[6BS] IU Adds 12th Scholarship Player To Roster
Big Ten Announces Opponents For Next Fall
Welcome to another edition of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint production between The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall, and presented by our friends at Homefield Apparel, where we highlight the five most essential IU basketball stories of the past week, plus take a look at how the other IU sports programs are doing.
IU continues to close in on a full roster for next season. For the second straight week, a new commitment has pledged to the Hoosiers, marking the 12th player to join the squad for next year.
Additionally, Big Ten opponents were announced, all of Indiana’s freshmen are highly ranked, and the Hoosiers once again had strong attendance. As usual, we will conclude with a look at the weekly shows and the rest of the IU sports in action, which were led by baseball and softball having their seasons end.
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Here is what is in this week’s edition:
IU Adds 12th Scholarship Player To Roster
Big Ten Opponents Announced For Next Season
All Three IU Incoming Freshmen Ranked In Top-100
Hoosiers Lead Big Ten In Attendance
Weekly Shows
Hoosier Roundup-Baseball and Softball Seasons Come To An End
Banner #1: IU Adds 12th Scholarship Player To Roster
IU reportedly added its 12th scholarship player for this coming fall. The Hoosiers have their roster nearing completion and are now filling the last few spots on it.
The addition this week is Justin Monden, a six-foot senior guard, who previously played at Maryland East Shore. Here, he averaged 6 points and 1.2 rebounds for them.
Indiana is not the only squad in the Big Ten that has nearly completed filling out its roster. Nearly every conference foe has also done so.
Banner #2: Big Ten Opponents Announced For Next Season
Speaking of conference foes, IU had its schedule breakdown finalized for Big Ten play. The Hoosiers caught a break with how it lays out as they draw Northwestern and Maryland for double plays to go along with the guaranteed home and home series yearly with Purdue.
Also, when it comes to single plays, Indiana avoids having to go to league powers Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, or Los Angeles, drawing all these squads only at home, along with Ohio State and Rutgers. When it comes to road games, the only tougher venues the Hoosiers will have to visit are Nebraska and Wisconsin. Otherwise, it’s trips to somewhat easier places in Iowa, Minnesota, the Pacific Northwest, and Penn State.
Banner #3: All Three IU Incoming Freshmen Ranked In Top-100
The Hoosiers have three freshmen coming in to go with eight transfers (including Monden) and the return of Trent Sisley so far. How much this trio of newcomers can contribute remains to be seen.
However, all of them are projected relatively highly by 247Sports despite not necessarily being blue chippers, as the class ranks no. 21 nationally. Vaughn Karvala comes in the highest at no. 64 nationally, while the more recently signed Trevor Manhertz comes in just behind at. no. 69, and at no. 86 is Prince-Alexander Moodie.
Banner #4: Hoosiers Lead Big Ten In Attendance
While IU generally announces tickets sold when it comes to final attendance, they nonetheless come in very highly nationally in total numbers. With nearly all seats accounted for via season tickets and student sales, Indiana is able to announce sellouts for all the games when school is in session. The only games coming in at less than that are over holiday breaks when the entire student section has to be sold to the general public.
While the total number of people who actually show up at the games appears much lower due to the above, the Hoosiers led the Big Ten in attendance at an average of 15,677 tickets sold per game. This was also good for ninth nationally.
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Banner #5: Weekly Shows
Inside the Hall’s Podcast on the Brink returned this week. On it, The Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy discusses the Hoosiers portal class.
The Back Home Network has many shows. As a result, it was on air several times this week with programming.
Also, when it comes to the Hoosiers making media appearances recently, incoming point guard Markus Burton appeared nationally on the Field of 68. Also, ITH put together a highlight package for the recently committed Clemens Sokolov.
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Banner #6: Hoosier Roundup-Baseball and Softball Seasons Come To An End
Baseball had arguably its worst season in many years come to an end with a series win over Illinois after Purdue closed out a sweep of IU. Assembly Call was on site against the Illini and Boilers, and wrote about how the talent of the last few years has not matched the results, and whether a player development first model is compatible in college.
Softball was selected to the Knoxville Regional, going 1-2 overall, beating Northern Kentucky but falling twice to Virginia to close their season. It was another successful one as Shonda Stanton’s squad finished 43-16 overall and made the NCAA Tournament for a fourth straight year.
Women’s golf closed its season by placing eighth at the NCAA’s Simpsonville Regional. However, junior Sheridan Clancy performed strongly here, coming in as the runner-up of the tournament, and will compete as an individual at the NCAA Championships as a result.
Men’s soccer added an elite forward from the transfer portal for this coming fall.
Field hockey announced an addition for next season.
Thanks for your continued support of The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall. We’ll be back next weekend with a new roundup.
Now go enjoy yourself a 6-banner Sunday.
Aaron (Ari) Shifron
Assembly Call Contributor
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