Welcome to another edition of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint production betweenThe Assembly CallandInside the Hall, and presented by our friends at Trueblood Real Estate,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.
It was a quiet week for IU headlines as the summer swoon for college sports is now in full effect. The most prominent story concerns some minor recruiting updates.
Besides this, Inside the Hall continued its preview of where every Big Ten team stands, Hoosiers in the pros, a TBT and TST update and weekly shows from the Back Home Network. We will, as usual, conclude with a look at other IU sports led by the baseball team’s spring ending in the NCAA tournament to cap off the 2023-2024 athletic season on campus.
Here is what’s in this week’s edition:
• Recruiting Updates
• Inside the Hall’s Big Ten offseason series
• Hoosiers in the pros
• TBT and TST update
• Back Home Network shows
• Hoosier Roundup
Banner #1 – Recruiting Updates
As the weather warms up, the college sports season, and especially IU basketball, has entered what is mostly a summer swoon from a news perspective.
The 2025 class in Indiana is one of the best in recent memory. It features five prospects playing high school basketball in the state that are ranked in the top 125 nationally. This includes Darius Adams,Jalen Haralson,Braylon Mullins,Azavier Robinson, andTrent Sisley.
Also,Malachi Morenoresides just over the border in Kentucky. However, he is playing his summer ball on the other side of the Ohio River and ranks inside the top 40 nationally. Indeed, Moreno, Mullins, and Sisley all are part of the prestigious Indiana Elite squad and the trio willvisitBloomington together this fall from September 20-22.
Inside the Hall, has spring highlights forHaralson,Moreno,Mullins, andSisley. They also posted avideoofMikel Brown Jr.who is in the top 15 of the class and plays for Overtime Elite this summer.
Banner #2 – Inside the Hall’s Big Ten offseason series
Inside the Hall continued its series previewing all the Big Ten teams for next season. The conference has expanded with the West Coast schools and now has 18 squads in the league. This week ITH looked atMichigan,Michigan State,Northwestern,Rutgers, and newcomerUSC.
Banner #3 – Hoosiers in the pros
While the NBA season is down to the final series and has no former Hosiers left, other places have plenty of one-time IU players. Various baseball leagues as well as the WNBA, have competitors who once donned the Cream and Crimson.
Tim Herrin is a prominent reliever for the first-place Cleveland Guardians while Kyle Schwarber stars on the elite Philadelphia Phillies as both thrive in the MLB. Also, Matt Gorski has made it up to the Triple-A level and is currently in-state with the Indianapolis Indians while Elijah Dunham and Tanner Gordon are a step from the big league as well. Andrew Saalfrank is also on this tier of competition but was set back this week by asuspension for gambling violations.
Several other players are further down in the minor leagues including Bradley Brehmer, Phillip Glasser, Matt Lloyd, Jack Perkins, Grant Richardson, Peter Serruto, and Craig Yoho, while Braden Scott and Tommy Sommer are in independent ball. Finally, one-time major leaguers Alex Dickerson, Kyle Hart, and Sam Travis are in other countries playing currently.
Also, Grace Berger plays sparingly in Indiana at the top tier of women’s basketball for the Fever. The ProBallHoosiers X (formerly Twitter) account has updates on all of these players, as well as others competing professionally who once wore Cream and Crimson.
Banner #4 – TBT and TST update
The basketball team made up of all IU alumni continues to get closer and closer to competition at the TBT next month. They begin play on Friday, July 19 at 6 p.m. ET in Indianapolis at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse with tickets available at this link.
While basketball awaits games in this format, former Indiana soccer players are currently competing in the sister event to this at the TST in North Carolina. They have madearuntothe Elite Eightof the event where theybeatConcafa SC to advance to the Final Four.
Banner #5 – Back Home Network Shows
The Back Home Network had several new shows in the last few days. Doing The Work had rising sophom*ore Lenee Beaumont on their Wednesday night program. Also, TBH had a couple of new episodes ofCrimsonCastwhileXs and Joesbroke down a legendary sports film based in Indiana.
Banner #6 – Hoosier Roundups
• Baseball had itsseason endagainst Southern Mississippi in the NCAA tournament to cap off anincredibly successfulsports seasonon campus and in Indiana as a whole. Also, summer ball assignments wereannouncedfor the players who competed on this year’s team.
• Rowingfinished15th at the NCAA Championships with nine on the squadnamedScholar-Athletes andtwoachieving All-American honors.
• Track and Fieldconcludedits seasonat the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
• Wrestling had six athletesnamedAll-Americans at the U23 Nationals andsigneda recruit.
• Footballannounceda relocation of the student section as well asadditionalpremium seating. Also, an athlete wasnamedto a preseason watch list and two former Hoosier legendsare onthe college football Hall of Fame ballot.
• Women’s tennisnamedtheir new coach.
• Women’s soccernamedtheir team captains for the fall.
• 13 Indiana athletic programsearnedperfect APR scores.
Now go enjoy yourself a 6-banner Sunday.
Aaron (Ari) Shifron
Assembly Call Contributor
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