Iup basketball

[IUPalum]

Ethan and Shawndale not dressed. Keep them healthy!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Mentally preparing to watch tomorrow's game.

I do remember Dante's senior year when Westminster came to the KCAC. IUP came out taking the game about as serious as an intramural team on a Sunday night at 10 p.m.

Westminster lit them up from deep in the first half and IUP was up by just 10 at halftime. I think Westminster hit 10 treys in the first half. The big guy wasn't thrilled.

IUP went on to win by like 37 or something after likely getting blasted at halftime.

That Westminster team actually had 2 or 3 guys who could have easily played for somebody in the PSAC. So, they at least had a pulse.

The last couple times we've been forced to watch these games they've been awful -- Bethany, Pitt-Greensburg.

Biggest concern tomorrow is obviously Joe being smart with his stars. Tort and Joe love to play stars with their team up by 45 points. The issue is his deep bench is banged up. Hopefully those guys are dressed tomorrow so they can play heavy minutes.

It would also be a great day to get Ousmane Diop back in the swing of things (if he's dressed). The semester is over but I'm not sure when he officially gets cleared.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The KCAC Funeral Season starts today ... approximately 7 weeks of no students, cheerleaders, pep band, dance teams, etc.

Looking at the home games in play:

Dec. 11 - PSU-Altoona - Vegas taking prop bets that Redshirt Joe will play Shawndale over or under 34.5 minutes

Dec. 18 - Kutztown (Sunday) - Bears' star Moe Williams hasn't played yet this year. They will be much different with him. No word on return.

Dec. 19 - West Chester (Monday) - Joe hammered them pretty good last year. Expect a tough one.

Jan. 4 - Seton Hill (Wednesday) - Since some film got out, the Griffins have lost 3 straight.

Jan. 7 - Mercyhurst (Saturday) - Nothing needs said here.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Armoni and the Buffalo Portal Bulls are starting to find their way ... winners of three straight.

Last time out, UB hammered rival St. Bonaventure.

Big test upcoming in Morgantown.

Armoni’s definitely not overmatched. He’s putting up good numbers and is an integral part of their success. Nice to see.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Armoni and the Buffalo Portal Bulls are starting to find their way ... winners of three straight.

Last time out, UB hammered rival St. Bonaventure.

Big test upcoming in Morgantown.

[EyeoftheHawk]

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Sweet jewelry there!

[IUPNation]

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[IUPbigINDIANS]

Anyone see IUP women's basketball got a pair of transfers from RMU? Pretty good catch for an interim coach.

Yeah. I posted about it a couple weeks ago in the women's thread. I kind of thought he was going to add because he went in to the season with just 12 on the roster. There's also the possiblity Grace Magnapora joins in the second semester (like last year) from the volleyball team.

He has them out to a 6-0 start (5-0 vs D2). Granted, their competition hasn't been too hot yet.

They have a really strong starting five. But, the bench is extremely young and inexperienced.

Adding mid-year players can backfire, but if they want to stay in the mix he needed some bench help.

Carey also wants to play up-tempo. Obviously, Tom played the polar opposite of up-tempo. So, it was imperative to get some more athletic ladies on the roster. These two should immediately help.

As you know all the rules, etc., the semester ends this Friday (I think). Does that mean they become eligible this weekend? This also pertains to Joe's team as Ousmane Diop was ineligible for the first semester.

[Fightingscot82]

Anyone see IUP women's basketball got a pair of transfers from RMU? Pretty good catch for an interim coach.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Hard to believe he didn't transfer out. He didn't appear to have big-time D1 talent, but he was no stiff and could certainly help out some lower level D1 programs.

Most 7'1" in D2 have major flaws and are stick thin. That guy is a house. He could certainly play somewhere in D1.

[Ship69]

The big boy is still there.

Hard to believe he didn't transfer out. He didn't appear to have big-time D1 talent, but he was no stiff and could certainly help out some lower level D1 programs.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I wonder how many times they cheated already. That still irritates me, but I guess not as much as the seven footer that dominated the game.

The big boy is still there.

[EyeoftheHawk]

With Augusta losing, Joe should move up one spot in the meaningless poll.

I wonder how many times they cheated already. That still irritates me, but I guess not as much as the seven footer that dominated the game.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

With Augusta losing, Joe should move up one spot in the meaningless poll.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

That second dunk by Brooks was insane. He showed some explosiveness. If he can come on and contribute, even if it’s 5 ppg consistently, that would be huge. He’s a freak athlete. I wish his frame was a little wider, but he showed flashes tonight of the type of player he can be. It’s going to be a really cold winter in Bloomsburg. Yikes.

Brooks is interesting because he's getting better each game. You can see him coming out of his shell each time out. But, after the PSU-Altoona game, Diop returns.

Logic would say KJ will become the 10th man and Diop enters the 'big' rotation.

Diop is a tremendous rebounding, shot-blocking and defensive upgrade -- and gives Joe an athletic 6'10" option.

I'd assume KJ will still play some as Joe likes him but I'd assume he will move back out to guard. He's a good utility player down the bench but when they finally hit full force the minutes will be sparse.