Iup basketball

[IUPalum]

I don't see any departures. Granted, Joe may make a couple cuts deep down the bench. So, they should enter next year with:

Starting Five

Armoni (a healthy version)
Shawndale
David Morris
Ethan
Tomiwa

Bench

Dillard
Polce
Radford
Diop
Damir Brooks
Waldo (true freshman)

Deep bench (as of now)

Cordon
Nolan
Aussie

I suspect they will add one transfer -- likely a post player or a shooting guard. Waldo will likely redshirt.

Did you forget KJ???

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Sounds about right - someone to replace Demo maybe - The only player I'd even guess might transfer could be Tomiwa, I heard an interview with him where he talked about how hard it was to get good coaching and competition in BB in the UK, now he's here he has had amazing progress. Might someone think he has a much higher ceiling than we've seen ? He certainly seems to have the physical part.

They are very high on Damir Brooks. He could have played this year. He's built just like Tomiwa ... maybe 10 lbs heavier. They are both about 6'6". He's big now. Another year on the weights and he will be a physical beast ... could be the 'muscle' next year. He can jump out of the gym, too.

Back to football mode.

[ironmaniup]

I don't see any departures. Granted, Joe may make a couple cuts deep down the bench. So, they should enter next year with:

Starting Five

Armoni (a healthy version)
Shawndale
David Morris
Ethan
Tomiwa

Bench

Dillard
Polce
Radford
Diop
Damir Brooks
Waldo (true freshman)

Deep bench (as of now)

Cordon
Nolan
Aussie

I suspect they will add one transfer -- likely a post player or a shooting guard. Waldo will likely redshirt.

Sounds about right - someone to replace Demo maybe - The only player I'd even guess might transfer could be Tomiwa, I heard an interview with him where he talked about how hard it was to get good coaching and competition in BB in the UK, now he's here he has had amazing progress. Might someone think he has a much higher ceiling than we've seen ? He certainly seems to have the physical part.

[EyeoftheHawk]

I don't see any departures. Granted, Joe may make a couple cuts deep down the bench. So, they should enter next year with:

Starting Five

Armoni (a healthy version)
Shawndale
David Morris
Ethan
Tomiwa

Bench

Dillard
Polce
Radford
Diop
Damir Brooks
Waldo (true freshman)

Deep bench (as of now)

Cordon
Nolan
Aussie

I suspect they will add one transfer -- likely a post player or a shooting guard. Waldo will likely redshirt.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I don't see any departures. Granted, Joe may make a couple cuts deep down the bench. So, they should enter next year with:

Starting Five

Armoni (a healthy version)
Shawndale
David Morris
Ethan
Tomiwa

Bench

Dillard
Polce
Radford
Diop
Damir Brooks
Waldo (true freshman)

Deep bench (as of now)

Cordon
Nolan
Aussie

I suspect they will add one transfer -- likely a post player or a shooting guard. Waldo will likely redshirt.

[IUP24]

[EyeoftheHawk]

If you find out how to solve the shooting thing, relay it to us at Ship. Amidst what was generally a good season, there were several clunkers this year. In a two-game stretch that probably doomed the team's NCAA chances, Ship hit 4-of-33 three-point shots in an overtime loss to Lock Haven (average for the year was 33 percent three-point shooting) and followed that up with a one-point loss to West Chester in which they made only 11 of 23 free throws. Head-scratching stuff.

I actually do think there's a little something to the notion that good (or bad) shooting can be contagious, especially in the era of the three-point shot. If your main gunner gets going early, it gives him a shot of confidence and often results in more open looks for the rest of the team. I know when Jake Biss got off to a hot start for Ship this season, the rest of the team generally followed. When your best shooters aren't hitting, sometimes the fallback options feel they have to pick up the slack and start gunning. If they miss a couple as well, anxiety starts setting and you see the ball flying all over the place. That isn't always true, of course. Sometimes one guy gets hot and the rest of the team hits nothing. But I've seen it happen enough times to convince me there's something to it.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Have there been some rumblings about the portal? Hard to believe most of the players on that team would want to leave unless they have D1 aspirations. With only one senior, IUP is poised to make a serious run next season, especially if Jones returns.

[Columbuseer]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SUGY4XvFxDs

Thanks for the replay. I see nothing questionable about official's decision. Instead of meeting the ball, the bhsu guy swung at it (aau coaching strikes again). Follow through hit Diego in chin and neck area with such force at 90 degrees to his direction of movement that he was spun out of control for the landing. The same guy taunting him was another selfish, knucklehead play for a T. A guy in the air getting contact high at this angle is at significant risk for injury.

I looked at #11's stats. He averages 4.3 fouls per 40 mins. 50 fouls in 462 minutes of play. I hope he is just a bad defender and does not view himself as some kind of 6-9 enforcer. The taunting after the foul is troubling.

[NWFanatic]

I heard ncaa brought out a new Wilson ball for the tournament and that some teams thought it affected their shooting. Has anyone heard this from iup? If so, I suspect ncaa got big $ from Wilson, but they should have waited until start of next season.

[NWHoops]

Restraint? The team held him back! F outta here with that! Dude threw himself to the ground and got hurt on his own accord. His pride was hurt!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SUGY4XvFxDs

[Ship69]

As a wlu fan, I also struggle to understand how nearly everyone on a great shooting team (like wlu and iup), can shoot so poorly on a given night. Whoever figures this out and narrows the standard deviation is going to make some $.

I heard ncaa brought out a new Wilson ball for the tournament and that some teams thought it affected their shooting. Has anyone heard this from iup? If so, I suspect ncaa got big $ from Wilson, but they should have waited until start of next season.

If you find out how to solve the shooting thing, relay it to us at Ship. Amidst what was generally a good season, there were several clunkers this year. In a two-game stretch that probably doomed the team's NCAA chances, Ship hit 4-of-33 three-point shots in an overtime loss to Lock Haven (average for the year was 33 percent three-point shooting) and followed that up with a one-point loss to West Chester in which they made only 11 of 23 free throws. Head-scratching stuff.

I actually do think there's a little something to the notion that good (or bad) shooting can be contagious, especially in the era of the three-point shot. If your main gunner gets going early, it gives him a shot of confidence and often results in more open looks for the rest of the team. I know when Jake Biss got off to a hot start for Ship this season, the rest of the team generally followed. When your best shooters aren't hitting, sometimes the fallback options feel they have to pick up the slack and start gunning. If they miss a couple as well, anxiety starts setting and you see the ball flying all over the place. That isn't always true, of course. Sometimes one guy gets hot and the rest of the team hits nothing. But I've seen it happen enough times to convince me there's something to it.

[IUPalum]

Restraint? The team held him back! F outta here with that! Dude threw himself to the ground and got hurt on his own accord. His pride was hurt!

[NWHoops]

[Columbuseer]

As a wlu fan, I also struggle to understand how nearly everyone on a great shooting team (like wlu and iup), can shoot so poorly on a given night. Whoever figures this out and narrows the standard deviation is going to make some $.

I heard ncaa brought out a new Wilson ball for the tournament and that some teams thought it affected their shooting. Has anyone heard this from iup? If so, I suspect ncaa got big $ from Wilson, but they should have waited until start of next season.