Iup basketball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Towson lost. Season over. Come home Tomiwa!!!!!

Tomiwa played just 16 minutes. That's not going to fly with him.

It's time to come home and be a star again.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Saraj Ali (formerly of Mansfield) is probably worth checking out.

He was PSAC Freshman of the Year in '22-'23 and was 2nd Team All-East this season.

He's a 6'5" small forward. Very athletic. Fast. Runs the floor well and has good hands. Tough rebounder and defender.

Not an outsider shooter (just 5 of 15 this year) but provides an instant upgrade at IUP's most troublesome position. He's very strong around the basket and requires attention from the other team. Proven scorer in the PSAC.

[IUP1423]

Towson lost. Season over. Come home Tomiwa!!!!!

[EyeoftheHawk]

I think at one point in time the Tomiwa rumor had some legs.

As you said, he's playing much more the past several weeks so who knows.

He was quite the celebrity on the IUP campus and I think he really enjoyed that aspect. If he does come back he'll be the BMOC and play 38 mpg.

The other one you mention just may happen.

Both would be fantastic. However getting one would be just fine, too.


There are some crazy rumors floating (one in particular that I've now heard from three different, unrelated people). It would be a blockbuster.

As always, this is the fun part. It's all gossip at the end of the day. Some will turn out to be true. Some won't.

I’m certainly rooting for the blockbuster, the twin towers, or anything in between that improves the roster. It’s killing me not to have to arrange my work schedule around the regional, LOL.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Not that I’ve heard yet but others here have a better handle on that.

On the potential incoming players front, I know there are hints or hope that Tomiwa may return to IUP but I’m not so sure. His minutes and productivity have increased at Towson so he’s settling in, and now they’re one win away from playing in the NCAA Tournament. If they beat Charleston tonight, they get the automatic bid. I think the odds are better that he might consider leaving if Towson loses tonight. They’ve already beaten Charleston once so it’s possible.

The other big name being floated is a more likely candidate from a basketball perspective as he’s not getting many minutes and hasn’t been terribly productive at his new D1 home. Of course there’s more to it than just what’s happening on the court. How much does a kid like being at the school? What’s the graduation situation look like? In Tomiwa’s situation at least he’d have a couple years worth of credits at IUP to come back to, assuming he cares about that. The other kid would risk being in no man’s land academically with a few credits from two prior schools.

I think at one point in time the Tomiwa rumor had some legs.

As you said, he's playing much more the past several weeks so who knows.

He was quite the celebrity on the IUP campus and I think he really enjoyed that aspect. If he does come back he'll be the BMOC and play 38 mpg.

The other one you mention just may happen.

Both would be fantastic. However getting one would be just fine, too.


There are some crazy rumors floating (one in particular that I've now heard from three different, unrelated people). It would be a blockbuster.

As always, this is the fun part. It's all gossip at the end of the day. Some will turn out to be true. Some won't.

[IUP1423]

Tonight is not the final of the CAA tournament, only the semifinal. They would have to win tonight and tmrw night to get the automatic bid. Charleston has won 11 or 12 in a row with Bryce Butler (West Liberty transfer) coming off the bench. Good luck with that Towson.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Not that I’ve heard yet but others here have a better handle on that.

On the potential incoming players front, I know there are hints or hope that Tomiwa may return to IUP but I’m not so sure. His minutes and productivity have increased at Towson so he’s settling in, and now they’re one win away from playing in the NCAA Tournament. If they beat Charleston tonight, they get the automatic bid. I think the odds are better that he might consider leaving if Towson loses tonight. They’ve already beaten Charleston once so it’s possible.

The other big name being floated is a more likely candidate from a basketball perspective as he’s not getting many minutes and hasn’t been terribly productive at his new D1 home. Of course there’s more to it than just what’s happening on the court. How much does a kid like being at the school? What’s the graduation situation look like? In Tomiwa’s situation at least he’d have a couple years worth of credits at IUP to come back to, assuming he cares about that. The other kid would risk being in no man’s land academically with a few credits from two prior schools.

If Tomiwa doesn't graduate this year it's all a moot point. He can only come back as a grad transfer.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Anybody hitting the portal????

Not that I’ve heard yet but others here have a better handle on that.

On the potential incoming players front, I know there are hints or hope that Tomiwa may return to IUP but I’m not so sure. His minutes and productivity have increased at Towson so he’s settling in, and now they’re one win away from playing in the NCAA Tournament. If they beat Charleston tonight, they get the automatic bid. I think the odds are better that he might consider leaving if Towson loses tonight. They’ve already beaten Charleston once so it’s possible.

The other big name being floated is a more likely candidate from a basketball perspective as he’s not getting many minutes and hasn’t been terribly productive at his new D1 home. Of course there’s more to it than just what’s happening on the court. How much does a kid like being at the school? What’s the graduation situation look like? In Tomiwa’s situation at least he’d have a couple years worth of credits at IUP to come back to, assuming he cares about that. The other kid would risk being in no man’s land academically with a few credits from two prior schools.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Anybody hitting the portal????

Hopefully a couple. Need some addition by subtraction.

[IUP1423]

Anybody hitting the portal????

[IUPNation]

The last time Gannon hosted Championship Sunday, the Knights hit a DEEP walk-off three-pointer to defeat IUP. That was an awful ride back to Indiana.

A week later, Gannon was upset by Slippery Rock (a team they had blasted three times). IUP went on to win the Regional and eventually lose in the National Final.

Talk about a deep West that year.

LIT AF won.

[Ship69]

The last time Gannon hosted Championship Sunday, the Knights hit a DEEP walk-off three-pointer to defeat IUP. That was an awful ride back to Indiana.

A week later, Gannon was upset by Slippery Rock (a team they had blasted three times). IUP went on to win the Regional and eventually lose in the National Final.

Talk about a deep West that year.

East had a pretty nice year in 2018 when ESU, Ship, and West Chester were three of the semifinalists in the Atlantic Region with Ship destroying two higher-seeded teams before losing in the final to an ESU team it had split with during the regular season.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The last time Gannon hosted Championship Sunday, the Knights hit a DEEP walk-off three-pointer to defeat IUP. That was an awful ride back to Indiana.

A week later, Gannon was upset by Slippery Rock (a team they had blasted three times). IUP went on to win the Regional and eventually lose in the National Final.

Talk about a deep West that year.

[hawks16]

Don't make me plan a themed game.

And to answer my own question of "Is IUP good?" Eh, not really, so-so, mas o menos. Maybe? Not really.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Just save this post for October.

2024-25 IUP team: Joe will play seven regulars and an eighth who gets 10-15 minutes per night. The transfers we read about will either redshirt or be buried on the bench only to transfer out after the season. One guy who looks great in warmups won't play. IUP will be picked to come in second in the PSAC, win 25 games and everyone goes home happy. Complaints about 3 p.m. tipoff times and why the roster isn't posted yet.

And several dumb posts asking if IUP is any good.