Welcome to a different version of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint manufacturing between The Meeting Name and Contained in the Corridor, and offered by our buddies at Trueblood Actual Property, the place we spotlight the 5 most important IU basketball tales of the previous week, plus check out how the opposite IU sports activities applications are doing.
A number of the last roster items dedicated for each the lads’s and girls’s groups this week. Every squad received the sharpshooter they desperately wanted whereas the ladies additionally added a put up participant.
In addition to this, former Hoosiers within the NBA playoffs, Inside The Corridor’s participant wrap-ups and weekly exhibits. We’ll, as traditional, conclude with a have a look at different Indiana sports activities led by a large week from the IU golfers.
Here’s what’s on this week’s version:
• Luke Goode commits to Indiana• Karoline Striplin and Shay Ciezki decide to Indiana• Hoosiers within the NBA playoffs• Inside The Corridor’s That’s A Wrap sequence• Podcast on the Brink and Again Residence Community exhibits• Hoosier Roundup
Banner #1 – Luke Goode commits to Indiana
The roster for subsequent season is now practically full, with 11 of the 13 scholarships accounted for. The largest information by far was the dedication from Illinois sharpshooter and Indiana native Luke Goode after visiting campus earlier this week. Whereas Goode is more likely to play off the bench and averaged solely 5.7 factors per recreation in 2023-2024, he supplies the much-needed menace from downtown IU has lacked, as he’s an almost 40 % 3-point shooter.
Additionally, whereas this information was already recognized, IU made the signings of Kanaan Carlyle and Myles Rice official this week and Contained in the Corridor had a column concerning the additions. When it comes to outgoing Hoosiers, Kaleb Banks, CJ Gunn, and Peyton Sparks have all discovered new properties after coming into the portal. Banks heads to Tulane, Gunn to DePaul, and Sparks again to Ball State.
Lastly, former Florida Gulf Coast guard Zach Anderson visited final weekend. Nonetheless, he’s unlikely to decide on the Hoosiers after the addition of Goode.
Banner #2 – Karoline Striplin and Shay Ciezki decide to Indiana
With eligibility expiring for IU stars Mackenzie Holmes and Sara Scalia, reinforcements had been wanted for his or her minutes in 2024-2025. Whereas Holmes has an apparent substitute in her backup, Lily Meister, the workforce nonetheless wanted one other put up participant. This was achieved this week with the addition of Karoline Striplin from Tennessee. Striplin began part-time as a Woman Vol and averaged simply over seven factors a recreation.
Nonetheless, the extra important pickup is Shay Ciezki. Earlier than she introduced for the Hoosiers this week, Indiana had no apparent substitute for Scalia at capturing guard within the beginning lineup. With the addition of Ciezki, the workforce now has one other knockdown shooter who will contribute instantly after averaging double figures for 2 seasons at Penn State. She can also be practically 40 % from downtown, which can as soon as once more give the cream and crimson 4 elite shooters with the return of Yarden Garzon, Chloe Moore-McNeil, and Sydney Parrish to encompass Meister.
With the roster practically set, the athletic division put season tickets on sale for subsequent season. They price $112 per particular person for the 12 months in reserved seating and $96 for common admission.
Banner #3 – Hoosiers within the NBA playoffs
The NBA 12 months is now within the thick of the playoffs. 4 former Hoosiers stay within the postseason in 2024 together with OG Anunoby, Thomas Bryant, Eric Gordon, and Cody Zeller.
Anunoby’s New York Knicks secured the 2 seed within the japanese convention and lead the Philadelphia 76ers 2-1 of their sequence with Anunoby scoring in double figures all three video games. In the meantime, the opposite three gamers are decisive underdogs as Bryant’s Miami Warmth and the New Orleans Pelican’s Zeller had been the ultimate groups to make the sector of their conferences. They’re taking up the top-seeded Boston Celtics and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, respectively. The Warmth path their sequence 2-1, with Bryant making his first look in recreation 3 with 2 factors in six minutes. In the meantime, Zeller’s Pelicans are down 3-0 and he has but to make an look within the sequence.
Lastly, Gordon’s sixth-seeded Suns are taking up the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and path 3-0 as effectively. Nonetheless, Gordon isn’t the rationale for the struggles, as he has scored in double figures within the final two video games of the sequence.
Additionally, whereas they don’t have any IU gamers presently, playoff basketball has returned to Indiana because the Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton lead the Bucks 2-1 of their sequence. Haliburton hit the game-winning floater within the last seconds of time beyond regulation in an exhilarating recreation three.
Banner #4 – Inside The Corridor’s That’s A Wrap sequence
With the 2023-2024 season now over, Inside The Corridor continued a sequence taking a look at the entire IU gamers and their contributions from final season. This week featured Gunn, Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal, Sparks, and Anthony Walker.
Banner #5 – Podcast on the Brink and Again Residence Community exhibits
Podcast on the Brink and The Again Residence Community had a number of new exhibits in the previous few days. POTB had The Sporting Information’ Mike DeCourcy on to recap IU’s offseason up to now.
In the meantime, Meeting Name had a particular version present to debate the addition of Carlyle. Lastly, the Again Residence Community has a podcast known as Proper Up Meridian that discusses the Pacers with Tony Adragna and Scott Caulfield. They had been on-air twice this week as they chatted concerning the ongoing sequence with the Bucks.
Banner #6 – Hoosier Roundup
• Ladies’s golf gained their first Large Ten Championship since 1998 and can head to the NCAA match for the primary time since 2019.
• Males’s golf gained a match at Ohio State.
• Baseball topped Minnesota final weekend to win that sequence and took the first two video games from Rutgers this weekend. Nonetheless, they settled for a tie in opposition to Ball State in a recreation that was known as in additional innings for darkness because the Cardinal’s Stadium in Muncie has no lights.
• Softball accomplished the sweep of Iowa final weekend and dominated hapless Butler throughout their midweek contest. Nonetheless, a break up at residence to this point this weekend in opposition to struggling Wisconsin places a nasty loss on the resume for a squad proper on the NCAA match bubble.
• Males’s tennis fell to Illinois and Michigan State this week to shut their season.
• Ladies’s tennis fell to Nebraska as their 2024 spring got here to an finish.
• Water polo misplaced to Stanford however got here again with a win over San Jose State.
• Rowing gained the Dale England Cup.
• Observe and subject competed at Texas and Indiana State.
• Volleyball will maintain media day in Chicago this summer season.
• Swimming and diving had a number of educational All-People.
Now go take pleasure in your self a 6-banner Sunday.
Aaron (Ari) ShifronAssembly Name Contributor
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