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 packages are doing.
For the third straight week, Indiana basketball had a higher-than-average quantity of reports for an offseason version. This was highlighted by the discharge of your entire non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. Additionally, tales involving former Hoosiers within the professionals and recruiting made headlines.
Apart from this, a major replace concerning the NCAA match staff sheet metrics and weekly exhibits spherical out the basketball model of 6-Banner. As typical, we’ll conclude with a take a look at different IU sports activities, led by some upgrades to the Memorial Stadium recreation day expertise.
Here’s what’s on this week’s version:
• 2024-2025 non-conference schedule launched• Hoosiers within the professionals replace• Recruiting updates• Adjustments to NCAA match staff sheet metrics• Podcast on the Brink and Again Dwelling Community exhibits• Hoosier Roundup
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Banner #1 – 2024-2025 non-conference schedule launched
Whereas just a few video games on the IU schedule had already trickled out, the whole non-conference slate was launched final week. As beforehand introduced, that is highlighted by a visit to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis over Thanksgiving (matchups might be revealed later). Additionally, early season residence contests with Chattanooga, Japanese Illinois, Sam Houston State, South Carolina, and UNC-Greensboro had been already public.
Miami (OH), SIU-Edwardsville and Winthrop are the opposite groups visiting Bloomington. There might be no contests away from campus exterior of the above vacation match till convention play.
Contained in the Corridor’s Alex Bozich had 5 takeaways concerning the video games and a mail-bag discussing the non-conference showdowns amongst different updates. Additionally, it was revealed that the Hoosiers would pay a flat $100,000 per matchup in opposition to every mid-major and nothing to the Gamecocks.
Banner #2 – Hoosiers within the professionals replace
Extra former IU gamers within the professionals had been on the transfer final week. Essentially the most excessive profile of those was the buying and selling of veteran Cody Zeller from the New Orleans Hornets to the Atlanta Hawks. Additionally, Juwan Morgan’s profession will proceed abroad in Montenegro the place he joins Yogi Ferrell. Lastly, Grace Berger has a spot to play ball within the offseason as soon as the WNBA yr ends. She might be a a part of OGM Orman Genclik Ankara in Turkiye.
As, for former Hoosiers attempting to start a profession within the NBA, Kel’el Ware’s summer time league efficiency has gotten off to a rousing begin. Ware is joined a number of others there who lately performed their school ball in Bloomington. This consists of Miller Kopp, who’s competing with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder. Consequently, he’ll miss the opener with the TBT’s Indiana Alumni squad he beforehand was introduced to be part of.
Banner #3 – Recruiting updates
As is typical in the summertime, a few updates involving recruiting occurred. Essentially the most outstanding of those, was prime goal Jalen Haralson serving to the United State’s U17 squad win a gold medal on the FIBA World Cup. Additionally, IU is pursuing Bryson Tiller, who had his highlights from final season launched.
Banner #4 – Adjustments to NCAA match staff sheet metrics
The recognition and relevance of the Bart Torvik Rankings have made them an more and more used metric all through school basketball. Because of this, the NCAA introduced they are going to be included into the choice standards for March Insanity with a brand new stat known as ‘wins above bubble’.
As for the numbers themselves, Torvik places the Hoosiers at 31 to start out the season this coming fall. CBS Sports activities is barely extra optimistic and has IU as a 5 seed of their inaugural Bracketology.
Banner #5 – Podcast on the Brink and Again Dwelling Community exhibits
Contained in the Corridor and The Again Dwelling Community had a number of new exhibits this week. ITH’s Podcast on the Brink had the IndyStar’s Zach Osterman on to focus on Indiana’s non-conference schedule.
Austin Render, the first radio announcer for baseball and ladies’s basketball at IU has began his personal present on BHN known as The Dribble Drive. The fourth episode was launched final Monday. Additionally, Crimson Solid was on-air as had been Xs and Joes and Proper Up Meridian.
Banner #6 – Hoosier Roundup
• Soccer introduced upgrades to the Memorial Stadium gameday expertise.
• The MLB Draft begins right this moment with a number of Hoosiers anticipated to be taken. Additionally, beforehand drafted former IU baseball participant Tanner Gordon made his MLB debut final week.
• Swimming and Diving introduced one more Olympian as one in all 20 athletes with a connection to the Hoosiers who will compete in Paris.
• Males’s Soccer had one in all their star forwards named NPSL Younger Participant of the 12 months.
• Two former Indiana volleyball gamers signed skilled contracts.
• Wrestling completed sixteenth nationally in attendance.
• A area hockey participant was chosen to the 2024 Nexus Championship.
• Cross nation had two Educational All-People.
• Two Hoosiers acquired Huge Ten post-graduate scholarships.
• Lastly, legendary Indiana businessman Jim Morris handed away on Saturday. Morris had deep ties to IU in a number of methods.
Now go take pleasure in your self a 6-banner Sunday.
Aaron (Ari) ShifronAssembly Name Contributor
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