Jace Thompson

Assistant MBB Coach @DUStarsMBB

[Alex Birge @abirge40]

Coaching Friends

I am actively looking for any basketball opportunities. 14+years college coaching experience, I have been fortunate to be around a lot of good coaches and players over the years!

[Jace Thompson @JaceThompson]

Extremely grateful for this every year!! Thank you

[Brandon Ramsey @BRamseyKSR]

***COLLEGE COACHES***

If you plan on evaluating/recruiting any Indiana prospects while at the Run N Slam this weekend I PROMISE that you’ll find this information useful.

Just shoot me a DM with your email and I’ll get you all the information that you’ll need for a BIG weekend!

[Jace Thompson @JaceThompson]

@Curley_Synergy @SynergySST I assume this is in a larger add on package?

[Brandon Ramsey @BRamseyKSR]

I am anti-shot clock for Indiana High School Basketball.

Admittedly, some of that is being a nostalgic purist. However, I also think there are several viable reasons to be against it...many of which actually fly in the face of what "pro" shot clock people think.

1) I'm almost assuredly in the Top 1% percentile of IHSAA games attended in the last 20-25 years. It simply doesn't come into play THAT often.

2) Yes, it would be fine (and maybe even beneficial) for Fishers vs. Ben Davis, Penn vs. South Bend St. Joseph, Bloomington North vs. Bloomington South, etc. However, what so many people forget is that for every game like that there are 10 games happening that feature ZERO FUTURE COLLEGE PLAYERS. If your argument is that the shot clock prepares you for college then I think you are missing the point as the overwhelming vast majority of IHSAA players don't even have aspirations of playing in college.

3) We already have a shortage of officials. This is going to make their lives significantly harder. Again, don't think about Fishers vs. Ben Davis that has college-level referees and more than enough people working the scorer's table. Think about your rural, Class 1A game in southern Indiana. It will be an issue at the table and on the court.

4) The cost is prohibitive at best and completely misused at worst. Again, don't think about the schools that already have a shot clock or have a booster club ready to write the check tomorrow. Think about the schools that need to fix their windows, purchase new equipment for the first time in a decade, upgrade to safe bleachers, etc. For many schools that don't have $10,000 sitting around even if they raise the money spending it on a shot clock is probably the LAST place it should go.

5) This goes back to point #2 a little bit, but it will make some games WORSE and actually HINDER development. If you run 20 seconds of offense and "have" to set a high ballscreen in order to get something before the shot clock it'll all look pretty for your DI guard. However, again, how about for the football player that plays basketball for fun in the winter at a rural school in east central Indiana? Would they be better off being "able" to run 10-20 more seconds of offense or should we "force" them to resort to a ballscreen?

6) Shot clocks only even get thought about when the, literally, FEW horror stories a year go viral of a team holding the ball. Long possessions aren't the problem (most high school teams quite frankly aren't good enough to possess the ball for 35 seconds and/or the defense isn't good enough to guard for 35 seconds). STALLING is the problem...and that almost never happens. I would, in theory, be in favor of a 60 second shot clock, but at that point it likely isn't worth it.

I think that when people argue for a shot clock they do it while thinking about the 5% and not the 95%. They see how it could pretty seamlessly fit into a lot of Class 4A games or games with college players...because those are the games that casual fan watches. However, there is the 95% that doesn't need or care for "development" and doesn't need or care to be "prepared for the next level."

A shot clock isn't the end of the world by any means because, as I've said, even at 35 seconds it will have zero impact on like 90%-95% of possessions on a nightly basis around the state. However, I think it will largely make the game/product WORSE, not better, and I hope that Indiana holds off for as long as possible.

[Alec Baris @Alec_Baris]

Goodnight, National League Central!

[PickandPop @PickAndPopNet]

The single biggest piece of evidence Atheists have going for them

[Jace Thompson @JaceThompson]

@coachsvenson @JohnCarrier42 @Hudl Do you guys use the hudl camera and storage with hooplytics?

[Mike Golic Jr @mikegolicjr]

a reminder to USC coming to the South Bend. 1. Enjoy the weather 2. you will be soundly beaten. 3. understand, this has been your normal. rinse and repeat. #GoIrish

[David Pollack @davidpollack47]

Man this is so freakin cool!

Great work @McCallieSchool https://t.co/ffZ7P2WCrw

[Kyle Neddenriep @KyleNeddenriep]

Look at this crowd. Last game of the season. Class 4A: Fishers vs. Jeffersonville

[Grow the Game @GTGhoops]

Reminder, to gain free access to the @NABC1927 Convention and enter the housing lottery, you need to fill out the form by March 12.

This is for current student-managers only.

[Benstonium @Benstonium]

Notre Dame beating PSU set to the "Rudy" soundtrack is 😭

(Edited on my phone)

[Riley Leonard @rileyleonard13_]

To my Notre Dame family, this is for you.

@PlayersTribune https://t.co/WXnxEMPX8e

[DU Stars Men's Basketball @DUStarsMBB]

Game One, Game Won! A total team effort with a great atmosphere as a backdrop in the #Iggy. Great to see some alums in the building too. A great day to be a 🌟! On to the next. The Work Continues.....
#BeBETTER📈
#SMASHTheNarrative🔨
#Our6️⃣

[FanDuel Sports Network Midwest @FanDuelSN_MW]

Standing ovation for Tommy Pham in his return to St. Louis. ❤️

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#STLCards

[Michael Girsch @GMGirsch]

Seeing Goldy with this energy… is just different. #STLCards #ForTheLou

[Brandon Ramsey @BRamseyKSR]

I know it has been a LONG spring & summer. However, if you are an AAU team w/ college players and you ARE NOT playing this weekend I think it is a poor decision. There are about 30 DI prospects in Indiana's Class of 2025. That means the "live periods" have NOTHING to do with the recruitment of the overwhelming vast majority of players/teams. Most small colleges haven't been able to see their top prospects the last two weeks because circuits travel out of region in live periods. If families want the time off, then I get that. However, if you aren't playing simply because "it isn't a live period" then I think that is a mistake and a disservice to everyone that isn't one of those 30 DI prospects. Honestly, all but maybe four teams in Indiana would technically be better off skipping the live periods and playing in Fort Wayne this weekend.

[Jace Thompson @JaceThompson]

@joshjacoMLB I appreciate the reverse psychology

[Jace Thompson @JaceThompson]

@DSanders1108 @BGHSBasketball Congrats!! Much deserved!