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DRAFT READY Three Hoosiers are hoping to hear their names called in the NBA draft, which will be held June 22 in Brooklyn, New York.

Bryant prepares, page 5 Following two seasons at IU, Thomas Bryant discusses the process of entering the NBA draft.

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From IDS reports

The 2017 NBA Draft will feature three players from the IU basketball team. Sophomores Thomas Bryant, OG Anunoby and junior James Blackmon Jr. will represent the Hoosiers on Thursday night as the await to hear their names called. Anunoby is the highest Hoosier on most draft boards and will likely SEE DRAFT, PAGE 3

Thomas Bryant

OG Anunoby

James Blackmon Jr.

6-10, 245lb Center Games 34 Points 12.6 Rebounds 6.6 Assists 1.5 Field goal percentage 51.9 3-point percentage 38.3 Free throw percentage 73.0

6-8, 215lb Forward Games 16 Points 11.1 Rebounds 5.4 Assists 1.4 Field goal percentage 55.7 3-point percentage 31.1 Free throw percentage 56.3

6-4, 190lb Guard Games 30 Points 17.0 Rebounds 4.8 Assists 1.9 Field goal percentage 47.7 3-point percentage 42.3 Free throw percentage 83.7

Tuffcurls plays wedding set at Bluebird By Tejus Arora tarora@umail.iu.edu | @tejusarora

The lights at the Bluebird Nightclub turned green, and smoke and energy emanated from the crowd Friday night, June 16, as Chicago-based cover band Rod Tuffcurls and the Benchpress took the stage. “This is your wedding, Bloomington,” frontman Rod Tuffcurls said as his band opened its eighth show this year in Bloomington with “You Are the Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne. The band — whose members perform wearing 80s-inspired baseball tees and plain black running shorts that barely cover their thighs — has built a reputation as an eclectic, tongue-in-cheek act since its first Bloomington show six years ago. “I have never missed a single show since I have turned 21,” Abby, an IU student and fan, said. The band is known for the breadth of songs and artists that they cover. Friday night they hits ranging from Dion’s 1961 “Runaround Sue” to Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” and from ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” to Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA.” The rest of the band’s Friday night set followed through on the band’s wedding theme. The Bench Press went on to play major wedding hits like Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Cecilia” by Simon and Garfunkel. “God, I hate Canada, too, but still sometimes their music makes us appreciate them,” said Tuffcurls as the band faded in to play Michael Bublé’s “Save the Last Dance for Me.”

IU student wins Miss Indiana pageant From IDS reports

soundtrack. The band gave out free beers to its fans and Celebrity handed out his drumsticks. The next morning at Soma Coffeehouse, the band discussed

Haley Begay, an IU student, won the Miss Indiana pageant Saturday. Begay is a rising sophomore in the Media School. She succeeds Brianna DeCamp, Miss Indiana 2016, according to the Miss Indiana website. This year’s finals took place at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center after a week of pageant events, including the Miss Indiana Royal Brunch, a Lions Club of Zionsville Cookout and three Haley Begay days of preliminary competition. The final competition took place on Saturday after the Miss Indiana Parade and an autograph signing session. Later this year, Begay will represent Indiana in the Miss America pageant. The Miss America pageant will air in September. The Miss Indiana Pageant was established in 1927, according to the Miss Indiana website. It is a partner of Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen. IU runs its own Miss Indianaaffiliated pageant, Miss IU, which is limited to IU students on the Bloomington campus.

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Emily Eckelbarger

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Members of Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press perform at The Bluebird Nightclub in 2013. The Chicago-based cover band performs ‘80s pop hits and Disney theme songs. The band is scheduled to return to Bloomington in August.

Elsewhere, the band offered life advice. “Always stay hydrated,” said Tuffcurls, introducing a segment in which the band drinks beer and squats to music from the video game “Final Fantasy VII.”

“Chug-‘em-ups” are a signature move of the band’s sets, drummer Dick Celebrity said. Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press ended its Friday night show with ‘I Had the Time of My Life’ from the “Dirty Dancing”


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