Episodes
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Join us on Sunday, November 10th immediately following Indiana's home 90-55 win against Eastern Illinois.
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Indiana opened their 2023-24 season with a solid 80-61 victory over SIU Edwardsville, powered by sophomore Mackenzie Mgbako's breakout 31-point performance that served notice his offseason development was no mirage.
From the Assembly Call postgame discussion:
Mgbako's transformed confidence leads to a career-high 31 points on efficient 13-of-17 shootingMyles Rice, Trey Galloway, and Kanaan Carlyle bringing distinctly different but complementary skills at guardHigh expectations meeting early growing pains for Oumar BalloQuestions about defensive rebounding after allowing 16 offensive boardsSigns of an evolving offensive identity under Mike WoodsonA dominant individual performance earns the game ballHustle Award goes to a spark plug guard who elevated the entire team's energyThe Hoosiers move to 1-0 and will look to build on this foundation when they host Eastern Illinois on Sunday at noon.
On the mics: Coach Brian Tonsoni, Andy Bottoms, Ryan Phillips
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Indiana defeated Marian on Friday night in Pat Knight's return to Assembly Hall. The Knights were no match for Indiana's size and athleticism, but there were still some interesting takeaways from the Hoosiers' final preseason tuneup.
With Coach and Ryan on the mic (and a drop-in from Jerod midway through), we highlight the Banner Moment, key storylines, meaningful moments, and important stats from this game -- including Jakai Newton's long-awaited debut, the strong play of Indiana's bench, and many more moments from Myles Rice that have IU fans excited about their new point guard.
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On Sunday afternoon, Indiana traveled to Knoxville for a charity exhibition against the Tennessee Volunteers. The Hoosiers were without Trey Galloway, Jakai Newton, and Bryson Tucker, but the remaining Hoosiers were able to eke out a comeback victory in both teams' first non-scrimmage public performance.
Indiana was led by newcomer Myles Rice and veteran Malik Reneau, and we got our first-look at several other Hoosiers. How did the new-look offense look? How did the defense look? We convened an exhibition edition of The Assembly Call immediately following the game.
On the mics: Coach Tonsoni and Coach Moats
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We discuss a wide range of Indiana basketball topics -- including the preseason rankings, how recruiting has changed in college basketball, Hoosier Hysteria, Indiana's potential offensive changes this season -- and dabble in a bit of football talk with IU-Nebraska this weekend.
Also: the sudden retirement of Tony Bennett at Virginia.
On the mics: Jerod, Coach Tonsoni, and special guest Zion Brown
Plus, another fun AI song at the end .. which commemorates a memorable individual performance and victory, and the epic porch celebration in inspired from one AC host and his son.
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The first recruiting domino for IU in the class of 2025 has fallen.
On Monday, Mike Woodson and his staff received a commitment from Trent Sisley, coming on heels of his official visit to Bloomington.
Sisley, who played three high school seasons at Heritage Hills H.S. and will play this season at Montverde, is an important commitment for Woodson on a number of levels, all of which we break down in this emergency podcast.
On the mics: Jerod, Coach Adragna, and Alex Bozich from ITH.
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In this offseason episode, we discuss the latest in Jalen Harralson’s recruitment, react to Wednesday's Media Day, and break down the full Big Ten schedule, which was released Thursday.
We also discuss the hot start by IU football and discuss this week's "talent tax" initiated by Tennessee.
Plus, a little something fun at the end for folks who listen all the way through on the podcast feed.
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Coach and Ryan kick things off, with Jerod and Andy joining soon thereafter.
We dive into a bunch of different topics, including:
The ever-increasing influence of money in college sportsThe Battle for Atlantis bracket — and what Indiana must do to consider it a successful tripA series of questions Coach was asked on a recent podcast appearance, which he wants to hear us answerA bunch of interesting mailbag questions from our audience — including one that leads to an in-depth conversation about the conflicts many of us our feeling here in the new era of college sports.Plus a fun little music thing at the end.
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We’re back! And happy to be back.
On this offseason catch-up episode of The Assembly Call, we discuss all of the following:
The IU TBT team, which tips of play on FridayKel'el Ware's strong play so far in NBA summer leagueA deep dive on Indiana's non-conference schedule and whether it's good, bad, or too soon to tellSome mailbag questions, including who the most hatable players in the Big Ten are and a GREAT idea on how Indiana could honor the great Bill GarrettThen we discuss the reasons for our 7-week hiatus and what to expect from the show moving forwardAnd then it's time for AC After Dark, which includes a discussion about the Hysterics-Woodson situation and replaying one of Bob Thompson's greatest musical creations.
All that and much more on this episode ... which opens with a few musical hiccups since Jerod wasn't able to join the show until about halfway through.
On the mics: Andy, Ryan, Coach ... and eventually Jerod
Thanks for sticking with us while we were away!
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Join us on Thursday evening at 9 ET to discuss the latest Indiana basketball news, as well as a wide-ranging conversation with Galen Clavio about the massive changes coming to the college sports as the artifice of collegiate "amateur" sports continues to crumble.
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Join us on Thursday night for our weekly discussion about Indiana men's basketball. This week, we'll focus on the newest Hoosier: Langdon Hatton. What skills and experience does Hatton bring to Bloomington? How is he likely to be used? We'll discuss all of that and much more on this week's episode.
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Coach is back!
We roll through some Hoosier Headlines and discuss what Indiana is likely to do with one of its final two scholarships. Then we dive into a conversation about how to be a fan in the portal era. What does so much roster turnover mean for the connections we feel with our programs and players?
And then we answer a satchel full of listener questions, including one about how Indiana can get (and take) more good looks from 3, which recent IU role player would be the best fit on this year's roster, and more.
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Join us on Thursday evening for our weekly chat about Indiana University men's basketball. We'll provide our scouting report of Indiana's newest transfer, Luke Goode, and then have some fun discussing some different lineup combinations this IU team will be capable of rolling out there.
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Join Jerod Morris and Tony Adragna for this special edition episode of The Assembly Call, wherein we will break down the official commitment of Kanaan Carlyle, who is transferring to IU from Stanford.
We’ll discuss:
What he brings to Indiana in terms of strengths and weaknessesHis fit alongside Myles Rice and Trey GallowayHow to contextualize his freshman numbers from Stanford.And more.Plus, we'll touch on some of the bench shooters Indiana has been in contact with and step back to take an overview look at how the roster is shaping up.
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Join us for our weekly discussion about IU basketball on Thursday night at 9 ET. We'll roll through some Hoosier Headlines then dive into a discussion about how all the committed (and projected) roster pieces fit together.
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On Tuesday afternoon, Indiana got a commitment from former Arizona center Oumar Ballo -- ranked by 247Sports as the #1 overall transfer portal prospect. Ballo joins Myles Rice and Bryson Tucker in a recruiting class that is giving Indiana fans legitimate hope of a bounce-back season in 2024-25.
In this emergency pod, Jerod Morris is joined by Tony Adragna of IU Film Room, Rick Bozich of WDRB in Louisville, and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall to break down the Ballo and Rice commitments.
Among the topics discussed:
• Ballo's strengths and weaknesses
• How Ballo fits alongside Malik Reneau both offensively and defensively
• Why concerns about the two-big lineup are legitimate, but a few reasons why they may be a bit overblown in this case
• The strengths and weaknesses that Rice brings to the table
• The impact of improved guard play like what Rice projects to bring
• What else Indiana needs to look for as it continues to shop in the portal
• The impact of NIL on these commitments and the changing landscape of college hoops
And much more.
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Join us at 9 ET on Thursday evening for our weekly chat about Indiana basketball. We'll take a look at some of the portal visitors Indiana has lined up and discuss how a few notable ones might fit. We'll also reflect on Monday night's title game, the Kentucky-Cal situation, and answer some mailbag questions.
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In this week's edition, we give our thoughts on Bryson Tucker's game and how he might fit with what we know of Indiana's roster, discuss the recent news of visits for portal recruits, and look ahead to this weekend's Final Four.
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It's been a while!
With the Sweet 16 games taking over Thursday night again, we decided to hop on a day early to discuss a wide range of topics:
• The big win over Oklahoma for the women's team
• Our observations and favorite players from the NCAA Tournament
• A whole bunch of stuff about the portal: Indiana's priorities, a few early names that have emerged, how we're approaching portal season differently this season, and more
• We also meander into a conversation about the key intangible ingredients that were missing last season, and how coaches can go about trying to build rosters that include them
• Plus we answer a bunch of mailbag questions
It's a fun conversation that will feel much more like and episode of CrimsonCast than Assembly Call. We didn't have much time to prep, so we ditched most of the music and segments and just talked. If you enjoy this format, let us know and we can work it in more. If you don't, please accept our apologies ... but hopefully the conversation is fun and enjoyable anyway! We'll most likely be back to normal next episode.
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Join us immediately following Indiana's quarterfinal matchup in the Big Ten Tournament against Nebraska. The Hoosiers season came to an end at 19-14 overall following a 93-66 blowout loss to Nebraska.
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