Local Sports Headlines: April 11, 2022

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Trayce Jackson-Davis to enter 2022 NBA Draft and maintain college eligibility
Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft, he announced on Saturday. He will not hire an agent, allowing him to maintain his college eligibility. Jackson-Davis averaged 18.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game this season. He also added 2.3 blocks and shot 58.9% from the field, both career highs.

Jackson-Davis and Walt Bellamy are the only players to lead their Indiana teams in scoring, rebounds, made field goals, field goal percentage, and made free throws in their first three seasons. He is also just the second player in Indiana history with 1,500 points, 750 rebounds, and 150 blocks – the other being Alan Henderson.

Jackson-Davis had a terrific end to his third season when Indiana needed it most. In three games in the Big Ten Tournament, he averaged 25.3 points per game on 66.7% shooting and 8.3 rebounds. He became the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Indiana program history in Big Ten Tournament games. In Indiana’s return to the NCAA Tournament, Jackson-Davis scored 29 points on 10-of-16 from the field in IU’s First Four win over Wyoming. For his Indiana career, he has averaged 16.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks in 94 career games.

The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the 2022 NBA draft is 11:59pm on April 24th. The NBA Draft Combine will take place from May 16-22. The deadline to withdraw from the draft while maintaining college eligibility is 11:59pm on June 1st. The draft is June 23rd.

Former Indiana Miss Basketball Sydney Parrish Announces Transfer to IU
The Indiana University Women’s Basketball program dipped into the transfer portal and added former Oregon Guard Sydney Parrish on Saturday. Parrish is originally from Fishers, Indiana. Parrish was the 2020 Indiana Miss Basketball and a McDonald’s All-American coming out of Hamilton Southeastern High School and will have three years of eligibility remaining for the Hoosiers.

This season, the 6-foot-2 guard averaged 8.5 points per game and shot 35.4% from three, also adding 3.3 rebounds per game. She started all 32 games for the Ducks in 2021-22. She had 11 double-digit scoring games and three with at least 20 points. Her career-high came this season with a 26-point outing against Portland. As a Freshman, Parrish averaged 6.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game off of the bench as the Ducks made it to the Sweet 16.

Indiana needed to retool its roster a bit after losing Ali Patberg and Nicole Cardaño-Hillary in the backcourt and Aleksa Gulbe in the frontcourt. Parrish joins Providence Transfer Alyssa Geary and four freshman that join the Hoosiers this fall. Indiana finished the 2021-22 season 24-9 and earned their second consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance.

Indiana Women’s Basketball Adds Minnesota Transfer Sara Scalia for 2022-23 Season
Indiana Women’s Basketball fans will see a new face on the roster for next season but one they are very familiar with. Sara Scalia announced Sunday she will transfer to Indiana for the 2022-23 season after playing at Minnesota for three seasons.   In Her Three seasons Minnesota Scalia scored 1,158 points and ranks in the top 10 in six career categories, including a program record free throw percentage (88.8). She was a 2021-22 All-Big Ten second team selection where she led the Gophers with a team-high 17.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 41.3 percent from the 3-point line, 91.5 percent from the free throw line and starting all 33 games. The Stillwater, Minnesota native had one of the program’s best offensive seasons, hitting the most 3-pointers in a single season (111), best single season free throw percentage and scored in double figures 26 times. Scalia helped Minnesota to a second-round WNIT appearance last season. As a sophomore in 2020-21, she started 15 games where she averaged 14.5 points and shot 90.5% at the free throw line. During her freshman season, she averaged 10.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game while making 30 starts and earning a place on the Big Ten’s all-freshman team. She is a three-time All-Big Ten honoree in her Minnesota career including second team (2020-21) and honorable mention and all-freshman (2019-20). The Hoosiers have added three transfers and four incoming freshmen for the 2022-23 class.

Indiana Pacers End Season with Road Loss at Brooklyn
Indiana Pacers fell to the Brooklyn Nets 134-126 on the road Sunday afternoon in the final game of 2021-22 NBA Regular Season. The Pacers end the season with a record of 25-57 and finish with a 9-34 record on the road. The Pacers end the season with a ten-game losing streak and did win a game since March 20th and miss the playoff for a second straight season. Oshae Brissett scored 28 points for the Pacers and Buddy Hield added 21.  Duane Washington Jr. scored 18 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 17 points and 10 assists for the Blue and Gold.

The Nets will host number 8 Cleveland tomorrow in the play-in tournament, with the winner moving into the playoffs as the number 7 seed. The loser will have a second chance by hosting the winner of the game between the Nos. 9 and 10 seeds on Friday. Brooklyn and Cleveland both finished 44-38, but the Nets won the season series to take the tiebreaker.

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Mason Martin led the offensive charge with three extra-base hits in Indian’s 7-2 win   

Behind three extra-base hits from cleanup hitter Mason Martin, the Indianapolis Indians emerged victorious from Sunday’s series finale vs. the Omaha Storm Chasers, 7-2. With three consecutive wins to round out the weekend at Victory Field, the Indians clinched a 4-2 win in the series.

Indians Record: 4-2 / Omaha Record: 2-4

WP: Jerad Eickhoff (1-0) / LP: Ronald Bolanos (0-1)

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