[64] IU Basketball After Peru — What We Learned

Indiana’s summer trip to Peru is in the books, which means Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth finally have some actual basketball to dissect. But how much can you really learn from summer exhibitions against overmatched competition? As usual, the answer is somewhere between “nothing” and “everything.”

Bob and Mike dig beneath the scores and individual stat lines to focus on the things that might actually carry over once the games start counting:

• What IU’s trip revealed about Darren DeVries’ preferred style of play and the versatility of this rebuilt roster.
• The offensive concepts that stood out—and why having more players who can both shoot and attack could change the equation.
• Encouraging early signs from Prince Alexander-Moody, Vaughn Karvala, and Indiana’s young players.
• How Sam Alexis’ return changes the rotation math and gives DeVries significantly more flexibility up front.
• The intriguing possibilities created by Aiden Sherrell, Trent Sisley, and IU’s collection of very different frontcourt pieces.
• Why roster depth could become especially valuable on nights when Indiana’s perimeter shooters aren’t connecting.
• What Indiana’s October exhibitions against Butler, North Carolina, and Western Kentucky might tell us that Peru couldn’t.

Plus, Bob and Mike detour into the latest IU-vs.-SEC football discourse before closing with a tribute to beloved Indiana television personality Janie Hodge.

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