THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2024

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATE FINALS

FRIDAY, NOV. 29

11 AM ET | CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
ADAMS CENTRAL (13-1) VS LINTON-STOCKTON (12-2)

3 PM ET | CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
EAST NOBLE (13-1) VS NEW PALESTINE (13-0)

7 PM ET | CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
WESTFIELD (12-1) VS BROWNSBURG (12-1)

SATURDAY, NOV. 30

11 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE (14-0) VS PROVIDENCE (13-0)

3 PM ET | CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS (10-4) VS HERITAGE HILLS (13-1)

7 PM ET | CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
WARSAW COMMUNITY (10-3) VS DECATUR CENTRAL (10-2)

STATE FINALS PREVIEW: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-25%20Football%20Preview.pdf

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Anderson Prep	65	Alexandria	62
Anderson	65	Pendleton Heights	52
Bedford North Lawrence	49	Bloomington North	38
Benton Central	74	Frontier	63
Bethesda Christian	88	Purdue Poly North	36
Bloomington South	89	Indianapolis HomeSchool	54
Boonville	55	Jasper	45
Borden	69	Eastern (Pekin)	30
Carmel	54	Zionsville	43
Carroll (Flora)	44	Lewis Cass	33
Caston	85	Lakeland Christian	48
Charlestown	76	New Washington	34
Columbus North	63	Heritage Christian	60
Concord	68	Elkhart Christian	36
Covenant Christian	73	Speedway	65
Decatur Central	66	Christel House	60
Edinburgh	45	Southwestern (Shelbyville)	37
Evansville Central	56	North Posey	33
Evansville Day	75	Cannelton	21
Fairfield	46	Wawasee	43
Fishers	71	Ben Davis	36
Fort Wayne Blackhawk	51	Mishawaka Marian	38
Franklin County	65	Hagerstown	55
Franklin	58	Indian Creek	57
Gibson Southern	65	Evansville Bosse	61
Greencastle	65	Crawfordsville	36
Greenfield-Central	62	Beech Grove	38
Greensburg	54	North Decatur	47
Greenwood	73	Center Grove	70
Hauser	62	Brown County	41
Hebron	67	DeMotte Christian	47
Illiana Christian	65	Kouts	63
Indianapolis Tindley	77	Indianapolis Washington	75
Jay County	42	Elwood	23
Jimtown	62	Prairie Heights	42
Kankakee Valley	69	Rensselaer Central	60
Kokomo	98	Western	56
Lake Station	57	North Newton	35
Lakewood Park	74	Southern Wells	48
Liberty Christian	92	Phalen Academy	77
Lowell	47	Morgan Twp.	33
McCutcheon	82	West Lafayette	61
Mitchell	62	Springs Valley	57
Monroe Central	73	Winchester	58
Mount Vernon (Fortville)	61	Lawrence Central	46
Mount Vernon (Posey)	66	Vincennes Rivet	39
New Castle	74	Blue River	35
New Haven	58	Woodlan	54
North Central (Farmersburg)	53	Eastern Greene	42
North Daviess	47	Loogootee	34
North Harrison	54	South Central (Elizabeth)	53	OT
North Montgomery	44	Fountain Central	21
North Vermillion	78	Westville (Ill.)	63
Northeast Dubois	61	Evansville Christian	32
Northridge	81	Elkhart	41
Northwestern	38	Pioneer	32
Parke Heritage	67	West Vigo	49
Pike	69	Franklin Central	53
Princeton	79	Wood Memorial	46
Providence Cristo Rey	38	Traders Point Christian	30
Riverton Parke	61	South Newton	39
Rock Creek Academy	85	Henryville	43
Seymour	42	Corydon Central	33
Sheridan	89	Cowan	47
Shoals	67	Dugger Union	15
Silver Creek	79	Floyd Central	46
South Bend Riley	75	LaPorte	59
South Dearborn	53	Rising Sun	34
South Ripley	72	Jac-Cen-Del	23
Southmont	79	North Putnam	48
Southport	67	Perry Meridian	43
Switzerland County	65	Oldenburg Academy	46
Tipton	64	Tri-Central	40
Trinity Lutheran	77	South Decatur	64
Twin Lakes	60	Winamac	45
Wapahani	51	Muncie Central	27
Washington Twp.	86	Portage Christian	10
West Central	77	Oregon-Davis	45
Westview	76	Bethany Christian	55
Wheeler	53	South Central (Union Mills)	50
Chicago Heights Tournament
Homewood-Flossmoor (Ill.)	78	Hammond Central	31
Schlarman (Ill.) Tournament
Covington		Paris (Ill.)		7:00 pm
UNREPORTED GAMES
GEO Next Generation		Seven Oaks		7:30 pm
Indiana Math & Science		MTI Knowledge		7:30 pm
Randolph Southern		Union (Modoc)		7:30 pm
St. Thomas More		Trinity Greenlawn		7:30 pm
Southwood		Blackford		7:45 pm
POSTPONEMENTS
North Central (Indianapolis)		Brownsburg		ppd.

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Alexandria	76	Anderson Prep	12
Angola	64	Garrett	40
Austin	62	Scottsburg	50
Barr-Reeve	51	Vincennes Rivet	38
Batesville	46	Seymour	38
Beech Grove	31	Shelbyville	30
Bellmont	73	Adams Central	23
Ben Davis	64	Indianapolis Attucks	40
Bloomington North	47	New Albany	33
Bluffton	84	New Haven	16
Brownstown Central	62	Columbus East	32
Carroll (Fort Wayne)	71	East Noble	64
Cascade	40	Tri-West	37
Center Grove	45	Indianapolis Roncalli	33
Centerville	56	Cambridge City Lincoln	27
Central Noble	55	Lakeland	28
Charlestown	70	New Washington	23
Churubusco	38	Lakeland Christian	36
Columbia City	68	Goshen	14
Columbus North	57	Terre Haute North	30
Covenant Christian	49	Speedway	40
Crown Point	75	LaPorte	44
Culver	51	Argos	19
Danville	73	Harrison (West Lafayette)	33
Delphi	45	Clinton Central	32
Eastside	54	Fort Wayne Luers	27
Evansville Mater Dei	43	Forest Park	40
Evansville North	57	Castle	32
Fishers	72	Zionsville	57
Fort Wayne Dwenger	64	Fort Wayne Blackhawk	48
Fort Wayne Wayne	49	Fremont	46
Fountain Central	37	North Montgomery	31
Franklin	59	Indian Creek	45
Greencastle	36	Crawfordsville	29
Hamilton Southeastern	66	Brownsburg	60
Hammond Central	71	Gary West	22
Hammond Morton	82	Hillcrest (Ill.)	66
Huntington North	69	Fort Wayne South	43
Indianapolis Riverside	36	Christel House	19
Indianapolis Shortridge	39	Park Tudor	37
Indianapolis Tindley	39	Indianapolis Washington	6
Jeffersonville	66	Jennings County	55
LaVille	52	South Bend Adams	34
Lafayette Jeff	59	Seeger	21
Lakewood Park	45	Fort Wayne North	25
Lapel	69	Guerin Catholic	54
Lawrence North	72	Avon	54
Lebanon	55	West Lafayette	43
Leo	47	South Adams	30
Lowell	45	Hanover Central	34
Marion	57	Elwood	37
Mooresville	60	Martinsville	58
Munster	51	Hobart	18
New Palestine	53	Rushville	43
Noblesville	61	Carmel	49
North Central (Farmersburg)	65	Eastern Greene	24
North Daviess	42	Loogootee	34
North Knox	58	Evansville Christian	43
North Posey	62	Evansville Central	59
North Putnam	66	Southmont	41
NorthWood	56	Triton	15
Northeastern	64	Connersville	54
Northridge	35	Elkhart	28
Norwell	80	Fort Wayne Concordia	48
Oak Hill	60	Southwood	37
Orleans	64	Clarksville	31
Owen Valley	38	Terre Haute South	26
Pike	43	Westfield	42
Plymouth	46	Logansport	19
Randolph Southern	45	Union (Modoc)	34
Rossville	43	Clinton Prairie	30
Shakamak	45	Bloomfield	33
Sheridan	59	Western Boone	15
South Knox	82	Linton	35
South Spencer	63	Mount Vernon (Posey)	24
Southport	57	Perry Meridian	41
Southridge	44	Boonville	42	OT
Springs Valley	43	Mitchell	12
Tell City	39	Pike Central	20
Tippecanoe Valley	40	Rochester	33
University	45	Brebeuf Jesuit	39	OT
Wabash	60	Pioneer	38
Warsaw	66	Penn	46
Washington	45	Vincennes Lincoln	24
West Washington	65	Salem	17
Westview	56	Bethany Christian	31
Westville	60	John Glenn	35
White River Valley	48	Cloverdale	22
Winamac	46	North White	36
Yorktown	47	Delta	46

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING RESULTS

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

WEEK 14

TUESDAY, NOV. 26

AKRON 21 TOLEDO 14 OT

BUFFALO 43 KENT STATE 7

THURSDAY, NOV. 28

2 P.M. | TUSKEGEE AT ALABAMA STATE | ESPNU
7:30 P.M. | MEMPHIS AT TULANE | ESPN

FRIDAY, NOV. 29

SATURDAY, NOV. 30

WEEK 15

FRIDAY, DEC. 6

SATURDAY, DEC. 7

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

TOP 25

SAN DIEGO STATE 71 #21 CREIGHTON 53

COLORADO 73 #2 CONNECTICUT 72

OREGON 80 #20 TEXAS A&M 70

#8 KENTUCKY 87 WESTERN KENTUCKY 68

#9 ALABAMA 85 #6 HOUSTON 80 OT

#5 IOWA STATE 89 DAYTON 84

#1 KANSAS 75 #11 DUKE 72

#4 AUBURN 85 #12 NORTH CAROLINA 72

ELSEWHERE:

CLEMSON 75 PENN STATE 67

BALL STATE 94 FLORIDA TECH 57

MEMPHIS 71 MICHIGAN STATE 63

RADFORD 69 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 56

IOWA 110 USC UPSTATE 77

RUTGERS 85 NOTRE DAME 84 OT

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

TOP 25

#19 ILLINOIS 75 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 55

#23 ALABAMA 73 CLEMSON 39

#14 KENTUCKY 77 ARIZONA STATE 61

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 75 #21 OREGON 70

#25 NEBRASKA 84 KANSAS CITY 38

ELSEWHERE:

GEORGIA STATE 57 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 56

MICHIGAN STATE 78 CALIFORNIA 72

NORTHWESTERN 73 LOYOLA ILLINOIS 64

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

QUARTERFINALS

FRIDAY, NOV. 29

NO. 1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VS. NO. 2 WAKE FOREST, 5 P.M.

NO. 2 NORTH CAROLINA VS. NO. 4 PENN ST., 6 P.M.

SATURDAY, NOV. 30

NO. 3 STANFORD VS. NO. 4 NOTRE DAME, 5 P.M.

NO. 1 DUKE VS. NO. 7 VIRGINIA TECH, 6 P.M.

SEMIFINALS

FRIDAY, DEC. 6

QUARTERFINAL WINNERS, TBA

CHAMPIONSHIP

MONDAY, DEC. 9

SEMIFINAL WINNERS, 7 P.M.

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

THIRD ROUND

SATURDAY, NOV. 30

NO. 13 MARSHALL VS. NC STATE, 2 P.M.

NO. 3 DENVER VS. NO. 14 INDIANA, 4 P.M.

NO. 11 VIRGINIA VS. UMASS, 5 P.M.

NO. 5 DAYTON VS. NO. 12 SMU, 7 P.M.

SUNDAY, DEC. 1

NO. 1 OHIO ST. VS. NO. 16 STANFORD, 5 P.M.

KANSAS CITY VS. NO. 2 PITTSBURGH, 5 P.M.

NO. 9 CLEMSON VS. NO. 8 WAKE FOREST, 6 P.M.

VERMONT VS. SAN DIEGO, 8 P.M.

NFL SCHEDULE

WEEK 13

THURSDAY

CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS (THANKSGIVING) 12:30P (ET) 12:30P CBS

NEW YORK GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (THANKSGIVING) 3:30P (CT) 4:30P FOX

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (THANKSGIVING) 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC

FRIDAY

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (FRI) 2:00P (CT) 3:00P PRIME VIDEO

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS

HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX

ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX

TENNESSEE TITANS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 4:05P (ET) 4:05P FOX

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 3:05P (CT) 4:05P FOX

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT BUFFALO BILLS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*

MONDAY

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS (MON) 6:15P (MT) 8:15P ESPN*

NBA SCORES

CHICAGO 127 WASHINGTON 108

MILWAUKEE 106 MIAMI 103

HOUSTON 117 MINNESOTA 111 OT

SAN ANTONIO 128 UTAH 115

PHOENIX 127 LA LAKERS 100

NHL SCORES

VANCOUVER 2 BOSTON 0

UTAH 3 MONTRÉAL 2 OT

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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NFL NEWS

WEEK 13 PREVIEW

Since 2006, the NFL has scheduled three Thanksgiving Day games each year, and this year, the league will continue to honor and commemorate the late John Madden with the third annual John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 28. For the second-consecutive season, the NFL will follow the Thanksgiving triple-header with a Black Friday game (Nov. 29) on Prime Video.

GAME	DAY	NETWORK	EASTERN TIME
Chicago Bears (4-7) at Detroit Lions (10-1)	Thanksgiving	CBS	12:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants (2-9) at Dallas Cowboys (4-7)	Thanksgiving	FOX	4:30 p.m.
Miami Dolphins (5-6) at Green Bay Packers (8-3)	Thanksgiving	NBC	8:20 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders (2-9) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-1)	Black Friday	Prime Video	3 p.m.

Chicago (4-7) at Detroit (10-1) (Thanksgiving, 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS): Detroit will play its 85th Thanksgiving Day game (37-45-2) dating back to 1934, while Chicago will play on Thanksgiving for the 38th time (20-15-2). The Bears have won three consecutive Thanksgiving games over the Lions (2018-19 and 2021) while Detroit is looking for its first Thanksgiving win since 2016.
- Detroit is the fourth team since 2000 to enter a Thanksgiving game with at least 10 wins, joining the 2015 Carolina Panthers (10-0), 2011 Green Bay Packers (10-0) and 2008 Tennessee Titans (10-1).
- The Lions, who tied a franchise record with 12 wins last year, have won at least 10 games in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history. Including the postseason, Detroit has rushed for a touchdown in 25 consecutive games, the longest such streak in NFL history.
- Detroit quarterback Jared Goff has six touchdowns and no interceptions in his first three Thanksgiving games and can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre as the only players ever with multiple touchdown passes in each of his first four games on the holiday.
- Lions running backs David Montgomery, with 11 rushing touchdowns this season and 13 rushing touchdowns last season, and Jahmyr Gibbs, with 10 rushing touchdowns in 2024 and 10 rushing touchdowns as a rookie in 2023, are the first pair of running back teammates each with at least 10 rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons in NFL history.
N.Y. Giants (2-9) at Dallas (4-7) (Thanksgiving, 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX): Dallas will play its 57th Thanksgiving Day game (33-22-1) since 1966 while the New York Giants will play on the holiday for the 17th time (7-6-3). The Cowboys defeated the Giants, 28-20, on Thanksgiving in 2022, as Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, CeeDee Lamb had 106 receiving yards and Micah Parsons recorded two sacks.
- Lamb had his 12th career game with at least 10 receptions last week, tied with Brandon Marshall (12 games) for the second-most such games by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only Michael Thomas (18 games) has more.
- Parsons recorded his 13th career game with at least two sacks in Week 12 and tied Elvis Dumervil (13 games), Tim Harris (13) and Aldon Smith (13) for the fifth-most such games by a player in his first four seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (22 games) and Richard Dent (16) as well as J.J. Watt (15) and Simeon Rice (14) have more.
- Parsons has a sack in each of his first three Thanksgiving games and can become the fifth player since 1982 with a sack in four consecutive Thanksgiving appearances, joining Greg Ellis (2004-08), Ed “Too Tall” Jones (1982-85), Tony Tolbert (1990-93) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy White (1982-85). He can also join White as the only players since 1982 with at least 1.5 sacks in three Thanksgiving games.
Miami (5-6) at Green Bay (8-3) (Thanksgiving, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): Green Bay will play on Thanksgiving for the second-consecutive season and 38th time overall (15-20-2), while Miami will be featured on the holiday for the eighth time (5-2) and first since 2011. The Dolphins defeated the New York Jets, 34-13, in the first-ever Black Friday game last season.
- During the Dolphins current three-game winning streak, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has 812 passing yards – the most among AFC quarterbacks in the past three weeks – along with eight touchdown passes and one interception for a 117.9 rating.
- Packers quarterback Jordan Love passed for three touchdowns with a 125.5 rating, while linebacker Rashan Gary recorded three sacks in the team’s 29-22 Thanksgiving win last season against Detroit. This year, Love can become the sixth quarterback ever with at least three touchdown passes in consecutive Thanksgiving appearances and the first since Tom Brady (2010 and 2012).
- Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs has 944 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns this season and became the fourth player since 2000 with at least 800 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns in each of his first six career seasons, joining Ezekiel Elliott, Adrian Peterson and Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson.
Las Vegas (2-9) at Kansas City (10-1) (Black Friday, 3 p.m. ET, Prime Video): Kansas City head coach Andy Reid became the third coach all-time with 19 seasons with 10-or-more wins, joining Bill Belichick (20 seasons with 10-or-more wins) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Shula (20).
- Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes recorded his 99th win (including the postseason) as a starting quarterback last week and with his next victory, can tie Tom Brady (100 wins) for the most wins, including the postseason, by a starting quarterback in his first eight seasons in NFL history.
- Mahomes has 73 career games with at least two touchdown passes and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (72 games) and Russell Wilson (72) for the second-most such games by a player in his first eight seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (74 games) has more.
- Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has 11,897 regular-season receiving yards and surpassed Antonio Gates (11,841 receiving yards) for the third-most regular-season receiving yards by a tight end all-time. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (15,127 receiving yards) and Jason Witten (13,046) have more.
- Las Vegas rookie tight end Brock Bowers has 74 receptions this season – the most by a Raiders rookie all-time, tied with Jeremy Shockey (74 receptions in 2002 with the New York Giants) for the third-most receptions by a rookie tight end in NFL history. Only Sam LaPorta (86 receptions in 2023 with Detroit) and Keith Jackson (81 in 1988 with Philadelphia) have more.
Philadelphia (9-2) at Baltimore (8-4) (Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): The Eagles have won seven consecutive games, the second-longest active winning streak in the NFL, and last week, became the second team in NFL history with at least 150 rushing yards and multiple rushing touchdowns in six consecutive games, joining the 1949 Philadelphia Eagles.
- Baltimore leads the NFL with 2,162 rushing yards (in 12 games, 180.2 per game) this season while Philadelphia ranks second with 2,127 rushing yards (in 11 games, 193.4 per game). Sunday’s matchup will mark the first time that the top two rushing offenses will meet in Week 13 or later of a season since Week 15, 2016 (also Philadelphia at Baltimore).
- Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley registered a career-high 302 scrimmage yards in Week 12 – the ninth-most in a game in NFL history – and 198 scrimmage yards in Week 11, becoming the third player in NFL history with 500 scrimmage yards in a two-game span, along with Pro Football Hall of Famers Walter Payton (1977) and Ollie Matson (1954).
- Included in his career-high and franchise-record 255 rushing yards last week, Barkley became the sixth player in NFL history to record multiple rushing touchdowns of 70-or-more yards in a game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Lenny Moore (1956) and Barry Sanders (1997) as well as John Fuqua (1970), Frank Gore (2009) and Maurice Jones-Drew (2009).
- Barkley leads the NFL with 1,649 scrimmage yards this season, the second-most scrimmage yards by a player in his first 11 games with a team in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson (1,726 scrimmage yards with the Los Angeles Rams).
- With Barkley and Baltimore’s Derrick Henry (1,421 scrimmage yards, second-most in the NFL), it will mark the first meeting between the top two leaders in scrimmage yards in Week 13 or later of a season since Week 14, 2009 (Tennessee’s Chris Johnson and the St. Louis Rams’ Steven Jackson).
- With Barkley (1,392 rushing yards, most in the NFL) and Henry (1,325 rushing yards, second-most), it will mark the first meeting between players each with at least 1,300 rushing yards in a season since Week 16, 2012 (Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson and Houston’s Arian Foster).
- Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson leads the NFL with 3,053 passing yards and leads all quarterbacks with 599 rushing yards this season. Jackson and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts are two of the six quarterbacks in NFL history with three career seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards, along with Cam Newton (six seasons), Russell Wilson (five), Josh Allen (four) and Randall Cunningham (three).
- Jackson leads the league with a 117.9 passer rating and is the first player since 2020 (Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers) with at least 3,000 passing yards and a passer rating of 115-or-higher entering Week 13.
Bounce back teams: Seven teams that missed the postseason last year – Denver (7-5) and the Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) in the AFC, and Arizona (6-5), Atlanta (6-5), Minnesota (9-2), Seattle (6-5) and Washington (7-5) in the NFC – have a winning record.
- Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) at Atlanta (6-5) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Since entering the NFL in 2020, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has 19,627 passing yards and can surpass Jameis Winston (19,737 passing yards) for the second-most passing yards by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (20,618 passing yards) has more.
  - Falcons running back Bijan Robinson ranks fifth in the NFL with 1,142 scrimmage yards this season and has seven games with at least 100 scrimmage yards, tied for the second-most in the league this season. Robinson has 103 receptions and 2,605 scrimmage yards since entering the NFL last season and is the first running back under the age of 23 since Saquon Barkley with at least 100 receptions and 2,500 scrimmage yards.
- Arizona (6-5) at Minnesota (9-2) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Cardinals tight end Trey McBride ranks second among tight ends in receiving yards (685) and third in receptions (61) this season and can join Travis Kelce (10 consecutive road games from 2019-20) as the only tight ends in NFL history with five-or-more receptions in 10 consecutive road games
  - Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson ranks second in the NFL with 939 receiving yards in 2024 and can become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first five career seasons, joining Mike Evans, A.J. Green and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss.
- Seattle (6-5) at New York Jets (3-8) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald is the only first-time head coach and one of four head coaches in his first year with a team – along with Atlanta’s Raheem Morris, the Los Angeles Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh and Washington’s Dan Quinn – to have a winning record in 2024. In seven consecutive seasons (2017-23), a first-time head coach has led his team to the postseason in his first season with a club.
- Tennessee (3-8) at Washington (7-5) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has 2,613 passing yards and 556 rushing yards this season and became the fourth rookie quarterback in NFL history with at least 2,500 passing yards and 500 rushing yards, joining Robert Griffin III (2012), Kyler Murray (2019) and Cam Newton (2011).
- Cleveland (3-8) at Denver (7-5) (Monday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC): Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix has eight touchdown passes with no interceptions for a 118.6 rating in his past three starts and joined Dak Prescott (Weeks 9-11, 2016) are the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history with eight-or-more touchdown passes and zero interceptions in a three-game span.

WEEK 13 PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

AFC

Buffalo Bills (9-2) vs. San Francisco 49ers (5-6); Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

Buffalo clinches AFC East division title with:

BUF win + MIA loss

Kansas City Chiefs (10-1) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9); Friday, 3 p.m. ET, Prime Video

Kansas City clinches a playoff berth with:

KC win + MIA loss or tie
KC win + DEN loss
KC win + LAC loss + DEN tie
KC tie + MIA loss

NFC

Detroit Lions (10-1) vs. Chicago Bears (4-7); Thursday, 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS

Detroit clinches a playoff berth with:

DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss + TB loss or tie
DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss + SEA tie + TB loss or tie
DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss + WAS loss or tie + ATL loss
DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss + WAS loss + ATL tie
DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss + SEA tie + WAS loss or tie + ATL loss
DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss + SEA tie + WAS loss + ATL tie

Note: There are additional scenarios in which Detroit can clinch a playoff spot with a tie and other outcomes that involve the Lions clinching the strength of victory tiebreaker.

THIRD ANNUAL JOHN MADDEN THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION ON THURSDAY, NOV. 28

The National Football League continues to honor and commemorate the late John Madden with the third annual John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 28.

Madden once said, “There’s no place that I would rather be today on Thanksgiving than right here, right now, at a football game,” and the John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration brings together all the things that were important to him – family, football, food, tradition and fun.

This year’s edition of the John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration will feature the following elements:

Network partners FOX, CBS and NBC will continue to celebrate Madden’s contributions to the game, both on the field and in the broadcast booth, with tributes interspersed throughout each game on Thanksgiving Day. The lineup includes the Chicago Bears versus the Detroit Lions at 12:30 p.m. ET on CBS, the New York Giants versus the Dallas Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the Miami Dolphins versus the Green Bay Packers at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. Live game audio of all three Thanksgiving Day games will be broadcast nationally by Westwood One and SiriusXM.
A special NFL-produced Madden Hallmark will kick off each broadcast, conveying what Thanksgiving meant to him in his own words. The Hallmark can be viewedhere.
Each network will select a Madden Thanksgiving MVP who will receive a $10,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to be given to a high school or youth football program in their name, as the topic of youth football was important to Madden. This year for the first time, each Madden Thanksgiving MVP will be awarded with the Madden Thanksgiving MVP trophy, created to honor Madden and celebrate everything the game of football means to the Thanksgiving holiday. The trophy is in the form of a pylon and includes various “Maddenisms” sprinkled throughout, along with visual cues to speak to the holiday theme.
New this year, the NFL will benefit the newly-created John Madden Foundation by auctioning off game-used items from the three Thanksgiving Day games via NFL Auction, with proceeds supporting the new foundation.
A coin featuring a silhouette of Coach Madden on one side (“Heads”) and a six-legged turducken on the reverse side (“Tails) will be used for the coin toss, and a patch featuring a silhouette of Coach Madden will be included on the jersey of each player at all three games. The coin can be viewedhere and the jersey patch can be viewed here.
Special John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration stencils will be placed on the sidelines of Ford Field (Detroit), AT&T Stadium (Dallas) and Lambeau Field (Green Bay), along with stadium wall panels that include an iconic image of Madden from his coaching days.
The NFL’s radio broadcast partners Westwood One and SiriusXM NFL Radio will air Madden and Thanksgiving-related programming leading up to and on Thanksgiving Day.
The NFL’s social media handles across X, Snapchat, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube and others will support John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration by posting content around the Thanksgiving celebration, and AP Images will be capturing gameday still imagery throughout the day.
NFL Media will support all elements of the John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration across programming and platforms leading up to and on Thanksgiving Day, including “Good Morning Football” on NFL Network.

The John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration began in 2022 as a way to honor the late icon’s indelible legacy.

QBS HEADLINE PACKERS-DOLPHINS THANKSGIVING NIGHT MATCHUP

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love played interception-free football for the first time this season during a home rout of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

The Packers’ Thanksgiving night home clash with the Miami Dolphins offers a chance to be equally efficient. Just don’t expect Love to scale back his approach in the meeting of playoff contenders.

“I definitely am a guy who always wants those big plays, want to put that pressure on the defense and take some of those shots,” Love said.

Love threw for a season-low 163 yards on 13-of-23 passing to go with two touchdowns against the 49ers. Still, with Josh Jacobs (26 carries, 106 yards, three touchdowns) wreaking havoc in the running game, Love found opportunities to strike a balance.

“Those are the lessons that I had to learn last year and I’ll continue to learn: just when the right time (is) to take those shots,” he said. “If guys get a step or we’re in the right coverage versus just finding those completions. Because these check-downs and just finding those completions turn into big plays, as well, sometimes.”

Green Bay (8-3) is third in the rugged NFC North but holds a two-game lead in the loss column for the No. 6 seed in the conference playoff race.

Winners of three straight, the Dolphins (5-6) are 1 1/2 games behind the Denver Broncos for the seventh seed in the AFC.

“I think this is an awesome opportunity,” Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said. “Being able to play Thursday night football, prime time on Thanksgiving.”

Tagovailoa continues to surge since returning from injured reserve in Week 8. With four touchdown passes during a 34-15 home win against the New England Patriots on Sunday, he has 11 TDs through the air against just one interception in his five games back.

Tagovailoa dismissed the notion that chilly temperatures in Green Bay on Thursday could be enough to cool him. The Hawaiian-born signal-caller is 0-7 when the temperature is 40 degrees or lower.

“To me, it’s just a mindset,” he said. “That’s really all there is.”

Added Miami defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver: “I’ve never lost a game and thought, ‘Guys, it was too cold outside.’”

Miami boasts a versatile set of playmakers for Green Bay to defend. Running back De’Von Achane also is active in the passing game, as he made two touchdown receptions against New England.

Among the Dolphins’ receivers, wideouts Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle and tight end Jonnu Smith each have at least 41 receptions and 535 yards. The three have combined for nine TDs.

Green Bay is hoping for another jolt from second-year linebacker Lukas Van Ness, whose strip-sack against the 49ers was the big play he said he needed for his confidence. It led to Jacobs’ third TD.

“I told myself I’m going to get off the ball, use my God-given abilities and just get in the backfield and make a play,” Van Ness said. “So I think that’s what I’ve wanted to do all year. I just need to continue that.”

Miami leads the all-time series 10-6, but Green Bay has won five of the past six matchups. The teams’ most recent meeting also came on a holiday, with the visiting Packers prevailing 26-20 on Christmas Day 2022.

Green Bay won each of its previous November home games against Miami, in 2002 and 2018.

VANQUISHING BEARS, THANKSGIVING LOSING STREAK TOPS LIONS’ HOLIDAY LIST

Emboldened by the view from the top of the NFC North, the Detroit Lions are out to eliminate nightmare holiday gatherings when the Chicago Bears come to town Thursday for a lunchtime division duel.

The Lions (10-1) are streaking one direction, the Bears (4-7) the other in the first matchup of the season between teams on opposite ends of the division.

Riding a nine-game winning streak, their longest since a 10-game streak during their first season in Detroit in 1934, the Lions are burdened by losses in their traditional Thanksgiving Day game the past seven seasons. Three of the defeats are courtesy of Chicago.

The Bears and Lions get together for the 20th time on Thanksgiving — the Bears have 11 wins — this week in the first of two meetings between the teams in a 25-day span. Detroit goes to Soldier Field on Dec. 22.

“I think there’s two things,” Campbell said of the Thanksgiving losing streak. “Number one — Get a W. And it’s a division win that’s why this huge. Number two is because the players are going to get a couple of days off. So, they have family, friends in, it’d be nice to feel good about it when you’re with everybody because it’s just not real fun. It’s not real fun to be around.”

Detroit (10-1) owns the best record in the NFC but the Lions aren’t even assured of a division title. Minnesota sits one game behind them and Green Bay is two games back. The Bears (4-7) sit in last place and would likely need to run the table to have any chance of making the playoffs.

The Lions have been dominant in all phases and haven’t allowed a touchdown in the past 10 consecutive quarters.

Detroit’s offense ranks first in points per game (32.7) and second in total yardage (394.3) The Lions defense has not given up a touchdown in the last 10 quarters. Rookie placekicker Jake Bates has made all 16 of his field goal attempts, including four from 50-plus yards over the past three games.

Chicago shows up in a foul mood. The Bears are saddled with a five-game losing streak and Chicago’s defense has been destroyed for nearly 2,000 total yards in the last four games.

The Bears failed to reach the 20-point mark four times in five outings since they last won a game. In their latest defeat, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and the offense perked up but they lost to Minnesota in overtime, 30-27.

“We have to play complementary football for us to be able to win these games,” coach Matt Eberflus said. “The games we have won, we have done that. The games we have been close we’ve missed the mark a little bit. Over the course of the year, it’s been one side or the other, this side or that side. In this league you have to be good on all sides to win. That’s what we are searching for.”

Williams threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. The wide receiver trio of DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Romeo Odunze combined for 21 receptions and two touchdowns while tight end Cole Kmet caught seven passes.

“What I’ve been impressed with is just how he has grown,” Campbell said. “He has grown every game but these last two I really feel like he’s taken off and what they’re doing with him has been really good for him and he just looks very composed. He doesn’t get frazzled, plays pretty fast, and he’s an accurate passer, big arm, and he’s got some guys that can get open for him.”

Detroit’s banged-up secondary could be susceptible against the Bears’ veteran receivers in their bid to pull off an upset on Thursday.

The Lions put two defensive backs on injured reserve in the past week and top cornerback Carlton Davis isn’t expected to play due to knee and thumb injuries.

Detroit offensive tackle Taylor Decker (knee) and top returner Kalif Raymond (foot) are also expected to miss the game, though Campbell expressed optimism that running back David Montgomery (shoulder), formerly of the Bears, would play. Bears safety Elijah Hicks was listed as a DNP for Tuesday’s walkthrough.

WINLESS AT HOME, COWBOYS GRATEFUL FOR HOLIDAY PAIRING WITH INEPT GIANTS

The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants stumble onto center stage for a Thanksgiving Day battle of backup quarterbacks, as the out-of-contention NFC East rivals have served up a combined six wins and 16 losses in 2024.

Cooper Rush helped the Cowboys (4-7) return to the win column at Washington before the three-day prep for playing holiday host to backup-turned-QB1 Tommy DeVito and the Giants (2-9). New York lugs a six-game losing streak and some emotional drama to the table Thursday afternoon.

“The fight has definitely been there,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said. “But we’re still pretty far down in the valley of adversity right now. We’ve made one step in the right direction, so we’ve still got a lot of climbing to do.”

The playoffs are an afterthought at the moment. Dallas is 14th in the NFC and the Giants are dead last with the final third of the season ahead.

Beating the Commanders 34-26 on Sunday helped the Cowboys exhale if only briefly, and will now try to win at home for the first time in six tries. The Cowboys are shooting for a season sweep of the Giants for the fourth consecutive season.

“It was great to get some wind under our wings, but this Thursday’s game comes on you so fast. That’s really where my mind is and my heart is, too,” McCarthy said.

Last in the NFL in scoring (14.8 points per game) and 28th in passing offense at 187.9 yards per game, the Giants are devoid of highlighter-worthy names on the offensive scouting report.

The last win for the Giants, 29-20 at Seattle, came one week after losing 20-15 to the Cowboys in September. New York is 0-4 against the NFC East including two losses by a combined eight points to the Commanders.

Rookie Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers flashes big-play ability. He’s also not shy about sharing his opinion.

Nabers received a good talking to from head coach Brian Daboll after he blasted the Giants’ effort and felt New York was “soft” in a 30-7 whipping at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence shared the sentiment only days after openly pondering why and how the Giants decided to hand the starting quarterback job to undrafted Tommy DeVito at the expense of 2019 first-rounder Daniel Jones.

“When you lose a game like that, there’s frustration,” Daboll said. “Certainly, you’d like to keep it in house. But you understand them, and I’ve been doing this for a while. There’s conversations that you have to have if comments like that are made. I respect the opinions of the players and of the coaches. We’ll work as hard as we can to get this fixed.”

DeVito, now 3-4 as a starter after going .500 as a rookie in 2023, was under siege from the start against the Buccaneers. Defensive tackle Calijah Kancey virtually folded DeVito in half on a first-quarter sack and staggered him again with a jarring hit in the fourth quarter as he released a pass.

Offensive tackles Jermaine Eluemunor (quad) and Evan Neal (hip) top the long list of injury concerns for the Giants. Eluemunor left last week’s game in the first half and couldn’t return.

Extra blockers likely are mandatory to keep Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons from feasting. Parsons had 2.0 sacks at Washington, his second game with multiple sacks in three outings since returning from a high ankle sprain. He had two sacks of Jones the last time the Giants visited for Thanksgiving in 2022.

Nabers caught 12 passes for 115 yards from Jones in defeat against the Cowboys Week 4. That was before the QB switch. Nabers wasn’t targeted in the first half last week.

Giants running back Tyrone Tracy enters the week in the proverbial doghouse because of another costly fumble, after his fumble in Week 10 at London gifted the Carolina Panthers a game-winning field goal in overtime.

“Blood is in the water now,” Tracy said. “You’ve got to understand this is the NFL and ball security is job security.”

Beyond their 0-5 home record, the Cowboys are 2-1 in the NFC East but have been outscored by 98 points on the season. The nine-loss Giants own a minus-89 scoring margin.

Rush was not special at Washington, but he threw a pair of TDs, completed 75 percent of his passes and didn’t throw an interception. He was limited Monday with a knee injury, but McCarthy appeared confident the QB would be available over current backup Trey Lance.

Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle handled a career-high 19 carries, for a career-best 86 yards last week, erasing his previous best — 12 carries for 79 yards and a touchdown — against the Giants last season. He caught a 15-yard TD pass in the Cowboys’ win over the Giants in September.

New York gave up 156 rushing yards to the Buccaneers, the fifth consecutive game of allowing at least 140.

A win would bring the Cowboys’ record to 5-7, good enough to find the fringe of playoff chatter.

The Cowboys are hopeful for the return of key players, including tight end Jake Ferguson (concussion), guard Tyler Smith (ankle/knee) and No. 1 cornerback Trevon Diggs (groin/knee) after they sat out Week 12. Wide receiver Brandin Cooks (knee) is expected to be back for the first time since Week 4, but left guard Zack Martin (shoulder, ankle) is not expected to be available.

AARON RODGERS: UNSURE ON ’25 BUT JETS ‘WOULD BE MY FIRST OPTION’

Aaron Rodgers disputed a report that said he wants to continue his NFL career in 2025 on a team other than the New York Jets.

Appearing Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the veteran quarterback said he has yet to decide if he’ll play in 2025 — however if he does, he’d like to play for the Jets.

“I haven’t told anybody in my life that I wanna play in 2025 and not on the Jets,” Rodgers said. “So, that’s 100 percent false.

“I actually said the opposite, that I’m gonna wait and see what happens at the end of the season and if they want me back, and what happens with (interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich) and what happens with the offensive staff and obviously the GM at the time, and then they just fired Joe (Douglas). There’s a lot of things out of my control when it comes to that. But I really have enjoyed my time in New York.

“… I don’t even know if I wanna play yet, but New York would be my first option.”

The Athletic previously reported that Rodgers wanted to play for another team in 2025.

Rodgers, who turns 41 on Saturday, acknowledged the obvious that the season hasn’t gone that way he would’ve liked for the Jets (3-8).

Rodgers returned this year after missing all but four plays of his first season in New York in 2023, when he tore his left Achilles tendon in the season opener.

His comeback season hasn’t gone according to plan, though. Rodgers has completed 63.4 percent of his passes for 2,442 yards and 17 touchdowns with seven interceptions — with his completion percentage, yards per completion and touchdown rate ranking among the lowest of his 20-year career.

Rodgers is under contract for next season with a $2.5 million base salary plus a $35 million option bonus.

NFL THANKSGIVING, BLACK FRIDAY CAPSULES

–Thursday
Chicago Bears (4-7) at Detroit Lions (10-1), 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS
With a nine-game winning streak and 2-0 record in the division, the Lions are no easy prey for the Bears in the first game of the holiday tripleheader on Thursday. Chicago lost another game in walkoff fashion, 30-27 to the Vikings in overtime, their third such defeat in a five-game losing streak to deflate a feel-good 4-2 start. Signs of growth are evident for Bears rookie No. 1 pick Caleb Williams. Facing Minnesota’s notably blitz-happy defense, Williams guided the Bears to 17 points in the fourth quarter to force OT. He had his third 300-yard game of the season and hasn’t thrown an interception during the ongoing five-game skid. A lasting pain point since the Bears tasted victory at London in Week 6 is execution on third downs converting 21 of 73 since the bye week. With the short and fruitless drives becoming habitual, Chicago has seen improvement with Thomas Brown calling plays the past two games, although there are signs of a weary defense late in games. No time for a breather at Ford Field. The Lions are all-gas, no-brakes with 10 total touchdowns the past eight quarters. The Bears have 12 touchdowns in their past six games. Old friend David Montgomery faces his former Bears’ teammates and is doing his part to put points up for the Lions with 11 rushing TDs in 11 games. Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown has more touchdowns (nine) than all Bears wide receivers combined (eight). Chicago’s defense picked off Jared Goff five times in two games last season. He has 20 touchdown passes — one TD catch — and seven games with multiple TD passes in 2024. In recent games, the Bears’ defense is getting scorched. Chicago has surrendered a league-worst 1,977 total yards since Week 8.

New York Giants (2-9) at Dallas Cowboys (4-7), 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX
Backup Tommy DeVito didn’t enjoy much of his first start this season for the Giants behind an offensive line breached by the Buccaneers repeatedly. DeVito, elevated to the starting role upon the demotion and release of Daniel Jones, was sacked four times and hit early and often. But there are a couple of reasons the Giants might stick around in the rematch of their 20-15 loss to Dallas earlier this season. For starters, the Cowboys are 0-5 at home and also pushed their backup into a starting role. Cooper Rush threw two TD passes last week but he wasn’t entirely responsible for Dallas putting up 34 points to upset Washington. They also had two implausible fourth-quarter kickoff return TDs and the Commanders suffered self-inflicted wounds, not the least of which was a missed extra point that would have tied the game at 27 with 14 seconds remaining. Given the state of affairs in New York, where rookie WR Malik Nabers defined the team’s effort as soft, and the questionable health of DeVito’s offensive line, the Cowboys are favored to sweep the two-game series from the Giants for the fourth consecutive season. Rush (knee) started the week hobbled but head coach Mike McCarthy said he was confident the QB would be ready for Thursday.

Miami Dolphins (5-6) at Green Bay Packers (8-3), 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
If it’s Miami on the road late in the season, we’re talking temperature and the Dolphins’ miserable record in sub-freezing conditions tells a depressing tale for the fish. Miami is 0-12 in its last 12 games when temps at kickoff are 26 degrees or lower and it could be at or under that number Thursday night. Green Bay’s offensive line is setting the tone of late and it is built for plowing the path in front of RB Josh Jacobs, a downhill runner who is breaking tackles and taking names. Jacobs has six rushing touchdowns and three games with 95 rushing yards or more in the past four contests. The Dolphins haven’t proven capable of being a run-first outfit with De’Von Achane limited to 32 yards on 10 carries last week. But he flashes big-play potential as a secondary option to QB Tua Tagovailoa. Since returning from IR, Tagovailoa has 1,043 passing yards, 10 TD passes and a completion percentage over 77. The Packers are in the primetime spotlight the next four weeks while attempting to work their way up the playoff pecking order. They’ve won five of the past six games with the Dolphins. This is the second consecutive game for Packers coach Matt LaFleur opposing a former co-worker in Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel. He beat Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers last week. All three overlapped on staffs with the Houston Texans (2008), Washington Redskins (2011-13) and Atlanta Falcons (2015-16).

–Friday
Las Vegas Raiders (2-9) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-1), 3 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime
Normally cool and collected Chiefs coach Andy Reid nearly witnessed the coronary in Carolina courtesy of Bryce Young and the Panthers, who darted back into the game Sunday from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to force a game-ending field goal by Kansas City’s fill-in kicker Spencer Shrader. As if there was a reason needed to take the Raiders seriously, Las Vegas beat Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City on Christmas Day last season. Reid is 19-4 against the Raiders with the Chiefs and Mahomes is 11-2 since becoming the starter in 2018. Mahomes will become the Chiefs’ all-time leader in TD passes with his next score, breaking an existing tie with Len Dawson (237). Mahomes has an entertaining history with Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby, largely out of respectful competition. Crosby’s stamina will be tested by the Chiefs’ methodical offense. Kansas City is first in the NFL in 10-play drives (32) and third-down percentage (52.7), areas where the Raiders’ defense is below-average. Las Vegas is No. 22 in the NFL in third-down defense and allowed 104 total points in the past three games. Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell is preparing to start Friday and make his first appearance since a thumb injury sent him to IR Week 7. O’Connell returns to an offense leaning heavily on rookie TE Brock Bowers to produce. He leads the team with 74 receptions, 744 yards and three TD catches. He had five receptions for 55 yards in the Raiders’ 27-20 loss to the Chiefs on Oct. 27.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

CLEMSON, ALABAMA FIRST TWO OUT OF CFP PICTURE IN LATEST RANKINGS

Tuesday’s penultimate in-season College Football Playoff rankings reveal did not feature much movement near the top, with the top four remaining Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State and Notre Dame moving into the top five.

However, Alabama is now projected to miss the field of 12 after taking its third loss of the season this past weekend, and a couple of teams from South Carolina are also bubbling under in the playoff picture.

The four teams who would receive first-round byes did not change from last week. The four highest-ranked projected conference champs were Oregon, Texas, Miami — which moved up to the No. 6 ranking — and Boise State, which slid up to No. 11.

Taking the place of BYU, which suffered its second defeat in a row after a 9-0 start, Arizona State entered the bracket for the first time as the projected Big 12 champion and the No. 12 seed. The Sun Devils are the highest Big 12 team in the new rankings at No. 16.

Georgia and Tennessee, both 9-2, are sitting pretty at Nos. 7 and 8 in the rankings after three of its SEC counterparts dropped to 8-3. Alabama put together a lifeless effort in a 24-3 loss to Oklahoma, Ole Miss fell 24-17 at Florida and Texas A&M lost a 43-41 four-overtime thriller at Auburn.

Alabama dropped six ranking spots to No. 13 and is the second team out, behind No. 12 Clemson (9-2). On Saturday, Clemson hosts rival South Carolina, now ranked No. 15 and one of the stronger 8-3 teams in the country.

Indiana dropped five places to No. 10 after being dealt its first loss of the year by Ohio State, 38-15.

CFP projected first-round byes: No. 1 seed Oregon, No. 2 seed Texas, No. 3 seed Miami, No. 4 seed Boise State

CFP projected quarterfinal games (campus sites):
No. 9 seed Tennessee at No. 8 seed Georgia
No. 10 seed SMU at No. 7 seed Notre Dame
No. 11 seed Indiana at No. 6 seed Penn State
No. 12 seed Arizona State at No. 5 seed Ohio State

CFP rankings (different from seeds)
1. Oregon (11-0)
2. Ohio State (10-1)
3. Texas (10-1)
4. Penn State (10-1)
5. Notre Dame (10-1)
6. Miami (10-1)
7. Georgia (9-2)
8. Tennessee (9-2)
9. SMU (10-1)
10. Indiana (10-1)
11. Boise State (10-1)
12. Clemson (9-2)
13. Alabama (8-3)
14. Ole Miss (8-3)
15. South Carolina (8-3)
16. Arizona State (9-2)
17. Tulane (9-2)
18. Iowa State (9-2)
19. BYU (9-2)
20. Texas A&M (8-3)
21. Missouri (8-3)
22. UNLV (9-2)
23. Illinois (8-3)
24. Kansas State (8-3)
25. Colorado (8-3)

ALABAMA FLIPS RB JACE CLARIZIO FROM MICHIGAN STATE

Running back Jace Clarizio flipped his commitment from his local team, Michigan State, to Alabama.

The decision, announced by Clarizio on social media Tuesday, comes after the East Lansing (Mich.) High standout visited head coach Kalen DeBoer’s Crimson Tide on Nov. 16.

“Great program,” Clarizio told On3. “Playing on the biggest level. … All the people and coaches I met and interacted with were all great people. The atmosphere was crazy.”

The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder is ranked as the No. 33 running back by On3 and tabbed No. 35 in their industry ranking.

In May, he had verbally committed to the Spartans, where his father, Craig Johnson, was a running back and defensive back who was a member of the 1987 Rose Bowl-winning squad under coach George Perles.

CLEMSON ADDS TOP 50 QB TO ’25 RECRUITING CLASS

Clemson added a quarterback to its 2025 recruiting class on Tuesday with Chris Denson announcing his decision to flip from Coastal Carolina.

The 6-foot-2, 175-pounder from Plant City High School in Florida had been committed to the Chanticleers since April and has yet to visit Clemson’s campus. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney has been putting a push on to flip Denson in recent weeks following the decommitment of Blake Hebert last month.

“I just feel like my development will be through the roof,” Denson told On3.com about his decision to switch. “Playing under one of the best coaches in the country and knowing that I haven’t reached my potential yet, I know that they will take me to that level.”

A three-star recruit, Denson is ranked as the No. 50 quarterback in the nation by the 247 Composite. He is the 14th player to commit to the Tigers, who have also seen six players decommit this cycle, according to The Greenville News.

“What makes Clemson special is just the level of ball that they are playing at,” Denson said. “And the way they compete. I’m a huge competitor, so that’s the type of place and people I want to surround myself around.”

NORTH CAROLINA’S MACK BROWN WON’T RETURN IN 2025

Mack Brown will not return as head coach at North Carolina next season, the school announced Tuesday.

The Tar Heels (6-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) play their regular-season finale Saturday at home against rival North Carolina State.

The university said no decision has been made about whether Brown, 73, will coach the team in a bowl game.

Brown is the winningest coach in UNC history with a record of 113-78-1 over two stints (1988-97, 2019-24).

“Mack Brown has won more games than any football coach in UNC history, and we deeply appreciate all that he has done for Carolina football and our University,” athletic director Bubba Cunningham said in a news release. “Over the last six seasons — his second campaign in Chapel Hill — he has coached our team to six bowl berths, including an Orange Bowl, while mentoring 18 NFL draft picks.

“… We thank Coach Brown for his dedication to Carolina, and wish him, Sally and their family all the best.”

He also coached at Tulane (1985-87) and Texas (1998-2013), winning a national championship with the Longhorns in 2005.

Brown’s overall record is 282-149-1 in 35 seasons as a head coach, including a 14-12 record in bowl games. He was the ACC Coach of the Year in 1996, the Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2009 and the Bobby Dodd national Coach of the Year in 2008. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

“While this was not the perfect time and way in which I imagined going out, no time will ever be the perfect time,” Brown said in a statement. “I’ve spent 16 seasons at North Carolina and will always cherish the memories and relationships Sally and I have built while serving as head coach.

“We’ve had the chance to coach and mentor some great young men, and we’ll miss having the opportunity to do that in the future. Moving forward, my total focus is on helping these players and coaches prepare for Saturday’s game against N.C. State and give them the best chance to win. We want to send these seniors out right and I hope our fans will show up Saturday to do the same.”

Brown has three years remaining on his contract in Chapel Hill. His salary for the 2024 season was $5 million, according to USA Today. The school said remaining payments will come through the athletic department and not state funds.

The university’s announcement came one day after Brown said he intended to return in 2025.

“I’m not gonna think about retiring. I’m not gonna talk about retiring,” Brown said Monday. “… There will be a morning when I’ll get up and I’ll say, ‘You know what, somebody else should be leading this team. They’re better than I am at this at this point.’ Then I’ll go do something else.”

North Carolina started 3-0 this season before a stunning 70-50 home loss to James Madison on Sept. 21 sparked a four-game losing streak.

TAKE 5: CANDIDATES TO REPLACE MACK BROWN AT UNC

North Carolina will usher in a new era after announcing Tuesday that head coach Mack Brown will not return next season.

So, where do the Tar Heels turn next as they move on from the winningest coach in program history?

Athletic director Bubba Cunningham got a head start on the process with the Tar Heels, the first program from a power conference to part ways with their head coach this season.

Here are five potential top candidates for an appealing opportunity to take over a quality ACC program:

Matt Campbell, Iowa State
It wouldn’t be a coaching cycle if Campbell’s name wasn’t tied to a vacancy at a prominent program. Still just 44 years old, Campbell is already in his ninth season in Ames, where he has posted a 62-50 record. That includes a 9-2 mark this season. The Ohio native and three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year has rebuffed numerous overtures in the past to move on from Iowa State, but that won’t stop other programs from continuing to knock on his door.

Jamey Chadwell, Liberty
The well-traveled Chadwell has had his name tied to UNC as a potential replacement for Brown for some time. He spent stints at Charleston Southern and Coastal Carolina, among other stops, before taking over at Liberty, where he has posted a 21-3 record and led the Flames to a spot in last season’s Fiesta Bowl after going 13-0 in the regular season. The Tennessee native led Coastal Carolina to an 11-0 start and as high as No. 9 in the Associated Press poll in 2020 before a bowl game loss to Liberty, somewhat ironically. Chadwell was named the AP College Coach of the Year following the season — a first for the Sun Belt Conference.

Andy Kotelnicki, Penn State (OC)
Kotelnicki lacks head coaching experience, but the 43-year-old is considered one of the brightest young offensive minds in college football. Before landing at Penn State this year, Kotelnicki served as the offensive coordinator at Buffalo (2015-2020) and Kansas (2021-23). A center for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, the Minnesota native began his coaching career as an offensive assistant at Western Illinois in 2004.

Alex Golesh, South Florida
Another highly respected offensive mind, Golesh took over a program that went 1-11 the year before his arrival. The Bulls went 7-6 in his first season and are 6-5 so far this year. Despite being just 40 years old, he would provide UNC with head coaching experience following time as an assistant at Tennessee, Iowa State, UCF and Illinois. Golesh has a fascinating background, having attended Ohio State after being born in Moscow and growing up in Brooklyn before his family moved to Dublin, Ohio. He began his coaching career as a high school defensive line coach in 2003.

Barry Odom, UNLV
Odom, 47, has lifted the Rebels to arguably the best level in program history in just two seasons. UNLV is 9-2 this year with a shot at making the College Football Playoff, and is 18-7 over the past two seasons. Odom, who took over at his alma mater at Missouri following the retirement of Gary Pinkel, got his second crack at a head coaching gig after doing a remarkable job as Arkansas’ defensive coordinator from 2020-22. With his track record, Odom could have his pick of multiple openings as more Power Four vacancies become available over the next several weeks.

HOUSTON FIRES OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR KEVIN BARBAY

The Houston Cougars fired offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay on Tuesday with one game left on the schedule.

The Cougars (4-7, 3-5 Big 12) rank last among 134 FBS schools in scoring at 13.6 points per game, and last in the conference in total offense with 291.5 yards per game.

Head coach Willie Fritz’s squad finishes the season at No. 14 BYU on Saturday night in Provo, Utah.

“We are grateful to Kevin for his dedication and contributions to our football program this season,” Fritz said in a statement. “As we continue to assess every aspect of our program, it is clear we have not met our offensive standards. … Our focus is on finishing the season strong Saturday against BYU.”

Barbay, 41, was in his first season at Houston after serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Mississippi State (2023), Appalachian State (2022), Central Michigan (2021) and Stephen F. Austin (2018).

Barbay had one year remaining and will be owed $750,000 by Houston, pending potential offsets from any future employment.

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: DAMIAN LILLARD HOISTS BANGED-UP BUCKS OVER HEAT

Damian Lillard scored 37 points and dished out 12 assists as the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks defeated the host Miami Heat 106-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.

Lillard made 10 of 17 shots from the floor, including 8 of 13 from 3-point range, as Milwaukee won a fifth straight game.

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who leads the NBA in scoring (32.4 points per game), missed the contest due to swelling in his left knee. In addition, three-time All-Star Khris Middleton has yet to play this season for Milwaukee due to surgery on both of his ankles.

Miami, 1-2 in East Group B, was led by Jimmy Butler’s 23 points. Tyler Herro added 18. Terry Rozier returned after missing two games due to an injury to his right foot. He finished with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting, going 3-for-4 from deep.

Rockets 117, Timberwolves 111 (OT)

Alperen Sengun tallied a triple-double and Houston outlasted Minnesota in an in-season tournament matchup in Minneapolis.

Sengun amassed 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds while Fred VanVleet finished with 27 points and 11 assists for Houston, which clinched the West Group A title with a 3-0 mark and will advance to the quarterfinals. Dillon Brooks scored 22 points, and Jabari Smith Jr. finished with 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting.

Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards produced 29 points and 10 rebounds, but his last-second shot attempt to win the game in regulation rimmed in and out of the basket. Julius Randle scored 21 points and Naz Reid contributed 19 off the bench for the Timberwolves, who fell to 1-2 in West Group A.

Suns 127, Lakers 100

Devin Booker recorded 26 points and 10 assists as Phoenix halted a five-game losing streak with a convincing victory over visiting Los Angeles.

Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 23 points in their returns from calf injuries. The Suns went 1-6 without Durant and 0-5 without Beal.

Anthony Davis had 25 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots and LeBron James had 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as the Lakers lost their third straight game. James made two 3-pointers to move into a tie for seventh place on the all-time list with Kyle Korver (2,450 threes).

Bulls 127, Wizards 108

Coby White recorded 21 points and eight rebounds and Nikola Vucevic added 19 points and 12 boards, lifting Chicago to an NBA Cup victory over host Washington.

White sank five 3-pointers and Zach LaVine drained four to highlight his 18-point performance. The Bulls benefited from a decisive second quarter in which they outscored the Wizards by a 40-18 margin.

Kyle Kuzma recorded 23 points and seven rebounds and rookie Alexandre Sarr added 20 points and seven boards for the Wizards, who lost their 12th game in a row.

Spurs 128, Jazz 115

Victor Wembanyama poured in 34 points, 24 of them in the first half, as San Antonio won its season-best fourth straight game by beating Utah in Salt Lake City in West Group B action of the NBA Cup.

San Antonio improved to 2-1 in Group B play, staying alive for a chance to advance to the West quarterfinals. Both the Spurs and Utah have one group game to play. Stephon Castle added 23 points for San Antonio to tie his career high.

Keyonte George led the Jazz with 26 points. John Collins and Collin Sexton added 20 apiece as Utah fell for the fifth time in six games overall and dropped to 0-3 in the group.

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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 2 UCONN LOSES SECOND STRAIGHT ON MAUI

Andrej Jakimovski hit a layup with eight seconds left and Colorado upset No. 2 UConn 73-72 in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Colorado rallied from down 11 in the first half to get the win over the two-time defending national champion Huskies. With UConn up 72-71, Jakimovski drove the right side of the lane and made a scoop shot as he was falling down. UConn called timeout to set up the final play, but Hassan Diarra missed a 3-point attempt with two seconds left.

Jakimovski finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Julian Hammond III and Elijah Malone each scored 16 for the Buffaloes, who advanced to the fifth-place game in Maui on Wednesday.

Liam McNeeley led UConn with 20 points, Solo Ball scored 16 and Diarra finished with 11. The Huskies have lost two straight for the first time since dropping three in a row Jan. 11-18, 2023. They will play Dayton for seventh place on Wednesday.

No. 1 Kansas 75, No. 11 Duke 72

Duane Harris Jr. tallied 14 points and nine assists while Zeke Mayo added 12 points to lead Kansas over Duke in Las Vegas.

Mayo put the Jayhawks ahead for good with 1:57 remaining. Duke scored just one point over the last 2:29, and Kon Knueppel’s 3-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer. Duke’s Tyrese Proctor scored a team-high 15 points. Cooper Flagg, the Blue Devils’ freshman star, finished with 13 points after being held to just two points in the first half.

Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson scored 11 points before being ejected on a Flagrant-2 foul call with 10:26 remaining. Referees deemed that he intentionally kicked Duke’s Maliq Brown in the head during an on-the-floor tangle.

No. 4 Auburn 85, No. 12 North Carolina 72

A sensational performance of 23 points, a career-high 19 rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots from Johni Broome powered Auburn past North Carolina and into the championship game of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Broome scored 18 points in the first half. Miles Kelly hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points. Chad Baker-Mazara added 14 points, Chaney Johnson came off the bench to add 11 points, and Tahaad Pettiford scored 10.

Seth Trimble scored 17 points for the Tar Heels. RJ Davis added 12, and North Carolina got 10 points each from Jae’Lyn Withers, Elliot Cadeau and Ven-Allen Lubin.

No. 5 Iowa State 89, Dayton 84

Keshon Gilbert scored six of his 24 points in the final 44 seconds to propel the Cyclones to a win over the Flyers in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Curtis Jones delivered 19 points off the bench as Iowa State (4-1) recovered from an agonizing loss to No. 4 Auburn on Monday in the opening round of the tournament. It was a tie game when Gilbert drew a foul with 44 seconds left and then swished two free throws to give the Cyclones the lead for good.

Malachi Smith provided a career-high 22 points and nine assists to pace Dayton (5-2).

No. 9 Alabama 85, No. 6 Houston 80 (OT)

Mark Sears scored a season-best 24 points and No. 9 Alabama held Houston to two points in overtime while notching a victory in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

Aden Holloway scored 14 points, Grant Nelson added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. tallied 12 points for the Crimson Tide (5-1). Mouhamed Dioubate had 10 points and a career-best 16 rebounds for Alabama.

LJ Cryer matched his career high of 30 points but made just 9 of 26 shots for Houston (3-2). The Cougars made just 1 of 10 field-goal attempts in overtime, with Cryer missing all six of his shots.

No. 8 Kentucky 87, Western Kentucky 68

Otega Oweh scored 18 points and Andrew Carr finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to a victory over the Hilltoppers in Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky (6-0) improved upon its best start in eight years by surviving a tough battle with the Western Kentucky (3-3), which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Julius Thedford led Western Kentucky with 18 points and five rebounds while Babacar Faye had 16 points and six rebounds before fouling out.

Oregon 80, No. 20 Texas A&M 70

The Ducks scored the final 10 points of the game to upset the Aggies at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

TJ Bamba finished with a team-high 18 points for Oregon (6-0), which shot 61.5 percent in the second half, had runs of 16 and 10 straight points in the half and put up 51 points after the break.

Texas A&M (4-2) got 20 points from Zhuric Phelps and 15 from Wade Taylor IV. The Aggies lost a 10-point lead in the second half.

San Diego State 71, No. 21 Creighton 53

Sophomore BJ Davis recorded career highs with 18 points and nine rebounds, lifting the Aztecs to a victory over the Bluejays in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

Miles Byrd, who finished with 16 points, combined with Davis to make 13 of 21 shots from the floor, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range. San Diego State (3-1) outscored Creighton (4-2) by a 39-25 margin in the second half.

The Bluejays’ Pop Isaacs scored 18 points and Jackson McAndrew drained four 3-pointers to highlight his 12-point, 14-rebound performance.

NHL NEWS

DEBRUSK SCORES IN RETURN TO BOSTON AS CANUCKS SHUT OUT BRUINS 2-0 BEHIND LANKINEN

BOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored a power-play goal in his return to Boston, and Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Conor Garland assisted on DeBrusk’s goal and added an empty-netter with 13 seconds left.

DeBrusk, who played his first seven NHL seasons for Boston before signing with the Canucks as a free agent last summer, poked in a rebound 5:53 into the second period. It was the third goal in two games for DeBrusk, who has 16 points in November. He scored twice and had an assist in a 4-3 win at Ottawa on Saturday.

Lankinen turned aside 13 shots in the second period and 11 more in the third, getting his pads together just in time to stop Brad Marchand’s attempt to poke the puck through with about 25 seconds remaining. It was the second shutout of the season for Lankinen.

Canucks forward Brock Boeser was back with the team after missing seven games with an upper-body injury resulting from a hit in a game on Nov. 7.

Jeremy Swayman made 13 saves for Boston.

SERGACHEV SCORES OVERTIME WINNER, UTAH HOCKEY CLUB BEATS CANADIENS 3-2

MONTREAL (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Sergachev tapped in a pass from Nick Schmaltz with 27 seconds left in the extra period to end the game. Jack McBain and Dylan Guenther also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 11 saves.

Alex Newhook and Jayden Struble scored for Montreal, which lost its second in a row after a dismal 6-2 defeat to Vegas on Saturday.

Sam Montembeault stopped 26 shots.

Guenther fired a cross-ice pass from Clayton Keller into the top corner to open the scoring at 6:23 of the second period. His 10th of the season came just after Utah’s fourth power play of the night expired.

Struble, who drew into the lineup late after Mike Matheson (lower-body injury) was scratched, answered at 8:05 to tie the game. Fans had enough time to yell “shoooot!” before the defenseman ripped a shot off the crossbar and in.

Newhook pounced on a rebound for his fifth of the season, giving Montreal a 2-1 lead 46 seconds into the third.

Utah equalized at 4:17 as McBain buried a pass from Logan Cooley for his eighth.

Takeaways

Canadiens: The Canadiens spent a lot of time down a man in the first 30 minutes, killing four penalties.

Utah: Rookie Maveric Lamoureux played his 15th NHL game and his first in front of friends and family in Montreal. The 20-year-old from Quebec was swarmed by reporters after morning skate.

Key moment

McBain’s game-tying goal slowed Montreal’s momentum early in the third and forced overtime. It was his sixth in nine games.

Key stat

30 — That’s how many shots the Canadiens have in their last two games. Utah outshot Montreal 14-5 in the first and 8-3 in the second.

Up next

Canadiens: Begin a three-game road trip against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.

Utah: Hosts the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.

BASEBALL NEWS

REPORT: DODGERS AGREE TO 5-YEAR, $182M DEAL WITH SNELL

The Los Angeles Dodgers and free-agent starting pitcher Blake Snell agreed to a five-year, $182-million contract, a source told Jeff Passan of ESPN.

The deal includes a $52-million signing bonus, limited no-trade clause, and some deferred money, sources told Alden González and Jorge Castillo of ESPN. Snell’s contract reportedly does not include an opt-out.

Snell, who will turn 32 on Dec. 4, is coming off a strong season with the San Francisco Giants in which he recorded a 3.12 ERA and 1.05 WHIP with 145 strikeouts over 104 innings pitched.

The lefty has two Cy Young Awards to his name, the most recent of which came with the San Diego Padres in 2023.

Snell opted out of the contract he signed with the Giants last offseason to become a free agent again. He was not eligible to receive a qualifying offer, meaning the Dodgers are not required to surrender a draft pick as compensation for signing Snell.

The Dodgers, fresh off their second World Series championship in five seasons, will add Snell to a stacked rotation that is also expected to include Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shohei Ohtani.

The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles were in on Snell before he signed with Los Angeles, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.

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INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

Basketball is passion, and that passion is shown throughout the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. That passion continues as the board of directors of the Hall announces its 63rd induction class, to be honored in ceremonies on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Eighteen men are in the class, including a pair of Indiana Mr. Basketball winners in Bryce Drew of Valparaiso in 1994 and Troy Lewis of Anderson in 1984. The class also includes eight other players, seven coaches and one administrator – Greg Humnicky of South Bend – as the Indiana Pacers/Indiana Fever Silver Medal winner. The Silver Medal is presented to a person who contributed to Indiana high school basketball in a role other than as a player or coach.

The late D. Earl “Swede” Chambers is the Centennial Award winner, which is presented to one inductee who graduated high school 100 years or longer ago. A 1920 graduate of Smithville, Chambers’ teams won more than 530 games with five sectional titles (1931, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1950), one regional crown (1931) and a 1931 State Finals berth over 36 seasons at seven schools – Smithville (1920-21), Crothersville (1921-24), Brownstown (1924-31), Center Grove (1931-38), Shoals (1938-42), Paoli (1942-52), Shoals again (1952-54) and Medora (1960-62). Chambers was a 1920 graduate of Smithville, where he played varsity basketball for four seasons, including the last three for coach John Adams. Chambers earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in 1933 and a master’s degree from Indiana State in 1952. He also served as an elementary school principal in Daviess and Tipton counties. The gymnasium at Paoli Junior/Senior High School was named the D.E. “Swede” Chambers Gymnasium on Feb. 6, 1976.

The late Wilbur Cummins was a 1925 graduate of Frankfort, where he led the Hot Dogs to the 1925 state championship and a 1924 state runner-up finish. Cummins totaled 1,140 points during high school, including a school-record single-game best of 49 points vs. Owensville on Dec. 11, 1923. He averaged 10.7 points for a 24-6 State Finalist squad as a sophomore, 17.8 points for a 27-2 team as a junior and 16.3 points (despite missing 10 games because of injury) for a 27-2 unit as a senior. Cummins played at Purdue for Ward “Piggy” Lambert, earning first-team all-Big Ten honors in 1927 when he led the league with a 10.3 average in 12 conference games, and served as the Boilermakers’ captain in 1928-29. He also coached at Brook (1929-31), Elwood (1931-33), Mooresville (1933-37), Gas City (1937-47) and Frankfort (1947-52), his teams winning seven sectionals (1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952) and two regionals (1946, 1949).

Bryce Drew, the 1994 Indiana Mr. Basketball and IHSAA Trester Award winner from Valparaiso, has succeeded at all levels of basketball as a player and coach. He had high school career totals of 1,577 points (17.9), 303 rebounds (3.4), 386 assists (4.4) and 218 steals (2.5) while leading the Vikings to a 69-26 record over four seasons. That included a 28-1 state runner-up finish as a senior while averaging 24.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals. Earlier, he tallied 10.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a freshman for an 8-14 squad, 15.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a sophomore for a 16-5 team and 17.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists as a junior for a 17-6 unit. He was named 1992 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 1993 AP high honorable mention All-State, 1993 IBCA Underclass All-State, 1994 AP first-team All-State, 1994 IBCA first-team All-State and 1994 Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year. Drew then went to Valparaiso University to play for his father, Homer Drew. At VU, Bryce amassed a school-record 2,142 points (17.2) plus 380 rebounds (3.1) and 626 assists (5.2) in keying the team to an 88-36 record. That included a memorable 1998 NCAA Tournament run where Drew hit “The Shot” that catapulted 13-seed Valparaiso past 4-seed Mississippi before VU upset Florida State in overtime. Drew four-times earned all-Mid-Continent Conference honors, twice was league Player of the Year, was named to the 1998 NCAA all-Midwest Region team and was a third-team All-American. A first-round pick by Houston in the 1998 NBA Draft, Drew played six seasons in the NBA – two with Houston, one with Chicago, one with Charlotte and two with New Orleans. He averaged 4.4 points and 2.2 assists in 243 career regular-season NBA games. He played professionally in 2004-05 in Italy and Spain, then joined his father’s staff as an assistant coach at VU from 2005-11. In 2011, Bryce was promoted to head coach at Valparaiso, going 124-49 over five seasons with four Horizon League regular-season titles, two HL Tournament crowns and two NCAA Tournament berths. He was a three-time HL Coach of the Year and a two-time NABC District 12 Coach of the Year. Drew then went to Vanderbilt with NCAA Tournament appearance, and he currently is in his fifth season at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. His first four seasons at GCU have produced a 94-32 record with two Western Athletic Conference regular-season championships, three WAC Tournament trophies and three NCAA Tournament berths. Entering 2024-25, Drew’s overall college coaching ledger is 258-140 with six NCAA Tournament berths in 12 seasons.

Matthew Graves totaled 1,804 career points while leading White River Valley to three sectional titles and two regional crowns during high school. A 1993 Indiana All-Star, Graves averaged 16.0 points (354), 3.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a freshman at Switz City Central in the final year before the school consolidated with L&M and Worthington into White River Valley. He then netted 15.8 points (411), 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists for a sectional winner as a sophomore, 20.5 points (535), 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists for a regional winner as a junior and 20.2 points (504), 5.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists for another regional winner as a senior. He was voted 1993 AP first-team All-State after being selected 1992 AP high honorable mention All-State and 1991 AP honorable mention All-State. He also was all-tournament in the Hall of Fame Classic in December 1992. Graves matriculated to Butler University, averaging 8.8 points and 1.7 rebounds with a career 84.6 free throw percentage over five seasons (playing just six games in 1994-95 because of injury). He averaged 9.9 points as junior and 12.0 points and was Midwestern College Conference all-tournament as senior as the Bulldogs qualified for the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Tournaments. Graves began a coaching career in 1998-99 at Indianapolis North Central, which was the 1999 Class 4A state champion. He assisted the next two seasons at Ben Davis before returning to Butler for 12 years, 2001-03 as director of basketball operations and 2003-13 as an assistant (or associate head) coach. On the sidelines, he helped the Bulldogs earn seven NCAA Tournament berths and national runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2011. Graves went 65-96 in five seasons as head coach at the University of South Alabama. He then was an assistant coach for one season at the University of Evansville, two seasons at Xavier University and three seasons at Indiana State before being named this past April as the Indiana State head coach for 2024-25.

Ron Hecklinski posted a 434-245 record in 30 seasons as an Indiana varsity basketball coach, leading teams to six conference championships, six sectional titles and one regional crown in a career that included stops at Wapahani (36-30 from 1981-84), Jasper (14-7 in 1984-85), Edgewood (44-21 from 1986-89), Anderson (274-138 from 1993-2011) and Mishawaka (66-49 from 2017-22). He also served as a college assistant for five seasons, 1985-86 at Illinois State and 1989-93 at Ball State (including a spot in the 1990 NCAA Sweet 16 and a 1993 NCAA Tournament berth). Hecklinski is a 1974 graduate of South Bend Saint Joseph, where he played two varsity seasons for teams that finished 15-8 and 10-11. He averaged 10 points, six rebounds and won the best defender award as a senior. Hecklinski attended St. Edward’s University in Texas for a semester, then transferred to play three seasons at Manchester College. He averaged 11.1 points for a 17-11 squad that reached the NAIA District 21 final as a sophomore, had norms of 15 points and 10 rebounds in being named honorable mention all-conference as a junior and had a 9.0-point average as a senior. Hecklinski began his coaching career in 1978-79 as freshman coach at Knox, then was Richmond JV coach from 1979-81 before his first head coaching opportunity at Wapahani. He was head coach for the East team in the 2003 McDonald’s All-American Game in Cleveland, assisted in the McDonald’s game four other times and was the 2010 Indiana All-Star head coach. Twenty-one of his former assistant coaches have become head coaches. Also, 38 of his former players have gone into teaching and coaching, with 11 of those ex-players becoming head coaches. Hecklinski accomplished much of his success after undergoing a life-saving liver transplant in July 1996. Notably, the IHSAA granted Anderson special permission for a benefit game in Washington, D.C. On Jan. 29, 1998, Heck’s Indians – No. 1 in Indiana Class 4A and No. 14 nationally – posted a 68-63 victory over national No. 2 DeMatha (Md.) and coach Morgan Wootten, who also had recovered from a liver transplant in the summer of 1996.

Scott Hicks is a 1983 graduate of Indianapolis Cathedral, where he totaled 1,336 career points en route to being named an Indiana All-Star after he helped the Irish to a four-year record of 70-30 record and a spot in the 1982 IHSAA State Finals. He averaged 7.5 points as freshman for a 9-14 team, 13.8 points as a sophomore for a 14-10 squad, 15.6 points and 9.7 rebounds as a junior for a 27-3 unit and 20.4 points and 11.2 rebounds as a senior for a 20-3 squad. Hicks was named AP first-team All-State, UPI first-team All-State and All-American by Parade Magazine, Converse and Adidas in 1983. He was AP honorable mention All-State and UPI first-team Junior All-State in 1982. He also was a three-time Indianapolis All-City and three-time all-sectional honoree as well as MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic in December 1982. Hicks matriculated to Notre Dame, where he totaled 878 points (7.5), 380 rebounds (3.2) and 156 assists (1.3) as the Fighting Irish went 89-35 during his four seasons and played in three NCAA Tournaments. He was a captain and the ND mental attitude award winner in 1986-87. Hicks, named to an Indianapolis 1980s all-decade team by The Indianapolis News in 1989, played with Athletes In Action and in the World Basketball League from 1989-93. He served as an assistant athletic director at Butler University from 1994-97 and was a Cathedral assistant coach from 1997-2000. He then went 172-54 as Cathedral head coach from 2000-10 and 115-73 as Indianapolis Broad Ripple head coach from 2010-18. His overall head coaching record in 18 seasons was 287-127 (.693) with seven Indianapolis City Tournament titles, two sectional crowns (2013, 2016) and a Hall of Fame Classic championship (December 2006). An assistant coach for the Indiana All-Stars in 2016, Hicks has been athletic director at Indianapolis Washington from 2018 to the present.

The late Dan Howe averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds as a senior to help Fort Wayne South Side to the 1958 IHSAA state championship. A four-year varsity player, Howe tallied 6.4 points as a junior and helped the Archers to records of 21-7, 20-7 and 28-2 over his last three seasons with three Fort Wayne city titles plus crowns in three sectionals, three regionals and one semi-state. The 6-5 forward was chosen 1958 Indianapolis News first-team All-State and played in the 1958 Indiana-Ohio All-Star Game. He also played football, golf and excelled in track in high school, winning state titles in 1956 (880-yard relay) and 1958 (low hurdles). Howe played collegiately at The Citadel and Ball State. He averaged 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds as a junior at The Citadel and 15.0 points and 11.1 rebounds as a senior at Ball State. Howe followed with a career in education, working as a teacher and coach at Kekionga Junior High, Fort Wayne Central and Fort Wayne Northrop (1965-73). He then was dean of boys at Fort Wayne Snider in 1973-74, principal at Fort Wayne North Side in 1974-91 and assistant superintendent for Fort Wayne Community Schools in 1991-95. He served on the IHSAA Board of Directors from 1984-90 and was the 1988 Indiana Educational Administrator of the Year. Howe was inducted into the Fort Wayne South Side Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974, collected a Fort Wayne South Side Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996 and was inducted into the Indiana Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1996.

Erv Inniger is a 1963 graduate of Berne, where he totaled 1,132 points while leading the Bears to a three-year record of 67-12. The team went 25-3 and won Adams County, sectional and regional titles in 1960-61, 21-4 with county, conference and sectional crowns in 1961-62 and 21-5 with sectional and regional trophies in 1962-63. Inniger averaged 20.0 points with exactly 500 points in 25 games as a senior. He was the lone underclass starter and an all-regional performer as a junior. He also started as a sophomore and was selected all-semi-state. Inniger matriculated to Indiana University, averaging 13.5 points and 5.1 rebounds for an 18-8 squad that made the NCAA Tournament as a senior. He totaled 343 points (6.7) and 139 rebounds (2.7) in 51 games over three seasons with the Hoosiers and was a sixth-round draft choice by the ABA’s Minnesota Muskies in 1967. Inniger played two seasons in the ABA, one with Minnesota and one with the Miami Floridians. His ABA career totals were 1,102 points (9.3), 442 rebounds (3.8) and 191 assists (1.6) in 119 games (109 regular season, 10 playoff), his second season cut short because of military service. Inniger then became a college coach, posting a 409-224 mark with seven 20-win seasons at three schools. He was 66-32 at Golden Valley Lutheran College (Minn.) from 1969-73, 99-42 at Augsburg College (Minn.) from 1973-78 and 244-150 at North Dakota State from 1978-92. He was three-time Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1975, 1976, 1977), the 1977 NAIA District 13 Coach of the Year and the 1981 North Central Conference Coach of the Year. At NDSU, his teams had 13 winning seasons, won the 1981 NCC title and placed third in 1981 and second in 1983 in NCAA Division II regional events. Inniger then was an associate athletic director at NDSU from 1992-2011 and was inducted into the NDSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. He coached Park Christian School in Moorhead, Minn., to a 22-10 record in 2013-14, and he was recognized with an NBA Community Service Award in 2017 for his efforts in fundraising for the American Heart Association.

LeRoy Johnson is a 1957 graduate of Mishawaka, where he totaled 1,556 points and averaged 22.2 points over three seasons in 70 career games for squads that went 47-25. He netted exactly 500 points (18.5) and was named all-regional and all-semi-state as a sophomore for a 20-8 team that won sectional and regional trophies. He scored a single-season record 563 points (25.6) for a 12-10 team as a junior. He tallied 493 points (23.5), including a gym-record 40-point game against South Bend Washington on Jan. 18, 1957, and was named to the 1957 Indiana All-Stars as a senior. He then played two seasons at Indiana University. He averaged 9.0 points and 6.3 rebounds as a sophomore for an 11-11 squad, then produced 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds as a junior for the 20-4 Hoosiers. He also excelled in track and field, setting a high school state mark of 6-7¾ in the high jump, winning the 1956 IHSAA state title and placing second in the 1960 Big Ten meet. After departing IU, Johnson played basketball in Spain and France for a decade, becoming a notable figure in the French first division Nationals and being recognized as the country’s most dominant player. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Caen in France, a master’s degree in 1972 from Sarbonne University in Paris and a doctorate in history in 1981 from the University of Michigan. Johnson was a professor and lecturer from 1970 to 2005 at 10 colleges – University of Paris-Nanterre (1970-72), Michigan State University (1972-76), University of Florida (1976-78), University of Michigan (1978-80), University of Lagos, Nigeria (1980-82), Bryn Mawr College (1982-86), Towson State University (1986-88), Minnesota State University-Moorhead (1988-91), Northeastern University (1991-95) and Baltimore City College (1996-2005). He was an inaugural inductee into the Mishawaka High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986.

The late Floyd Kerr was a three-year varsity player who along with twin brother Lloyd helped South Bend Washington to the 1965 semi-state final as a senior. The left-handed Floyd averaged 11.6 points as a junior and 17.2 points as senior when he was named all-sectional, all-regional, all-semi-state and second-team All-State by the Kokomo Tribune. Washington teams went 13-10, 15-6 and 20-5 in his three seasons. Both he and Lloyd matriculated to Colorado State, where Floyd averaged 14.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and helped the Rams to the 1969 NCAA Midwest Regional final at 17-7 as a senior when he was named to the all-region team. He totaled 861 points (13.0) and 387 rebounds (5.9) with a three-season record of 41-30. Floyd was drafted by the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, the ABA’s Los Angeles Stars and NFL’s Dallas Cowboys before a professional basketball career with the Harlem Magicians and in Belgium. He was head coach at Weequahic High School in New Jersey from 1972-73, posting a two-year mark of 46-7 and winning the 1973 New Jersey Group IV state title at 25-3. He moved to the college ranks an assistant coach at Colorado State (1974-80), Colorado (1985-86), Appalachian State (1986-87), Chicago State (1987-88), Western Michigan (1988-89), Akron (1989-91) and Youngstown State (1993-94). He also went 22-13 as head coach for the Youngstown Pride of World Basketball League in the summer of 1992 and assisted Girard High School to an Ohio Division II state title in 1992-93. He served as assistant athletic director at Youngstown State from 1994-2000, athletic director at Southern University in Louisiana from 2000-05 and athletic director at Morgan State in Maryland from 2005-16. Floyd also excelled in football and was inducted into the South Bend Washington Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.

The late Lloyd Kerr was a two-year varsity player who along with twin brother Floyd helped South Bend Washington to the 1965 semi-state final as a senior. The right-handed Lloyd averaged 12.6 points as senior when he was named all-sectional, all-regional and all-semi-state. Washington teams went 15-6 and 20-5 in his two seasons. Both he and Floyd matriculated to Colorado State, where Lloyd averaged 15.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and helped the Rams to the 1969 NCAA Midwest Regional final as a senior at 17-7. He totaled 916 points (13.3) and 334 rebounds (4.8) with a three-season CSU record of 41-30. Lloyd was drafted by the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and ABA’s Oakland Oaks before a professional basketball career with the Harlem Magicians and in Belgium. Lloyd entered the health-care field in 1973, living in Indiana, Oregon and finally Bolingbrook, Ill. He started in pharmaceutical sales before becoming a medical technical specialist for CIBA Diagnostics, Bayer and Siemens. He also was a township trustee for the Village of Bolingbrook and coached youth basketball and youth baseball for a number of years. Lloyd also starred in track & field, excelling in the high hurdles, and was inducted into the South Bend Washington Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.

Troy Lewis was the 1984 Indiana co-Mr. Basketball after he totaled 1,966 points, 508 rebounds, 238 assists and 131 steals while leading Anderson to a three-year record of 68-11 that included two sectionals, two regionals, one semi-state and a 1983 state runner-up finish. After playing no varsity as a freshman and netting 8.4 points and 3.5 rebounds as a sophomore for a 20-4 squad, Lewis became a state-wide name as a junior when he tallied 30.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and was MVP of the ’83 State Finals for the 24-5 Indians. He completed a magnificent high school career by averaging 35.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists as a senior for a 24-2 unit that fell in the semi-state. Lewis, who had a career high of 50 points as a senior against Muncie Central, was named a 1984 McDonald’s All-American, played in the Capital Classic national all-star game and was USA Today third-team all-USA. He also was selected 1984 AP and UPI first-team All-State, 1983 AP second-team All-State, 1983 UPI Junior All-State and had his jersey No. 23 retired at Anderson. Lewis matriculated to Purdue, where he is sixth on the career list with 2,038 points, totaled 465 rebounds and is 14th on the career list with 398 assists. The Boilermakers went 96-28 during his four seasons with two Big Ten championships and four NCAA Tournament berths. Lewis averaged 10.4 points as a freshman, 18.4 points as a sophomore, 18.5 points as a junior and 17.9 points as a senior en route to being selected second-team all-Big Ten in 1986 and first-team all-Big Ten in 1987 and 1988. He had career highs of 39 points vs. Michigan (Jan. 5, 1987) and 14 assists vs. Indiana (Feb. 21, 1988). Lewis won a silver medal in the 1987 World University Games, was named to the AP’s high school second-team 1980s all-decade squad in 1990 and was chosen to Purdue’s all-time Centennial Team in March 1997. After college, he played for the Dayton Wings in the World Basketball League. That led to a job as a sales executive with Victory Wholesale Grocers in Dayton, Ohio, where Lewis has worked for more than 30 years. He also has been an assistant coach at Springboro and Centerville high schools, helping guide the latter school to the 2021 Ohio Division I state championship and state final four berths in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Lewis was inducted into the Purdue Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Dave McCollough has a 630-298 record and a .679 win percentage in 40 years as he enters the 2024-25 season at Connersville, his second at the Fayette County school. Over his career, he has posted marks of 157-95 in 11 seasons at North Judson (1993-94), 308-138 in 20 seasons at Noblesville (1994-2014), 148-32 in seven seasons at Shenandoah (2015-22), 11-13 in only 2022-23 at Frankfort and 6-20 last season at Connersville. Those tenures include 14 conference championships, 13 sectional titles (1986, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), two regional trophies (1997, 2019) and three Hall of Fame Classic appearances (1997 champion, 2001, 2020) with just two Indiana All-Star players – Kirk Manns in 1986 and Tom Coverdale, the 1998 Mr. Basketball. McCollough is a four-time IBCA district Coach of the Year (1997, 2007, 2016, 2020) and has collected 21 other Coach of Year honors from conferences and media outlets. He also was a 1997 Junior All-Star assistant coach, a 1997 Wendy’s Classic assistant coach, the North head coach for the 1998 Coca-Cola All-American Game and the 2000 Indiana All-Star head coach. A 1975 graduate of LaVille, where he earned three letters in basketball, two letters in football and one letter in baseball, McCollough matriculated to Manchester College. He played one season of basketball for the Spartans and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1979. He started his coaching career as a junior high coach in Richmond (1979-81) and then served as a high school assistant at North Judson from 1981-83 before being named the Blue Jays’ head coach for the 1983-84 season. McCollough earned a master’s degree from Indiana University in 1986 and served as IBCA president from 2000-03. He enters the 2024-25 season as Indiana’s 14th all-time winningest coach.

Jeff Moore enters the 2024-25 campaign with a 531-286 ledger and a .650 win percentage in 34 seasons at Sullivan, the only school where he has been a varsity coach. During his time with the Golden Arrows, his teams have won 13 conference titles, 11 sectional trophies (1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022, 2024)and four regional crowns (1998, 1999, 2001, 2022). He has been selected conference Coach of the Year 13 times, the Terre Haute Tribune-Star area Coach of the Year four times and was the 2021 IBCA District 3 Coach of the Year. He was an Indiana All-Star assistant coach in 2011 and coached the South team in the 2014 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic. His teams have produced eight 1,000-point scorers, including 2022 graduate Randy Kelly (1,687), 2012 graduate Rhett Smith (1,534), 1999 graduate Joey Davidson (1,274) and his son, 2004 graduate Jeffrey Moore (1,133). The coach is a 1979 graduate of Scottsburg, where he was a two-year varsity starter for teams that went 22-5 and 18-8 and both won sectional and regional. He averaged 16.8 points, was named all-Mid-Southern Conference and won team free throw and J.A. Mohler awards as a senior. He played briefly at Averett College in Virginia and later at Lees Junior College in Jackson, Ky. Moore completed his bachelor’s degree in 1986 at Indiana University-Southeast. He started his career in coaching as a student-teacher at Seymour, guiding the Owls’ freshman team to a 9-1 mark in 1985-86. He then directed the Brownstown Central JV to a 52-28 record from 1986-90 before moving to Sullivan. Moore enters 2024-25, his 35th season as a varsity coach, as Indiana’s 32nd all-time winningest coach.

Jim Shannon posted a 616-292 record in 39 seasons as varsity basketball coach, including a 451-153 mark in 25 seasons from 1998 to 2023 at New Albany. During his time with the Bulldogs, he guided five Indiana All-Star players – including 2018 Mr. Basketball Romeo Langford – while directing the team to 12 sectional titles, three regional crowns, one semi-state trophy and the 2016 Class 4A state title at 27-1. Over his career, Shannon’s teams won 15 sectional titles, 18 conference championships and two Hall of Fame Classic crowns (2007, 2016). Shannon was a conference Coach of the Year 19 times, a three-time IBCA District Coach of the Year (2002, 2008, 2016), the 2016 NFHS Indiana Coach of the Year, the 2008 Ball State Alumnus Coach of the Year, a 2002 Junior All-Star assistant, a 2005 Indiana All-Star assistant and 2018 Indiana All-Star head coach. Shannon is a 1978 graduate of Anderson, where he was a two-year varsity regular and an all-sectional player in 1977. He attended Anderson College for one year, then transferred to Ball State where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1982 and a master’s degree in 1986. He started his coaching career while in college, assisting at Anderson from 1980-84. Shannon’s first head coaching position was at North Decatur, going 23-41 from 1984-87. He then went 74-55 at South Dearborn from 1987-93 and 68-43 at Lebanon from 1993-98. He completed his coaching career with a .678 percentage and entered the 2024-25 season as Indiana’s 16th all-time winningest coach.

Daryl Warren is a 1971 graduate of Linden, where he became Montgomery County’s all-time leading scorer with 2,083 points, a 23.9 average for 87 career games. The Bulldogs’ ace totaled 347 points as a freshman, 491 points as a sophomore, 607 points as a junior and 638 points as a senior for respective squads that went 6-16, 15-7, 12-9 and 17-5. He was a four-time all-Montgomery County selection, a three-time all-conference choice, a three-time all-sectional pick and became known as “the Legend of Linden.” He tallied a career-high 46 points against Waynetown on Feb. 7, 1970. Warren went on to Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis), where he amassed 1,228 points, 551 rebounds and 209 assists in four years with the Greyhounds. He was a three-year starter, a three-time all-Indiana Collegiate Conference selection and a two-time team MVP and captain for Angus Nicoson teams that went 18-10, 15-8, 15-11 and 14-10. Warren earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management at Indiana Central. He then worked his entire post-college career for Ceres Solutions Cooperative, rising to the position of vice president of agronomy before retiring in 2022. Warren was featured in a book called “The Last County Championship,” written by former Linden coach Tom Speaker in 2011. He also received a Montgomery County “Champions of Character Award” in 2014.

The late Forest “Jake” Weber, a 1937 Plainfield graduate, totaled 1,384 points in 101 career games as one of the state’s early top scorers. Weber, a 6-6 center, tallied 174 points as a freshman, 346 points as a sophomore, 441 points as a junior and 423 points as a senior while leading the Quakers to sectional titles in 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937. He also excelled in football, baseball and track, twice collecting all-state honors as an end in football and twice placing second in the shot put in the IHSAA outdoor track State Finals while setting a school record that stood for 40 years. Weber then went to Purdue, where he excelled in basketball and track (setting a school record in the shot put) and also playing one season of football. In basketball, he averaged 5.2 points and was chosen to the Big Ten All-Stars as a sophomore, tallied 2.8 points as a junior on the 1940 Big Ten champs and netted 2.8 points as a senior in 1940-41. Weber played professional basketball for two seasons, in 1945-46 for the Indianapolis Kautskys of the National Basketball League and in 1946-47 for the New York Knickerbockers and Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America. He totaled 191 points in 55 games for a 3.5 average. The BAA later became the NBA, and Weber was a starter in the Knicks’ opener on Nov. 1, 1946, a 68-66 victory over the Toronto Huskies that now is considered the first-ever NBA game. Weber returned to Plainfield in 1947, working for the family-owned Consumer Coal Company. In 1952, he became a home builder for National Homes Company and later worked for Paul Cripe Engineering. Plainfield High School has presented a Jake Weber Mental Attitude Award to an outstanding senior (or two) since 1960. Weber was inducted into the Plainfield High School Hall of Fame in 2020.

Indiana Pacers/Indiana Fever Silver Medal winner

Greg Humnicky, a 1964 graduate of South Bend Central, is an inductee as the 2025 men’s Silver Medal winner. Humnicky is known as top-notch athletic administrator, serving as athletic director at South Bend Clay High School from 1988 to 2008 and as secretary/treasurer and historian for the Northern Indiana Conference from 1994 to the present. He also was on the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame board of directors from 2010-18 and still serves on multiple Hall of Fame committees. Earlier, Humnicky was a teacher and boys’ basketball assistant coach at South Bend Central Middle School (1970-75), South Bend Adams High School (1975-82) and South Bend Clay High School (1982-88) while also helping run summer Purdue Basketball Camps from 1973-88. Over the years, Humnicky has been a member of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. He was nominated for an IIAAA Distinguished Service Award in 2007 and received the Sam Wegner Award from South Bend Schools in 2013. Humnicky earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue in 1968 and a master’s degree from Indiana University in 1973. He is a life member of the South Bend Alumni Association, the Purdue Alumni Association and the John Purdue Club.

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 63rd Men’s Awards Banquet is planned for Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The day’s events will include a reception at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum in New Castle that afternoon with a banquet that evening at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis.

COLTS NEWS

COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 13 GAME VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

OFFENSE

WR: Michael Pittman Jr., Ashton Dulin
LT: Bernhard Raimann, Blake Freeland
LG: Quenton Nelson, Danny Pinter OR Tanor Bortolini
C: Tanor Bortolini, Danny Pinter
RG: Dalton Tucker
RT: Braden Smith, Matt Goncalves
TE: Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree
TE: Kylen Granson, Will Mallory
WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
WR: Alec Pierce OR Adonai Mitchell
QB: Anthony Richardson, Joe Flacco, Sam Ehlinger
RB: Jonathan Taylor, Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson
Anthony Richardson completed 11-of-28 passes for 172 yards against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. He also had 10 carries for 61 yards.
Michael Pittman Jr. led the Colts in receptions (six) and receiving yards (96) on Sunday. He passed T.Y. Hilton (374) for the second-most receptions by a Colts player in their first five seasons, and he passed Reggie Wayne (4,164) for the fourth-most receiving yards by a Colts player in their first five seasons.

DEFENSE

DE: Kwity Paye, Laiatu Latu
DT: DeForest Buckner, Taven Bryan, Adetomiwa Adebawore
NT: Grover Stewart, Raekwon Davis
DE: Dayo Odeyingbo, Tyquan Lewis, Isaiah Land
WLB: E.J. Speed, Liam Anderson
MLB: Zaire Franklin, Segun Olubi
SAM: Grant Stuard, Cameron McGrone
CB: Samuel Womack III, David Long Jr.
FS: Julian Blackmon, Rodney Thomas II, Darren Hall
SS: Nick Cross, Ronnie Harrison Jr.
N: Kenny Moore II, Chris Lammons
CB: Jaylon Jones
Laiatu Latu tallied four tackles (two solo), one tackle for loss, one sack and one forced fumble against the Lions.
Nick Cross led the team in tackles with 14 on Sunday. Zaire Franklin and E.J. Speed also tallied double-digit tackles with 13 and 11, respectively.

SPECIALISTS

P: Rigoberto Sanchez
PK: Matt Gay
H: Rigoberto Sanchez
LS: Luke Rhodes
KR: Tyler Goodson, Anthony Gould, Ashton Dulin
PR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould

INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS TRAIL BLAZERS

After opening their homestand with two straight victories, the Pacers (8-10) will look to make it three in a row on Wednesday night, when they host the Portland Trail Blazers (7-11).

Indiana has founds its groove within the friendly confines of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, defeating the Wizards on Sunday and the Pelicans on Monday. It’s been an especially good homestand for All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who has busted out of an early-season shooting slump over the past two games.

Haliburton is averaging 27.5 and 11 assists over the last two wins and is has gone 14-for-29 (48.3 percent) from 3-point range. Indiana’s star point guard was especially feeling it on Monday against New Orleans, erupting for 34 points and 13 assists and knocking down 9-of-18 treys on the second night of a back-to-back.

After the win, Haliburton credited his teammates, especially Pascal Siakam, with continuing to encourage him during his early season struggles. Siakam urged Haliburton to maintain his joy on the court even when shots weren’t falling. That joy was on full display on Monday, with Haliburton even busting out his trademark skipping celebration after one of his threes.

It’s been and up-and-down season so far for the Trail Blazers, who struggle on the offensive end. As of Tuesday morning, Portland ranks last in the NBA in offensive rating (104.4 points per 100 possessions) and field goal percentage (.419) and commit the 17.3 turnovers per game, the second-highest average in the league.

Third-year guard Shaedon Sharpe leads Portland in scoring at 18.1 points per game, followed by veteran forward Jerami Grant (16.1 points per contest) and high-flying guard Anfernee Simons (15.5 points per game).

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Quenton Jackson, F – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner

Trail Blazers: G – Anfernee Simons, G – Shaedon Sharpe, F – Toumani Camara, F – Jerami Grant, C – Deandre Ayton

Injury Report

Pacers: Johnny Furphy – questionable (left ankle sprain), Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon), Andrew Nembhard – out (left knee patellofemoral inflammation), Aaron Nesmith – out (left ankle sprain), Ben Sheppard – out (oblique strain), James Wiseman – out (torn left Achilles tendon).

Trail Blazers: Deandre Ayton – questionable (right index finger contusion), Scoot Henderson – questionable (back strain), Kris Murray – questionable (bruised sternum), Jerami Grant – doubtful (left knee sprain), Donovan Clingan – out (left knee sprain), Matisse Thybulle – out (right ankle sprain), Robert Williams III – out (concussion protocol)

Last Meeting

Jan. 19, 2024: The Blazers outlasted the Pacers in Portland, 118-115, behind 67 combined points from Jerami Grant and Malcolm Brogdon.

Grant scored a team-high 37 points, going 14-for-28 from the field and 8-for-11 from the free throw line, while Brogdon tallied 30 points on 9-of-18 shooting (10-of-10 from the free throw line).

Myles Turner had a team-high 29 points to go along with 12 rebounds and five blocks for Indiana, going 10-for-17 from the field and 6-for-10 from 3-point range. Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 17 assists, while Pascal Siakam scored 21 points in his second game since joining the Pacers via trade.

Portland dominated the interior, outscoring Indiana 66-26 in the paint. But the Pacers hung around thanks to a decisive advantage from 3-point range. The Blue & Gold went 20-for-47 (42.6 percent), while the Blazers were just 4-for-12 (33.3 percent).

Noteworthy

The Blazers swept the season series with the Pacers last season. Indiana will visit Portland on Feb. 4.

Turner needs to blocks on Wednesday to become the 51st play in NBA history to reach 1,300 career blocks. He is also five rebounds away from reaching 4,000 for his career.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle coached Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups for one season (2002-03) in Detroit, where the Pistons went 50-32 and reached the Eastern Conference Finals.

Former Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren is now an assistant coach on Billups’ staff in Portland.

Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)

FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)

Tickets

The Pacers continue their four-game homestand when they welcome Shaedon Sharpe and the Portland Trail Blazers to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 7:00 PM ET.

INDY FUEL HOCKEY

FUEL BEGIN THREE GAME SERIES IN UTAH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS– The Fuel begin a three-game series with the Utah Grizzlies on Wednesday night. These are the final three games of a 15-game roadtrip the Fuel had to begin the season before their first game at Fishers Event Center on December 6. Indy will look to claim some points outside of the Central division this week before heading home.

LAST TIME OUT

The last time these two teams met was in the 2018-19 season when they went 2-2-0-0 against each other with one home game for the Fuel and a three game series in Utah much like this one. The two Fuel wins were 4-1 at home and 3-2 on the road. Familiar names of Kevin Lankinen and Tompkins were in net for those games respectively.

BE LIKE BILEK

Fuel forward Colin Bilek comes into this game as the team leader in shots with 30. He is also on a two game point streak, with a goal and an assist across the last two games. He has one power play assist on the season as well.

SCOUTING REPORT

The Grizzlies head into this game in seventh place in the Mountain division, just ahead of the Rapid City Rush. They have a 5-8-1-0 record and are on a four game losing streak. They come into this game as the most disciplined team in the league with just 92 penalty minutes, the only team still in double digits in that category.

ABOUT THE INDY FUEL:

The Indy Fuel are the proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks and the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs. The Fuel will host their first home game of the 2024-25 season on December 6, 2024 against the Iowa Heartlanders. Information and tickets can be found HERE.

INDIANA FOOTBALL

HOOSIERS NO. 10 IN FOURTH CFP RANKINGS

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The College Football Playoff committee has the Indiana football program slotted at No. 10 in the fourth installment of its rankings as announced on Tuesday (Nov. 26) night.

The No. 10 ranking marks the fourth-straight week in 2024 and the ninth time in program history that IU has appeared in the CFP rankings. Indiana entered the 2024 rankings at No. 8 before it moved to No. 5 for two weeks. In 2020, Indiana sat at No. 12 for three weeks and No. 11 during the final two weeks of the selections that season.

The Big Ten saw five schools ranked and four programs in the top-5 of the third CFP rankings: Oregon (No. 1), Ohio State (No. 2), Penn State (No. 4), Indiana (No. 10) and Illinois (No. 23).

No. 10/10/10 Indiana (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) closes out the season against Purdue (1-10, 0-8 Big Ten) in the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket on Nov. 30 at Memorial Stadium. The game will kick at 7 p.m. on FS1

College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 26

1. Oregon (11-0)

2. Ohio State (10-1)

3. Texas (10-1)

4. Penn State (10-1)

5. Notre Dame (10-1)

6. Miami (Fla.) (10-1)

7. Georgia (9-2)

8. Tennessee (9-2)

9. SMU (10-1)

10. INDIANA (10-1)

11. Boise State (10-1)

12. Clemson (9-2)

13. Alabama (8-3)

14. Ole Miss (8-3)

15. South Carolina (8-3)

16. Arizona State (9-2)

17. Tulane (9-2)

18. Iowa State (9-2)

19. BYU (9-2)

20. Texas A&M (8-3)

21. Missouri (8-3)

22. UNLV (9-2)

23. Illinois (8-3)

24. Kansas State (8-3)

25. Colorado (8-3)

NO. 10 INDIANA LOOKS TO REBOUND FROM 1ST LOSS AND CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT AGAINST REELING PURDUE

One loss hasn’t changed much for the No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers.

If the Hoosiers cap a historic regular season by reclaiming the Old Oaken Bucket for the first time since 2019, they are likely to lock up one of the coveted 12 playoff spots, perhaps one more home game, and maybe, with some good luck, reach their first Big Ten title game.

Yes, it’s all still there for the taking and coach Curt Cignetti expects his team to follow the same game plan it has all season when it hosts in-state rival Purdue on Saturday.

“They all understand what a rivalry game is, and they know what’s at stake,” Cignetti said. “We need to pack the stadium. It’s got to be loud. It’s got to be a winning edge for us. We’ve got to have a great week of preparation. We’ve got to play well and play very well.”

The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) played as well as anyone in the Bowl Subdivision until the last six quarters that included that loss to No. 2 Ohio State. Cignetti still believes Indiana has done more than enough to make the expanded playoff.

Still, Indiana understands a loss to the Boilermakers (1-10, 0-8) could derail everything.

Purdue has struggled through one of the program’s worst seasons. It has lost 10 straight, five by 35 or more points, and one more would break the school’s single season records for most losses, most conference losses and longest losing streak. It also would be the school’s first winless season in league play since 2013 and only the fourth since 1946.

Naturally, that has many around campus pondering the fate of Ryan Walters, the second-year coach.

“I mean, I’m looking forward to Saturday. That is what I’m focused on right now,” he said. “Those are the things that are right in front of us right now. Then after Saturday, I’ll look forward to the next wave of things.”

The question for the Hoosiers, of course, is what their next wave looks like and how soon it takes shape. By extending their single season school records for overall and Big Ten wins, they could be doing a lot more than adding an “I” to the chain that goes inside the Bucket.

“I’m slowly starting to realize how important this game is,” said defensive lineman James Carpenter, one of 13 players who followed Cignetti from James Madison to Indiana. “I haven’t heard any stories, I just know that there is some pretty deep hatred between the two fan bases. That’s what college football is all about. We’re pumped for this game.”

Final finale?

While Purdue does not typically fire coaches after two seasons and doesn’t like spending big on buyouts, many fans think the nearly $9.6 million owed to Walters could be a bargain — if his successor rebuilds the program as quickly as Cignetti at Indiana.

It’s not just the losses that have fans upset; it’s the fact the Boilermakers have struggled to stay competitive.

Plus, both gambles Walters took to win overtime games backfired, and the former defensive coordinator will be calling the offensive plays for the seventh straight week after firing his offensive coordinator in October. Recruits also have been decommitting.

A decision could come as soon as Sunday — perhaps even Saturday night.

Holding the line

Indiana’s offensive struggles last week against Ohio State and in the second half against Michigan the previous week can be traced largely to poor pass protection against blitzes. Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke was sacked nine times over the past two weeks.

Cignetti spent time this week trying to make corrections.

“We got beat physically one time and poor technique on a weak-side twist (against Ohio State), which is similar to what Michigan had given us the week before,” he said. “We’ve got to get back in sync offensively and get our rhythm back where we’re playing with a lot of confidence, scoring points, scoring points in bunches.”

Card counting

Quarterback Hudson Card came to Purdue to add his name to the “Cradle of Quarterbacks.”

But after two mediocre seasons, Walters’ hand-picked choice to run the offense could be playing his final game despite having one season of college eligibility remaining. If it is his last game with the Boilermakers, Card could end his Purdue career with a bang by winning the Bucket for a second time one week after throwing for a career high 342 yards at Michigan State.

INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: MICHIGAN AND ILLINOIS

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A long season comes to a close this weekend as the Indiana Volleyball team (13-15, 6-12 B1G) prepares to host its final two games of the year at Wilkinson Hall. IU will play Michigan (Wednesday) for the first time this year before getting the return game from Illinois (Friday) to close out the campaign.

The Hoosiers will honor seven seniors on Friday evening, including the likes of setter Camryn Haworth and outside hitter Mady Saris. Haworth, who has started all but one game in the past three years for IU, will play her final game in the cream and crimson.

Already owners of 60 wins in their careers, IU’s four-year senior class of Haworth, Saris, defensive specialist Carly Mills and outside hitter Kenzie Daffinee will look to end on a high note at home. A pair of wins this week would give the Hoosiers eight conference wins in three-straight seasons for the first time since 1998-2000.

Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles turned in her finest performances of the year last weekend. She went for 43 kills in a pair of matches with UCLA and Ohio State, averaging 5.38 kills per set. Her 20-kill performance on Friday (Nov. 22) against the Bruins was the first time an IU player recorded 20 kills in a three-set Big Ten contest since at least 2007.

IU needs just one win this week to secure back-to-back 10-win home seasons at Wilkinson Hall. It would be the first occurrence for the program since 1999-2000. Entering the week, IU is 19-7 at home in the last two seasons with six of those defeats coming at the hands of top-20 programs.

The Hoosiers are riding a three-game series winning streak into their matchup with Michigan on Wednesday. IU will look to avenge an October loss at Huff Hall against Illinois on Friday’s senior night. Both matches will begin at 7:00 PM and be broadcasted on B1G+.

Gameday Info

vs. Michigan (Wednesday, November 27th – 7:00 PM)

Live Video: t.ly/UEALR

Live Stats: t.ly/u3tSW

vs. Illinois (Friday, November 29th – 7:00 PM)

Live Video: t.ly/0Mnso

Live Stats: t.ly/bSlyA

What’s At Stake – Stats

• Senior setter Camryn Haworth needs just 26 assists to reach 1,000 for the third-straight season. She would be the first IU player in the rally-scoring era to ever accomplish that mark and the first overall to hit 1,000 assists in three-straight years since Michelle McElroy (1993-95).

• Junior opposite Avry Tatum needs 29 kills in two matches to reach 350 for the season. She would join fellow junior and outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles (366) as the first pair of IU teammates to reach record 350+ kills in a season since 2010 (Ashley Benson and Jordan Haverly).

• Alonso-Corcelles is on pace to average the most digs per set by an IU player in over 10 years. She sits at 3.66 per set with two matches remaining. Assuming she stays above 3.50, Alonso-Corcelles would have the highest average of kills per set since Jordan Haverly (4.00+) in the 2012 season.

• Graduate student defensive specialist Delaynie Maple is three aces away from reaching 20 for the season. If she can get to 20 aces, it would be the third-straight season the Hoosiers have had five players with more than 20 aces on the season. Already in that category this year are Haworth (44), Tatum (27), Alonso-Corcelles (25) and senior outside hitter Kenzie Daffinee (20).

Notable

Saying Goodbye to a Program Legend

• Senior setter Camryn Haworth will play the final two games of her Indiana career this week. One of the best all-around players that IU has ever seen, Haworth enters the week with 3,836 career assists, 920 digs, 360 kills, 208 aces and 171 blocks.

• Despite playing through lingering injuries in 2024, Haworth’s ability to impact the game in all facets has continued at a high level. Given she plays the final two matches, she will be the 19th player in program history to appear in 125 career matches. It would be the first since Elizabeth Asdell (2015-18).

Chance for Home History

• IU is 9-4 on the season at Wilkinson Hall with two remaining home matches. With one win in the final week, the Hoosiers will have back-to-back 10-win home seasons for the first time since 1999-2000. With two wins this week, IU would have its most home wins in a season (11) since 2010 (13).

November is Candela’s Month

• Even after the long grind of a volleyball season, junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles has taken kindly to the month of November. She is coming off back-to-back 20-kill matches last weekend – including a wildly efficient, 20-kill effort (.459) in a win over UCLA.

• During her career, she’s averaging 3.28 kills per set in the month of November with 17 double-digit kill performances. In the last two Novembers (2023-24), she’s averaging 3.95 kills per set and has five 20-kill outputs.

Celebrating Seniors

• IU will recognize seven seniors on Friday night against Illinois. Five of those players (Haworth, Morgan Geddes, Carly Mills, Kenzie Daffinee and Mady Saris) played their entire careers for the Hoosiers. Delaynie Maple and Jaide Cummings came in this season to complete their graduate year.

Sending the Seniors off Right

• The four-year class of Haworth, Saris, Mills and Daffinee has carried a heavy load to turn around the fortunes of a long-struggling program. Entering the week, the four have combined to win 60 matches overall and 30 matches in the Big Ten.

Putting Up Wins

If the following results happen this week, IU’s four-year senior class could achieve the following:

2-0 »

– 62 wins in four years, most by a four-year senior class since 2010 (72)

– 32 conference wins in four years, most by a four-year senior class since 2002 (35)

1-1 »

– 61 wins in four years, most by a four-year senior class since 2018 (72)

– 31 conference wins in four years, most by a four-year senior class since 2002 (35)

Scouting the Opponent

Michigan (17-12, 7-11)

• The Wolverines got off to a great start to the season before losing senior outside hitter Allison Jacobs to an injury for about a month. She’s back now but only played three rotations – all in the back row – in their defeat to Oregon on Saturday night. Michigan is 1-7 since the Penn State game she got hurt in.

• Michigan still has plenty of offensive options to work with and is led by sophomore setter Morgan Burke (9.97 a p/s). Sophomore opposite Valentina Vaulet has stepped up and become a reliable six-rotation attacker. She averages 3.23 kills per set and has one of the most lethal jump serves in the country (60 aces).

• The middles are heavily involved in the Wolverine attack. Junior Serena Nyambio (.334 hitting percentage) and senior Jacque Boney (.304 hitting percentage) are set early and often. They combined for over 3.70 kills per set this season. They are both fantastic defensively and have combined for nearly 200 blocks this year.

• Senior libero Maddi Cuchran has been great defensively for the Wolverines, averaging 3.87 digs per set with 418 total on the year. Michigan has had some bumps along the road in serve receive with opponents acing their passers on 140 occasions. The Wolverines do have 170 aces of their own, however.

Illinois (18-10, 10-8)

• The Fighting Illini have had a nice bounce back year and should be an at-large team into the NCAA Tournament. For the final time, IU will play outside hitter Raina Terry. She’s averaging 4.43 kills per set and has carried Illinois for the past three seasons offensively. She also has 55 aces on the year. The Ohio native tends to play well against the Hoosiers in her five-year career.

• Redshirt junior setter Brooke Mosher averages just 8.63 assists per set – only setting five of the six rotations. She is a threat to score on the attack and from the service line. Mosher has 89 kills and 42 aces for the Fighting Illini.

• Illinois is heavily influenced by its pin hitters. Terry, junior outside hitter Averie Hernandez and freshman opposite Laynie Smith average over 9.00 kills per set. Freshman middle Ashlyn Philpot has 200 kills on the season as well but Cari Bohm – the second middle – is not much of a threat to score.

• Graduate student libero Christina Martinez Mundo has carried a big load defensively and stepped up after transferring over from Eastern Illinois. She’s at 3.53 digs per set for the Fighting Illini. The Illinois block is very effective with both middles at over 100 blocks this season.

Inside the Series

Michigan

• One of the few Big Ten series that the Hoosiers lead all-time, they have turned up the pressure in recent years and lead Michigan 45-43-1 in program history. IU has won the last three meetings, including a win over then No. 25 Michigan in October of 2022. The Hoosiers won both meetings comfortably last year.

Illinois

• The Fighting Illini hold a commanding lead in the series (76-19-1) but the series has been more even in recent years. IU has had struggles winning in Champaign but has won the previous two meetings (3-1) in Bloomington in 2022 and 2023. Last year in Bloomington, IU opened the Big Ten campaign with 18 team blocks in a decisive win over Illinois.

PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#13 PURDUE FACES NC STATE IN RADY CHILDREN’S INVITATIONAL IN SAN DIEGO

Boilermakers to play first game in California since Dec. 2001.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION — GAME 07

[13] Purdue (5-1) vs. North Carolina State (5-0)

3 p.m. ET, Noon PT | San Diego, California

LionTree Arena (4,000)

TELEVISION: FS1 (Cory Provus, Robbie Hummel)

RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)

THE NOTES TO KNOW

• The No. 13-ranked Purdue men’s basketball team heads to the Golden State and San Diego in search of its fourth straight “Feast Week” tournament title in the Rady Children’s Invitational, beginning Thanksgiving Day. The Boilermakers open with North Carolina State on Thursday, then will face either BYU or Ole Miss in Friday’s action at LionTree Arena.

• Thursday’s game marks a rematch from last year’s Final Four, as Purdue advanced to its first National Championship game appearance since 1969 with a 63-50 decision over the Wolfpack in Glendale, Arizona. Fletcher Loyer had 11 points and two assists, while Braden Smith had 3 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in the victory.

• Purdue has traveled west in each of its last two “Feast Week” Tournaments, both ending in massive success. Two years ago, a relatively-unknown Purdue squad defeated West Virginia, No. 6 Gonzaga and No. 8 Duke en route to the Phil Knight Legacy title in Portland. Last season, Purdue traveled further west to Honolulu and defeated No. 11 Gonzaga, No. 7 Tennessee and No. 4 Marquette to win the Maui Invitational.

• A year ago, Purdue had the same starting lineup for all 39 games and the year before Purdue had four different starting lineups in 35 games. This year already in six games, Purdue has started three different lineups.

• As of Monday, Purdue was 1-of-5 teams nationally to have played two top-15 ranked teams (Texas A&M-Commerce, Kansas City, Baylor, Jackson St.).

• Turnovers tell the story for Purdue. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Purdue is 48-3 when it forces at least 10 turnovers in a game and when Purdue has single-digit turnovers in that span, the Boilermakers are 33-2.

• Purdue ranks 10th nationally in 3-point percentage (.430), one year after ranking second nationally. Since the start of last season, Purdue is shooting 40.7 percent from long distance, averaging 8.2 made 3-pointers per game.

• Purdue has yet to allow an opponent a 10-0 run or larger, while having three runs of 10-0 or larger themselves. Since the start of last season, Purdue is 23-0 in games that it has had a run or 10-0 or larger and has won 54 of its last 55 games with a 10-0 run or better.

• Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer have started all 80 games during their careers at Purdue. The Boilermakers are 68-12 since their arrival in West Lafayette and the duo has combined for 1,754 points, 674 assists and 240 career 3-pointers.

• Braden Smith dished out his 500th career assist in the win over Marshall and already ranks 13th among active players in assists. He is second nationally in assists per game (6.26), just behind Texas Tech’s Elijah Hawkins (6.39). Smith is the first player in almost 40 years to have career averages of 11 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds with at least 80 games played (LAST: Michael Anderson, Drexel – 1985-88).

• As of Monday, Braden Smith was the only player nationally to have at least 70 points, 50 assists and 30 rebounds so far this season. Based on a 36-game season, Smith is on pace for 440 points, 336 assists and 190 rebounds. Only one player in NCAA history has had at least 425 points, 325 assists and 175 rebounds in a season (Murray State’s Ja Morant — 2018-19).

• Trey Kaufman-Renn is one of five players nationally to average at least 17.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 2.5 APG while shooting 60 percent from the field.

• Purdue has been ranked in 42 straight AP Top 25 polls, the sixth-longest active streak in the country and the third longest in school history.

• Purdue is looking to become the first team to win three straight outright Big Ten titles since the Boilermakers did it in 1994-96. Ohio State also accomplished the feat in 1960-62 as the only programs to record an outright “threepeat”.

• Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga and Houston are the only programs in America to have made at least a Sweet 16, Elite 8 and Final Four in the last five NCAA Tournaments. Purdue reached the Sweet 16 in 2022, the Elite 8 in 2019 and the Final Four in 2024.

PURDUE VOLLEYBALL

BOILERMAKERS TAKE ON THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Wednesday, November 27

10:30 p.m. ET | #9 Purdue at #13 Oregon | BTN | WSHY 104.3 FM

Friday, November 29

7:30 p.m. ET | #9 Purdue at #RV Washington | BTN | WSHY 104.3 FM

EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers will spend its final week of the regular season out west, as they are set for a pair of matches against two of the Big Ten Conference’s newest members.

Tomorrow, in a 2023 Regional Semifinal rematch, Purdue will take on No. 13 Oregon in its ninth top-16 matchup of the season. The match is scheduled for a 10:30 p.m. ET start on Big Ten Network. Then, the Boilermakers head to Seattle for a Black Friday showdown at the Washington Huskies, a team receiving votes in the AVCA poll. The match, which will be the first-ever between the two programs, will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.

THE #7 OVERALL DRAFT PICK: RAVEN COLVIN

With the seventh overall pick of the Real Pro Volleyball Federation draft, the Grand Rapids Rise selected Raven Colvin.

One of Purdue’s best blockers in program history, Colvin ranks #2 in Purdue history in career total blocks, block assists and blocks per set and #8 in block solos. She is also #3 in the nation among Division I active players in career blocks per set.

The Grand Rapids Rise, which includes Purdue alums Jena Otec (2017-21) and Sherridan Atkinson (2016-18), will begin its season January 10 and runs through May 2, 2025.

PURDUE’S LAST 10 MATCHES

Ali Hornung is averaging 4.74 digs per set. Meanwhile as a team, Purdue is averaging 16.97 digs per set as a team.

Offensively, Purdue is averaging 2 more kills per set than opponents with an efficiency or .271% while holding opponents to a .172%.

Eva Hudson is averaging 5.58 kills per set on a .285% and 2.42 digs per set.

Chloe Chicoine is totaling 3.26 dig per set, second on the team in kills with 2.68 per set.

Taylor Anderson is averaging 11.55 assists per set with a .511 attack %.

Middles Raven Colvin and Lourdes Myers are each averaging over a block per set, including Colvin’s 1.48 and 2.32 kills per set. Meanwhile, Myers holds a .339 attack %.

DEFENSE LIVES HERE

In the last seven years, Purdue has held opponents to a .191 average attack % or lower in 2024 (.188), 2022 (.194%), 2021 (.173), 2020 (.180), 2019 (.189), 2018 (.191).

When looking at the back row, Purdue’s owns 15.68 digs per set this season. To put in perspective, it is just the second time in the last 10 years the Boilermakers have posted that kind of number (other: 2020’s 16.00 digs per set).

A GLANCE AT THE SERIES HISTORY VS. OREGON

Purdue and Oregon have met just four times in its series history (1984, 2007, Spring 2021, 2023), including three times under HC Dave Shondell.

The Boilermakers have never played at Oregon before. In fact, every matchup has come at a neutral site.

Last time Purdue and Oregon met (12/7/23), the Ducks defeated the Boilermakers 3-0 (14-25, 19-25, 27-25) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. In the matchup, Purdue started four freshmen while Oregon’s lineup was nearly entirely made up of seniors or 5th-year players.

SCOUTING #13 OREGON

Redshirt senior Onye Ofoegbu leads the team with a .372 hitting percentage (third in the Big Ten), totaling 220 kills this season. The middle blocker is also ranked fourth in the conference with 117 total blocks.

As a team, Oregon ranks fifth nationally in blocks per set, averaging 2.69 blocks per set.

Junior Mimi Colyer has totaled a team-high 348 kills this season, averaging 3.95 kills per set. Colyer and Hudson were the top freshmen in the country in 2022, with Colyer receiving National Freshman of the Year following Oregon’s postseason run, which ended in the Regional Finals.

Last time Purdue and Oregon met (12/7/23), the Ducks defeated the Boilermakers 3-0 in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. Oregon returns nine of 20 players on their 2023 roster.

Setter Cristin Cline averages 10.15 assists per set in her second season at Oregon, tallying 853 total assists.

Senior libero Mackenzie Morris has racked up 288 digs in 25 matches, averaging 3.20 digs per set.

SCOUTING WASHINGTON

Washington ranks second in the Big Ten in both aces per set and team service aces, earning 168 aces and averaging 1.71 aces per set. Setter Molly Wilson has registered 29 service aces this season, a team high.

Senior Madi Endsley and junior Emoni Bush lead the team in total kills, registering 256 and 251 kills, respectively.

Washington went undefeated in their first 13 matches of the season until eventually falling to No. 9 Wisconsin.

Freshman middle blocker Julia Hunt leads the team with 112 total blocks and a 1.18 blocks per set average.

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

KISER NAMED FINALIST FOR WUERFFEL TROPHY

Adding to his list of some of college football’s top accolades, graduate student linebacker Jack Kiser has been selected as a finalist for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, college football’s premier award for community service.

The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy is presented to one of the 11 FBS players elected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team who best combines exemplary community service with leadership and performance on and off the field.

Kiser was selected as a finalist from a group of 11 semifinalists that make up the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team. Finalists were selected by a national voting committee, including a fan vote. The 2024 Wuerffel Trophy recipient will also be recognized as the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team captain.

Notre Dame has had one winner of the Wuerffel Trophy, linebacker Drue Tranquill in 2018. This marks the second-straight season that a Notre Dame player has been named a finalist for the honor, as linebacker JD Bertrand was a 2023 finalist. Other Notre Dame finalists include Tranquill in 2017 and linebacker Brandon Hoyte in 2005. Prior to the two awards merging, Notre Dame tight end Nic Weishar was named the AFCA Good Works Team Captain in 2018.

In addition to being named a member of the 2024 AFCA Good Works Team, Kiser has already been honored as a finalist for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy and a finalist for the 2024 Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award.

One of the most tenured players on Notre Dame’s roster and a team captain, Kiser is in his sixth season playing for the Irish and leads the linebacker room. Kiser owns 241 career tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, four interceptions (two pick-sixes), 11 passes defended, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked kick. He leads the Irish in tackles this season with 56.

Kiser holds the Notre Dame record for most games played in an Irish uniform (65). Kiser’s 65 games rank tied for first among all active FBS players in career games played for a single program, and third among all active FBS players in career games played. He has played in 59-consecutive games, a streak which ranks tied for second among all active FBS players (not including transfers).

Kiser has led and participated in several community-facing initiatives during his time at Notre Dame. He has twice served as the player committee chairman for the program’s Cleats For a Cause initiative, which uses custom footwear to raise awareness for local nonprofits, then auctioning off the shoes with the proceeds benefiting the organizations. In his role, Kiser chaired the player committee, which selected the charities that were featured in the initiative, communicated directly with the charities and made appearances, and worked with the designer of the shoes. Throughout the months leading up to the initiative this season, he organized players to volunteer at and support charities that will benefit from the initiative.

He served as the Fighting Irish Fight for Life football team lead for the past three years, from Fall 2020-Spring 2023, a program which pairs a local pediatric patient with Notre Dame Athletics teams to become a true teammate.

Additionally, Kiser worked with local low-income families to perform tax returns this past spring on a weekly basis leading up to Tax Day. He has also made an impact in his home community, as he visited his former youth football team to surprise local kids from his area, spend time with the team, and give them tickets to a Notre Dame Football game.

Kiser has also been involved in the Notre Dame chapter of Uplifting Athletes, supporting the local rare disease community and their families, and would also regularly visit patients and families at the Ronald McDonald House on home game Fridays with head football coach Marcus Freeman.

Owning two Notre Dame degrees, Kiser is a force in the classroom. He achieved a 3.82 undergraduate GPA, majoring in business analytics, and a 3.97 GPA to earn his master’s degree in accountancy. He earned selection to the 2024 National Football Foundation Honor Society, and in 2023 was awarded the Dean’s Graduate Business Award and the Tom Frecka Academic Achievement Award, recognizing the top GPA in the Masters of Science in Accountancy program at Notre Dame.

NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

ALLOCCO’S BUZZER BEATER RIMS OUT, IRISH FALL 84-85 IN OT TO RUTGERS

LAS VEGAS – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team faced major adversity in the opening minutes of the Players Era Festival against Rutgers. Reining ACC Rookie of the Year and First Team Preseason All-ACC pick Markus Burton left the game early after going down with a lower-body injury. Yet, the Fighting Irish banded together and went toe-to-toe with the Scarlet Knights.

Graduate guard Matt Allocco put on a show in Vegas, dropping a 24-point, 10-rebound, double-double. He forced overtime with a dramatic three and then put the team on his back in OT where he drained three more three-pointes in a 30-second span. He had a chance at the buzzer to win it, but it just rimmed out as the Irish fell, 84-85.

Allocco recorded his first career double-double. It also marked the first Irish 20-point, 10-rebound double-double since Nate Laszewski vs. Radford on Nov. 10, 2022.

The Fighting Irish now fall to 4-2 on the season and face another huge test tomorrow in No. 6/7 Houston (3-2).

“There’s no other group of guys I’d rather be with then the guys in our locker room,” Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry said. “We might not be as talented as some of the other teams out here but we are (for) sure just as tough. We are going to fight no matter what.”

Burton will undergo further elevation by the team physician and trainer on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Braeden Shrewsberry started on a heater scoring all 12 of his first-half points 10.5 minutes into the game. Following a Matt Allocco three-pointer and a Tae Davis and-one, the Irish flipped an 11-12 deficit to a 25-15 advantage, their largest lead of the half.

However, Rutgers amounted a comeback via a 6-for-8 shooting stretch from the field, outscoring Notre Dame 17-7 to tie the game at 32-all with 1:11 remaining. Allocco hit his second three of the half in the final minute as Notre Dame claimed a 35-34 halftime lead.

Shrewsberry and Allocco combined for 20 of the team’s 35 points on a combined 6-for-13 shooting, 5-for-11 from deep. Allocco already had a season-best seven boards at the break.

Notre Dame shot 11-for-28 (.393) in the half compared to Rutgers’ 13-for-30 (.433). The Irish owned the boards 24-13.

Davis brought some energy to start the second half, scoring on back-to-back possessions to get the Irish scoring going up 41-36. Rutgers started the second 1-for-7 but quickly regrouped and fired off a 6-0 run to take back the lead.

Burke Chebuhar then responded with his second three of the game and back-and-forth it went. Shrewsberry, Imes, Allocco, and Chebuhar all provided buckets in a two-minute stretch and it was 54-51 Irish at the 11:14 media timeout.

Fast forward to just under eight minutes remaining and the game was tied at 56-all. The Irish needed some big baskets and they got it. Imes and Chebuhar connected on back-to-back three-pointers and ND pushed ahead 62-56 at the 7:01 media timeout.

Of course, basketball is a game of runs and Rutgers came out of the timeout and fired off a 9-0 scoring run to take back the lead at 65-63 with 3:25 remaining.

Tae Davis got to the free-throw line at 2:11 which ended a near five-minute scoring drought, making both to make it 64-65.

About 40 seconds later, Davis got a big defensive board which led to an Allocco driving layup, Irish back on top 66-65 with 1:19 left.

Later down three, coming out of a timeout with under 15 seconds remaining, Allocco made his biggest three of the young season to tie the game at 69-all. The Irish defense locked it down in the final seven seconds and forced overtime.

Overtime got away from the Irish. A pivotal stretch in which Rutgers recorded an 8-0 run over a two-minute span was the difference maker, giving them a 73-79 advantage with 57.3 seconds remaining.

Despite the odds, Allocco said the Irish weren’t done yet. It was an unbelievable sight, as Allocco went bang-bang-bang, nine points in 26 seconds to tie the game. Rutgers then took a one-point lead after being sent to the foul line. Irish later called a timeout with 3.8 seconds with a chance for the win. The ball got to Allocco’s hands at the top of the key and it just missed.

UP NEXT

Grab your caffeine because it’s going to be a late one on Wednesday night (technically Thanksgiving morning for you East Coasters). The Irish will look to topple the No. 6 Houston Cougars at 12:30 a.m. ET/9:30 p.m. PT in day two action of the Players Era Festival. That matchup will air live on TBS/max.

NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL

PREVIEW: IRISH HOST VIRGINIA TECH IN FINAL HOME MATCH

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-16, 4-14) host the Virginia Tech Hokies (7-21, 1-17) for their final home match of the regular season on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The Irish will travel to take on Cal (13-17, 5-13) on Saturday, Nov. 30 in the final regular season match of the year.

NOTRE DAME VS. VIRGINIA TECH – Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 2 PM
Location: South Bend, Ind. | Purcell Pavilion
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HISTORY VS. VIRGINIA TECH

This will be the 17th match up between the Irish and the Hokies with Notre Dame leading the overall series 12-4.

The Irish won nine straight matches from 2016-2022.

This is the second time the two programs will face each other this season. The Irish defeated the Hokies this past Friday in five sets on the road (25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 21-25, 15-9).

The Irish were led by Phyona Schrader, who recorded her eleventh triple-double on the season that night. The senior setter finished with 19 kills, 22 assists, 16 digs, 2 blocks, and a service ace. She was followed by Avery Ross, who tied her season-high of 15 kills for the Irish.

Notre Dame fell in last year’s matchup against the Hokies on Oct. 20, 2023 on the road. The Irish fell in five sets (25-22,20-25,25-27,25-20,13-15) with Sydney Palazzolo leading the team with 20 kills, 10 digs, and five service aces.

Palazzolo passed the 1,000 career kill mark as she reached the milestone exactly after recording 20 kills against Virginia Tech last season.

PHYONA SCHRADER

Phyona Schrader was named ACC Setter of the Week on Monday, Sept. 16 after guiding the Irish to a perfect 3-0 week, with two wins over Northwestern and the program’s first-ever win over Colorado State.

She is now second in the nation for triple-doubles this season (12).

FRESH FACES

Notre Dame’s incoming freshman class ranked 13th in the nation according to Prep Dig.

The Irish welcome six freshman to the team, bringing the Irish to a roster size of 22 – Rockwell’s largest roster since starting in 2022.

The freshman class consists of Grace Langer (MB), Anna Bjork (MB), Kailyn Greene- Gordon (OPP), Mia Radeff (OH), Morgan Gaerte (OH), and Mallory Bohl (MB).

Gaerte was the number one recruit coming out of Indiana, hailing from Angola High School, just a little over an hour from South Bend.

Notre Dame also welcomes setter Ella Sandt to the 2024 squad, a graduate transfer from Saint Mary’s.

KEY RETURNERS

The Irish return five rising sophomores, six rising juniors, a pair of rising seniors, and a pair of graduate students.

Notre Dame’s two graduate students, Hattie Monson and Lauren Tarnoff, are each using their fifth and final seasons to finish their careers at ND. Monson led the Irish with 397 digs last season, while Tarnoff was second on the team last season in blocks (84).

Senior Phyona Schrader is also back for another season with the Irish. Schrader led the conference last season with the only triple double recorded in the ACC. She tallied 14 kills, 22 assists, and 13 digs in the win over Wake Forest at home on November 17, 2023.

Outside hitter Lucy Trump returns for her junior season as she tallied 135 kills and was second on the team with 22 aces. She led the Irish offensively her freshman year with 252 kills.

SALIMA ROCKWELL

Salima Rockwell heads into her third year at the helm of the program after finishing her first two seasons with a record of 21-33

Rockwell spent this past summer prepping for the 2024 Olympic games as she was selected to be an analyst for NBC for both the men’s and women’s matches.

Rockwell, a four-time national champion coach and three-time All-American, is the seventh head coach in Notre Dame volleyball history.

For the past three years, Rockwell has served as a color commentator for ESPN, Fox Sports, Big Ten Network and CBS Sports.

Rockwell spent nine years coaching at her alma mater, Penn State University, holding titles of associate head coach, assistant coach and director of operations over two different stints in Happy Valley (2006-2009 and 2015-17).

As a student-athlete, Rockwell was a three-time All-American setter, was named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team, helped guide the Nittany Lions to an NCAA Championship runner-up finish, was four-time All-Big Ten honoree, and led Penn State to Big Ten championships in 1992 and 1993.

Rockwell’s name is peppered throughout the legendary Penn State record books – ranking sixth all-time on the program’s career assists list (5,455) and eighth on the career digs chart (1,278). She is an inductee into the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Between her two coaching tours at Penn State, Rockwell also spent five seasons (2009-2013) at the University of Texas. While in Austin, she helped lead the Longhorns to the 2012 National Championship title, its first in almost 25 years.

YEAR THREE WITH THE STAFF

Sara Matthews and Craig Dyer return as associate head coaches for the Irish for their third year with the program.

Matthews, a standout player at James Madison and Kansas, came to South Bend after spending the past five seasons as the head coach at the University of Delaware.

Dyer joined the program after spending the past four seasons at Creighton, with previous stops at Penn State, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Seton Hall and Rutgers. He’s worked with several All-Americans during his time at Creighton and was part of the 2019 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year.

Paul Koncir joined as a video and data analytics technical coordinator for his first season with the Irish in 2022 and was promoted to assistant coach ahead of the 2023 season.

Koncir joins the Notre Dame Volleyball family after spending the past two seasons with the Michigan State Spartans as an associate head coach. Prior to MSU, Koncir had spent eight seasons with Indiana.

Mackenzie Keenan is in her third year as the operations specialist for the Irish. Keenan joined the program after spending nearly the past seven seasons at Texas Christian University. She worked as the TCU volleyball director of volleyball operations after having spent time as the volleyball graduate assistant.

BUTLER VOLLEYBALL

ALALEH TOLLIVER SELECTED TO BIG EAST ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — The BIG EAST conference announced on Tuesday afternoon that Alaleh Tolliver was named to the 2024 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

Tolliver was one of six first-years to make the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. This marks the fourth consecutive season that a Bulldog has earned the honors in their rookie campaign (Elise Ward, 2023; Cora Taylor, 2022; Mariah Grunze, 2021).

The Indianapolis native appeared in 27 matches finishing third on the team with 190 kills while adding 194 digs and 23 service aces. She collected four double-doubles while reaching 10 or more kills in nine different matches.

She received the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 21 after having a breakout weekend with 26 digs, 25 kills, and seven service aces.

The freshman’s 1.00 aces per set led the league while her 3.57 kills per set were good for eighth in the BIG EAST this week. Against Seton Hall (W, 3-1), Tolliver registered a team-best 18 digs alongside 12 kills for her third career double-double. She then recorded a match-best 13 kills in Saturday’s sweep of Georgetown.

2024 BIG EAST Volleyball Regular Season Awards

BIG EAST Player of the Year: Kendra Wait, Sr., S, Creighton

BIG EAST Libero of the Year: Rachel Krasowski, Gr., L, DePaul

BIG EAST Setter of the Year: Kendra Wait, Sr., S, Creighton*

BIG EAST Co-Freshmen of the Year: McKenna Brand, Fr., L, UConn & Margo Kemp, RS-Fr., MB, Xavier

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year: Creighton (Kirsten Bernthal Booth)

All-BIG EAST

Doğa Kutlu, Sr., S, UConn*

Taylor Pannell, Gr., MB, UConn

Emma Werkmeister, Jr., OH, UConn

Maddy Bilinovic, Sr., L, Creighton

Elise Goetzinger, Sr., MH, Creighton

Ava Martin, Jr., OH, Creighton*

Kiara Reinhardt, Sr., MH, Creighton

Norah Sis, Sr., OH, Creighton*

Kendra Wait, Sr., S, Creighton*

Aly Kindelberger, Sr., MB, DePaul

Audrey Klemp, Gr., RS, DePaul

Rachel Krasowski, Gr., L, DePaul*

Jill Pressly, Gr., OH, DePaul*

Yadhira Anchante, Gr., S, Marquette

Hattie Bray, Sr., MB, Marquette*

Aubrey Hamilton, RS-Sr., OH, Marquette*

Erin Jones, Jr., RS/S, St. John’s*

Abby Harrell, So., OH, Villanova

All-Freshman

Alaleh Tolliver, Fr., OH, Butler

McKenna Brand, Fr., L, UConn

Jaya Johnson, RS-Fr., RS, Creighton

Dionna Mitchell, Fr., OH, Georgetown*

Campbell McKinnon, Fr., MB, Villanova

Margo Kemp, RS-Fr., MB, Xavier

*Unanimous selection

BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BUTLER HEADS WEST FOR ARIZONA TIP-OFF OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

The Bulldogs head to Tempe for the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off. Butler will celebrate Thanksgiving with a Thursday tip against Northwestern before finishing off the two-day, four-team event Friday against either No. 25 Mississippi State or UNLV.

THE SPECIFICS:

Butler (4-1) vs. Northwestern (5-1)

Arizona Tip-Off

Thursday, Nov. 28; 7PM ET / 5PM MT

Mullett Arena — Tempe, Ariz.

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THE SERIES: Northwestern Leads, 16-11

Streak: Butler, W6

Neutral Floor: Northwestern Leads, 1-0

First Meeting: 1934-35 season; NU, 41-36

Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 2016; Butler, 70-68

TEXT TO SCROLL THROUGH AT YOUR LEISURE:

• Butler’s trip to the desert for the Thanksgiving holiday marks their first games away from Hinkle Fieldhouse this season.

• Butler has won six straight match-ups against Northwestern, but the most recent tip came in 2016 when Kamar Baldwin hit a buzzer-beater in Butler’s 70-68 win.

• The Bulldogs enter the Arizona Tip-Off following a dominating 78-39 win over Merrimack Friday night.

• Butler limited Merrimack to only eight second-half points. The last time Butler held an opponent to 10 or fewer points in a half was the 2001 NCAA Tournament (43-10 halftime lead over Wake Forest in the first round) when Thad Matta was coaching the Bulldogs during his first stint.

• The last time Butler held an opponent to less than 40 points in a game was the team’s Dec. 28, 2019 win over Louisiana-Monroe (67-36).

• No Merrimack player reached double figures.

• Butler’s defense limited Merrimack to 14.3-percent shooting in the second half; for the game, Merrimack missed their final 16 attempts from three-point range.

• Butler was a combined +8 in rebounding margin over the team’s first four games of the season before posting a 51-23 rebounding advantage against Merrimack.

• The Bulldogs committed a season-low nine turnovers against Merrimack.

• Butler had five players score in double figures against Merrimack, following six Bulldogs scoring 10 or more in the team’s previous game (a Nov. 15 win over SMU).

• Pierre Brooks II and Patrick McCaffery have scored in double figures in every game for the Bulldogs this season.

• Brooks pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds to go along with his game-high 23 points to post the second double-double of his career.

• Andre Screen has nine rebounds in each of Butler’s two most recent games, the most he has pulled down in a Butler uniform. (His career-high 13 came during his time at Bucknell.)

• On the season, Butler’s defense is allowing only 61 points per game, which is 26th nationally. The Bulldogs’ field goal percentage defense of 36.4 percent ranks 25th nationally.

• SMU entered the game with Butler averaging 93.0 points per game on 50-percent shooting; the Bulldogs limited SMU to 71 points and 40-percent shooting.

• McCaffery ranks 34th nationally in three-point percentage (50 percent). His 3.2 made three-pointers per game rank 49th.

• Butler has been strong at the free throw line. The team’s 77.8-percent mark is 35th nationally, while the team’s 19.6 makes per game is 31st. Butler has made at least 17 free throws and has shot at least 70 percent from the free throw line in all five games so far this season.

• Butler has three players averaging 14 or more points per game at this point in the season: Brooks (16.6), Telfort (15.2), and McCaffery (14.4). The trio has combined for Butler’s four 20-point scoring outputs (in addition to a separate 19-point game from Telfort vs. SMU).

• Butler is the only team in the BIG EAST to return its top two scorers from a season ago (Brooks, Telfort).

• Butler last played in the state of Arizona in 2004 as part of the Fiesta Bowl Classic in Tucson.

• Freshman Evan Haywood scored the first 10 points of his Butler career in the win over Merrimack.

• Kolby King’s seven assists vs. Merrimack were the most by a Butler player in a game this season.

The Line of Demarcation

• The three-point line has been telling for Butler and its opponents this season. The Bulldogs are shooting 41.1 percent from behind the arc this season, which ranks 17th nationally. Conversely, Butler is holding opponents to just a 24.3-percent mark from three-point range, a defensive effort that is tenth nationally. Butler makes 9.2 three-pointers per game, while the opposition is averaging only 5.0 makes per game.

Also in the Desert

• Butler’s Friday opponent in the Arizona Tip-Off will either be No. 25 Mississippi State or UNLV.

• Butler has played MSU once, a 47-46 win in the first round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament. That match-up was staged in Birmingham, Ala. The Bulldogs would go on to defeat Louisville in the second round before losing to top-seeded Oklahoma in the Sweet 16.

• A potential match-up between Butler and UNLV would be the first in the series.

Top Team Performances

• The Bulldogs put six players in double figures against SMU, the first game Butler has reached that feat since the Nov. 6, 2023 win against Eastern Michigan.

Top Individual Performances

• Jahmyl Telfort and Kolby King scored 13 of the points in a key 16-2 Butler run that erased SMU’s final lead of the game (at 50-48 with 13:11 remaining) and gave Butler a 64-52 lead they would not relinquish in the team’s 81-70 win Nov. 15. Seventeen of Telfort’s team-high 19 points came in the second half against SMU. King’s 14 points included a perfect 4-for-4 performance from three-point range.

• Augusto Cassia made the first start of his Butler career against Western Michigan Nov. 11 and responded with career-highs of 16 points and three blocks. He went 8-for-10 from the free throw line.

• Patrick McCaffery led the Bulldogs with 23 points against Austin Peay Nov. 8; it was one shy of his career-high 24 points that came during his time at Iowa (against Wisconsin, Dec. 11, 2022). McCaffery went 5-for-8 from three-point range, just one shy of his career-best six three-pointers against Nebraska March 5, 2023.

• Telfort led Butler with 29 points in the season-opening win over Missouri State Nov 4. The 29 points by Telfort were the most by a Butler player since Chuck Harris scored 32 against Tennessee Tech on Dec. 3, 2022.

BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL HANDLES FLORIDA TECH FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN AT GULF COAST SHOWCASE

ESTERO, Fla. – The Ball State men’s basketball team rode an extended first half scoring run to a 94-57 win over Florida Tech on Tuesday night at Hertz Arena.

The Cardinals (3-4) won their second straight game of the Gulf Coast Showcase after a 29-4 scoring run put them ahead 29-13 against the Panthers at the 7:22 mark of the first half. Ball State shut out the Florida Tech offense for more than five minutes during a stretch that featured a 16-0 rally.

Jermahri Hill again led the Cardinals in scoring (24 points) and assists (five) while adding six rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes. Mickey Pearson Jr. (14 points, eight rebounds, two assists), Jeremiah Hernandez (13 points, six rebounds, two assists) and Ethan Brittain-Watts (12 points, three rebounds, two assists) also scored in double figures for Ball State in its second straight win after topping Eastern Kentucky on Monday.

Zane Doughty contributed nine points and six rebounds off the bench, while Juanse Gorosito also had nine on a trio of 3-pointers. TJ Burch provided an early spark and finished with seven points, two assists and two steals.

Florida Tech used a pair of 9-0 runs in the opening period to stay in the game, but the Cardinals closed the half outscoring the Panthers 17-9 following their second scoring spree to take a 46-31 edge into halftime. Ball State would lead by at least 10 points for the remainder of the game with a lead peaking at the final spread of 37.

The Cardinals controlled the glass to the tune of a 48-26 advantage in rebounds. Ball State had more points off turnovers (18-7) and held significant margins in points in the paint (40-18) and second chance points (22-2).

Ball State shot 54.1 percent (33-61) from the field including 38.5 percent (10-26) from distance and made 78.3 percent (18-23) of its free throws. Florida Tech was limited to 32.8 percent (19-58) shooting and 22.7 percent (5-22) on 3-pointers.

The Cardinals will face Richmond at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the finale of the Gulf Coast Showcase.

BALL STATE FOOTBALL

CARDINALS BATTLE BOBCATS TO CLOSE REGULAR SEASON

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State closes the 2024 season at Ohio on Black Friday, Nov. 29, when the Cardinals travel to Athens, Ohio to face the Bobcats. Ball State hopes to play spoiler while the Bobcats contend for a bid to the MAC title game. The Cardinals have not won in Athens since 2011.

** Nine-year head coach Mike Neu ended his tenure as the leader of Ball State’s football program following the Cardinals’ overtime defeat at Buffalo on Nov. 12. Since Nov. 16 when sixth-year offensive line coach and running game coordinator Colin Johnson was named as interim head coach, the Cardinals dropped a 38-13 decision to Bowling Green. A 2003 Ball State graduate and former center and team captain for the Cardinals, Johnson takes the reigns Friday for his second game as a college head coach.

** Ball State trailed the Falcons 10-7 at halftime last Saturday, but faltered 28-6 in the second half as Bowling Green added a win to its MAC ledger while battling Ohio and Miami for the MAC’s regular season title. Kadin Semonza threw for 211 yards and two TDs, including a 51-yard strike to running back Vaughn Pemberton who nabbed the longest reception of his career. Defensively, the Cardinals were led by George Udo’s 11 tackles. Keionte Newson had seven tackles, and Riley Tolsma contributed six stops with a pair of sacks.

** Tanner Koziol’s 84 catches this season are the most ever by a Ball State tight end. He needs six grabs to eclipse Darius Hill’s mark of 158 catches, the most in a career by a Cardinals’ tight end, from 2005 to 2008.

** Koziol already is the first TE in Ball State history with over 70 catches and 700 yards, and he needs just 49 yards to reach 80 & 800. His 84 grabs rank seventh in Ball State history by any receiver and they are the most by a Cardinal since Willie Snead’s record season with 106 grabs in 2013. He is 175 yards shy of the Cardinals’ single-season mark for receiving yards – 926 by Hill in 2007.

** Koziol is a national semifinalist for the John Mackey Award, presented to the country’s most outstanding tight end. Darius Hill, in 2008, is the only other Ball State player to receive that distinction.

** The 100th anniversary of Ball State’s first season in 1924 coincides with the 100th season on the field, given that the Cardinals didn’t field a team in 1943 due to World War II. Season-long celebrations of the 100th season will be displayed at Scheumann Stadium this season. Similarly, it is the program’s 50th season in the MAC — formally joining the league in 1973 and playing its first football games in 1975.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 – Ball State is tied with Georgia Tech, Louisiana and San Diego State as national co-leaders with just one lost fumble this season.

6 – Still in his third college season, Tanner Koziol (153) needs six catches to break the Cardinals’ career mark for receptions by a TE (158).

7.6 – Tanner Koziol is 4th in FBS rankings with 7.6 catches per game. His 84 receptions this year are a Ball State record for a tight end.

67 – Keionte Newson & George Udo enter Friday’s game tied as Ball State’s tackling co-leaders with 67. Newson led the club in 2023 with 81.

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH MATTHEW GRAVES TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball head coach Matthew Graves will be one of 18 individuals inducted into the 63rd Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame class on March 19, announced on November 26.

Coach Graves played high school basketball at White River Valley and totaled more than 1,800 points in his career, earning an all-state selection in 1993. He went on to play at Butler University and played in the NCAA Tournament, then he returned to Butler as a coach and was on staff when the team went to back-to-back NCAA Tournament Championship games.

Read more about the inductee class here.

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA STATE DROPS MONDAY NIGHT CONTEST AT SOUTHERN INDIANA

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball fell on Monday night at Southern Indiana, 87-77, moving to 3-3 on the season.

A slow start to the game for the Sycamores proved costly, getting down 8-0 through two-and-a-half minutes of play and the Sycamores never found the lead. Jahni Summers made the Sycamores first six points of the game to help Indiana State fight back to trail 11-9 with 12:51 on the clock.

A layup by Aaron Gray and two-straight layups by Markus Harding kept the Sycamores within three points before Southern Indiana made some separation for its first double-digit lead of the game, 26-15, with 7:45 remaining in the half. USI held that lead, give or take a couple points, through the remainder of the half.

Through the first half, Indiana State turned the ball over 15 times leading to 17 USI points. Those 17 points in addition to eight points from the free throw line from the Screaming Eagles gave USI the 11-point halftime advantage.

Indiana State outscored Southern Indiana 48-47 in the second half, shooting 57.6% from the field in the last 20 minutes. Bruno Alocen and K’mani Doughty helped cut the deficit to five points with back-to-back layups with the scoreboard showing 43-38 with 16:44 to go.

The Sycamores and Screaming Eagles stayed tight through the next four minutes, going back-and-forth on buckets but Indiana State held the 13-10 advantage in the run. The Sycamores ended that run cutting the lead down to two points, 53-51, with 12:54 to play. Six different Sycamores contributed, and the team made 5-of-6 from the floor and converted all three free throw attempts.

Southern Indiana used a 15-7 run, making 6-of-7 to pull away from the Sycamores just enough to lead by 10, 68-58, with 7:14 on the clock.

The Sycamores didn’t count themselves out yet, as in the next three minutes Indiana State brought the game within four points with the help of Samage Teel scoring 5-of-9 in a 9-3 Sycamore advantage. Gray scored on a layup assisted by Teel, and Doughty drained a pair from the line to add to the effort.

Teel and Harding combined to score the final 10 points of the game for Indiana State in the last four minutes, but USI finished perfect from the floor (4-for-4) and 6-for-8 from the free throw line to capture the 10-point, 87-77 victory over Indiana State.

Samage Teel led the game with 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting, recording six rebounds, four assists, and a block. Teel led the game with five steals. Jahni Summers scored 15 points finishing 6-for-10 from the floor, hauling in five rebounds and recording three steals. Markus Harding was the third-and-final Sycamore in double figures with 13, pulling down a team-high seven rebounds and dishing out a team-high five assists. Aaron Gray chipped in eight points and six rebounds.

News & Notes

Indiana State committed 20 turnovers in the game, the second 20+ turnover game of the season (21 against Florida Atlantic).

The Sycamores recorded the second-lowest assist-to-field goal percentage of the season (41.9%) assisting on 13-of-31 made baskets. The 13 assists is also the season-low.

Southern Indiana recorded the best three-point field goal percentage by an opponent this season, making 52.4% from down range (11-of-21). The 11 threes ties the most made by an opponent this season (11 by Florida Atlantic).

Indiana State made 64.9% of its two-point attempts, with all of its two-pointers coming from inside the paint.

Samage Teel recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season, and the second time he has gone for 20+ in back-to-back games. His five steals ties his collegiate high.

With six rebounds tonight, he now has three-straight games of six rebounds.

Jahni Summers recorded back-to-back games in double figures for the first time this season.

Markus Harding has two-straight games of at least 13 points (13 agsinst USI and 16 against Chicago State).

All but one Sycamore that entered the game scored at least two baskets (8-of-9).

Indiana State’s 13 steals ties for the most this season.

Up Next

Indiana State heads south to The Bahamas to play in the Baha Mar Hops event in Nassau. The Sycamores open with Arkansas State on Friday at 4:30 p.m., Iona on Saturday at 2 p.m., and closes with Tarleton State on Sunday at 7 p.m. All times are Eastern and games can be streaming through a FloCollege subscription or by tuning into 105.5 The Legend.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

‘DONS FINISH SUNSHINE SLAM AS RUNNER-UP

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Mastodons were looking for a Sunshine Slam title on Tuesday (Nov. 26) evening. But the Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball team had to settle for the second-place trophy after Radford defeated the Mastodons 69-56.

Radford scored the first nine points of the game. The first Mastodon basket of the game came at the 12:33 mark on a 3-pointer by Jalen Jackson.

The Highlanders built a lead as large as 23 at 32-9. The ‘Dons quickly shrunk it to single-digits early in the second half, cutting it to seven at 48-41 with 10:45 remaining. However Radford had enough offense the rest of the way to keep the ‘Dons at bay.

Jackson led the ‘Dons with 23 points with four 3-pointers. Jackson is now averaging 19.3 points per game.

Rasheed Bello added 11 points. Chandler Cuthrell had eight rebounds off the bench, his most as a Mastodon.

Radford’s Jarvis Moss scored 23 points and helped the Highlanders out-shoot the ‘Dons 49.2 percent (29-of-59) to 37.0 percent (20-of-54).

Radford improves to 6-2 with the win. The ‘Dons fall to 4-3. The Mastodons are at the newly named East Texas A&M on Saturday (Nov. 30).

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MASTODON WBB WELCOMES FOUR SIGNEES FOR 2025-26

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball head coach Maria Marchesano announced her program’s four-member signing class for 2025 on Tuesday (Nov. 26): Bailee Duck, Avery Wagner, Rylee Bess, and Destiny Macharia.

“We know we are losing a lot in this senior class but the two biggest needs are playmaking and size down low and we feel like we really addressed that with this recruiting class,” Marchesano said.

Duck is a 5-foot-8 guard that averaged 14 points per game in her time at Assumption High School in Louisville, Kentucky. She was crowned the 2A State Champion her sophomore and junior year. In her junior year, she was awarded a spot on the 2A All-Tournament Team and All-District Team, followed by a spot on the First Team Seventh Region and 2A Sectional Team her senior year. Duck played for Kentucky Premier for two years followed by Sports City Angels for her last year. Duck also participated in track alongside basketball.

“Bailee is one of the few kids we have seen over the past few years that truly prides herself on her defense and her consistent effort to be a lock down defender,” Marchesano said. “She’s a tireless worker with a desire to get better and grow and we are excited to see her develop in our systems.”

Wagner is a 6-foot-4 forward who owns game-highs of 25 points, 26 rebounds and six blocks. She earned 11 double-doubles in her junior season. She was named to the All-Tri Valley Conference Team and All-District Team her junior and senior year, along with All-Ohio Team honorable mention her senior year. She played in two state championships, one of which resulted in a state title. Wagner played for Thunder 740 for most of her club career until she switched to United Family Adidas for the last two years. Outside of basketball, Wagner was an All-Conference player on the volleyball and golf teams, and was also the student body president of her high school.

“Adding Avery to this class was exactly what we needed,” Marchesano said. “At 6-4 with an even bigger wingspan, she brings a defensive presence we haven’t seen in our program for years. She’s a mobile post who has shown the ability to stretch the floor which plays right into how we run our offense.”

Bess is a 5-foot-6 guard who averaged 13.4 points per game in her junior year. She was named to First Team District 11 and All-OCC Capital Division, along with Second Team All-Central District and an All-State Special Mention. She led her school to two conference, district and regional titles. She comes from a family background of collegiate basketball, following her father (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Little Rock), sister (Wilberforce) and two cousins (Illinois State, Kent State, Michigan State, Saint Louis). She played for the All-Ohio U-17 squad as an eighth grader, until she switched clubs to Sports City Angels for the last three years.

“Rylee was a huge get for us as she brings playmaking and handles but she also brings a lot of range and shooting ability which fits well with our system,” Marchesano said. “She’s not afraid to mix it up on the defensive end either and knows how to use her size and quickness to her advantage.”

Macharia is a 5-foot-6 guard who averaged 15.1 points per game her junior year. She has been named to numerous First and Second All-County Teams in her high school career, along with an honorable mention nod on the Baltimore Sun Team this past year. She played at several clubs throughout her career, starting at Maryland Stars, then moving to Team Thrill, and ending up at Germantown Lady Panthers this past season.

“Destiny is about as smooth as they come,” Marchesano said. “She is a talented scorer that loves creating for her teammates just as much as she loves shooting it. She has a great feel for her teammates and is willing to do whatever the team needs to win that day.”

Duck, Wagner, Bess and Macharia will join the Mastodons in the summer of 2025.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ONE-POINT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME GOES TO GEORGIA STATE

ATLANTA – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team dropped its opening game of the GSU Thanksgiving Classic on Tuesday (Nov. 26) to Georgia State 57-56.

Georgia State used a 17-12 fourth quarter to hold off the Mastodons. The Panthers were 6-of-11 from the floor while holding the Mastodons to 4-of-18 in the fourth quarter.

The two teams traded the lead three times, both leading for more than 15 minutes of the game. The Panthers’ biggest lead was eight and the Mastodons’ was seven.

The ‘Dons jumped out to a 10-3 lead after starting the game with 3-pointers from Audra Emmerson and Renna Schwieterman and two buckets from Amellia Bromenschenkel. The Panthers fought back to eventually lead 26-18 after three triples in a 1:07 span.

After trailing by one at the halftime break, Emmerson’s 3-pointer tied it at 30. After free throws from GSU, the Mastodons had a 14-7 stretch over the last 8:30 of the quarter to go up by four with 10 minutes to play. Six different ‘Dons scored in this stretch. To start the fourth, Georgia State had an 11-0 run and never trailed again. The Mastodons tied it at 56 thanks to a 12-5 run late, which featured five points from Schwieterman. Georgia State’s Crystal Henderson made 1-of-2 from the charity stripe with three seconds left, then Kaleigh Addie got a steal on the ensuing inbounds pass to seal the game.

Lauren Ross led the Mastodons with 12 points while adding seven rebounds. Bromenschenkel had 11 rebounds, eight points and three assists. Sydney Freeman had seven points and six assists.

Tuesday’s game was the first one-point contest of the Maria Marchesano era.

Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 3-3 while Georgia State improves to 4-2. The Mastodons will take GSU’s floor again on Wednesday (Nov. 27) with a game against Campbell at approximately 2 p.m.

SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

USI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS FOUR TO 2025-26 CLASS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball has announced its 2025-26 signing class for Head Coach Rick Stein’s Screaming Eagles. Lily Graves, Alli Robertson, Ella Bobe and Channah Gannon have signed national letters of intent to compete for USI in 2025-26.

“We are extremely excited to welcome these four young women to our USI family,” Stein said. “Our coaches take great pride in recruiting excellent players, good students, and outstanding people, and this recruiting class hits all three areas once again!”

Lily Graves (Indianapolis, Indiana) comes to USI out of Franklin Central High School, where she averaged almost 12 points and five rebounds per game as a junior in 2023-24. The 5’11” combo guard shot nearly 40 percent from the floor and 32 percent from long range. Graves also had 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. Graves has been an All-Conference First Team and all-county selection all three years in high school. She has also been an all-state selection. Graves tallied the most points and highest free-throw percentage each of her first three seasons in high school. Graves plays club basketball for Indiana Elite Drive.

Alli Robertson (Harrison, Ohio) is a 6’1″ forward from William Henry Harrison High School in Ohio. As a junior last year, Robertson posted over 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per outing. Robertson has been a three-time All-Southwest Ohio District Team and All-Southwest Ohio Conference First Team selection, two-time All-Ohio Team, and conference player of the year. Robertson’s high school squad was conference champions in 2023-24. Robertson is Harrison High School’s all-time leading scorer and set a school record for rebounds in a single season with 279 last year. The forward plays club basketball for Next Level.

Ella Bobe (Vincennes, Indiana) is a 5’9″ guard from South Knox High School. Bobe is the first Division I girls signee at South Knox since 1988. Last season, Bobe averaged 19.1 points, 4.2 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game as a junior. Bobe set South Knox’s single-season (495) and career points (1,175) records in 2023-24. Bobe was also named Sun-Commercial Player of the Year and IBCA Underclass Small School All-State for the second consecutive season. Bobe has also been all-conference all three years so far in high school. As a sophomore, Bobe set school records for single-game points (37) and assists (13) in addition to assists in a season (132). Bobe’s club team is the Nike Lady Gym Rats 17u EYBL.

Channah Gannon (Morrison, Tennessee) is a 6’4″ forward from Coffee County Central High School and sister of current USI Women’s Basketball sophomore forward Chloe Gannon. As a junior, Gannon helped Coffee County Central reach the final four of the Tennessee State tournament and was named to the BCAT All-State Team. The forward also led her squad to the school’s first-ever regional title. Gannon plays club basketball for Tennessee Flight.

“Every year we know we will graduate great student-athletes in our program, and this year certainly will be no different with our five seniors!” Stein added. “We must recruit high-impact players, and my coaching staff has done just that with their hard work into this early signing class.”

The early 2025-26 signing class is USI’s biggest since bringing in its 2023-24 class, as the Eagles only signed one true freshman last fall.

VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CHRISTMAS CITY CLASSIC ON TAP FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Valparaiso (2-4, 0-0 MVC)

Christmas City Classic – Bethlehem, Pa.

Game #7 – November 30, 2024 – 1:30 p.m. CT

vs. North Dakota (2-3, 0-0 Summit)

Game #8 – December 1, 2024 – 11 a.m./1:30 p.m. CT

at Lehigh (4-2, 0-0 Patriot) OR vs. Marist (3-3, 0-0 MAAC)

Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valpo women’s basketball team hits the road over Thanksgiving weekend, trekking to eastern Pennsylvania and the campus of Lehigh University for the Christmas City Classic. The Beacons open tournament play Saturday afternoon against North Dakota, and will then play either Marist or the host Mountain Hawks Sunday.

Previously: Valpo began the holiday week on a winning note, jumping out to a 20-point halftime lead en route to a 72-41 victory Monday evening over Goshen. Nevaeh Jackson led four Beacons in double figures in the scoring department, matching her career best with 20 points.

Following Valpo Basketball: Video: ESPN+ for games including Lehigh; stream through Lehigh website for games not including Lehigh

Links for live coverage: Available via ValpoAthletics.com

Head Coach Mary Evans: Mary Evans is in her seventh year at the helm of the program in 2024-25 and owns a record of 62-120. Evans’ first six seasons at the helm have seen Valpo’s six of the top-eight single-season 3-pointers made marks, including each of the top five, while defensively, her teams have racked up steals at a high rate, averaging at least 7.7 steals/game in five of her six seasons. Under her guidance, Valpo players have earned an MVC Sixth Player of the Year honor, five All-Conference accolades, three All-Freshman/Newcomer Team awards and three All-Defensive Team honors.

Series Notes: North Dakota – Valpo has faced off with North Dakota twice in program history, with the Fighting Hawks winning both ends of a home-and-home series over the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. In the last meeting, North Dakota edged out Valpo in Grand Forks, 65-63, on Nov. 17, 2019.

Marist – First meeting.

Lehigh – Valpo and Lehigh have met twice, both on Valpo’s home court with each team winning once. The most recent matchup was a 41-39 Lehigh win at the ARC on Dec. 3, 2011.

@ValpoWBB…

…and @ValleyHoops

– Valpo was picked to finish in eighth place in the MVC preseason poll, totaling 193 points to edge out Indiana State.

– The eighth-place projection is two spots ahead of the Beacons’ regular-season finish last year.

– Valpo is in its eighth season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

– The Valley was ranked 13th in conference NET last season. In Valpo’s time in the MVC, the conference has been ranked as high as seventh in NET (2020-21).

…looking back at last year

– Valpo finished last season with a 5-25 overall record and finished at 4-16 in MVC play, good for 10th in the Valley standings.

– Leah Earnest was a Second Team All-MVC honoree.

– Valpo won three consecutive road games in Valley play, the second straight year the Beacons have accomplished that – prior to that, the program had last accomplished that feat against three different opponents since 2007.

…versus Goshen

– After a quick start for the Beacons, Goshen put together a run and led 13-8 just past the midway point of the opening quarter.

– Valpo turned things around with a 15-2 run to close the period with a 23-15 lead. Leah Earnest scored five points during that run, while Katie Beyer and Nevaeh Jackson contributed a pair of baskets apiece.

– Valpo’s defense didn’t surrender a field goal until the final minute of the second quarter, holding the Maple Leafs to 1-of-11 shooting in the period. The lead reached as many as 22 points before the Beacons took a 43-23 lead into the locker room.

– Goshen cut Valpo’s edge to 15 points at one point in the third quarter, but the Beacons were able to extend back out to a 58-36 lead with 10 minutes to play.

– In a fourth quarter played entirely by Beacon reserves, Valpo limited Goshen to just five points over the final 10 minutes of action.

– Jackson matched her career high as she led all players with 20 points, hitting 8-of-13 from the field — including 3-of-6 from the 3-point line.

– She was one of four Beacons in double figures in the scoring column, as Beyer finished with 12, Earnest 11 and Kayla Preston 10.

– Jackson, Beyer and Preston each had three steals as the Beacons racked up 15 as a team – their most in exactly one calendar year.

– Valpo out-scored Goshen in the paint, 40-26 — the fifth consecutive game the Beacons have held the advantage in the paint, and the fourth straight contest it has been a double-figure margin inside.

…at Loyola

– The Ramblers opened the game on an 11-3 run over the first seven minutes, and while Valpo got to within three with 1:36 to play in the opening period, Loyola scored the final two baskets of the quarter to lead 15-8 at the end of the first.

– Loyola closed the first half with an 11-2 run over three-plus minutes to extend its lead to 42-22 at halftime.

– The Beacons forced turnovers on each of the Ramblers’ first nine possessions of the second half, scoring the first 12 points of the third quarter to cut their deficit to eight.

– Valpo got as close as seven points in the quarter and trailed 51-42 with 10 minutes to play.

– The Beacons were within five early in the fourth quarter and had two shots to make it a one-possession game, but were unable to convert on either. Valpo got to within five late as well, but could get no closer.

– Neveah Jackson scored in double figures for the fourth straight game with a team-high 17 points.

– Leah Earnest scored 16 points (5-9 FG, 6-8 FT), her fourth effort of 15+ points this season. She stuffed the stat sheet with eight rebounds, four assists and three steals, leading the team in all three categories.

– Maci Rhoades established a season high with 10 points, enjoying her first double-figure scoring output in a Valpo uniform.

– After Loyola went 8-of-13 from 3-point range in the first half (including 5-of-6 in the second quarter), the Beacons held the Ramblers to 1-of-6 from beyond the arc after the intermission.

– In the third quarter alone, Valpo had seven steals and forced 11 Loyola turnovers. The Beacons had a dozen steals for the game and forced the Ramblers into 23 turnovers.

…looking ahead

– Valpo faces a pretty quick turnaround after a lengthy trip back from Pennsylvania, as it hosts Western Michigan at the ARC next Wednesday evening.

– Following that game, the Beacons will go two weeks before returning to action Wednesday, Dec. 18 at Saint Louis.

…away from home

– This weekend’s games will mark the fourth and fifth of six games away from home for Valpo in nonconference action.

– The Beacons’ game against North Dakota will be their second on a neutral court this year, as they lost their season opener to Liberty in Xenia, Ohio.

– Valpo is 0-2 so far this year in true road games.

@UNDwbasketball

– North Dakota enters Saturday’s game at 2-3 this season and has dropped its last three games.

– Three Fighting Hawks starters are averaging in double figures, led by Kiera Pemberton, who posts 15.6 points/game and a team-best 7.0 rebounds/game.

– North Dakota posted a 9-21 overall record last year and finished sixth in the Summit League with a 5-11 mark in league play.

@MaristWBB

– Marist comes into the weekend with a 3-3 record, most recently edging Yale Tuesday evening, 67-65.

– Lexie Tarul leads the Red Foxes with 13.2 points/game this season.

– Marist went 6-25 last season and finished tied for 10th in MAAC play with a 4-16 record in conference action.

@LehighWBB

– Lehigh enters the weekend with a 4-2 record, having had a three-game winning streak snapped Tuesday evening with a 65-62 loss at La Salle.

– The Mountain Hawks are led by Maddie Albrecht, who averages 16.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game this year.

– Lehigh posted a 17-13 record last season and went 9-9 in Patriot League play, tying for fifth in the league standings.

Forcing Miscues

– Last time out marked the most turnovers by a Valpo opponent so far this season, as the Beacons forced 26 Goshen turnovers.

– 15 of those turnovers were Valpo steals – also a season high. Notably, it was the program’s highest number of steals in a single game in exactly one calendar year, as Valpo tallied 16 steals Nov. 25 of last year at UAB.

– The Beacons are averaging 20.2 turnovers forced per game this year, best in the Valley, and have forced more turnovers than they’ve committed in five of six games. Their turnover margin of +2.50 ranks second in the Valley as well.

Consistent Scorer

– Sophomore Nevaeh Jackson has proved to be a consistent threat on the offensive end early in her second season with the Beacons.

– After opening the season with a nine-point effort, Jackson has been in double figures each of the last five games.

– She has scored a career-best 20 points on two occasions, most recently last time out against Goshen as she went 8-of-13 from the floor to set a career high for field goals made.

– Jackson is already nearing her total of eight games in double figures from last year. As a freshman, she had just one instance scoring 10+ points in back-to-back games.

20/20/20 Vision

– Six games into the season, and Valpo already has three different players with four combined 20-point games under their belt.

– That is already more than last year’s team, which featured just two different players with at least one 20-point effort.

– Most recently, Nevaeh Jackson went 8-of-13 from the field last time out for her second 20-point game of the season.

– Sophomore Layla Gold shattered her previous career high of 11 points with a 23-point night – which included five 3-pointers – at Milwaukee.

– Against Trinity Christian, Kayla Preston smashed her previous best, going for 20 points on 7-10 FG and 6-8 FT.

– Jackson hit four 3-pointers en route to a career-high 20 points against Purdue Fort Wayne.

– Notably, Leah Earnest – who had nine 20-point games last season – is not among the trio with a 20-point game so far this year.

Career Highs

– Five of Valpo’s seven returnees have set career bests in the scoring column this season – the only returnees who haven’t are Saniya Jackson, who is out for the season, and Earnest.

– Joining the trio above are senior Katie Beyer and sophomore Raeven Raye-Redmond.

– Raye-Redmond smashed past her previous best of nine with a 15-point night on 6-of-9 shooting at Milwaukee.

– Beyer hit three 3-pointers on her way to a 14-point game in the season opener versus Liberty.

The Paint is Ours

– Valpo held a double-digit advantage in the paint last time out against Goshen, outscoring the Maple Leafs inside 40-26.

– That marks the fifth consecutive game the Beacons held an edge on inside points, the last four of which have all been double-digit margins.

– Points in the paint went to Valpo 36-26 at Loyola, 40-28 at Milwaukee, 36-20 in their win over Trinity Christian and 28-24 against Purdue Fort Wayne.

– With this stretch, this year’s team has surpassed last year’s squad, as the 2023-24 team only had four games where it outscored its opponent in the paint.

– Prior to this current stretch, the last time the Beacons outscored their opponent in the paint in back-to-back games came in December 2022 against Western Michigan and Western Illinois.

– To find the last stretch of at least three such games, you have to go back to December 2019, when Valpo held the edge in the paint in four straight contests against Detroit Mercy, UIC, Morehead State and Chicago State.

– The last time Valpo outscored its opponent in the paint in five consecutive contests? You have to go all the way back to January 2010, when Valpo bettered Youngstown State, Cleveland State, Detroit, Wright State and Milwaukee in consecutive games inside.

Notables From Goshen

– Goshen’s high scorer had nine points – it was the first time a Valpo opponent has failed to have a double-digit scorer since Jan. 20, 2019 against Evansville.

– With 26 turnovers, the Maple Leafs were the first Valpo opponent with 25 or more miscues since March 11, 2021 against Evansville at the MVC Tournament.

– Goshen hit just 1-of-14 from 3-point range, the first time since Jan. 2, 2022 at Missouri State a Valpo opponent has shot under 10% from the 3-point line.

Notables From Trinity Christian

– Valpo surrendered just 40 points to Trinity Christian, the lowest mark by a Valpo team since giving up just 37 in a win over UIC Dec. 15, 2019.

– The 41-point margin of victory (81-40) was the program’s largest since a 95-49 win over Chicago State Dec. 28, 2019.

– The Beacons dished out 25 assists on 29 made field goals, the program’s highest single-game assist total since a 26-assist performance against Purdue Calumet Dec. 9, 1998.

– Valpo’s 43 rebounds was the highest team single-game total since grabbing 44 against UAB Nov. 21, 2022.

The First Time

– Valpo fans got their first look at five of the program’s six newcomers in the season opener against Liberty.

– Transfers Maci Rhoades (Radford) and Fiona Connolly (La Salle) were both in Valpo’s starting lineup against the Flames.

– True freshmen Lexi Castator, Mor Shabtai and Kylie Waytashek came off the bench for the Beacons.

– The final of Valpo’s newcomers, transfer Bella Swedlund (Toledo/Kansas) made her collegiate debut against Trinity Christian.

Leah’s Last Ride

– Graduate student Leah Earnest is back for her fifth and final season of eligibility, looking to put a bow on one of the most productive careers in program history.

– Earnest was a Second Team All-MVC selection last season and tabbed a preseason Second Team All-MVC choice this year.

– Earnest became the first Valpo player since 1991-92 to pace the team in scoring, rebounding and assists.

– She ranked sixth in the Valley in scoring and eighth in rebounding, one of only four Valley players to rank in the top-eight of both categories.

– Earnest scored 494 points on the season, fifth-most in a single season in program history and second-most since 1994.

– Earnest currently ranks seventh in program history in career rebounding (683) and 13th on the career scoring chart (1,181).

– For reference, should she duplicate her season totals from last year, Earnest would close her career third all-time at Valpo in scoring and second in rebounding.

VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

BRYCE DREW TO BE INDUCTED INTO INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors have announced that Valparaiso University men’s basketball legend Bryce Drew will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame on March 19, 2025.

Drew, the 1994 Indiana Mr. Basketball and IHSAA Trester Award winner while playing for Valparaiso High School, has succeeded at all levels of basketball as a player and coach. He had high school career totals of 1,577 points (17.9), 303 rebounds (3.4), 386 assists (4.4) and 218 steals (2.5) while leading the Vikings to a 69-26 record over four seasons. That included a 28-1 state runner-up finish as a senior while averaging 24.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals. Earlier, he tallied 10.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a freshman for an 8-14 squad, 15.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a sophomore for a 16-5 team and 17.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists as a junior for a 17-6 unit. He was named 1992 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 1993 AP high honorable mention All-State, 1993 IBCA Underclass All-State, 1994 AP first-team All-State, 1994 IBCA first-team All-State and 1994 Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year.

Drew then went to Valparaiso University to play for his father, Homer Drew. At Valpo, Bryce amassed a then school-record 2,142 points (17.2 ppg), a total that still ranks second in program history. He also pulled down 380 rebounds (3.1) and 626 assists (5.2) in keying the team to an 88-36 record. That included the memorable 1998 NCAA Tournament run, where Drew hit “The Shot” that catapulted 13-seed Valparaiso past 4-seed Mississippi before Valpo upset Florida State in overtime. Drew four-times earned all-Mid-Continent Conference honors, twice was league Player of the Year, was named to the 1998 NCAA all-Midwest Region team and was a third-team All-American.

A first-round pick by Houston in the 1998 NBA Draft, Drew played six seasons in the NBA – two with Houston, one with Chicago, one with Charlotte and two with New Orleans. He averaged 4.4 points and 2.2 assists in 243 career regular-season NBA games. He played professionally in 2004-05 in Italy and Spain, then joined his father’s staff as an assistant coach at Valpo from 2005-11. In 2011, Bryce was promoted to head coach, going 124-49 over five seasons with four Horizon League regular-season titles, two Horizon League Tournament crowns and two NCAA Tournament berths. He was a three-time Horizon League Coach of the Year and a two-time NABC District 12 Coach of the Year. Drew then went to Vanderbilt with an NCAA Tournament appearance, and he currently is in his fifth season at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. His first four seasons at GCU have produced a 94-32 record with two Western Athletic Conference regular-season championships, three WAC Tournament trophies and three NCAA Tournament berths. Entering 2024-25, Drew’s overall college coaching ledger is 258-140 with six NCAA Tournament berths in 12 seasons.

Drew is the uncle of current Valpo redshirt sophomore Isaiah Shaw (Phoenix, Ariz. / Davidson Academy [GCU]), and current Valpo head coach Roger Powell Jr. was an assistant under Drew at both Valpo and Vanderbilt.

VALPO VOLLEYBALL

WARREN NAMED TO MVC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Valpo volleyball junior right side Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South Newton) represented the Beacons on the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team, unveiled on Tuesday evening upon the tournament’s conclusion.

Warren was crucial in Valpo winning its opening-round match over Murray State, smashing her previous career high of 13 kills with a 17-kill performance on .324 hitting. The junior added four rejections as well in the victory over the Racers, just one off her career high. The next night, Warren chipped in five kills on .250 hitting in the Beacons’ defeat against UIC.

The All-Tournament accolade is the third of Warren’s career, as she earned All-Tournament honors as a sophomore at the EIU Invitational and earlier this season at the St. Thomas Invitational.

UINDY FOOTBALL

SUKUP GARNERS HARLON HILL CONSIDERATION

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—UIndy student-athlete Gavin Sukup was announced as one of 43 players nominated for the 2024 Harlon Hill Trophy, giving annually to the Division II College Football Player of the Year. Sukup is one of only 11 Super Region 3 candidates and one of 17 juniors on the ballot..

The sports information directors at the 159 NCAA Division II football-playing institutions nominate and vote on the prestigious award. The 43 initial candidates will be placed on regional ballots and the top two players from each of the four NCAA regions will advance to the national ballot when regional voting concludes on Monday, Dec. 2. The winner of the 2024 award will be announced on Friday, Dec. 20.

Sukup was recently announced as the 2024 GLVC Offensive Player of the Year, his second straight season garnering the award. The Seward, Neb., native QB’d UIndy to a 10-2 season, a conference championship and an NCAA DII playoff berth. He topped the GLVC in passing yards and passing efficiency, ranked second in passing touchdowns and eighth in rushing TDs.

HOUNDS RACK UP GLVC YEAR-END HONORS

INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Tuesday that the University of Indianapolis earned three of the league’s 2024 major football postseason awards, including Offensive Player of the Year Gavin Sukup, Defensive Player of the Year Clay Schulte, and Coach of the Year Chris Keevers.

UIndy also led the league with 26 all-conference honorees and 15 on the first team, followed by McKendree University and Upper Iowa University (16), Quincy University (14), Truman State University (13), Missouri S&T (12), Southwest Baptist University (8), William Jewell College (6), and Lincoln University (5).

The all-conference awards are nominated and voted on by league coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own players.

Offensive Player of the Year: Gavin Sukup, Junior, Quarterback, Indianapolis

Becomes UIndy’s seventh Offensive Player of the Year overall and the second ever player to win the award in back-to-back seasons, the first being Cooper Callis from Southwest Baptist in the shortened spring 2021 season and 2021.
Led GLVC through 12 games overall in total passing yards (2621), and total yards (2983).
- Placed second in the conference in completion percentage (62.6), passing touchdowns (21), average yards per game (218.4), and total offensive yards per game (248.6).
Led GLVC in eight Conference contests in completion percentage (72.8), total yards (2010), and total yard per game (251.3).
- Placed second in the conference in passing efficiency (181.8), and third in passing yards (1690), passing touchdowns (14), and passing yards per game (211.3).
Ranked 16th in NCAA Division II in yards per attempt (8.91), 18th for passing yards (2621), 25th in passing touchdowns (21),
Named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16, Sept. 23, and Oct. 28.
Earns second career All-GLVC accolade as the First Team quarterback.

Defensive Player of the Year: Clay Schulte, Senior, Linebacker, Indianapolis

Becomes UIndy’s third Defensive Player of the Year after defensive backs Landry Mavungu and Mitch Dewitt nabbed the honors last year and during the shortened Spring 2021 season.
Second in the Conference in total tackles (100) and tackles for loss (14.5) through 12 games, also third in the conference in solo tackles (57).
Placed fourth in eight Conference contests with 61 total tackles.
Named GLVC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7, and Nov. 11
Earns second-straight All-GLVC honor on the First Team.

Coach of the Year: Chris Keevers, Indianapolis

Voted by his peers as Coach of the Year for the fourth time, while this is the eighth time a Greyhound mentor has won the honor.
Led UIndy to a 10-2 overall record and 8-0 GLVC record to win the program’s tenth GLVC Championship.
Earned third-straight and ninth overall NCAA Division II Playoff bid.
Ranked 14th in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Coaches’ Poll.
Guided 26 players to All-GLVC distinction, including 15 on the First Team, nine on the Second Team, and two Honorable Mention while also mentoring two major award winners in Sukup, and Schulte.

The nine GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honorees are also listed below. Headlined by UIndy’s Kivonte Houston, these student-athletes have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior and must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school’s two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the academic year.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR	FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Gavin Sukup, QB, Jr., Indianapolis	Jackson Overton, WR, Truman State

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR	COACH OF THE YEAR
Clay Schulte, LB, Sr., Indianapolis	Chris Keevers, Indianapolis

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Gideon Niboh, Off-UT, Sr., Missouri S&T

FIRST TEAM*	SECOND TEAM*
Ryan Ritchie, OL, Sr., UINDY	Klay Seehase, OL, Jr., UIU
Ryne Buttz, OL, Jr., UINDY	Grant Ray, OL, RS-So., UINDY
Kody Klingensmith, OL, Sr., TSU	Tyler Leopold, OL, RS-So., UINDY
Cole Littrell, OL, Sr., S&T	Nathan Smith, OL, Sr., QU
Brandon Stuckey, OL, RS-Fr., UINDY	Houston Eagen, OL, Sr., TSU
Austin Dearing, OL, Sr., QU	Jake Seidel, OL, Sr., S&T
Teon Dollard, RB, Gr., QU	Denim Cook, RB, Jr., TSU
Jon Lewis, RB, Sr., UINDY	Eddie Clark, RB, RS-So., MCK
Keaundre McCullough, RB, RS-Sr., WJC	Jayden Mitchell, RB, Gr., UIU
Yogi Flager, Jr., WR, RS-Sr., MCK	Jackson Overton, WR, RS-Fr., TSU
CJ Wiggins, WR, Sr., S&T	Kendall Abdur-Rahman, WR, Gr., MCK
Anthony Crowell, WR, So., UINDY	Mante Morrow, WR, Jr., UIU
Jordan Kent, WR, Sr., SBU	Alonzo Derrick, WR, Sr., UINDY
Chris Kerr, TE, Sr., TSU	Ethan Hand, TE, Sr., UINDY
Gideon Niboh, Off-UT, Sr., S&T	Connor Kinnett, Off-UT, Sr., UINDY
Markez Gillam, RS, Jr., UINDY	Gideon Niboh, RS, Sr., S&T
Michael Wojciechowski, LS, RS-Sr., UINDY	Ifeanyi Mbagwu, LS, Jr., LINC
Graham Carter, LS, Jr., S&T	Michael Owens, K, Sr., QU
Ian Burr, K, RS-Sr., UINDY	Nathan Behne, K, Fr., UIU
Clayton Winkler, P, Sr., LINC	Logan Jacobson, P, So., S&T
Gavin Sukup, QB, Jr., UINDY	Dylan Hair, QB, So., TSU
Aaron Barnett, DL, RS-Sr., UINDY	Eddy Latanauskas, DL, Jr., UIU
Sam Amponsah, DL, 5th, MCK	Brandon Granger, DL, Sr., QU
Rhett Smith, DL, Sr., UIU	Jaylin Vaughn, DL, Jr., QU
Thomas Spaulding, DL, Jr., TSU	Amarion Evans, DL, Sr., UINDY
Bentley Hart, DL, Jr., S&T	Tanner Hollerich, DL, Jr., MCK
Clay Schulte, LB, Sr., UINDY	San Flowers, LB, Sr., UINDY
Ulysses Ross, LB, Sr., TSU	Michael Mulherin, LB, So., UIU
Adam Callahan, LB, Sr., WJC	Trevor Thompson, LB, Sr., UIU
Brock Inman, LB, Sr., QU	Justin Gniedziekjo, LB, Jr., S&T
Kole Viel, LB, Sr., UINDY	Ricky Woodhouse, LB, So., SBU
Michael Brown, DB, Sr., UINDY	Zacarius Murray, DB, Sr., UIU
Key Crowell, DB, Fr., UINDY	Joseph Webb, DB, Sr., QU
Andrew Sherry, DB, RS-Sr., MCK	Jalyn Givan, DB, RS-Jr., UINDY
Sean Mitchell, DB, RS-Jr., WJC	Ben Kamara, DB, Jr., UIU
Kivonte Houston, DB, Sr., UINDY	Jahaad Fort, DB, RS-Fr., SBU
Carson Prenger, Def-UT, Sr., S&T	San Flowers, Def-UT, Sr., UINDY

HONORABLE MENTION	SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Wyatt Bonnett, OL, RS-Fr., TSU	Kivonte Houston, UINDY
William Doyle IV, OL, 5th, MCK	Yogi Flager Jr, MCK
Nicholas Cicero, OL, Jr., MCK	Clayton Winkler, LINC
Ryan Winn, OL, RS-Jr., WJC	Justis Braden, S&T
Nick Perry, OL, RS-Fr., UIU	Joe Webb, QU
Tre Wince III, OL, Jr., QU	Jaquan Dorsey, SBU
Khi’Len Gates, OL, Fr., LINC	Peyton Carr, TSU
Kareem Carswell, RB, Jr., QU	Baxter Bohr, UIU
Jareese Howard, RB, Fr., LINC	Nash Gagliano, WJC
Jalen Bethany, RE, 5th, WJC
Jay Ford, RE, RS-Jr., MCK
AJ Austene, RE, Jr., WJC	*extra member due to tie
Cobi Lewis, RE, Jr., UINDY
Garrett Drew, TE, Gr., QU
Jaquan Dorsey, Off-UT, Sr., SBU
Jake Closser, RS, Sr., TSU
Robert LeMaster, LS, Jr., TSU
Tanner Franklin, LS, Fr., SBU
Mo Alwaely, K, So., LINC
Kaleb Barry, P, Gr., MCK
RJ Wells, P, Jr., UIU
Ty Michael, QB, RS-So., MCK
Darryl Overstreet Jr., QB, Jr., UIU
Baxter Bohr, DL, Sr., UIU
Matt Austin, DL, Jr., QU
Dameion Hatten, DL, Jr., MCK
Braden Powers, DL, Jr., UIU
Brandon Smith, DL, RS-Jr., UINDY
David Avelar, DL, Sr., SBU
Cameron Sturgell, LB, RS-Fr., S&T
Ja’Markus Gary, LB, RS-Jr., MCK
Nick Bova, LB, So., MCK
Logan Turbyfill, LB, Jr., MCK
Jake McCollum, LB, Sr., TSU
Brock Wiley, LB, So., QU
Keshawn Lyons, DB, So., MCK
Levi Korir, DB, Jr., SBU
David Lewis, DB, Sr., QU
Avery Dixon, DB, Jr., UIU
Paulvin Horton, DB, Sr., S&T
Brock Jones, Def-UT, Sr., TSU

UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

UINDY HOSTS ROOSEVELT IN FEAST WEEK ACTION

vs. Roosevelt Lakers (2-3)

Wednesday // November 27

2 p.m. ET // Nicoson Hall

UIndy hosts in-region Roosevelt on Wednesday afternoon to kick off the holiday festivities, with a 2 p.m. tip from Nicoson Hall on the docket. It will mark the first-ever meeting between the programs.

The Greyhounds return to action following a 10-day hiatus, looking to earn their way back into the win column. Brody Whitaker dropped a career-high 34 points on Nov. 15 at Lake Superior State and has scored 20 or more on three occasions this season.

Roosevelt is in its first season as a member of NCAA Division II. Third-year head coach Dee Brown, member of the 2005 Illinois national champion team, spent the previous five seasons as an assistant at University of Illinois Chicago.

MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ABBEY MCNALLY POSTS SECOND 30-POINT GAME OF 2024-25 IN COMMANDING WIN OVER ST. THOMAS

INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian women’s basketball team won their third consecutive game on Tuesday night, entering the Thanksgiving break with a commanding 75-50 win over St. Thomas University. Marian is now 8-1 overall on the season.

The Knights found Abbey McNally early and often Tuesday night, as the junior post player dominated from the opening tip. McNally scored four of the team’s first six points, as Marian blitzed the Bobcats early with a 6-0 run. After a free throw was made by St. Thomas’ Sarei McGill at the 8:14 mark, Marian made their run behind McNally, as the junior dropped eight of 12 unanswered points by the Knights that made the game an 18-1 contest. Marian held St. Thomas scoreless for over six minutes as the Bobcats would snap their drought with 1:46 to play in the period, but it was not enough to spark a run, as the Knights led 23-7 after one quarter of play.

McNally continued to dominate in the post for Marian, as she scored another 12 points in the second quarter to help Marian expand their lead. McNally scored over half of the team’s points in the quarter, while Kennedy Fuelling and Taylor Double each made a three-point shot in the 22-point period. With Marian’s offense shining, their defense equally matched on the other end of the court, holding their opposition to 26 percent from the field in the quarter. St. Thomas scored just nine points in the second quarter, as they were unable to slow Marian with the Knights leading 45-16 at halftime.

Marian continued to score as they wanted in the third quarter, making eight of their 15 shots in the period while going a perfect 9-9 from the foul line in a 25-point period. McNally scored 10 points in the quarter to eclipse 30 points for the second time in three games, ending the night with 34 as she subbed out with less than two minutes to play in the quarter. Double scored nine points in the quarter to keep up with her teammate, while Olivia Faust scored four points to contribute to the 25 points. Marian again would hold St. Thomas under 30 percent from the field in the quarter, and entered the fourth quarter leading 70-32.

In the final period, Marian would rotate their reserves in the game and struggled from the field, scoring just five points in the quarter. St. Thomas upped their scoring in the final quarter as they won the period 18-5, but it was too late to make the Knights feel threatened, as Marian closed out the win with a 75-50 victory.

McNally finished the game with 34 points in 25 minutes, grabbing 12 rebounds to record her sixth double-double of the season. Double finished the night with 14 points and seven rebounds, and Faust scored 11 points to go with eight boards. Double led the team in assists with four, and Fuelling had a team-high three steals. Madisyn Bailey scored six points in the win.

Marian returns to action on Wednesday, December 4, as they host Taylor University in a brief resumption of Crossroads League action. Tip time is set for 5:30 p.m.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES:

INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/

EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/

ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/

MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/

HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/

OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx

ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index

IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/

IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/

IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/

PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/

INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx

GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/

GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/

HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php

TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/

VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index

“SPORTS EXTRA”

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

98 – 5 – 7 – 9 – 60 – 21 – 29 – 20

November 27, 1940 – 6th Heisman Trophy Award went to Michigan’s legendary halfback, Number 98, Tom Harmon.

November 27, 1941 – New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio was named AL MVP, for the 2nd time

November 27, 1947 – Joe DiMaggio, Number 5 of the New York Yankees, won his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote

November 27, 1953 – Cleveland Indians 3rd baseman, Number 7, Al Rosen was unanimously named AL’s MVP

November 27, 1956 – 1957 NFL Draft: Paul Hornung, Number 5 from University of Notre Dame first pick by Green Bay Packers

November 27, 1960 – Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings Number 9, became 1st NHL skater to score 1,000 points

November 27, 1961 – Gordie Howe became the 1st player in NHL history to play in 1,000 NHL games

November 27, 1965 – 1966 NFL Draft: Tommy Nobis, Number 60 from University of Texas first pick by Atlanta Falcons

November 27, 1974 – St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Number 21, Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year

November 27, 1985 – St Louis Cardinals Number 29, Vince Coleman won the NL Rookie of Year

November 27, 1994 – CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: BC Lions beat Baltimore FC, 26-23; first-ever championship in pro football history featuring a US v Canada matchup; Lions win on last second Number 5, Lui Passaglia field-goal

November 27, 1997 – Lions’ Number 20, Barry Sanders becomes NFL’s 2nd all-time rusher

FOOTBALL HISTORY

Heisman Awards

November 27, 1940 – Tom Harmon becomes the first Michigan player to ever win the Heisman Trophy Award. The running back of the Wolverines was the 6th player to win the trophy named in honor of the legendary coach John Heisman.

November 27, 1943 – U.S. Marine Boot Camp – Angelo Bertelli is handed a telegram in boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina informing him that he had just won the Heisman Trophy for 1943. Bertelli had just completed playing football as the QB of Notre Dame. He was the first Notre Dame player to win the coveted award per the Irish Legends web page.

News from 1954 through 1956

November 27, 1954 – Birmingham, Alabama – In the 19th Iron Bowl it was those Auburn Tigers who came out on top over the Crimson Tide of Alabama 28-0.

November 27, 1956 – The 1957 NFL Draft took place and it was Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung who was the first pick by Green Bay Packers.

November 27, 1960 – New AFL teams in the heat of battle as the Buffalo Bills tie the Denver Broncos at 38-38. The Democrat and Chronicle fills us in on the details, that the Bills found a way to blow a 31-point third-quarter lead and were fortunate to hold on for a 38-38 tie when the defense stopped the Broncos’ last drive and Denver settled for Gene Mingo’s 19-yard tying field goal with four seconds remaining. Bills coach Buster Ramsey was quoted as saying; “For the first three quarters I watched the greatest display of defensive football I’ve seen in the league this year. Every man had almost perfect execution on every play. Then, for reasons that I cannot put a finger on, the whole thing collapsed.”

1966 Draft and an Iron Bowl memory

November 27, 1965 – 1966 NFL Draft was held on this day and the number one pick was Tommy Nobis from University of Texas who was picked by the Atlanta Falcons. The franchise had come into existence on June 30 earlier in the same year per ESPN.com. https://www.espn.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/62824/this-day-in-sportsthe-city-of-atlanta-gets-its-nfl-wings

November 27, 1965 – Birmingham – Alabama outplays Auburn 30-3 in 30th Iron Bowl.

Washington High Score

November 27, 1966 – D.C. Stadium, Washington – In highest-scoring NFL game with the teams combining for 113 points, the Washington Redskins out raced the New York Giants in a track meet game of 72-41 per a Washington Post story on the event. The Washington club scored 10 touchdowns in the contest and picked off 5 Giants passes to help the team get over the 70 point threshold.

Iron Bowl Blitz

November 27, 1971 – Birmingham – The 36th Iron Bowl was somewhat of a one sided affair as Tide washed out the Tigers 31-7.

November 27, 1976 – Birmingham – Alabama dominated Auburn 38-7 in the 41st edition of the Iron Bowl Game.

November 27, 1982 – Legion Field, Birmingham – “Bo Over the Top” The 47th Iron Bowl was one that maybe best defines the Auburn/Alabama rivalry. The Bleacher Report put together a nice article on the game that has all the details but here are the highlights according to their story. The setting before the game is that Alabama had basically owned the series for about 25 seasons with Bear Bryant at the helm of the Tide. The Crimson squad seemed poised to chalk up another “W” for their seasoned coach as they outgained the Tigers 507 to 257 total yards in Bryant’s final Iron Bowl before his untimely passing in the upcoming offseason. The stats don’t tell the whole story though unless you look at a young Tigers halfback named Bo Jackson, who racked up 144 yards and a TD near then end to seal a 23-22 Auburn victory over their rivals. This was Auburn’s first win in the Iron Bowl in 10 years! Bo Knows how to break streaks!

November 27, 1987 – Legion Field, Birmingham – In their annual SEC matchup it was the Auburn Tigers who blanked the Crimson Tide of Alabama 10-0 in the 52nd Iron Bowl thanks to onthisday.com for this info.

Turkey Day fun for Sanders

November 27, 1997 – The Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan – After falling behind 17-3, the Detroit Lions scored a Motor City Thanksgiving Day record 55 points against the Bears according to the undefeated.com. The Lions really roared to life in the second half when erupted for 38 points to help lead them to a 55-20 victory over their opponents from the Windy City. Lions’ Barry Sanders on the day rushed 19 times for 167 yards and 3 scores as he forgot about the turkey and feasted on the Bears defense on the national day of thanks!

74th Iron Bowl

November 27, 2009 – Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama – The version number 74 of the Iron Bowl kept fans on the edge of their seats. According to ESPN.com, the second ranked Tide took the lead with 1:24 left in the contest and thwarted a late Tigers charge to escape with a 26-21 come from behind victory.

Lou Holtz Hired

November 27, 1985 – South Bend, Indiana- The University of Notre Dame named Lou Holtz as its 25th coach per the Irish Legends web page. Holtz had a great run as the headman of the Irish from 1986 through the 1996 season as he led them to a 100-32-2 record as he coached more ND football games than anyone in history. His win total was second only to the great Knute Rockne. Under his guidance the Golden Domers played in 9 New Year’s Day bowl games, finished in the top 6 of the AP rankings five times and went undefeated and claimed the National Championship plus earned the Coach of the Year Award from more than a few sources. http://www.irishlegends.com/Pages/calendar/11.asp https://und.com/coach/lou-holtz/

HOF Birthdays

Dexter Very

November 27, 1889 – Fairdale, Pennsylvania – Dexter Very the prolific Penn State University End was born. During the 1912 season according to footballfoundation.com, Dexter scored 9 touchdowns in 8 games as he carried an average gain of 13 plus yards on every run around end. The National Football Foundation selected Dexter Very to enter into the College Football hall of Fame in 1976.

Johnny Blood

November 27, 1903 – Johnny Blood McNally was a larger than life player who played running back in the NFL for the Packers from 1929 through 1933, took 1934 off then returned in 1935 and 1936. Johnny also played for the Milwaukee Badgers, Duluth Eskimos, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pottsville Maroons. He attended college at St,. John’s of Minnesota and played football there in 1921 and 1922. According to a story on Packers.com Johnny adopted the alias Johnny Blood while playing sandlot football and turned it into one of the most magical names in sports. There are also reports that the alias “Blood” was denoted from a popular Rudolph Valentino movie title “ Blood and Sand.” It also was a fitting name for one of the game’s most colorful and eccentric players. Most important, Blood was pro football’s first big playmaker. Like most of the Packers’ great backs of the Iron Man Era, Blood was a proficient receiver, runner, passer, punter and defender. Johnny Blood was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

Ken O’Brien

November 27, 1960 – Ken O’Brien the quarterback who played for both UC Davis and Sacramento State was born. After the 1982 Season he was voted as a Division II All-American at his position and per the NFF ranked No. 2 in total offense and No. 3 in passing efficiency in DII. Ken’s 23 TD passes in just 10 games and his .611 completion led his Cal Davis team to a perfect 10-0 record until they lost in the National Division II final to Southwest Texas. The NFF Board of voters inducted Ken O’Brien into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Ken had a brilliant eleven year NFL career with the Jets and the Eagles.

Frank Sheptock

November 27, 1963 – Shamokin, Pennsylvania – Frank Sheptock the linebacker from Bloomsburg came into this life. Sheptock was a 3 time All-American with the Bloomsburg Huskies of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Frank Sheptock was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

OL -Larry Allen

November 27, 1971 – Larry Allen began his college football career at Butte Junior College in Oroville, California before transferring to Sonoma State, a Division II school near San Francisco according to the profootballhof.com website bio on him. The stock rose high enough that the Dallas Cowboys in the 1994 NFL Draft picked Larry with their second round pick, number 46 overall of the draft. Larry had versatility and this was proven as he played every position on the Cowboys line in his 12 seasons with the team except center. Larry played 14 seasons overall in the NFL as he spent a couple in San Francisco and in that span he played in 11 Pro Bowls and had seven straight All-Pro Seasons. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Larry Allen in 2013.

TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports Southeast FanDuel Sports Ohio
Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic	7:00pm	NBCS-CHI FanDuel Sports Florida
Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers	7:00pm	NBCS-PHI SCHN
Los Angeles Clippers at Washington Wizards	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports SoCal MNMT
Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports Sun FanDuel Sports Southeast
Portland Trail Blazers at Indiana Pacers	7:00pm	KPTV FanDuel Sports Indiana
New York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks	7:30pm	ESPN KMPX MSG
Detroit Pistons at Memphis Grizzlies	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports Detroit FanDuel Sports Southeast
Sacramento Kings at Minnesota Timberwolves	8:00pm	NBCS-CA FanDuel Sports North
Toronto Raptors at New Orleans Pelicans	8:00pm	TSportsnet GCSN
Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs	8:30pm	Spectrum FanDuel Sports Southwest
Brooklyn Nets at Phoenix Suns	9:00pm	AFSportsnet YES
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz	9:00pm	KJZZ ALT
Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors	10:00pm	ESPN FanDuel Sports Oklahoma NBCS-BAY
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Minnesota at Buffalo	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports North MSG-BUF
St. Louis at New Jersey	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports Midwest MSGSN
NY Rangers at Carolina	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports South MSG
Washington at Tampa Bay	7:30pm	TNT MAX
Boston at NY Islanders	7:30pm	NESN MSGSN
Calgary at Detroit	7:30pm	FanDuel Sports Detroit Sportsnet
Montreal at Columbus	7:30pm	FanDuel Sports Ohio Sportsnet
Toronto at Florida	7:30pm	Scripps Sportsnet
Vancouver at Pittsburgh	7:30pm	ATTSN-PIT Sportsnet
Philadelphia at Nashville	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports South NBCS-PHI
Dallas at Chicago	8:30pm	CHSN Victory+
Vegas at Colorado	10:00pm	TNT MAX
Anaheim at Seattle	10:00pm	Victory+ Prime-Seattle
Winnipeg at Los Angeles	10:00pm	FanDuel Sports West Sportsnet
Ottawa at San Jose	10:30pm	NBCS-CA Sportsnet
MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Louisville vs. Indiana	12:00pm	ESPN
Morgan State at UMBC	12:00pm	ESPN+
Louisiana Tech vs. Eastern Kentucky	12:00pm	FloSports
Cancun Challenge	12:30pm	FloSports
Northern Kentucky at Charleston	1:00pm	FloSports
Dalton State at North Alabama	2:00pm	ESPN+
Western Michigan at Youngstown State	2:00pm	ESPN+
New Orleans at Baylor	2:00pm	ESPN+
ETSU at Charlotte	2:00pm	ESPN+
Stony Brook at Brown	2:00pm	ESPN+
Presbyterian at Tennessee Tech	2:00pm	ESPN+
Bryant at Chattanooga	2:00pm	ESPN+
Rhode Island vs. UTA	2:00pm	BallerTV.com
Maui Invitational	2:30pm	ESPN/ESPN2
West Virginia vs. Gonzaga	2:30pm	ESPN/ESPN2
Cancun Challenge	3:00pm	FloSports
Florida Tech vs. Southern Illinois	3:00pm	FloSports
UMass at Harvard	4:00pm	NESN
UT Martin at Tennessee	4:00pm	ESPN+
Sacramento State at Air Force	4:00pm	MW Network
Oregon vs. San Diego State	4:00pm	Max
North Dakota State vs. West Georgia	4:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Valparaiso	4:00pm	ESPN+
Canisius at Robert Morris	4:00pm	ESPN+
Nazareth at Princeton	4:00pm	ESPN+
App State vs. Sam Houston	4:00pm	FloSports
Bucknell at Maryland	4:30pm	BTN
Maui Invitational	5:00pm	ESPN
Oklahoma vs. Providence	5:00pm	ESPN2
UTA vs. Austin Peay	5:00pm	BallerTV.com
Fort Myers Tip-Off	6:00pm	FS1
Cancun Challenge	6:00pm	CBSSN
Ball State vs. Richmond	6:00pm	FloSports
South Dakota at Nebraska	6:30pm	BTN
Lindenwood at Missouri	6:30pm	ESPN+
Creighton vs. Texas A&M	6:30pm	Max
Averett at Winthrop	6:30pm	ESPN+
Rider at Villanova	7:00pm	FS2
Cornell at Syracuse	7:00pm	ESPN+
Milwaukee at UCF	7:00pm	ESPN+
South Carolina State at Marshall	7:00pm	ESPN+
Alabama State at Cincinnati	7:00pm	ESPN+
Plattsburgh State at Vermont	7:00pm	ESPN+
NJIT vs. Morehead State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Colgate at UNCW	7:00pm	FloSports
Davidson vs. Arizona	7:30pm	ESPN2
Charleston Southern at Georgia Tech	7:30pm	ESPN+
Utah Valley at Samford	7:30pm	ESPN+
UNCG vs. UTEP	7:30pm	FloSports
Maryland Eastern Shore at Little Rock	8:00pm	ESPN+
UMass Lowell at Saint Louis	8:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Arizona at Houston Christian	8:00pm	ESPN+
Fort Myers Tip-Off	8:30pm	FS1
Cancun Challenge	8:30pm	CBSSN
Stonehill at Marquette	9:00pm	FS2
CSUN at Montana	9:00pm	ESPN+
Maui Invitational	9:30pm	ESPN2
Acrisure Holiday Invitational	9:30pm	TruTV
Rutgers vs. Alabama	10:00pm	TBS
Mercyhurst at California	10:00pm	ESPN+
UAPB at Pacific	10:00pm	ESPN+
Marian at San Diego	10:00pm	ESPN+
Long Beach State vs. San Jose State	10:00pm	FloSports
Maui Invitational	11:59pm	ESPN2
Acrisure Holiday Invitational	11:59pm	TruTV
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Champions League: Crvena Zvezda vs Stuttgart	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Sturm Graz vs Girona	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Aston Villa vs Juventus	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Bologna vs Lille	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Celtic vs Club Brugge	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Dinamo Zagreb vs Borussia Dortmund	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Monaco vs Benfica	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Liverpool vs Real Madrid	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: PSV vs Shakhtar Donetsk	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX