most Important games of the year.

He’s got some size, versatility, and probably a willing bench piece. They can’t all be starters. And that’s ok. Calling it like it is.


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Alexis and Hansberry almost identical size wise. DeVries got a lot out of Hansberry last year after a non-existent freshman season at Illinois. I think Alexis checks a ton of boxes. 

[Stuhoo]

Text from my UF son, who is a bball player who grew up a rabid IU fan (and I suspect would still root for IU over his own school even after they just won the natty— I raised him right). My kid also sat in the first ten rows of the student section for every UF home game this year. This is what he’s got on Sam Alexis:

“He’s not bad, he’s strong/decently athletic and can rebound and has some post moves.
He’s a true center and not a very good defender and definitely not a rim protector. Hopefully he’s not a starter but he’s definitely decent.”

I then asked him for a player comp and he said: “Kind of a shorter DeRon Davis before Davis got hurt.”

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Text from my UF son, who is a bball player who grew up a rabid IU fan (and I suspect would still root for IU over his own school even after they just won the natty— I raised him right). My kid also sat in the first ten rows of the student section for every UF home game this year. This is what he’s got on Sam Alexis:
“He’s not bad, he’s strong/decently athletic and can rebound and has some post moves.
He’s a true center and not a very good defender and definitely not a rim protector. Hopefully he’s not a starter but he’s definitely decent.”
I then asked him for a player comp and he said: “Kind of a shorter DeRon Davis before Davis got hurt.”

Fair.


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