Jalen Hood Schifino and Trayce Jackson-Davis expect to hear their names called in Thursday’s NBA Draft
The 2023 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The 58-pick event will begin at 8 p.m. on ABC and ESPN. Both freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino and senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis were invited to and competed in the 2023 NBA Draft Combine. Hood-Schifino measured in at 6’4.25″ without shoes, the second tallest among those invited to the combine at the point guard position. His wingspan of 6’10.25″ was fourth among all guards, highest at PG. He accepted his invitation to the NBA Draft green room. Jackson-Davis ranked first among all center prospects at the combine in standing vertical jump (33.0), max vertical jump (36.5), shuttle run (3.16), and three-quarter sprint (3.20). He measured in at 6’8.25″ without shoes with a wingspan of 7’1.00″.
The Indiana men’s basketball program ranks seventh among all Division I programs with 26 players selected in the first round of the NBA Draft since its inception in 1947. The Hoosiers rank second among Big Ten teams in first-round picks and are one of five conference schools with at least 20 first-round selections. Indiana has produced two No. 1 overall picks, tied for third in the NCAA. In total, IU has had 77 players selected in the NBA Draft.
Hoosiers Selected in the First Round of the NBA Draft
First Overall-Walt Bellamy, Chicago, 1961 and Kent Benson, Milwaukee, 1977
Second Overall-Archie Dees, Cincinnati, 1958, Scott May, Chicago, 1976, Isiah Thomas, Detroit, 1981 and Victor Oladipo, Orlando, 2013
Fourth Overall- Cody Zeller, Charlotte, 2013
Sixth Overall-Calbert Cheaney, Washington, 1993 Seventh Overall-Quinn Buckner, Milwaukee, 1976 and Eric Gordon, Los Angeles Clippers, 2008
Eighth Overall-Ward Williams, Fort Wayne, 1948 |
Ninth Overall-Noah Vonleh, Charlotte, 2014
11th Overall-Bob Wilkerson, Seattle, 1976 and Jared Jeffries, Washington, 2002 12th Overall-Mike Woodson, New York, 1980
14th Overall-Romeo Langford, Boston, 2019
16th Overall-Alan Henderson, Atlanta, 1995 and Kirk Haston, Charlotte, 2001 17th Overall-Steve Downing, Boston, 1973, Uwe Blab, Dallas, 1985 and Greg Graham, Charlotte, 1993
18th Overall-Ray Tolbert, New Jersey, 1981 22nd Overall-Randy Wittman, Washington, 1983 23rd Overall-OG Anunoby, Toronto, 2017
27th Overall-Brian Evans, Orlando, 1995
29th Overall-D.J. White, Detroit, 2008
Indiana University Men’s Soccer Adds Three Freshman for the 2023 incoming class
Indiana men’s soccer coach Todd Yeagley announced three additional freshmen for the 2023 season on Tuesday. All three players join IU after training at Major League Soccer academies: Joel Demian from Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Alex Kara and Luke Reidell out of Sporting Kansas City. “We are very excited to have Joel, Alex and Luke join our 2023 class,” Yeagley said. “All three possess important positional needs to ensure we have the quality and depth to compete for titles. We feel great about this class, and we are confident they will represent IU men’s soccer with distinction.”
IU’s newcomer list increases to 13; 12 freshmen and one transfer. The program previously announced its initial newcomer class in February. The upcoming 2023 season schedule includes seven teams that made the 2022 NCAA Tournament, eight teams that finished top 40 in RPI last fall as well as 10 games at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Season tickets are on sale now, and fans can see every home match for a one-time payment of $40.
Joel Demian | Defender | 5-10 | 165 | Langley, British Columbia, Canada | University Hill Secondary School- Since 2019, Canadian Joel Demian has been part of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Academy, where last season he was named the U17 player of the year. This winter, he joined the club’s second team, Whitecaps FC 2, during its preseason training before the MLS NEXT Pro campaign. Demian has also trained with the Canada Soccer Men’s National Team as recently as 2022. His brother, Nathan Demian, currently plays at Ohio State.
Alex Kara | Goalkeeper | 6-4 | 185 | Louisville, Ky. | Louisville Collegiate School- Goalkeeper Alex Kara joins Indiana from Sporting KC Academy, with whom he has trained since 2021. Kara is from Louisville, Kentucky, where he played for Javanon FC until joining Sporting KC. With Javanon, Kara helped his club to two Kentucky state titles in 2018 and 2021 as well as a midwest regional final appearance in his final season. Kara is also a two-time state champion with Louisville Collegiate School.
Luke Reidell | Defender | 5-7 | 130 | Rochester, N.Y. | Olathe Northwest- Defender Luke Reidell joins Kara in coming to Bloomington from Sporting KC Academy, which he helped reach playoffs every season. During his club career, Reidell participated United States Youth National Team Identification Camps with some of the top prospects in the country.
Indiana University Athletes Kennedy Reardon and Andrew Capobianco named Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners Indiana seniors Andrew Capobianco (men’s swimming and diving) and Kennedy Reardon (field hockey) were named IU’s Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2022-23 academic year as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Capobianco was a leader in the IU diving well as the only senior in a young group. He led the way on the boards at the national meet, scoring 37 points towards IU’s dominant 104-point performance – 32.5 more points than any other diving squad. Sophomores Carson Tyler and Quinn Henninger combined for 67 of those points. In his fifth-year senior season, Capobianco was named Big Ten Diver of the Year for the fourth time, won his third 3-meter national title, took silver on the 1-meter board for a second-straight season and shared Big Ten Co-Diver of the Championships honors with Tyler. Capobianco was also a leader in the classroom, being named the CSC Academic All-American of the Year for men’s swimming and diving.
Reardon is the longest tenured field hockey student-athlete and has played in 70 games with 52 starts. Reardon is the longest tenured field hockey student-athlete and has played in 70 games with 52 starts. She has served as a team captain since her junior season. Reardon leads by example both on the field and in the classroom. The midfielder has scored four goals and is also a four-time NFHCA Scholar of Distinction, three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Indiana State University extends Head Baseball Coach Mitch Hannahs through the 2028 Season
Indiana State University President Dr. Deborah Curtis and Director of Athletics Sherard Clinkscales have announced a contract extension for head baseball coach Mitch Hannahs. The deal was announced on Tuesday and will run through 2028. Under Coach Hannah’s leadership, Indiana State just recorded one of its most successful seasons in program history. The Sycamores won the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships, hosted their first-ever NCAA regional, won the Terre Haute Regional, and advanced the first NCAA Super Regional in program history. For his efforts, Hannahs was voted as the league’s Dan Callahan Coach of the Year by his peers for the first time in his career.
In 2023, the Sycamores won 45 games; the most in the Hannahs coaching era and set a new program record for Missouri Valley wins with 24. ISU won every MVC weekend series for the first time in program history. He is a 1989 graduate of Indiana State, and in 2010, Hannahs was inducted into the university’s athletics Hall of Fame. The Sycamore head coach has posted at least 30 wins in six seasons and ten or more wins in Missouri Valley Conference play in seven of the last ten years. His 311 career wins are second all-time in ISU baseball history.
The Sycamores advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time in program history and third in the last four seasons in 2023. ISU was ranked in all six major NCAA baseball polls and posted a top-10 RPI heading into the postseason. With a mantra of playing anyone, any time, and any place, the Sycamores finished as one of the nation’s hottest teams, winning 30 of their final 33 regular season games, including winning nonconference games against Vanderbilt, Indiana, Purdue, Ball State, and Illinois. ISU won the 2023 MVC Tournament in front of their home fans at Bob Warn Field, clinching the program’s first tournament championship since 2019 and eighth in program history. The regular season and conference tournament success led to Indiana State earning the No. 14 national seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament and the right to host an NCAA Regional for the first time in program history.
Indiana State continued its momentum in the NCAA Tournament as ISU topped Wright State and Iowa (twice) over the June 2-4 weekend on the way to winning just the program’s second NCAA Regional title in school history and first since 1986. The Sycamores advanced to the Super Regional round for the first time in program history since the NCAA Tournament format was changed back in 1999. ISU’s season ended in Fort Worth after falling twice to TCU at Lupton Stadium. Eleven Indiana State athletes were honored on the MVC postseason All-Conference team, including Connor Fenlong (MVC Pitcher of the Year) and Grant Magill (MVC Defensive Player of the Year).
Indiana Fever’s Alyiah Boston named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week
Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, the league announced today. This follow being named WNBA Rookie of the Month in May and is the first Fever player to win Player of the Week since Kelsey Mitchell won on May 31 during the 2022 season. During the week of June 12-18, Boston averaged 22.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, while shooting 69.2 percent (27-of-39) from the floor and 13-of-14 from the free throw line. In Tuesday’s win against the Mystics, Boston finished with a game-high 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting, to go along with career-high totals of 14 rebounds and six assists. Boston became the first player in WNBA history to record at least 20 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal in a game while shooting better than 75 percent from the floor.
In Thursday’s road win at Chicago, Boston led the Fever with 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the court and 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Sunday’s game against Atlanta was the fourth game this season Boston finished with at least 20 points, ending the night with with 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting, tying her career-high scoring output. In addition, Boston added a career-best four blocked shots. Boston leads the WNBA in field goal percentage shooting 66.4 percent on 71-of-107 from the floor this season. She leads all rookies in points per game (16.0 ppg), rebounds (7.7 rpg), blocks (1.6 bpg) and minutes played (29.1 mpg). Boston and the Fever return to the court on Thursday at 10pm from Climate Pledge Arena against the Seattle Storm. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the official Indiana Fever Facebook page and Amazon Prime.
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