Teri Moren turns down University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball Head Coaching job, according to report
Indiana’s Teri Moren said thanks, but no thanks to one of the top jobs in college basketball. According to a report by women’s college basketball writer Mitchell Northam, Moren was pursued by Tennessee to become their new head coach but rejected those overtures. A native Hoosier, Moren is leading IU women’s basketball through the best era in the program’s history, including six NCAA Tournament appearances, three Sweet Sixteens, and an Elite Eight appearance along with nine-consecutive 20-win seasons. In 2022-23, she guided the program to its first regular season Big Ten championship in 40 years and an overall record of 28-4. Moren became the program’s all-time winningest coach, recording her 189th win at Illinois in January 2023. She eclipsed the 200-win mark at IU in a victory over Tennessee Tech in the 2023 NCAA Tournament first round.
Moren is 226-99 (.695) during her ten years at IU. Included in those wins are double-digit triumphs over Tennessee each of the last two seasons. The Vols have won eight NCAA Tournaments from 1987 to 2008, all under former head coach Pat Summitt, and were the runner-up five more times. Tennessee ended up hiring Marshall’s Kim Caldwell, according to multiple reports.
Indiana University Football Lands Virginia Wide Receiver Lebron Bond for the 2025 Class
Indiana picked up a commitment from Virginia based class of 2025 wide receiver LeBron Bond on Sunday. He announced the commitment on his X account. Bond’s announcement follows a recent visit to Bloomington. The speedy 5-foot-9 and 160-pound Bond led Maury H.S. (Norfolk, Va.) to a 15-o season and a Class 5 state title. As a junior, Bond caught 47 passes for 1,347 yards and 16 touchdowns. Bond does not appear in the national rankings, but he also held offers from Boston College, Duke, Maryland, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. Bond is Indiana’s fourth commit in the 2025 class, and the first wide receiver.
Indiana University Men’s Golf Wins the Hoosier Collegiate at the Pfau Course
Indiana University Men’s Golf shot an 867 (291-287-289; +15) to win the 2024 Hoosier Collegiate at The Pfau Course on Sunday. The team title marks the first since IU took the trophy at the Purdue Fall Invitational on Oct. 12, 2021. Indiana, the 48th-ranked team in the latest Scoreboard Rankings powered by clippd, outpaced No. 27 Notre Dame (884; +32) by 17 strokes in the team standings. IU improved its season record to 93-42-2. The Hoosiers overcame brisk temperatures and gusts of wind up to 30 miles per hour to shoot the lowest team score (289; +5) during the final round on Sunday afternoon. Indiana and Michigan State (884; +32) were the only two programs to not post a round in the 300’s during the 54-hole tournament.
Sixth-year senior Noah Gillard secured runner-up honors, his best finish as a Hoosier, with a three-round scorecard of 213 (73-69-71; E). He finished with eight total birdies and an eagle on No. 9 during first-round action. Gillard paced the field on Par-5 scoring at 4.11, a total of eight strokes under par. The Center Grove graduate has placed inside the top-10 in three tournaments this season and four in his Indiana career. His previous best finish came at the Battle at Briar’s Creek (t-4th) on Feb. 6, 2024. Freshman Cole Starnes earned his second bronze-medal finish (Windon Memorial Classic) of the season with a final tally of 215 (71-71-73; +2). The Fishers native tied for the tournament lead with 11 birdies. He converted at least three birdie tries in all three rounds of the tournament. Graduate Thomas Hursey tied for seventh overall and shot a 219 (75-75-69; +6). He was the only player in the field to shoot under par during Sunday’s final round. Hursey led the tournament with 40 par conversions. Redshirt junior Robert Bender III knocked down two birdie tries in each round of play to secure a final score of 222 (72-73-77; +9). He tied for 13th, his third top-20 of the season. Senior Drew Slayers concluded the event in a tie for 25th place and fired a 225 (75-74-76; +12). The Howard, Ohio, native has placed inside the top-25 in nine of the 10 tournaments he has appeared in the Hoosier lineup this season. Junior Kieran Hogarth and freshman Nick Piesen tied for 35th in the individual standings. Hogarth, a transfer from Chicago State, shot a 229 (75-76-78; +16) with seven birdies. Piesen, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week, turned in a scorecard with a reading of 229 (77-76-76; +16). Freshman Neri Checcucci shot a 236 (81-77-78; +23) and fifth-year senior Eric Berggren finished the weekend at 239 (81-78-80; +26). Indiana will close the 2023-24 regular season at the Robert Kepler Invitational hosted by Ohio State. The tournament will play from April 19-21 at the OSU Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio. Postseason play will begin on April 26 with the 2024 Big Ten Championships at the Scioto Country Club in Columbus.
Indiana-Purdue Softball Doubleheader Rescheduled for Wednesday Evening
Indiana Softball’s doubleheader against Purdue has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 10 at Andy Mohr Field. The first game will start at 5 p.m. with the second game starting at approximately 7:30 p.m. The games were originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 3 but were postponed due to inclement weather. All home games at Andy Mohr Field are free admission for all fans.
Montverde Academy Three Peats as Chipotle Nationals Girls Basketball Champions
Montverde Academy just outside Orlando Florida beat IMG Academy of Bradenton Florida 61-53 Saturday Morning to win the Chipotle Nationals Girls HS Basketball Tournament at Brownsburg HS in Brownsburg Indiana for the third straight season. No Team has ever won three straight tiles in the event until the Eagles accomplished the feat. The Eagles cap off a 24-4 season under first year head coach Matt Shewmake who coached at the Webb School in Knoxville Tennessee before coming to Central Florida as the Eagles have gone 48-5 the last two seasons with two different coaches and avenge a 64-62 to Loss to IMG earlier in the season. Ohio State bound Jeloni Cambridge and USC bound Vivan Iwuchwkwu scored 17 points apiece to lead Montverde. Lourdes Da Silva Costa added 13 points, Chloe Sotelll hit two three pointers for six points. Junior Holland Harris and Freshman Finley Chastain scored three points apiece and Alabama Signee Eris Lester scored 2 points. Montverde shot 55% in the fourth quarter, 11 points off 16 IMG Turnovers and 10 Steals. Cambridge was named the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
IIMG ends the season with a 25-4 record for head coach Frank Oliver Jr. The Ascenders 24 points from Junior Kellis Fisher who is committed to the University of Connecticut. Louisville bound Tajianna Roberts scored 14 points and 10 points from Junior Deniaya Prawl. Helosia Carrerra headed to Ole Mis scored one point, Miami Florida bound Leah Harmon scored one point and Northwestern Signee Tayla Thomas did not score in 13 minutes of action. Lena Girardi is the daughter of former MLB Manager Joe Girardi played 3 minutes and Davidson bound Sienna Dauer did not score in two minutes of action. IMG struggled from three-point range going 2-13 for 15%.
The game was tight throughout and neither team hit a basket for the first three minutes of the game. Montverde led 16-9 at the end of the first quarter after Chloe Sotell drained two three pointers. IMG fought back in the second quarter as IMG went on a 9-0 run with 7 straight points from Kellis Fisher. IMG led by two at the break 27-25. With IMG leading 35-32 in in the third quarter Montverde outscored IMG 11-3 to lead 43-38 to end the third quarter. IMG led 51-49 when Montverde took over the game and ended the game on a 12-2 run with Jeloni Cambridge and Vivian Iwuchwkwu combined for 10 of 12 Montverde points and bring a third straight title back to Central Florida.
Sarah Strong the Number 1 ranked player in the in 2024 class announced her commitment to the University of Connecticut picking the Huskies over South Carolina, LSU and North Carolina. Strong who made the announcement live on ESPN at Halftime of the Championship Game is 6-2 and plays for Grace Christian in Sanford North Carolina and led the Crusaders to their third straight North Carolina Independent Schools Association Championship in three different Classes going from 1A in 2022 to 2A in 2023 and 3A this year with 91-5 record and a 41-game winning streak. Strong scored 31 points and 19 rebounds in a loss to IMG Academy on Thursday in the Opening Round at the Chipotle Nationals in Brownsburg. Her Dad Danny Strong played at North Carolina State from 1995-1997 and Her Mom Allison Feaster played at Harvard from 1994-98 and she led the 16 Seed Crimson to an 71-67 upset of top seed Stanford in the NCAA Tournament and was the first and only time in the NCAA Women’s Tournament history that a 16 seed knocked off a number 1 seed as Feaster scored 35 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in that game. Feaster played in the WNBA from 1998-2008 for three teams including the Indiana Fever.
Montverde Academy Boys Basketball Completes Prefect Season winning the Chipotle Nationals
The top ranked Montverde Academy Eagles completed a perfect 33-0 season by beating #2 Paul VI from Chantilly Virginia 79-63 in the Championship Game of the Chipotle Nationals Boys Basketball Tournament at Brownsburg HS in Brownsburg Indiana Saturday Afternoon. The Eagles have won 7 titles in 13 appearances since this event began in 2009 and for the second time ever both the Montverde Girls and Boys Basketball teams win the titles in the same season to go with 2022. Montverde won three straight titles from 2013-15 along with 2018 and back-to-back in 2021-22. Head Coach Kevin Boyle has been at Montverde since 2011 after coaching St Partick’s in New Jersey and has coached so many college and NBA stars in his two decades as a head coach and has won over 600 games in his career.
Curtis Givens led Montverde with 24 points and will head to LSU, Derik Queen who is headed to Maryland added 19 points. National Player of the Year Cooper Flagg scored 16 points and will head to Duke and former Indiana University commit Liam McNeely scored 6 points. Robert Wright III scored 9 Points and will head to Baylor and Georgia Signee Asa Newell added 5 points. Montverde dominated Paul VI 30-14 Points in the Paint. The Eagles went 9-20 for 45% from three-point range. Paul VI went 9-24 from three-point range. Montverde scored 15 points off 14 Paul VI Turnovers and the Eagles had 24 points off the bench.
Paul VI ends the season 35-3 for head coach Glenn Farello was led by Darren Harris who is headed to Duke with 16 Points. Isaiah Abraham who is headed to the University of Connecticut scored 12 Points fouled out for Paul VI and Duke Signee Patrick Ngongba who is 6-11 finished with 11 points and fouled out after coming off the bench for the Panthers. Benjamin Hammond who is headed to the University of Rhode Island scored 7 points; Notre Dame Signee Garrett Sundra added 6 points. Sophomore Jordan Smith Jr scored 6 points, Junior Adlan Elamin added three points and Sophomore Anthony Brown Jr. scored 2 points. This was the Second Appearance for Paul VI and in the last three years they have gone 96-12 including a 50-3 record in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and 2 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Tournament Titles in Three Years and 3 Straight Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 1 State Titles.
Montverde who beat Paul VI 69-62 in the Semifinals of the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Florida in December outscored the Panthers 21-14 in the first quarter. The Eagles led 45-32 at half after outscoring Paul VI 24-18 in the second quarter. There was 1 tie and 1 lead change throughout the game as the Eagles out scored the Panthers 15-14 in the third quarter but lead 60-46 going into the final eight minutes. Montverde closed it out with 19-13 fourth quarter as Eagles complete the perfect season and show just how good they have been all season. Cooper Flagg was named tournament MVP and Curtis Givens and Derik Queen were named to the all-tournament team. Darren Harris of Paul VI and Cameron Boozer of Columbus were the final two players named to the all-tournament team.
Montverde played the final game each day in this three-day event and the crowd wanted to see the best team in High School Basketball across the nation and they had to pull out the bleachers on one side the upper level. This is the first time this tournament has been played in Indiana after playing it in Maryland, New York and Florida. Paragon Marketing Group and ESPN put on this event and they wanted to bring it to the Basketball hotbed of the nation and after seeing the attention it got this year it is safe to say that it will be back next year in the Hoosier State.
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