Iup basketball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Joe hasn't signed anybody yet in this recruiting cycle. The lone confirmed offer selected Florida Southern. I thought he was going to be a long-shot just because he's a grad transfer and wouldn't have started here.

Looking at the current roster from a salary cap perspective, ... well, you can't keep everybody if you want to sign anybody new.


As it stands today:

Likely 21-22:

Rotation (for sure): Morris, Armoni, Sulaiman, Porterfield, Demo, Shawndale

Minutes: Radford, Diop, KJ, Benton

Bench (or redshirt): Polce, Cordon, Burk


I don't know how the money is split up, but I'd assume Joe's maxed and possibly 1-2 on some academic money. Just guessing but the rotation group is all full ticket. So, that's (6) equivalencies. The rest is divided up. They recruited Radford really hard so he's likely a full ride guy, too. Possibly KJ as well.

There's going to be a lot of temptation to add somebody with the abundance of quality players available in the portal. I suspect we may soon see 1-2 guys not in the immediate plans hit the portal in the near future.

Or, they go in to next year as is. But, being they went after Casale I'm assuming he's looking to add one more piece. As we saw with Shawndale out (and with all young backups) it puts too much heat on Armoni. I don't think they can risk going in to next year 'as is'.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

Getting some action from Demo was a start!

He needs to transfer to Pitt. I might know somebody.

[IUPalum]

Joe's biggest off-season accomplishment is likely keeping everybody here. Lot of superstars left the Atlantic in the past month -- Bonner, Bolon, John Williams, Mercyhurst lost two studs, etc.

Getting some action from Demo was a start!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Hope it turns out to be a mistake... hahahaha

Joe's biggest off-season accomplishment is likely keeping everybody here. Lot of superstars left the Atlantic in the past month -- Bonner, Bolon, John Williams, Mercyhurst lost two studs, etc.

[IUPalum]

Jack Casale picked Florida Southern.

Hope it turns out to be a mistake... hahahaha

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Jack Casale picked Florida Southern.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

2-1

Butchered the ending of the first game after 6 practices and two players out with protocol.

[boatcapt]

Unlike the other 'games' I think this was really just a practice. I saw they didn't even wear their uniforms.

As close as Seton Hill is to Indiana, hopefully they can get a couple more in together. It's a nice break from practicing against yourself for months.

I actually wonder if some of the other teams -- the transfer centers -- have enough guys ready to even practice.

So how did IUP do in "games" this year? Last I checked they were .500.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Update on the recruiting front: Jack Casale just completed his teams final game of the season. So, I suspect his announcement will be coming any day. I didn't think he'd commit during the season. It appears he's up to (11) D2 offers -- some big-name ones (IUP and Florida Southern) and several decent programs.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

According to Joe's Twitter, they scrimmaged Seton Hill recently. Any word from that?

Unlike the other 'games' I think this was really just a practice. I saw they didn't even wear their uniforms.

As close as Seton Hill is to Indiana, hopefully they can get a couple more in together. It's a nice break from practicing against yourself for months.

I actually wonder if some of the other teams -- the transfer centers -- have enough guys ready to even practice.

[IUPalum]

According to Joe's Twitter, they scrimmaged Seton Hill recently. Any word from that?

[IUP24]

I watched his film. Normal body style for his age. He'd need to put about 20 lbs on to that 6'7" frame but that's typical for D2 high school bigs.

He's a Joe type F/G ... 'stretch four' or whatever the latest term is.

The scholarship salary cap is still 10 max. Even with Covid I haven't seen any temporary increases. So, the money is tight.

I assume Demo, Morris, Armoni and Shawndale are full rides. Porterfield, I've heard, may be on heavy academic money. I'd guess Suliman is a full ride. They really wanted Radford so he may be close, too.

That leaves about 3-4 equivalencies for the rest of the team.

The way Joe plays it justifies full ticket studs rather than several half riders. I mean, only 7-8 are playing anyway.

You misspelled 5-6 lol

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Clarion's Godspower (6'11, 280 lbs) officially in the portal.

I'll never forget one time Chucky ran around a screen right in to him. Chucky went airborne about 7' backward. Literally like running in to a brick wall.


He's not a bad player. Walking double-double in D2. He can actually somewhat move for his size and had nice shooting touch.

He'd be interesting on a good team in spurts.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Always have to look to upgrade!

I watched his film. Normal body style for his age. He'd need to put about 20 lbs on to that 6'7" frame but that's typical for D2 high school bigs.

He's a Joe type F/G ... 'stretch four' or whatever the latest term is.

The scholarship salary cap is still 10 max. Even with Covid I haven't seen any temporary increases. So, the money is tight.

I assume Demo, Morris, Armoni and Shawndale are full rides. Porterfield, I've heard, may be on heavy academic money. I'd guess Suliman is a full ride. They really wanted Radford so he may be close, too.

That leaves about 3-4 equivalencies for the rest of the team.

The way Joe plays it justifies full ticket studs rather than several half riders. I mean, only 7-8 are playing anyway.

[IUPalum]

Another recruiting battle with possible IUP ties has emerged.

Caleb Furr (6'7" F from Warrenton, VA's Highland High) has offers from Gannon, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Lander and Chestnut Hill. He has also visited Cal and (this past weekend) IUP (his dad went to IUP).

It doesn't appear as of now that either IUP or Cal has officially offered him.

He's an intriguing prospect for sure, but him coming would mean somebody has to go. Joe's pretty crowded under the basket next year. Even to bring him in with the plan to redshirt him ... somebody likely has to go.

I suspect we will see 2-3 'transfers' show up in the portal (outbound) in the coming days. That's unfortunately part of the business ... only so many spots.

I project we will see a transfer coming in as well as one high school player.

Always have to look to upgrade!