Indiana University Men’s Basketball to host Army and North Alabama as part of 2023-24 non-conference schedule Indiana University Men’s Basketball has finalized their 11 game 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule. The Hoosiers will host Army on Nov. 12, 2023, at Assembly Hall and North Alabama on Dec. 21, 2023, according to Jon Rothstein. Army, a member of the Patriot League, finished last season 17-16 and fell in the second round of the Patriot League conference tournament. The Black Knights finished last season ranked 248th in the KenPom ratings and are currently 291st in Bart Torvik’s preseason rankings for next season. It will be the first-ever meeting between Indiana and Army. North Alabama, a member of the ASUN, finished last season 18-15 and fell in the first round of the CBI. The Lions finished last season ranked 256th in the KenPom ratings and are currently 195th in Bart Torvik’s preseason rankings for next season. Indiana is 2-0 all-time against North Alabama.
Indiana’s 2023-24 non-conference schedule
vs. Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 7, 2023, per Jon Rothstein
vs. Army on Nov. 12, 2023, per Jon Rothstein
vs. Wright State on Nov. 16, 2023, per Rocco Miller
2023 Empire Classic with UConn, Louisville and Texas at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20, 2023
vs. Harvard in Indianapolis on Nov. 26, 2023
vs. Auburn in Atlanta on Dec. 9, 2023, per Jon Rothstein/Rocco Miller
vs. Kansas on Dec. 16, 2023, vs. North Alabama on Dec. 21, 2023, per Jon Rothstein
vs. Kennesaw State on Dec. 29, 2023, per Rocco Miller
vs. Morehead State per Rocco Miller
Indiana University Football gets commitment from Linebacker Quentin Clark for 2024
The Indiana Hoosiers received a commitment from linebacker Quentin Clark, a linebacker out of Dublin, Georgia. Clark is a 6’3” 200-pound prospect who chose the Hoosiers over offers from Liberty, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State, Virginia Tech and Western Kentucky. Clark played his high school football for West Laurens High School where he earned all-district honors last season when he made 105 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six sacks, five forced fumbles, and recovered two fumbles.
His highlight tape shows a linebacker who has a nose for the football and the speed to chase the ball carrier down. While he will need to grow into his frame, his height should allow him to put on good weight when he enters a college training program. Clark was on campus in Bloomington on June 23rd for his official visit.
Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston named a starter for the WNBA All Star Game
Indiana Fever Center Aliyah Boston was named a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game; the league announced on Sunday. Boston joins Shoni Schimmel (2014), Elena Delle Donne (2013), Brittney Griner (2013), Maya Moore (2011), Sue Bird (2002), Tamika Catchings (2002), and Chamique Holdsclaw (1999) as the eighth rookie selected to start a WNBA All-Star Game. The 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will be played in Las Vegas at the Michelob Ultra Arena, home of the Las Vegas Aces, on Saturday, July 15 on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET.
In 13 games to begin her WNBA career, Boston is averaging 15.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.5 blocks, 29.4 minutes per game and has started every game this season. Boston leads all WNBA players in field goal percentage shooting 82-of-126 (65.1%). The most impactful rookie this season leads all first-year players in points, rebounds, blocks and minutes per game. The WNBA Rookie of the Month in May became the first Fever player to win WNBA Player of the Week since Kelsey Mitchell won on May 31 during the 2022 season.
Boston also joins Catchings, Anna DeForge and Katie Douglas as the only Fever players in franchise history to earn WNBA All-Star starting lineup recognition. The league’s head coaches will select the 12 reserves and vote for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference. The reserves will be announced on Saturday, July 1. The captains the two All-Star starters who receive the most fan votes will draft their respective rosters by selecting first from the remaining eight players in the pool of starters and then from the pool of 12 reserves. ESPN will broadcast the WNBA All-Star Team Selection Special on Saturday, July 8 at 1 p.m. ET.
Indianapolis Indians Catcher Endy Rodriguez selected to SiriusXM All Star Futures Game
Major League Baseball Monday announced that Indians switch-hitting catcher Endy Rodríguez was among the first six players selected to participate in the 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, making him the second player in the last two seasons from Indianapolis to earn a roster spot, alongside Mike Burrows in 2022. The seven-inning, prospect-loaded contest in National League vs. American League format will take place on Saturday, July 8, at 7 PM ET at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
Rodríguez, who is currently rated as Pittsburgh’s No. 3 prospect by MLB Pipeline, has played in 56 games with Indianapolis this season. He is hitting .248 (56-for-226) with 11 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 31 RBI. The 23-year-old put together one of the most impressive campaigns in all of minor league baseball last year. At High-A Greensboro (88 games), Double-A Altoona (31 games) and Triple-A Indianapolis (six games), he finished the season with a cumulative .323 batting average (148-for-458), 39 doubles, four triples, 25 home runs, 95 RBI and .997 OPS, and was named the Pirates’ Young Bucs Honus Wagner Player of the Year.
Rodríguez was acquired by Pittsburgh from the Mets in a three-team, seven-player deal that saw left-handed pitcher Joey Lucchesi go from San Diego to New York (NL), right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove go from Pittsburgh to San Diego, and right-handed pitchers David Bednar and Drake Fellows, left-handed pitcher Omar Cruz and outfielder Hudson Head go from San Diego to Pittsburgh. He was originally signed by New York (NL) as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2018, out Santiago, Dominican Republic.
Las Vegas Aces snap the Indiana Fever’s three game road winning streak
The Indiana Fever (5-8) were defeated by the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday night, 101-88, in the second of three regular season matchups. Indiana’s four players who ended the night in double figures were led by forward NaLyssa Smith’s 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting. Smith recorded her seventh double-double of the season and 15th of her career with 11 rebounds to go along with two steals. Smith is now tied with Natalie Williams for the fourth most double doubles recorded in franchise history. Fever rookie center Aliyah Boston finished with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and three steals. She compiled 14 of her 18 in the first half alone where she shot 6-of-6 from the floor and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Prior to tonight, there had been only 15 instances in WNBA history where a rookie shot 6-of-6 or better from the court in a half. Boston began the night shooting 8-of-8 from the field.
Smith and Boston’s offensive combination marked only the fifth time in WNBA history two teammates each had at least 15 points, nine rebounds and two steals on 55 percent shooting or better, per Across the Timeline. Fever guard Lexie Hull contributed a season-high 15 points and shot 3-of-5 from behind the three-point arc, tying her season high for completed three-point field goals. Kristy Wallace came off the bench to pitch in 13 points and tied a career-high six assists. Forner Indiana University star Grace Berger missed her second straight game due to a left ankle injury. In addition, the Fever shot a collective 14-of-15 from the charity stripe to record the best free-throw percentage of the season at 93.3 percent.
Though Las Vegas took the lead roughly two minutes into the game off of a completed three-pointer from A’ja Wilson, her first of the season, the Fever never trailed by more than seven points throughout the first quarter. Indiana’s scoring attack to start the game was led by three players, as all 20 of Indiana’s first quarter points were recorded by Boston (8), Smith (7) and Kelsey Mitchell (5). The Aces led the Fever at the end of the first ten minutes, 27-20. Two minutes into the quarter, the Las Vegas defense dropped into a 2-3 zone, which allowed Hull to shine as she punched in two three-pointers in the second frame. The Aces started to pull away at the beginning of the second quarter and held onto the lead going into halftime ahead of Indiana, 57-43.
To help with the comeback effort, six Fever players contributed to the Indiana scoring column in the third quarter, highlighted by Hull and Wallace, who each pitched in five points to go with Smith’s four points and five rebounds. Indiana matched Las Vegas’ 21 points in the quarter but continued to chase the Aces going into the final frame, 78-64. After trailing by as many as 20 at one point, Indiana was able to bring the Aces lead to 11 in the fourth quarter. Indiana outscored Las Vegas 24-23 in the fourth quarter and were led by Smith with 10 points and Wallace with six points in the final frame, but the deficit was ultimately too much for the Fever to overcome.
For the Aces, Wilson led all scorers in the matchup as she notched a season-high 28 points to go along with 10 rebounds and two blocks on the night. Kelsey Plum followed right behind as she also recorded a season-best 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Chelsea Gray added 13 points and a season-high 12 assists. The Aces offense was also supported by Candace Parker, who had a season-high 15 points and Jackie Young’s 10 points. Las Vegas collectively shot 53.1 percent (34-of-64) from the floor and 47.8 percent (11-of-23) from behind the three-point arc.
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