When we last wrote about the recruitment of class of 2019 forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, we cautioned that Hoosier fans would need to exercise some patience. That was two months ago. We may need to take our own advice, because this is turning into a bit more than what we expected. It had been previously rumored that new high profile programs were expressing interest in the Greenwood, Indiana product. In a recent Rivals article, Jackson-Davis made it clear that North Carolina is one of those programs. “Yes, Coach Williams has told me about their offense and that they watched me and they…
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UPDATE: This story has taken a new twist on Friday. So much for the concern that the Dallas Mavericks were crowding out Yogi Ferrell. After drafting point guards in each of the last two seasons, the Mavericks nevertheless will reportedly maintain their commitment to Indiana University all-time assist leader Yogi Ferrell. https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1019985033887707136 Dallas had rescinded their $2.9 million qualifying offer to Ferrell two weeks ago, making him an unrestricted free agent. At the time, various reports indicated that the team considered the qualifying offer “a placeholder” as the team worked to re-sign Ferrell. Ferrell joined Dallas as a D-League call-up…
Indiana University football wide receiver Nick Westbrook had a huge 2016 season. Despite missing virtually the entire 2017 season, his performance has not been lost on the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, which released this year’s preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award. Westbrook was one of three Big Ten Conference receivers that were included on the 2018 Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list that was released on Thursday. The other two Big Ten receivers are both from Nebraska — Stanley Morgan, Jr. and JD Spielman. The Florida native caught 54 passes for 995 yards and six touchdowns in 2016. He led the team…
New Indiana baseball coach Jeff Mercer has made a major addition to the IU baseball staff naming former MLB All-Star Scott Rolen as the Director of Player Development. Rolen was a seven time National League All-Star. Rolen’s MLB career spanned from 1996 to 2012 and he played for Philadelphia, St. Louis, Toronto and Cincinnati. He was a career .281 hitter with 316 home runs. The Jasper, Indiana native did not play college baseball. Rolen made a major gift to IU back in 2013 in connection with the construction of Bart Kaufman Field. https://twitter.com/IndianaBase/status/1019661992456572928 Here is the full release from Indiana:…
Sports press conferences are notoriously void of any real substance. You can usually anticipate the “we just need to take it one game at a time” before the words are uttered. Former Indiana University forward Collin Hartman, who had a memorable career with IU, was just like every other athlete playing a major sport in that regard. After a forgettable blowout loss lost year against Fort Wayne, Hartman and the others who met with the media said “we didn’t come out ready” in about twelve different ways as they waited to be released from the podium. You can’t blame the…
Indiana University has announced the date for the annual Hoosier Hysteria event that marks the tipoff for the 2018-19 men’s and women’s basketball season. The event will occur on September 29 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. That’s 74 days if you are keeping track at home. https://twitter.com/IndianaMBB/status/1019224621709778944 The date is earlier than the mid-October timing that most Hoosier fans are accustomed to. Recent NCAA rule changes permit practice to now begin 42 days prior to the first scheduled game. This should mean that IU’s first game is right around Friday, November 9. Here is the full release from Indiana: BLOOMINGTON,…
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It was no secret that the Indiana University basketball coaching staff wanted D.J. Carton in a big way. It is also no secret that in high-level recruiting wars you miss more times than you hit. It is time to move on. With up to a four player recruiting class for 2019, IU is most likely looking to sign at least two guards in the group. Despite having a true point in the 2018 class, Archie Miller seems intent on adding another to the 2019 class. That doesn’t reflect any concerns about Rob Phinisee. He is going to be a key…
–Updated for Christian Watford’s Monday night game. All players have now completed summer league action.– Six former Indiana University basketball stars completed their participation in the 2018 NBA summer league. Several players had strong summers including OG Anunoby and Thomas Bryant. Robert Johnson and Troy Williams also seemed to help their cause, although Williams will be looking for a new team after being released by the Knicks. We have summarized below the stats for each player and have included video highlights from the top games by the top performers. OG ANUNOBY Anunoby averaged 15.8 points, 6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks…
The first of three July live periods for NCAA college basketball recruiting has come to end today with championship games at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam and the Adidas Gauntlet. Here is a summary of the IU related news and notes from the weekend. THE NIKE EYBL The only primary IU targets that IU has already offered that advanced into the weekend at the Peach Jam were Isaiah Stewart of City Rocks and Anthony Harris of Team Takeover. Stewart and Harris went head to head in the single elimination tournament action on Saturday, with Team Takeover eliminating Stewart and City…