Iup basketball

[Matt Burglund]

I hope IUP doesn't sit around for 10 years on the Hall of Fame. He should go in immediately.

Ahead of...

Cobo Diaz?
Brandon Norfleet?
Julian Sanders?
Ashton Smith?
Derrick Freeman?
Malik Miller?
Devon Cottrell?
Devante Chance?
Marcel Souberbielle?
Thomas Young?
Joe Lombardi?

None of them are in. Darryl Webb will go in this fall.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Here's the known 2022-23 roster as of today:


Guards

David Morris
Shawndale Jones
Dallis Dillard
Kyle Polce
Jaheim Bethea



Forwards

Damir Brooks
Tomiwa Sulaiman
Ethan Porterfield
Dolan Waldo
Callum MacNamara
Nolan Burk

Utility

Enrique Cordon
K.J. Rhodes



That's (13) as of today. I'd guess MacNamara, Cordon and Burk are questionable to return -- especially considering they are still actively pursuing a couple transfers. Burk was a walk-on last year. It's possible MacNamara and Cordon were getting a couple bucks.

I'd still like to add a PG and another forward.

[IUPalum]

Joe just signed Jaheim Bethea ... highly-touted, 6'2" PG from Philadelphia.

Never heard of him.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Joe just signed Jaheim Bethea ... highly-touted, 6'2" PG from Philadelphia.

[CALUPA69]

You need to check out the BULLS record recently. Last 10 years average 21-12, 4 MAC titles followed by MM play twice into the 2nd Rd. Another year in the NIT. Their opponents in the NCAAs were ARIZ ST (W), TEX TCH (L), ARIZ (W), KNTCKY (L), MIAMI FL (L) and WVU (L). IMO playing in Wk 1 of MM gets a player much more notoriety than any D2 game outside of the final. If AF has any dreams of future play ( G LGE, EUROPE), a chance at playing Thurs/Fri and possibly Sat/Sun games makes it a smart move. Time will tell.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Pitt just signed Jorge Diaz Graham from IMG Academy. He's from the Canary Islands (same as former IUP star Jacobo Diaz). He's 7'0" and looks just like Cobo.

[EyeoftheHawk]

From what I hear, he had 20+ actual offers -- including Duquesne, Missouri and Alabama.

Keep in mind Armoni's family attends EVERY game -- home and away. Buffalo is a good program and is at least somewhat close for his family.

I think he'll have a chance to start there and likely play 25+ mpg. Go up the food chain higher and he could get stuck in like 8-10 mpg.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

From what I hear, he had 20+ actual offers -- including Duquesne, Missouri and Alabama.

Keep in mind Armoni's family attends EVERY game -- home and away. Buffalo is a good program and is at least somewhat close for his family.

I think he'll have a chance to start there and likely play 25+ mpg. Go up the food chain higher and he could get stuck in like 8-10 mpg.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Armoni is signing with Buffalo.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

That is all true but he seems to be holding out for D1which doesn't seem to be happening so the KCAC may be home yet.

Well, he's be holding out for quite awhile now.

[CALUPA69]

A name still available (aside from Mulbah) is former Gannon guard Lance-Amir Paul.

He had a pretty strong season surrounded by an injury-ravaged, average team. He gets on the floor with IUP's weapons he could be a big player.

That is all true but he seems to be holding out for D1which doesn't seem to be happening so the KCAC may be home yet.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

A name still available (aside from Mulbah) is former Gannon guard Lance-Amir Paul.

He had a pretty strong season surrounded by an injury-ravaged, average team. He gets on the floor with IUP's weapons he could be a big player.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Armoni went 93-9 at IUP with (3) West titles, (3) PSAC titles and (1) Regional Title.

I firmly beleive the team that had the Regional at the KCAC cancelled due to Covid was the favorite. But, that happened.

What Armoni did this year in the second half (while next to nobody outside the program knew the extent of his injury) was just remarkable. To lead that team to the Final Four with essentially one hand is, well, that's legendary stuff. He also displayed the leadership to keep that team afloat after the loss of Shawndale.

I hope IUP doesn't sit around for 10 years on the Hall of Fame. He should go in immediately.

[CALUPA69]

He'll get a lot of run there but I just don't think it helps is stock playing in that conference!

The BULLS have made it to the 2nd round of MM twice recently and the 1st Rd NIT so there certainly is an opportunity to be observed. On the other hand if you don't at least make the MAC finals, the post-season seems out of reach.

[Fightingscot82]

MAC is a solid maybe underrated basketball conference. If they had better/newer arenas I think they'd get better guys, push deeper, etc. MAC football & basketball parity is very similar to the PSAC.