IUWBB sweep Big Ten weekly awards
Indiana Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes was named the Big Ten Player of the Week and Freshman Guard Yarden Garzon picked up her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for their performances against Auburn and Memphis at the Las Vegas Invitational.
The duo is the first IU pair to sweep the weekly awards since the start of the freshman of the week award was given starting in 2009-10. Holmes first player of the week since Grace Berger (Feb. 14, 2022) and Garzon is the first freshman of the week since Mackenzie Holmes (Jan. 20, 2020).
Holmes averaged 26.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and shot 88.0 percent from the floor in a pair of wins for No. 6/5 IU. She led with a team-high 26 points against Auburn on a perfect 10-for-10 from the floor, tying her own school record in field goal percentage. The Gorham, Maine native was also flawless from the free throw line, going 6-for-6. Holmes also added three steals and two blocks in the victory. In her outing against Memphis, Holmes was 12-for-15 from the field and added five blocks to ensure another double-digit win for Indiana to close out the Las Vegas Invitational against Memphis.
Garzon dazzled in Vegas as she averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and held a +3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio and shot 50 percent from the floor and 58.3 percent from the 3-point line in No. 6/5 IU’s pair of wins. She dropped 21 points on a 4-for-7 performance from the 3-point line against Auburn, where she put up a solid stat line in grabbing six rebounds and dished out six assists. Closed out the weekend against Memphis where she scored 17 points by going 53.8 percent from the floor and hit three triples to go along with another six rebound performance and adding four assists, a steal and a block.
No. 5 Indiana (7-0) returns to Bloomington to host No. 8 UNC on Thursday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. ET on BTN.
Kiln Collective acquires Showers Kiln Building and prepares for redevelopment
On November 28, 2022, the City of Bloomington Redevelopment Commission and the Kiln Collective closed the sale of the Showers Brothers Furniture Factory Kiln Building at 642 N Madison Street, setting the stage for the redevelopment of the historic structure by the Kiln Collective, a collaboration of local investors and businesses who will renovate the structure and occupy it with their respective ventures. These include: SproutBox, Soma Coffeehouse & Juice Bar, Eurton Properties, and Bailey Weiler Design + Build.
The Kiln Collective is purchasing the Kiln from the City of Bloomington Redevelopment Commission for $50,000 and commits to investing an additional $2.0 million in the renovation. The renovations are expected to begin within several months and will be completed in at least two phases. The first will be a ground floor renovation of the original Kiln building to convert it to occupiable space. The second, which is expected to follow within several years, is to add additional build-to-suit stories above the original structure, with the intention of providing space for Mill graduates or companies interested in moving into the Trades District. The renovations have been reviewed and approved in collaboration with the City’s Historic Preservation Commission. The new owners intend to develop the property as a location where established companies and flourishing startups in development at the Mill and elsewhere may expand. Designs also include restaurant space.
Holiday season brings winter wonderland to Banneker, opportunities to give and volunteer
The City of Bloomington invites area children, together with their families, to a Winter Wonderland celebration at the Banneker Community Center (930 West Seventh Street) on Saturday, December 10 from noon to 3 p.m. The free event will feature seasonal activities including arts and crafts, cookie decoration, holiday carols, free photos with Santa, and a toy giveaway.
Winter Wonderland is sponsored by the Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) at Indiana University Bloomington, the City’s Commission on the Status of Black Males (CSBM), Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department’s Banneker Community Center, and the Sigma Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Donations of new, unwrapped toys or games to distribute at the event are currently being accepted at collection sites across Bloomington, including City Hall (401 North Morton Street), Indiana University Neal-Marshall 2nd Floor Lounge, Indiana University School of Education (one in the atrium; one in the entrance way near the East Parking Garage), Indiana University Maurer School of Law Career Services office (Room 020), and Indiana University Kelley School of Business; Hodge Hall Room 2030. Donations will be accepted through Monday, December 5. Volunteers may register online at https://bton.in/D8lcA to help ensure Winter Wonderland’s success.
For questions or additional information about the Winter Wonderland event or the toy drive, please contact Safe and Civil City Director Shatoyia Moss at mosss@bloomington.in.gov or 812-349-3559.
This Week in Hoosier History
1954 – The Indianapolis city purchasing agent approved a new car for Mayor Alex M. Clark. After reviewing several models, the group selected a 1955 Cadillac. Specifications called for a large sedan with a 250-horsepower engine with a 129-inch wheelbase. The car was equipped with power steering, power brakes, windshield washers, fog lights, two spotlights, and a radio. The cost was $2886.
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