The Assembly Call IU Basketball Podcast

This week on Assembly Call Radio, Ryan returns to the show newly engaged and we begin by congratulating him on the milestone. We then dive into basketball and begin by discussing this weekend's upcoming Hoosier Hysteria and end with listener questions, while touching on a few other topics in between.

In the first episode of The Inside Scoop with Tamar Bates presented by Speakeasy Sales Copy, Jerod and Tamar lay out their goals for the show and dig into Tamar's offseason transition to Bloomington. Among the topics discussed:• How the show came about• What they want fans to take away from the series• How Tamar reacts when his coaches and teammates call him "cocky."• His relationship with Rob Phinisee (and how Rob is looking offensively)• The impact of Clif Marshall• His impression of what's different this year compared to before his arrival• The lessons learned and confidence gained from the Bahamas trip• The early leader for his favorite restaurant in Bloomington• What he and his family will be doing before and during Hoosier Hysteria• His goals for his freshman season -- team and personalAnd much more.

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we look at expectations for the upcoming season, before doing a detailed preview on Rob Phinisee who did an exclusive interview with Assembly Call earlier this week.

Rob Phinisee has had an interesting, and in may ways contradictory, three years in Bloomington.• He arrived as a headline member of one of the most celebrated IU recruiting classes of the post-Knight era … but is now the only one left and still hasn’t played in an NCAA Tournament game.• He burst onto the scene as a freshman point guard with the kind of production that gave IU fans dreams of the next Yogi … but has struggled to recapture that efficiency and consistency since.• He’s earned a reputation as a clutch shooter with a handful of memorable shots that decided games … but has been a part of three straight backcourts that notoriously couldn’t shoot the ball well enough to space the floor for talented interior scorers.• His IU teams have struggled to just get their head above water in Big Ten play … but notched three straight wins against top-10 Michigan State teams.It hasn’t really made a lot of sense.But what does seem to make sense, at least IU fans hope, is that Rob and the entire IU program will have a chance to be reborn under the direction of a new staff and with a rebuilt roster.In this wide-ranging conversation with Rob we discuss the many contradictory elements of his time at IU and look forward to what his fourth season may bring. Among the topics we get into:• How he’s approaching his option to play a fifth year• That time he scored 50 points in a high school game … and could have scored more• Why he chose to leave Lafayette for Bloomington• What Indiana needs to do to finally beat Purdue again• The ups and downs of the Marquette and Arkansas games freshman year• The game-winner against Butler and the anointing of “Big Shot Rob”• Hypotheses for why he’s been able to come through more consistently in clutch situations than regular ones• The ongoing relationship he developed with the young man who wrote him a letter after the Butler game• What guarding Cassius Winston was like• The toughest players he’s had to guard (his final answer on this one will stun you)• What he learned about the impact of crowds during the COVID season• What the experience of playing for Archie Miller was like• The role does he expect to play this season• What will be different about Indiana’s defensive approach this season• What he wants to do after his basketball playing career is overAnd so much more. We cover a ton while reliving some of his most memorable moments as a Hoosier.

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we discuss who the top players in the Big Ten are for basketball and preview IU's big football match with Cincinnati this weekend

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we discuss IU Football and tailgating, before doing a deep dive into analyzing the newly released basketball schedule.

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we begin by discussing the official visit of Noah Clowney. The remainder of the show dives into a different sport as it discusses IU Football. This included bringing on former IU assistant Bob Morris (Jerod's Dad).

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we give a complete breakdown of new IU prized commit Jalen Hood-Schifino, before closing the show by taking viewer questions.

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we discuss the end of the Crossroads Classic, do a Kaleb Banks scouting report and answer listener questions.

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we discuss conference realignment and take viewer questions. The show concludes with a guest appearence by Jerod Morris.

On this week's edition of Assembly Call Radio, we roll through a few headlines (including one recruiting downer) and then discuss some popular all-ins and all-outs as fans look ahead to this year's basketball team. Finally, we hit up a bunch of questions -- some related to basketball, and several that are not.On the mics: Andy, Coach, and Ryan

Assembly Call Radio returned this week for a discussion about the first week of players having control over their NIL rights. It's been a whirlwind. What are our initial thoughts and impressions?Also: the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchups, some important Big Ten stay/go decisions, a few recruiting updates, and plenty of fun listener questions.On the mics: Coach and Andy.

his week on Assembly Call Radio, we begin with discussing the addition of St. Johns to the schedule and the return of 100% capacity to IU Athletic events in the fall. We continue with a much deeper dive into the non-conference schedule beyond that game. Eventually we take viewer questions to close the show.

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we dive into the recruiting visits that have happened recently with special guests Alex Bozich and later Jay Horrey. We then take viewer questions and discuss a few other topics throughout the show.

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we discuss the Bahama's Trip IU is taking later this summer. We then take questions about anything the viewers send in which may or may not be related to the basketball team.