6-Banner Sunday: IU basketball wins FISU America Games gold medal – Inside the Hall

Welcome to a different version of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint manufacturing between The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall, the place we spotlight the 5 most important IU sports activities tales of the previous week. 6-Banner Sunday is written by Ari Shifron.

IU concluded play on the FISU America Games in Lima, Peru, with a gold medal. This was not the one main story on this planet of faculty sports activities, as a court-ordered injunction might make a few of final season’s outgoing seniors eligible for an additional 12 months.

Also, the present IU soccer workforce participated in Big Ten media days in Chicago and is getting ready for its upcoming fall season.

Here is what’s on this week’s version:

• IU basketball wins gold at FISU America Games
• Court order might make outgoing seniors eligible for an additional season
• IU soccer takes the highlight at Big Ten media days
• IU soccer place previews
• Podcast on the Brink and Back Home Network exhibits
• Hoosier Roundup

Banner #1 – IU basketball wins gold at FISU America Games

IU is generally months away from taking part in aggressive basketball in July. However, this summer time is an exception, because the Hoosiers, representing the USA, participated within the FISU American Games in Peru.

Showing off their completely remade workforce, the Hoosiers dominated lesser competitors, profitable all video games by large margins, together with the match closing final Monday. The closing rating was 99-57 in a rematch with the Virgin Islands to win the gold medal.

IU coach Darian DeVries spoke after the win. Also, highlights have been posted afterward by Inside the Hall, with the sport being streamed on YouTube. Finally, up to date stats may be seen right here in addition to 5 takeaways from the occasion.

Banner #2 – Court order might make outgoing seniors eligible for an additional season

After their first sport in Peru, the US added Sam Alexis to its workforce, who was a contributor on final 12 months’s IU squad. With Samet Yigitoglu ineligible to play in Peru, Alexis was added to provide the teaching employees one other frontcourt participant for depth and manufacturing.

As it seems, Alexis was amongst these preventing for a further 12 months of eligibility following new NCAA guidelines that take impact subsequent 12 months, permitting 5 seasons of play with no extra appeals or redshirts. However, a choose has now dominated that the eligibility adjustments should take impact retroactively, permitting Alexis and others to play in 2026-2027. Whether he’ll select to play for Indiana or some place else is unclear, however IU has an open scholarship ought to he return to Bloomington.

Banner #3 – IU soccer takes the highlight at Big Ten media days

The Hoosiers took half in soccer’s Big Ten media days, which featured all 18 colleges. IU coach Curt Cignetti spoke as one of many occasion’s foremost points of interest. Whether Indiana can repeat the efficiency from the autumn of 2025 stays to be seen, however expectations are as soon as once more excessive in Bloomington.

Banner #4 – IU soccer place previews

Proving Indiana is as soon as once more a official championship contender will happen on the sector starting subsequent month. However, they’re as soon as once more anticipated to be close to the prime of the convention and amongst one of the best in school soccer.

With expectations so excessive, Inside the Hall continued previewing every place for the roster individually. This week regarded on the working backs, large receivers and quarterbacks.

Banner #5 – Podcast on the Brink and Back Home Network exhibits

Podcast on the Brink returned this week. On the episode, Brian Tonsoni joined to debate IU basketball’s video games in Peru.

The Back Home Network has many exhibits. As a consequence, it was on air several times this week with programming.

Banner #6 – Hoosier Roundup

• Baseball filled out its coaching staff for subsequent spring.

• Volleyball will take part in Big Ten media day subsequent week. Also, a few gamers were honored by the conference, and single-game tickets went on sale for home matches.

Thanks to your continued assist of The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall. We’ll be again subsequent weekend with a brand new roundup.

Now go get pleasure from your self a 6-Banner Sunday.

Aaron (Ari) Shifron
Assembly Call Contributor

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