Tuesday, October 16 (Hulman Center)
Indiana State's countdown to the season opener continues and today we take a look at how the Sycamores depth has stacked up so far in preseason practice. We are just over two weeks away from the exhibition contest against Rose-Hulman on November 1.
Saturday, October 13 (Hulman Center)
Indiana State scrimmaged during the morning before the annual Homecoming football game in the afternoon. It was a pleasure to welcome back legends Duane Klueh, Jerry Newsom and Ray Goddard to the workout.
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Tuesday, October 9 (ISU Arena)
Due to Homecoming festivities, the Sycamores were back in the ISU Arena for the early part of the week for practice. Despite being limited on numbers the team has really been getting after each other and it was an old school type practice on Tuesday which featured some intense battles especially inside the paint. This has been a huge week for the program as the team announced a 40th anniversary celebration of the 1979 Final Four Team set for January 19 as well as the retirement of Carl Nicks No. 22 jersey on February 16.
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Thursday, October 4 (Hulman Center)
Indiana State was back on the floor for another practice session on the Hulman Center floor. Television and game time announcements are now pouring out of the league. You can check out the latest schedule
here. It was also announced that the team raised more than $110,000 through the annual reception and golf outing fundraiser in late September. Thanks everyone for your support!
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Wednesday, October 3 (Hulman Center)
The Sycamores continued preseason practice on Wednesday by working on game like and end of game situations. We are now just 29 days away from the exhibition contest against Rose-Hulman. Tickets are just $5 throughout the building and all proceeds will go to Wabash Valley Habitat for Humanity. Indiana State University will be building a house in 2019 as announced in President Curtis' Fall Address last week.
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Tuesday, October 2 (Hulman Center)
Tuesday was an off day for the Sycamores but we caught up with Coach Lansing earlier in the week to talk about how things look for Indiana State in the paint.
Saturday, September 29 (Hulman Center)
Indiana State worked out for two hours on Saturday morning and put together one its best sessions of the year. Spirits were high and the team was highly competitive in all their drills. The team went 1-on-1 for a portion and then full court 5-on-5 before breaking down into guard and post drills.
Wednesday, September 26 (Hulman Center)
The Sycamores remained in Hulman Center for the second practice of the preseason. It was another two hour plus workout for the Sycamores. Indiana State spent time on Wednesday working on their transition offense and defense.
Note of The Day:
A pair of Indiana State players in
Tyreke Key and
Cooper Neese both reached the Top 10 in high school career scoring in both of their respective home states. Key finished his career at Clay County High School in Celina, Tenn., with 3,287 points scored which is 10th most in the history of the state of Tennessee. As a senior, he set the Tennessee High School record for most points scored in a season, breaking a 25-year old record held previously by Kentucky legend Tony Delk.
Cooper Neese, who sat out the 2017-18 season serving his year-in-residence as a transfer, enters his Indiana State career having scored 2,496 career points at nearby Cloverdale High School which is seventh-best in the Indiana High School Basketball history.
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DAY 1: Tuesday, September 25 (Hulman Center)
Indiana State opened the 2018-19 campaign with a spirited two and a half hour practice inside Hulman Center. Everyone saw action in the workout which emphasized the defense end of the floor as well as solid communication.
Note of The Day:
Indiana State junior
Jordan Barnes was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team as well as captain of the MVC Most Improved Team to highlight the Sycamores' postseason honors last season. Barnes owned a 17.3 ppg mark for third in the league with the exact same mark and ranking in league only games. Barnes' 3.7 3-pointers per game led the MVC -- a number which was fourth-best in all the nation. During conference play, Barnes hit 3.5 treys per game which also led the league. Barnes' 117 3-pointers was third in the country and topped the Missouri Valley Conference. Those 117 are a new school record and rank as the fourth-most in the history of the program (as well as the most ever by a sophomore in league history).
