Indiana University Men’s Basketball lands Indiana Native Trent Sisley for 2025
IU basketball has their first commit in the class of 2025. And he’s a player Indiana fans have come to know well over the last few years. In-state forward Trent Sisley announced on Monday afternoon he has committed to play for the Hoosiers. His father confirmed the decision with TDH on Monday morning. The news comes just a day after he completed a senior year official visit to the Bloomington campus. “It felt like home,” Sisley told On3’s Joe Tipton on Monday. “I could just feel how much Coach Woodson and the whole staff wanted me the whole staff wanted me throughout the whole recruiting process. Lastly, just the opportunity to be able to come in a contribute.” Sisley chose Indiana over Purdue, Notre Dame, Michigan State and Iowa.
The announcement marks the culmination of a three-year process by the IU staff. Indiana offered Sisley in October of 2021, just before the start of his freshman season at Heritage Hills H.S. in southern Indiana. And Sisley turned out to be the high-end prospect everyone expected at that time. The 6-foot-7 Sisley is a 4-star recruit according to the On3 Industry Average. He’s the No. 78 overall player in the 2025 class. Sisley played three years at Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, Ind.) and as a junior averaged 24 points, 11.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.9 steals per game. He shot 60% from the field overall, and 35% from three on 78 attempts.
He transferred to national prep school powerhouse Montverde Academy for his senior season to further ready himself for the college game. “It’s all about bettering myself, developing,” Sisley told The Daily Hoosier in July. “Coach (Kevin) Boyle, great coach, well respected, so I just want to go down there, work on my skills, become more perimeter oriented a little bit, and get ready to go for college.” Sisley has worked to develop wing skills over the last year and hopes to come to IU and fill a role similar to Mackenzie Mgbako, as a hybrid forward who can make threes. “Obviously he (Mgbako) shot a lot of threes last year and made a lot of threes and he’s pretty physical, so I do think that’s a good comparison. I’d say that’s fair,” Sisley told TDH in July. Sisley was a teammate of IU 2025 recruiting target Braylon Mullins this spring and summer on the Adidas Circuit. Now he’ll turn his attention towards helping the IU staff land Mullins, along with another former AAU teammate, in-state guard/wing Jalen Haralson.
Indiana University Men’s Golf wins the Purdue Fall Invitational
Indiana Men’s Golf shot an 850 (285-280-285; -14) to win the Purdue Fall Invitational by four strokes at the Kampen-Cosler Golf Course in West Lafayette from Sept. 22-23. In the brief four-year history of the event, Indiana has claimed medalist honors twice. IU also earned victory at the 2021 event. The win is the 31st tournament triumph under the guidance of head coach Mike Mayer. The Hoosiers have won three of the program’s last four regular season events including the Hoosier Collegiate and Robert Kepler Invitational in the spring. The Hoosiers will be right back on the course for the Windon Memorial Classic on Sept. 29 at the Conway Farms Golf Course in Northfield, Ill.
Redshirt junior Clay Merchent earned his best individual finish of his career and claimed runner-up honors with a scorecard of 211 (77-65-69; -5). His final 36 holes consisted of 11 total birdies and 24 pars. For the tournament, Merchent holed out 12 birdies, tied for the fifth-most in the field. Sophomore Nick Piesen earned his first career top 5 finish in a team event with a final card of 212 (73-69-70; -4). The Strongsville, Ohio, native finished fourth overall and secured 11 birdie conversions and an eagle on No. 18 in the final round. Sophomore Alec Cesare tied for 10th at 215 (70-74-71; -1), his second career top 10 finish and first since the Badger Invitational last fall. The Ball State transfer tapped in seven birdie tries. Sophomore Cole Starnes shot a 217 (69-73-75; +1) to finish t-18th with six birdies and an eagle on No. 7 in the second round. Freshman Bradley Chill Jr finished the tournament at 221 (73-73-75; +5) with eight total birdies. In the individual tournament, redshirt senior Robert Bender III finished t-16th at 219 (70-72-77; +6), sophomore Neri Checcucci placed 24th at 223 (79-70-74; +10), and freshman Taneesh Sirivolu ended in 32nd at 229 (77-79-73; +16).
Indiana University Baseball battles Louisville in a Fall Ball Battle
Indiana Baseball split a fall doubleheader with Louisville on Sunday afternoon, opening up the fall exhibition slate in 2024. The two programs played two, eight-inning contests for a total of 16 frames of baseball with their new rosters. Louisville won the opening game 6-2 but IU responded by winning the second affair, 5-4. The Hoosiers used 15 pitchers across the two games. Senior pitcher Gavin Seebold, a transfer from Southern Indiana, was the only pitcher to throw more than one inning. Across his two frames of work, he retired all six batters with one strikeout. Seven transfers, five returners and three true freshmen pitched for IU.
Louisville transfer and outfielder Korbyn Dickerson combined to hit for the cycle across the two games. He was 2-for-3 with a double in game one and followed that up going 3-for-3 with a home run and a triple in the second contest. He rotated between right field and center field across 16 innings. Freshman utility man Jake Hanley played first base for the Hoosiers, tallying a pair of hits including a massive solo home run in the first contest. Fellow true freshmen Hogan Denny, Cole Decker, Will Moore and Cooper Malamazian also have received at-bats on Sunday afternoon. Returning standouts Devin Taylor, Tyler Cerny, and Jasen Oliver started in both games for the Hoosiers. Jake Stadler, Andrew Wiggins, Joey Brenczewski and TJ Schuyler made appearances in the doubleheader as well. The Hoosiers hit three home runs on Sunday with long balls from Dickerson, Cerny and Hanley.
Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears for their first win of the season
The game wasn’t always pretty, but the Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears, 21-16, on Sunday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium for their first win of the season. Rookie defensive end Laiatu Latu stripped Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams — the top pick in April’s NFL Draft — at the Bears 18-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Defensive tackle Grover Stewart recovered the ball, and running back Jonathan Taylor scored from 1-yard line to help seal the victory for Indianapolis. The first quarter was slow, but the action picked up in the second when Colts’ quarterback Anthony Richardson connected with wide receiver Alec Pierce for a 44-yard gain to the Chicago 4-yard line. The momentum would be short-lived as Richardson threw an interception in the end zone to Bears’ linebacker Tremaine Edmunds three plays later.Richardson began the second half with an interception to Jaylon Johnson on the first play from scrimmage. The Bears turned the turnover into a Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal.
The next time Chicago had the ball, Jones intercepted Williams for the second time. The Colts would drive to the Bears 38-yard line before turning the ball over on downs when Taylor was stopped on fourth-and-3. The Colts responded by putting a 9-play, 80-yard drive together at the end of third quarter as running back Trey Sermon scored from one yard out for his first touchdown since 2021. Williams threw his first career touchdown, a one-yard pass to Odunze, to cut the Colts’ lead to 14-9 midway through the fourth quarter. Williams threw his second touchdown of the game, a six-yard pass to tight end Cole Kmet, to cement the final score. The Colts will play their second straight home game next week when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. on CBS.
Former Purdue University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Gene Keady suffers a Stroke
Former Purdue Men’s Basketball Coach Gene Keady suffered a stroke last week. In a post on X, the Boilermaker men’s hoops program confirmed Keady “suffered a small stroke and was taken to the hospital for evaluation.” Keady has since been transferred to a rehab facility and expected to make a full recovery. Keady coached at Purdue for 25 years from 1980-2005. He is the winningest coach in the history of the Boilermaker men’s basketball program. Purdue went 512-270 with Keady at the helm. The Boilermakers won six Big Ten titles and qualified for the NCAA Tournament 17 times under Keady. Keady, now 88 years old, retired in 2005. He was succeeded by Matt Painter, who is now the second-winningest coach in Purdue men’s hoops history with a 472-208 record.
Indiana Fever drop Playoff Opener to Connecticut Sun
The Indiana Fever dropped Game 1 of its first round series in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs against the Connecticut Sun, 93-69, on Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena. Game 2 of this three-game series will be Wednesday at 7:30pm at Mohegan Sun Arena. Indiana trailed 46-38 at halftime, but Connecticut outscored Indiana 47-31 in the second half to decide Game 1. Four Fever players scored in double figures in the loss, led by Kelsey Mitchell’s 21 points, five assists and three rebounds in her WNBA postseason debut. Center Aliyah Boston recorded a double-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and added three assists and two blocks as well in her first postseason game. Fever forward Damiris Dantas, who entered today as one of four Fever players with postseason experience, came off the bench and recorded 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 2-of-3 from 3-point range. Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark ended with 11 points, eight assists, four rebounds, three steals and one blocked shot. Former IU Star Grace Berger became the first IU player to appear in a WNBA Playoff Game playing in the final two minutes of the game recording an assist.
Mitchell scored the first points of the game on a layup, setting the stage for a back-and-forth opening quarter. Connecticut eventually pulled ahead, 23-20, to end a fast-paced first quarter. After fouling Fever guard Lexie Hull on a defensive closeout roughly six minutes into the game, Sun starting guard Tyasha Harris went down with an ankle injury and did not return for the remainder of the game. The Sun went on a 12-2 run toward the end of the first half and went into halftime with the eight-point lead. Indiana totaled five blocked shots and Dantas ended with 10 points after one half. Mitchell hit a 3-point field goal to cut Indiana’s deficit to 48-43, but Sun guard Marina Mabrey quickly caught fire and ended with 11 points and three 3-point field goals in the third quarter alone. Connecticut ended the game on a 21-9 run and limited Indiana to only 12 points in the final quarter.
Four Sun players also scored in double-figures on Sunday, led by Mabrey’s season-high 27 points, 20 of which came from the second half alone. Mabrey shot 5-of-12 from 3-point range and added three rebounds and three assists in the win off the bench. Sun forward DeWanna Bonner followed with 22 points, six rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Bonner, who played her 31st playoff game on Sunday, passed Lindsay Whalen for second on the Sun all-time Playoffs assists list with 185. Sun guard DiJonai Carrington ended with 14 points, five rebounds, three assists and one blocked shot. Sun forward Alyssa Thomas recorded the fourth triple-double of her postseason career with 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, passing Candace Parker for sixth on the all-time Playoffs assists list with 260. Connecticut outscored Indiana in paint points, 50-36, and bench points, 41-15.
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