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SIU @ Indiana State 11/28/23 6:00 PM ESPN+

SalukiWorld · 2023-11-25T02:00:36Z

SIU kicks off Valley play with a game in Terre Haute on Tuesday. Meet the Sycamores: When you play a Josh Schertz team, you're going to get up-tempo basketball and plenty of offense and that's holding very true so far this season for the Trees. Indiana State is 17th in the country in average possession length on offense (14.9 seconds) and 21st in the country in adjusted tempo (73.5). The Trees are 2nd in the country in effective field goal % (63.3%), 3rd in the country in 2 point % (64.1%), and 8th in the country in 3 point % (41.7%). As good as the Trees have been on offense, they've really struggled on the defensive end. Indiana State is 308th in the country in 3 point % against (37.9%), 244th in the country in 2 point % against (52.4%), and 287th in the country in effective field goal % against (53.7%). The Sycamores hung with #17 Alabama for about a half without Robbie Avila and have rattled off 4 straight wins since including against #109 Toledo on Friday. The leader in points, assists, and rebounds per game for the Trees is 6-10 Sophomore Robbie Avila averaging 20.3 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game, and 5.3 assists per game. Avila missed the first 2 games of the season with a back injury but he hasn't missed a step from last year's impressive Freshman season so far. Avila is not only a presence inside as he's 244th in the country in 2 point % (18-28, 64.3%) but he's also been a force outside as he's 256th in the country in 3 point % (6-14, 42.9%). Avila is 124th in the country in effective field goal % (64.3%) and 101st in the country in true shooting % (67.4%). Avila is also 182nd in the country in defensive rebounding % (22.2%), 169th in the country in assist rate (27.4%), and 173rd in the country in free throw rate (57.1%). He's really the closest player we've seen to Cameron Krutwig since Krutwig left the Valley. The 2nd leading scorer on Indiana State is 5-10 Junior Guard Isaiah Swope averaging 17.4 points per game. SIU saw Swope last year when he played for Southern Indiana and saw him score 11 points in a 71-53 USI win. Swope would go on to be named to the All-OVC first team after leading the Screaming Eagles in scoring with 15.6 points per game. This season, Swope is 120th in the country in 3 point % (17-35, 48.6%), 83rd in the country in effective field goal % (67.0%), and 147th in the country in true shooting % (65.4%). Swope also leads the Sycamores in steals with 2.4 steals per game and he's 49th in the country in steal % (5.1%). Another big transfer addition to the Sycamores this offseason was 6-4 Sophomore guard Ryan Conwell. Conwell was a 3 star recruit out of high school and chose South Florida over offers from SIU, Indiana State, Appalachian State, and Murray State among others. At South Florida, Conwell started 21 games in his Freshman season and average 5.1 points per game. He entered the portal this offseason and ended up with Schertz who recruited him hard out of high school. Conwell this season is 241st in the country in 3 point % (12-28, 42.9%), 487th in the country in effective field goal % (53.2%), and 400th in the country in true shooting % (58.5%). Another key contributor to this Sycamores team is 6-8 Junior Jayson Kent. Kent was an in-conference transfer from Bradley last offseason joining his former high school teammate Avila at Indiana State. This season, Kent is 75th in the country in 2 point % (22-30, 73.3%), 39th in the country in effective field goal % (71.6%), and 25th in the country in true shooting % (74.1%). Kent is also 118th in the country in free throw rate (62.2%) and is 18-23 from the free throw line. Links: SIU Game Notes Indiana State Game Notes Sycamore Pride Message Board Bryan Mullins with Harry Schroeder of Valley Hoops Insider 11/27

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In my opinion any mention of Hitler in any context is not appropriate

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In my opinion any mention of Hitler in any context is not appropriate

... I think hyperbole should probably be disregarded.

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if last night didn’t wake up the blind homers NOTHING will. watching a certain segment of this fanbase just accept this nonsense is infuriating.

I feel like today is a good day to bump this idiotic post.

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