Iup basketball

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

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Guess it's way too early to talk about it but it would be cool if both the IUP M & W teams could host the region. Has IUP ever hosted a region in the KCAC? My best recall is that they have not. I think the last time the men hosted one was in 2010 and the gals back in 2008, which of course culminated in the infamous Mount Olive affair.

I guess another question---is it permitted that the same school is able to host BOTH the men's and women's regional at the same time? I have no idea on that. But at least IUP has two basketball arenas so I suppose that it could work out.

Putting the horse before the cart here, but something to perhaps start thinking about in terms of long-range plans.

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[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Great d effort.

[hawks16]

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IUP wins, 86-73.

Malik -- 25 points, five rebounds
Dante -- 13 points, 12 assists, five steals, four rebounds
Willem -- 21 points, nine rebounds
Cobo -- 15 points (just 6 for 15 shooting); only played 25 minutes after first-half foul trouble

16 turnovers for IUP. 20 for UPJ.

13-0...next up: at Mercyhurst

[IUP24]

[EyeoftheHawk]

[EyeoftheHawk]

The freshmen class is legit. Most would start at other schools right now. He has two more stars already signed for next year, too.

My only fear with this team is it has played a putrid schedule to this point. It hasn't been remotely challenged yet and it is now January. Their closest game so far is 19 points (and that was after WCU chipped it down that tight at the end).

That's not all their fault. They can't control the quality of PSAC opponents. But, they played a very, very weak non-conference schedule.

I do agree they are very deep and talented. Getting D'Anna back soon is very important -- mainly against Cal and Edinboro.

I'd have liked to see them get tested at least a little prior to the Cal game.

The only real weakness I see is they love to miss layups. It hasn't mattered so far but it will soon.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Last WV player to come to IUP was Travis Tomer. Hopefully this guy sticks around longer if he commits.


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Joe doesn't typically offer unless he already knows the answer. Just sayin'

[IUP24]

IUP has offered PG Bryce Radford (Woodrow Wilson High School - Beckley, WV).


It appears he also has offers from Concord and Glenville State.

Last WV player to come to IUP was Travis Tomer. Hopefully this guy sticks around longer if he commits.


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[IUPbigINDIANS]

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The freshmen class is legit. Most would start at other schools right now. He has two more stars already signed for next year, too.

My only fear with this team is it has played a putrid schedule to this point. It hasn't been remotely challenged yet and it is now January. Their closest game so far is 19 points (and that was after WCU chipped it down that tight at the end).

That's not all their fault. They can't control the quality of PSAC opponents. But, they played a very, very weak non-conference schedule.

I do agree they are very deep and talented. Getting D'Anna back soon is very important -- mainly against Cal and Edinboro.

I'd have liked to see them get tested at least a little prior to the Cal game.

The only real weakness I see is they love to miss layups. It hasn't mattered so far but it will soon.

[EyeoftheHawk]

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[EyeoftheHawk]

Agree that GU could be a tough out if they can score 65 points per game. But it actually has to happen. Some believe that this scorer could be Frank Webb, who sat out the last two games with an injury. I thought that he was more day-to-day, but it must be more serious than expected.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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IUP has offered PG Bryce Radford (Woodrow Wilson High School - Beckley, WV).


It appears he also has offers from Concord and Glenville State.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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That last 2-3 minutes... The reason I never have and never will put a cent on a sporting event.


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When the bench empties in a blowout ... the sports book types go in to a panic. If there was real heat on that game last night, the line probably would have been around 18 points. So, when IUP went from up 30 with 180 seconds left to down just 21 at the end ... yeah, the bettors would have been freaking out. I don't think Joe wanted to hang 30+ on JR. There's too much respect there.

What's funny is I was sitting in the KCAC thinking of that 79.5 over/under. With about 10 minutes left I was sure they were going to hit it. The loudest cheer of the night, by far, was when Fetsko hit that shot.

[IUPalum]

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Agree that GU could be a tough out if they can score 65 points per game. But it actually has to happen. Some believe that this scorer could be Frank Webb, who sat out the last two games with an injury. I thought that he was more day-to-day, but it must be more serious than expected.

Frank Webb is out the rest of the year, medical redshirt. That is a done deal.

As far as them pulling out from lay ups, I did see that but almost every time they would've been highly contested attempts. Those are big trees in there!

[Golden89]

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IUPAlum / Golden89:



It's my opinion GU could still make a nice little run in West play. But, somebody has to emerge as the go-to scorer. I'm not saying they need to light up the scoreboards ... but if they can score 67-70 they'll win a lot of games down the stretch. With 9 losses already their NCAA hopes are long gone but they can still be a tough out and play spoiler. There's no doubt they play full speed.

Agree that GU could be a tough out if they can score 65 points per game. But it actually has to happen. Some believe that this scorer could be Frank Webb, who sat out the last two games with an injury. I thought that he was more day-to-day, but it must be more serious than expected.