2026 Off-Season Tracker

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

WOW!!!!!! WIDE OPEN NEXT YEAR!

[kreed5120]

1 minute ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

WOW!!!!!! WIDE OPEN NEXT YEAR!

 

I feel this was known for a long time. Kent board seemed to know this was going to happen pretty much as soon as MACT ended.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Boals gets his first commit - Kyler D'Augustino from IU Indy. Looks like a solid guard. 

[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Boals gets his first commit - Kyler D'Augustino from IU Indy. Looks like a solid guard. 

 

The shooting percentages look nice, but it doesn't appear to have translated into much team success. It looks like IU Indy went 7-25 last year. I can't say I watched them play to know if he was part of the problem or not.

[kreed5120]

Dre Jones doesn't have to go far. Looks like he's going to Cleveland State. I think this is the first former MAC player to commit elsewhere.

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 11:44 PM by kreed5120

[Let'sGoZips94]

29 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

The shooting percentages look nice, but it doesn't appear to have translated into much team success. It looks like IU Indy went 7-25 last year. I can't say I watched them play to know if he was part of the problem or not.

 

IU Indy was a high octane offense at times, but they didn't play a lick of defense. Put up 93 at CSU in the 1st round of the Horizon League tourney and gave up over 100. Lost by 16 at Ohio State while putting up 102 & giving up 118. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

 

[kreed5120]

10 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

 

 

If that $1 million revenue share/NIL is accurate then that should be a big step up for them. Ohio Bobcats apparently spent $600K this past season so that would put them ahead of that.

[LZIp]

19 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

If that $1 million revenue share/NIL is accurate then that should be a big step up for them. Ohio Bobcats apparently spent $600K this past season so that would put them ahead of that.

Good to see them stepping up. 

[kreed5120]

43 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Good to see them stepping up. 

 

This coming season teams are allowed to wear a sponsor patch on their jerseys. A lot of other schools that have announced deals said they plan to largely use the funds for revenue sharing.

 

Ball State hasn't signed any deals yet that I'm aware of, but I wonder if they plan to use this as a significant revenue source to help fund the increase.

[Illini Zip]

9 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

 

This coming season teams are allowed to wear a sponsor patch on their jerseys. A lot of other schools that have announced deals said they plan to largely use the funds for revenue sharing.

 

Ball State hasn't signed any deals yet that I'm aware of, but I wonder if they plan to use this as a significant revenue source to help fund the increase.

Good Lord!! Not only is college basketball turning into the G League, it’s taking a page from NASCAR. I hadn’t heard that about the sponsorship patches. 

[kreed5120]

25 minutes ago, Illini Zip said:

Good Lord!! Not only is college basketball turning into the G League, it’s taking a page from NASCAR. I hadn’t heard that about the sponsorship patches. 

 

The NBA has been doing it for about a decade now. Personally, I'm hoping for the Goodyear Wingfoot for 2 reasons. First, because it's an iconic Akron brand. Secondly, I think it would compliment the jersey well without being a eyesore.

[Let'sGoZips94]

4 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

The NBA has been doing it for about a decade now. Personally, I'm hoping for the Goodyear Wingfoot for 2 reasons. First, because it's an iconic Akron brand. Secondly, I think it would compliment the jersey well without being a eyesore.

 

This would require Goodyear to have an interest in supporting UA athletics which a previous athletics admin told me was not the case. Hopefully that has changed because I agree about it being a recognizable, complimentary addition to the jersey. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

42 minutes ago, Illini Zip said:

Good Lord!! Not only is college basketball turning into the G League, it’s taking a page from NASCAR. I hadn’t heard that about the sponsorship patches. 

 

If the suits can benefit from it, anything pure and sacred goes out the window. 

[clarkwgriswold]

18 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

If the suits can benefit from it, anything pure and sacred goes out the window. 

I can hear it now- "I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the good folks at Piggly Wiggly...."

[Let'sGoZips94]

31 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

I can hear it now- "I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the good folks at Piggly Wiggly...."

 

"100000000% committed. #AGTGATGFAPW"

[kreed5120]

36 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

I can hear it now- "I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the good folks at Piggly Wiggly...."

Blessed 🙌 

[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

This would require Goodyear to have an interest in supporting UA athletics which a previous athletics admin told me was not the case. Hopefully that has changed because I agree about it being a recognizable, complimentary addition to the jersey. 

 

Odds are they probably won't. I will say I don't recall seeing much Goodyear signage around Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse before they became the Cavs jersey sponsor so anything is still possible.