Roundup: Hoosiers on high 100 participant lists, preseason honors for Rice and extra - Contained in the Corridor

Indiana suggestions off the common season subsequent Wednesday night time in opposition to SIU-Edwardsville in Bloomington.

In latest days, a flurry of preseason content material has been revealed from across the nation and we’ve gathered among the IU-related content material under in a roundup:

4 Hoosiers on CBSSports.com’s listing of high 101 gamers

Final week, CBSSports.com ranked the highest 101 gamers in school basketball for the 2024-25 season.

4 Hoosiers made the listing: Oumar Ballo (No. 18), Myles Rice (No. 43), Malik Reneau (No. 63) and Mackenzie Mgbako (No. 87).

You possibly can learn the total listing right here, however right here’s what Adam Finkelstein wrote about Ballo:

“A two-time All-Pac-12 First Workforce choice, Ballo was one of many greatest prizes available out of the switch portal final spring. He’s basically a strolling double-double, who averaged 13 factors and 10 rebounds final yr, all whereas ending with the best area objective share in Arizona program historical past. A significant bodily presence on each ends of the ground, he’s an emphatic finisher offensively who thrives when he can get deep post-ups or roll to the entrance of the rim. The most important query at Indiana, is what sort of spacing they’ll be capable to encompass him with alongside Malik Reneau and for a program with a notable historical past of not taking many threes below Mike Woodson.”

Isaac Trotter of CBSSports.com additionally ranked the highest 101 transfers this season with Rice at No. 10, Ballo at No. 20 and Kanaan Carlyle at No. 77.

ESPN.com additionally ranks the highest 100 gamers in school hoops

ESPN.com additionally ranked the highest 100 gamers in school basketball not too long ago. The World Huge Chief additionally had three Indiana gamers on the listing.

The three: Rice (No. 62), Reneau (No. 44) and Ballo (No. 19).

The total ESPN.com listing is accessible right here and right here’s what was written about Reneau, who scored 21 factors on Sunday at Tennessee:

“Mike Woodson has advised reporters he believes this yr’s Indiana squad could possibly be the perfect of his tenure. The return of the 6-9 ahead who averaged 15.4 PPG final season may assist the Hoosiers show as a lot. Reneau’s biggest asset is perhaps his endurance across the rim, the place he excels: He made 59% of his photographs contained in the arc in 2023-24.”

As well as, ESPN additionally did a rating of the highest 50 newcomers (transfers or freshmen) in school basketball. Ballo got here in at No. 10 and Rice at No. 33.

Hoosiers examine in at No. 20 on The Athletic’s preseason high 25

CJ Moore and Sam Vecenie of The Athletic launched their preseason high 25 on Tuesday with simply 4 Large Ten groups.

Purdue led the way in which at No. 15 adopted by Illinois at No. 18, Michigan at No. 19 and Indiana at No. 20.

The Athletic’s full rankings can be found right here and their clarification of Indiana’s rankings suggests they’re bearish on the Hoosiers altering their model of play in a significant approach:

“Mike Woodson made it some extent to go discover shotmakers after working out one in all worst 3-point taking pictures groups within the Large Ten final season. The Hoosiers went in opposition to fashionable analytics, trying simply 27.8 p.c of their photographs from past the arc, a 3-point charge that ranked 351st in Division I. However don’t anticipate a drastic change in model: Indiana’s energy seems to as soon as once more be its low-post scorers in Ballo and Reneau.”

SI.com additionally ranked each crew in school basketball and has Indiana twenty sixth.

Myles Rice named to Cousy Award watch listing

On Monday, Indiana redshirt sophomore Myles Rice was named to the preseason watch listing for the Bob Cousy Award, which honors the nation’s finest level guard.

The 6-foot-3 guard was one in all 5 Large Ten gamers on the listing, becoming a member of Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton, Penn State’s Ace Baldwin, Dylan Harper of Rutgers and Purdue’s Braden Smith.

Final season, Rice averaged 14.8 factors, 3.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per recreation and led Washington State to the NCAA match for the primary time in 16 seasons.