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Good find...I was about to post this. The Hoosiers do plan to make a serious pursuit of Federiko Federiko. He's a native of Iceland and has one year remaining. 2.96 DBPM and 5.06 overall BPM (Evan Miya) plus 6.0 Box Score Plus Minus on Bart Torvik this past season for Texas Tech.
Other schools to watch include Auburn, Ole Miss, NC State and Virginia.
I really like the potential fit of Federiko Federiko and I am sure that is going to be a big part of the sell for Darian DeVries to the player and his agent. His usage rate is only 13.2% and he would very rarely (if ever) have any type of post-up play run for him. He's 95th percentile nationally as the roller on pick and roll opportunities and a positive defensive player. He's not a great shot-blocker, that's a bit of a surprise with his agility and 7'4" wingspan but he's a good positional defender and his length and size makes him difficult to score on near the rim. IU would want him off the floor in close games late because he's a poor shooter away from the rim but that would not be a problem for IU with Reed Bailey on the roster.
I'm wondering why we haven't reached out to Josh Harris, the 6 8 kid from NF. Had some great #s as a freshman, Also, Dillon Mitchell from Cincy.
As for centers, Bamgboye from VCU and Ojinwuna from Baylor look like players. Page from Cincy is still out there. Also, Riley Allenspach from Samford looks interesting.
Nothing on any of these guys? Do you suspect that they're still waiting on one or more from the portal (as its getting late)?
Hearing anything more on Sam Alexis? Joe Curtis?
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I think some agents might be waiting for tomorrow’s deadline for portal entries so they can set a more demanding market.
Jason Drake is a new entry and he's visiting IU today. Drake is transferring from Drexel, played 26.1 minutes per game, shot 39.6% from three on three attempts per game (101 total this season). He had 3.1 assists per game and is 6'2". He played the 2022-2023 season at Cleveland State, played the 2023-2024 season at Butler Community College and then played this past season at Drexel.
He was at -1.7 BPM this season at Drexel per Bart Torvik's model.
The thing with FF is he has statistically gotten a little worse every year. I have to believe we have something upour sleeve still.
At this point... I think I'm just hoping we get an athletic, defensive oriented big of some sort...and some solid multi year guys to build at least a little bit of continuity for the next year or two.
There will be some new names pop in the portal today and tomorrow, and probably some HS kids that jump on our radar, and maybe some grad transfers too. So without knowing who they might be, I feel pretty confident we'll get a main rotation guy or two yet, that most of us haven't even thought to consider, at this point.
But hopefully, at a minimum, he can close those big man depth and program continuity gaps here soon.
There will be some new names pop in the portal today and tomorrow, and probably some HS kids that jump on our radar, and maybe some grad transfers too. So without knowing who they might be, I feel pretty confident we'll get a main rotation guy or two yet, that most of us haven't even thought to consider, at this point.
But hopefully, at a minimum, he can close those big man depth and program continuity gaps here soon.
Guard heavy with lots of 3 point snipers. Hopefully add 2-3 athletic wings and a couple athletic bigs
Good questions. I'll do my best to answer each:
-Josh Harris: I think he's intriguing and I can only guess on this but I wonder if he wants a more prominent role than what IU would be offering him. He's a negative defender (he's only a freshman so I wouldn't worry about that but still, it's true). The bigger issue is likely his fit within the system. He only shot 10-31 from three and at only 6'8" and without exceptional length, that makes him a poor fit for Darian DeVries.
-Dillon Mitchell: I thought he could make sense as a post presence but if Drew Adams did not want for IU to pursue, I'll trust his judgment on that.
-Bamgboye is a guy that I really like the potential of (as I have written here). I do not like Arrinten Page's game for Indiana's system. Allenspach was a negative defensive player so I do not think he fits what IU needs from remaining post additions.
I do think IU will end up getting a visit from Sam Alexis (Florida) and I think he could be an interesting interior depth option because of his ability to rebound and his physicality. I apologize but who's Joe Curtis?
Hope this helps a bit!
Not rated in 247. #497 in ON3. For reference, Gabe Cupps is #392. (insert references to 'culture' here).
That said, the guy did have pretty good #s this year. Pretty productive in terms of assists and rebounds for a 6'2" combo guard. Also, shot .396 on an average of about 5 attempts every 40M. Also shot .865 from the FT line. Not sure, looking at their .500 team in the CAA, why he didn't get more than 26M/game.
In other portal news, 6'9" highly regarded PF Alvaro Foigueires from Robert Morris signed with my man, Ben McCollum, at Iowa. (insert references to 'culture' here)
Leo Curtis, sorry about that.
Re: Harris. He's more of an interior presence for sure. He did play for the team that took the most 3s of any team in college basketball, and averaged something like 22/12 for that team for every 40M he played. We might need someone to get some rebounds if Frederiko or Alexis don't commit.
Regarding Mitchell, frankly, I'm concerned that Adams is a dud. Has he been associated with any of our recruits so far? Did he have no recruits at Cincy that were fir for IU?
One thing I like about him v. Alexis is he doesn't shoot any 3s. Alexis is a 52% career FT shooter that takes 2-3 3s/game. without making many. At least FF knows who he is as a basketball player.
Adams was the primary connection to Reed Bailey and he did really good work to get IU to the table with Lamar Wilkerson. I don't think judgments or even the beginnings of judgments are applicable on IU's assistants yet. Just my opinion.
Good info.
I do worry about his FT shooting being worse than Shaq. I would be able to overlook a lot, including his FT % if he offset that by providing more rim protection. I agree that we need someone who can simply defend the post but with the defensive holes we are likely to have with, well, everyone on the court not named Conerway, we need someone who has natural rim protecting ability. I look at the George Leach type players who don't offer a lot outside of rim protection, but they have great bounce and know when to pull off the player they're defending to help protect the rim. Which I get, it's easy to wish for a player but they also need to be available and willing to come to IU.
2 new interesting guys in the portal today--
6'10" 230 lbs Boubacar Coulibaly from Pepperdine--Has Frederick/Alexis type #s this year at Pepperdine, but has a history of injuries. Could not find what the injuries were but they shut him down twice. But did not seem to effect his production this year. Played his first 2 years at USC.
6'8" Ven-Allen Lubin of UNC. 6'8" guy with good scoring and rebounding productivity; however UNC was his 3rd team---a bit of a head case?
Coulibay might be an interesting guy if he can remain healthy ,to set a visit for. Ven-Allen Lubim has been around a lot.
Suddenly what Jess Settles accomplished doesn’t seem so special anymore.
Imagine having a life where a source of enjoyment is being a troll on someone else’s college team site.🤣🤣🤣. He must really have a lot going for him…..
A lot of guys jumping into the portal last minute. DeVries has some options
Seems like this happens every year. And it has domino effects on HS recruits, and grad transfer guys too...
Choosing to believe DeVries likely had, and has, quite a lot more connected knowledge on the potential decisions of basically all the college kids considering portaling, and had guys in mind already...and that he has plans in place to pull from portal, HS, and grad transfer pools.
He established a really solid core lineup. Now he can finish out the team and program.
Post depth
Multi year guys
Impactful ball players at any position
Hearing IU got another commitment. Should be official announcement soon
Assuming the kid from Drexel? He was in for a visit yesterday wasn't he? That should wrap up the rotation guards, now to get a couple of bigs. If we can pull of Fredricko and Curtis, it would be a really good off season
I don't know about that kid but everywhere is guessing Tech's Federiko Federiko . Who is a big. TJ named him above yesterday or before to watch.
Hoping it is a big, but probably the combo guard depth, from Drexel Jason Drake.
IU doesn’t really have any bigs so they can offer good NIL money and lots of playing time
If we're looking for a well-constructed roster, we need more than a couple bigs. We have Bailey, but we'd need at least 3 more, if not 4, to provide depth and possible development. That's what's appealing about the ASU decommit, believe he'd be an incoming freshman so he'd add depth and development. I hope we add 3-4 more frontcourt guys.
Not sure we need 4 more. DeVries hasn't shown that he'll play 2 bigs much...Tucker is likely to get 30+ minutes a game, and I'd guess a lot of those will be at the "4" position. I know we're splitting hairs, but I'd say 2 more, definitely, maybe 3. As long as they each provide different abilities and strengths, namely defensive versatility, and rebounding. With how DeVries has chosen to play in the past, 5 bigs seems a little bit like wasted roster spots...that will result in kids portaling out next year. I know he can't realistically play all 13 scholarship guys enough to make them all happy... but seems like getting more guys in what his usual 1-4 spots would be, increases the likelihood we'll need them.
I agree, I think we get 2 more that can provide minutes, and if we add a 3rd, it will be more of a project type, OR a kid who will be on their last go round, and just wants to play here--not sure who that would be, but not sure we can get minutes for 3 more (on top of Bailey) that are expecting quality minutes.
Just more athleticism that can defend inside. Anything 6' 8 or up is fine if they are athletic and tough.
I just don't want to see us short changed, over something that was predictable. Your scenario assumes everyone works out and no one gets injured. What would you put the odds of that happening at; 25%? Maybe less. I'm not trying to recreate the wheel, I'm just looking at what UF and UConn have done the last few years. The thing that stood out to me about the rosters from this years NC game was that they seemed to be well-stocked with good, phyiscal and athletic bigs.
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Agreed. And I think there's a better-than-average chance that Tucker is re-injured at some point. Once the damage is done it can be impossible to repair/rehab perfectly.
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