Iup basketball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Get another job and fork up the cash!

Pending any surprises, they have (13) on the roster right now. Polce and Cordon will likely both take this as their official redshirt season.

Adding an impact SG would obviously bury KJ and Radford on the deep bench for this season. But, if they could get Laskey ... get him. He has two years' eligibility.

[IUPalum]

Great question (particularly with our program), ... but, he already took a redshirt year at St. Francis.

He actually played pretty well in their upset of Pitt last year. He's a fringe D1 player but would be a prototype D2 shooting guard.

Odd thing is hitting the portal this late in the year. Most rosters are full right now.

I think Joe does have space for him. Money, of course, is a different topic.

This is the one position I've thought they needed to address via transfer all offseason.

Get another job and fork up the cash!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Yeah but would he redshirt midway through is career? lol

Great question (particularly with our program), ... but, he already took a redshirt year at St. Francis.

He actually played pretty well in their upset of Pitt last year. He's a fringe D1 player but would be a prototype D2 shooting guard.

Odd thing is hitting the portal this late in the year. Most rosters are full right now.

I think Joe does have space for him. Money, of course, is a different topic.

This is the one position I've thought they needed to address via transfer all offseason.

[Fightingscot82]

Bryce Laskey has left St. Francis.

He was a very prolific high school player at Uniontown.

Not sure if there is a spot but I'd love for Joe to sign him.

6'5" SG

Yeah but would he redshirt midway through is career? lol

[IUPalum]

Bryce Laskey has left St. Francis.

He was a very prolific high school player at Uniontown.

Not sure if there is a spot but I'd love for Joe to sign him.

6'5" SG

Always room for one more. hahaha

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Bryce Laskey has left St. Francis.

He was a very prolific high school player at Uniontown.

Not sure if there is a spot but I'd love for Joe to sign him.

6'5" SG

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The Dillard signing is very interesting. The kid is athletic and looks like he can shoot a little. He kind of reminds me of Armoni a few years back when he first signed with IUP. Not quite physically developed but has all the tools.

I'm not sold on KJ yet. Those hand full of games in the spring showed me he's got a lot of work to do.

Radford can shoot, he's got the defensive awareness but he's a liability with his size. Teams will work to get the size match up against him.

Diop is the hack... every winning team has one and needs one.

Well, with Shawndale now back (missed Spring) ... KJ and Bryce will likely hardly see the floor. Armoni and Morris will play 37 mpg. I'd put Shawndale at 34 mpg. That doesn't leave much PT for them.

I like Bryce (for now) in stints as that long-range bomber.

Diop is a hack but he has some upside. He can really fly for his size.

[IUPalum]

The Dillard signing is very interesting. The kid is athletic and looks like he can shoot a little. He kind of reminds me of Armoni a few years back when he first signed with IUP. Not quite physically developed but has all the tools.

I'm not sold on KJ yet. Those hand full of games in the spring showed me he's got a lot of work to do.

Radford can shoot, he's got the defensive awareness but he's a liability with his size. Teams will work to get the size match up against him.

Diop is the hack... every winning team has one and needs one.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I was expecting to see one more transfer added but as of now (and, it's getting late) it appears Dallis Dillard is the recruiting class. Of note, Joe has had a couple August signings during his tenure (and the roster isn't posted yet).

As of today, the 2021-22 roster is:

Guard

Dave Morris
Armoni Foster
KJ Rhodes
Shawndale Jones
Bryce Radford
Enrique Cordon
Kyle Polce
Dallis Dillard

Post

Tomiwa Sulaiman
Tommy Demogerontas
Ethan Porterfield
Ousmane Diop
Nolan Burk


Assuming history repeats and we go with a 7-man rotation, the first (6) are obvious (Morris, Armoni, Shawndale, Demo, Sulaiman and Porterfield).

I know the 6'10" Diop will play minutes but I see him in a defensive stopper role this year ... likely about 8-10 mpg (that may be all it takes to foul out ... and sometimes that will be the role).

Question is who will be the 7th Man? I'd bet on Radford over KJ at this point. Not ruling out Dillard but, well, they call him Redshirt Joe for a reason.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Concord is confirmed for the IUP Tip-Off on opening weekend (along with UPJ). The fourth team is TBD.

No word if IUP will play Concord the first night or the second.

This will be Concord's third time attending the event. IUP has gone 2-0 in the series but both games have been competitive (IUP won by 11 and 7 points).

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The Dallis signing went (IUP) Twitter official today.

[IUPalum]

You mean 2023. Joe will redshirt him. Lol.

Funny but could be true! Lol

[IUPbigINDIANS]

You mean 2023. Joe will redshirt him. Lol.

[Chuck Norris]

I guess my point is I don't understand why someone would commit to a partial DII scholarship offer the summer before their senior year of high school. Doesn't make sense if you have Division I recruitment, regardless of whether those offers are legitimate and committable. You have almost a whole recruiting cycle remaining until you enroll, especially for high level Division II.

[IUPHawks24]

Not necessarily scholarship though. At this stage in the game, sometimes PWO are listed as "offers". There are 13 full scholarships but 15 roster spots. Who knows - its not public knowledge unless someone talks.

But I think family being within driving distance of nearly all games is a big deal and for the most part says he's concerned with things more than just playing D1 basketball. Plus he could potentially play for a championship at IUP - that's not happening at any of those other schools. Bus rides to Slippery Rock or Gannon with mom waiting in the stands are probably a lot better than a bus ride to Holy Cross or Illinois State.

I guess my point is I don't understand why someone would commit to a partial DII scholarship offer the summer before their senior year of high school. Doesn't make sense if you have Division I recruitment, regardless of whether those offers are legitimate and committable. You have almost a whole recruiting cycle remaining until you enroll, especially for high level Division II.