[6BS] Wilkerson Highlights Several Big Portal Additions For IU Basketball
Women Add Player As Well
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.
With a full program reset underway, new IU coach Darian DeVries continues to remake his personnel for next season, and the last few days have been quite fruitful in accomplishing that. Also, while the women’s squad has some continuity, they are having to make over their roster as well, and they added another player this week.
Besides this, we will provide some information on where the outgoing Hoosiers are headed and updates on former ones in the NBA. As usual, we will conclude with weekly shows and a look at other Indiana sports, led by football having its spring game.
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Here is what is in this week’s edition:
Wilkerson Highlights Huge Portal Week For IU
Women Add Transfer From Virginia Cavilers
Former Indiana Players Find New Home
Hoosiers In The NBA
Weekly Shows
Hoosier Roundup-Football Spring Game Takes Place Thursday Night
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Banner #1: Wilkerson Highlights Huge Portal Week For IU
With a full personnel reset underway, IU Coach Darian DeVries continues to add and chase prospects to fill out the roster. Going into this week, it was known DeVries’ son Tucker will follow his dad to campus, and incoming freshman Trent Sisley is sticking with the Hoosiers. Also, Luke Goode is petitioning for a medical redshirt and DePaul transfer Conor Enright and Davidson transfer Reed Bailey are already in the fold.
The biggest name trying to be lured all offseason though has been Sam Houston’s Lamar Wilkerson. Going head-to-head with rival Kentucky for his services, the team from Bloomington won out for the biggest get to this point. They also added Troy’s Tayton Conerway and North Florida’s Jasai Miles after a recent visit.
What players come on board to complete the roster remains to be seen. However, the ones so far make up the fourth-best portal class in the country according to 247Sports.
Banner #2: Women Add Transfer From Virginia Cavilers
The women have had to make over their roster as well between graduations and transfers leaving after several years of stability. So far they were able to get portal commitments from Arkansas’ Phoenix Stotijn, UCLA’s Zania Socka-Nguemen, and Alabama’s Chloe Spreen before this week.
The last few days saw a fourth player from another school join the fold. This came in the form of Virginia’s Edessa Noyan who was a constant starter for the Cavilers. She was not a consistent scorer during her time there but did have a few big games.
Banner #3: Former Indiana Players Find New Home
Amongst outgoing Hoosiers, more found new homes. This included Mackenzie Mgbako and Bryson Tucker announcing their new schools.
Mgbako will head south to the SEC and join new coach Bucky McMillan at Texas A&M. Meanwhile, Tucker will stay in the Big Ten but go west as part of the Washington Huskies.
On the women’s side, a couple of players confirmed they are going down a level as Julianna LaMendola will make her way to Grand Canyon and Lexus Bargesser to Colorado State. Also, Lily Meister will stay at the power-five level by going to Kansas.
Banner #4: Hoosiers In The NBA
There continue to be several former Hoosiers competing in the NBA. Four of them had their seasons continue, as the teams they are on are a part of the playoffs.
New York’s OG Anunoby, Indiana’s Thomas Bryant locally, Golden State’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, and Miami’s Kel’el Ware are all in the postseason. Anunoby and Bryant had their first games at home yesterday with their squads emerging victorious, while Jackson-Davis and Ware take to the road tonight.
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Banner #5: Weekly Shows
Podcast on the Brink returned this week. On it, Inside The Hall’s Ryan Corazza discussed the current state of the IU roster.
The Back Home Network was also on-air multiple times in the last few days. Assembly Call, Crimson Cast, Dribble Drive, and Xs and Joes, all had shows this week.
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Banner #6: Hoosier Roundup-Football Spring Game Takes Place Thursday Night
Football had its spring game on Thursday night.
Softball lost their series finale to Wisconsin before splitting with Nebraska.
Baseball continued its inconsistent season losing their series finale to Illinois and falling to Indiana State before splitting their first two with Maryland.
Water polo beat rival Michigan.
Men’s tennis fell to Washington and Ohio State.
Women’s golf competed at the Buckeye Invitational.
Thanks for your continued support for 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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