Welcome to a different version of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint manufacturing between The Meeting Name and Contained in the Corridor, the place we spotlight the 5 most important IU basketball tales of the previous week, plus check out how the opposite IU sports activities applications are doing.
From a information perspective, Indiana basketball’s headlines picked up considerably this week. This was led by the ultimate piece of the non-conference schedule being crammed in with the Battle 4 Atlantis matchups. Additionally, IU introduced new sponsorship alternatives in Memorial Stadium and Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor.
In addition to this, Contained in the Corridor did extra preview articles for the upcoming 2024-2025 season, girls’s basketball revealed a roster addition, and weekly reveals spherical out the primary 5 banners. As standard, 6-Banner will conclude with a take a look at different Indiana sports activities, led by girls’s soccer selecting up one other victory.
Here’s what is on this week’s version:
• Battle 4 Atlantis matchups introduced• Sponsorship alternatives introduced for Meeting Corridor and Memorial Stadium• 2024-25 season preview content material• Ladies add guard from the Czech Republic• Podcast on the Brink and Again Residence Community reveals• Hoosier Roundup
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Banner #1 – Battle 4 Atlantis matchups introduced
The ultimate piece of the non-conference schedule was revealed earlier this week. The slate was already identified to be highlighted by a visit to the Bahamas for Battle 4 Atlantis. Nevertheless, the matchups themselves weren’t identified till final Wednesday.
The revelation of the primary opponent for IU was regional rival Louisville the day earlier than Thanksgiving at midday on ESPN. The Cardinals struggled in 2023-2024 however changed all 13 gamers and their coach. Consequently, they’ll doubtless be considerably improved. Bart Torvik ranks them 62 after ending final season close to 200 (The Hoosiers are as much as 30 from 83 in these projections).
With comparatively weak pre-Huge Ten opponents outdoors of Atlantis, beating Louisville is of the utmost significance. A victory would doubtless give Indiana a signature matchup with No. 9 Gonzaga 24 hours later and probably top-60 Oklahoma or No. 10 Arizona in sport three the day after.
In contrast, a defeat for IU in sport one would virtually actually pit them in opposition to No. 83 West Virginia on Thanksgiving. Then No. 60 Windfall or No. 166 Davidson could be the most certainly opposition.
Both manner, Indiana will play three video games in consecutive days. This can end result within the hardest contests and opponents the Hoosiers will see early on and put together them for the postseason in March when video games are spaced shut collectively.
Banner #2 – Sponsorship alternatives introduced for Meeting Corridor and Memorial Stadium
With athletic departments throughout the nation trying to find additional income, Indiana has devised a strategy to contain companies with promoting. With inflation and income sharing growing the price of working school sports activities by the yr, IU introduced new alternatives in Memorial Stadium and Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor.
Beginning instantly, IU Athletics and IU Sports activities Properties are providing branding logos on the enjoying surfaces of those services. That is the primary time Indiana has allowed the sort of commercial on the sector and courtroom itself. events ought to contact [email protected] for more information about this.
Banner #3 – 2024-25 season preview content material
Contained in the Corridor (ITH) continued its preview of the upcoming season with a take a look at the gamers and group intimately and the Huge Ten as an entire. This included a function on rising sophomore Gabe Cupps, in addition to a breakdown of the IU protection. Additionally, ITH started a collection trying on the high 40 gamers within the convention.
Banner #4 – Ladies add guard from the Czech Republic
IU’s girls’s basketball group made a few personnel-related bulletins final week. This included the late addition of Valentyna Kadlecova to the roster. Kadlecova is 6-foot tall and averaged over 12 factors a sport on the U-20 European Championships. She hails from the Czech Republic.
The squad has already added two outstanding transfers and some freshmen and returns starters Yarden Garzon, Chloe Moore-McNeil, and Sydney Parrish. With most of its maintain function gamers again, it stays to be seen how a lot Kadlecova contributes. Nevertheless, at a minimal, she’s going to present competitors in observe and will crack the rotation if all goes properly. Along with her addition, 14 of the 15 allotted scholarships have been crammed (girls’s basketball is one in every of a number of sports activities the place feminine groups have additional scholarships relative to their male counterparts to offset soccer and adjust to Title IX).
Lastly, off the courtroom, it was introduced that Kylie Durkee would be the Director of Athletic Efficiency. Durkee was beforehand on the College of Houston in an identical function the place the squads she labored with had robust outcomes on the courtroom.
Banner #5 – Podcast on the Brink and Again Residence Community reveals
Podcast on the Brink was recorded a few occasions this week. Within the first episode, Bart Torvik mentioned extra about his rating methods.
The second present, previewed the matchup with the Cardinals by talking with WDRB’s Eric Crawford.
Additionally, The Again Residence Community was on-air a number of occasions. AC Radio returned on Thursday after a protracted absence. Additionally, Austin Render’s Dribble Drive Podcast and Crimson Forged had episodes.
Banner #6: Hoosier Roundup
• Ladies’s soccer gained 2-1 at Ball State to enhance to 2-0 on the younger season. Meeting Name was one of many few media retailers on-site in Muncie and had a full recap.
• Volleyball had an intrasquad scrimmage and introduced themes for a lot of of their residence matches.
• Males’s soccer struggled in a 2-0 loss to St. Louis on the street that was their season opener. Additionally, IU was named the favourite to win the Huge Ten this fall after rising on the high of the desk in 2023 as properly.
• Soccer head coach Curt Cignetti had media availability this week as did a few group members. Additionally, a participant obtained preseason recognition and IU introduced some updates to the gameday fan expertise.
• Baseball had summer season ball wrap-up for its returning gamers.
• Cross Nation had two athletes on the convention’s preseason watch listing.
• Males’s Tennis introduced its fall exhibition schedule.
Thanks on your continued assist of The Meeting Name and Contained in the Corridor. We’ll be again subsequent weekend with a brand new roundup.
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Aaron (Ari) ShifronAssembly Name Contributor
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