Jerod Morris

In place of Assembly Call Radio this week, we have an expert guest who can give us on insight on the topic everyone cares about during the last week in July: recruiting.

Rob Cassidy is the Director of Basketball Recruiting for Rivals, and he gives his analysis and opinion on a variety of topics, including:

• Is Malik Reneau actually better that most people think?
• Why recruiting evaluators had a hard time assessing Kaleb Banks
• The early impact Mike Woodson is having on the recruiting trail
• The steadiness of Gabe Cupps and potential of Jakai Newton
• Are the classes of 2023 and 2024 as down as everyone seems to believe?
• Thoughts on Indiana’s high priority targets in the classes of 2023 and 2024
• Why Dylan Harper (Ron Harper Jr’s brother) is such an interesting prospect

And much more — including the most interesting thing Rob saw out on the recruiting trail during the most recent live period.

On the mics: Jerod and Rob Cassidy of Rivals

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This week on Assembly Call Radio, we discuss this week’s article about IU in The Athletic, react to some more player media interviews, and then spend some time discussing in-game coaching tweaks we’d love to see this season as IU looks to build upon last season’s late success.

Plus, answers to community questions.

All that and much more on this edition of The Assembly Call.

On the mics: Ryan and Coach

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On Friday afternoon, Indiana fans got exciting news as Trayce Jackson-Davis announced he is returning for his senior season in Bloomington. As we do, we immediately pulled together an emergency podcast with respected voices to break down the news and what it means.

Featured in this episode:

• Rick Bozich on why Trayce’s return makes Indiana a Big Ten contender
• Scott Agness on the behind-the-scenes story at the Combine and what Trayce needs to show NBA scouts next season
• Tony Adragna on how Mike Woodson might alter the offense to make Trayce less of a fixture on the block
• Ryan Phillips on what this means for Malik Reneau’s freshman season and what a fair bar for success will be

Plus Jerod Morris hosting and pulling it all together.

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On Wednesday afternoon, Steve Kroner from the San Francisco Chronicle was kind enough to give us about 20 minutes of his time talking about the Saint Mary’s team that Indiana will face in the Round of 64 on Thursday night.

We cover:

• The broad context of Saint Mary’s basketball, and why they won’t be feeling like an “underdog” of any kind against Indiana
• What we learned from their three games, including one win, against Gonzaga
• What to expect stylistically from the Gaels on both sides of the ball
• What kind of big man is Matthias Tass? And will he be matched up against Trayce Jackson-Davis?
• The interesting story of Tommy Kuhse and the challenges he will present for Indiana
• Logan Johnson’s change-of-pace role on offense and his potential as a defensive matchup on Xavier Johnson
• What it’s looked like when Saint Mary’s has struggled this season
• What does Saint Mary’s do defensively to force so much isolation ball?
• Why this Saint Mary’s team is so comfortable at the end of the shot clock

And more.

It’s an insightful discussion, and we really appreciate Steve taking the time to share his knowledge with us ahead of Thursday’s game.

Listen to the podcast here:

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