Author: Mike Schumann

Purdue coach Matt Painter’s first instinct was to not say much about the IU basketball program and the attractiveness of their open head coaching position when asked on Sunday. It seemed all he really wanted to do was show his respect for Mike Woodson as a colleague, and a basketball player he admired as a young boy growing up in Indiana. “I don’t really have a thought on the (Indiana) job,” Painter said following his team’s 73-58 loss in Bloomington. “Obviously we compete against them and they’re our rivals. (Mike Woodson) is a peer of mine. Even though you compete…

Indiana fought back from a 15-point fourth quarter deficit but couldn’t find a way at the Breslin Center Sunday afternoon. The Hoosiers fell behind 55-40 with 9:05 at No. 21/22 Michigan State but pulled to within five on a Shay Ciezki jumper to make 62-57 with 2:44 remaining.  But the Spartans outscored IU 9-3 over the next two minutes to pull away for good, winning 73-65 in East Lansing. After a win last week over Ohio State, for Indiana it was a missed opportunity to win a second straight game over a ranked opponent and solidify their NCAA Tournament resume.…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 73-58. Purdue led at halftime 37-25.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau with 15 points apiece. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson, Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau postgame, GO HERE.  For Matt Painter and the Purdue players, GO HERE. Indiana (16-11, 7-9) will host Penn State on Wednesday evening. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Incredible start to second half.  After an ugly finish to…

On Sunday afternoon, an IU basketball manager replaced the chair Mike Woodson sits in on the Indiana bench with what Woodson says is the actual chair Bob Knight threw 40 years ago today. Sunday is the 40th anniversary of the day when Knight threw a chair across the court during a game against Purdue. Woodson was asked about the chair following his team’s 73-58 win over Purdue.  He said he wanted to sit in it on this day, but had no plans to follow in Knight’s footsteps and throw it across the court. You realize that is “the chair.” I’ve…

The television networks had to know what they were doing when Purdue at Indiana landed on February 23 this season. Yes it was 40 years ago to the day that legendary former IU basketball coach Bob Knight chucked a chair across the Branch McCracken Court, creating one of the most memorable incidents in college basketball history. And yes, it happened when Indiana hosted Purdue on February 23, 1985. Purdue has been central to other memorable Knight games in the building, including his return in 2020, and the final game he coached in Bloomington in 2000. But 40 years ago, Knight…

When Indiana and Purdue met a month ago, Purdue coach Matt Painter noted how effective the combination of Trey Galloway, Luke Goode and Mackenzie Mgbako were playing together, along with Oumar Ballo setting screens and getting offensive rebounds. Those four gave the Hoosiers good spacing, and combined for 67 of Indiana’s 76 points in a five-point loss. While the Hoosiers have struggled to win games since, several of those same players have been performing at a high level of late. Galloway has continued a trend that began last year.  He has dished out more than 100 assists in each of…

Below is an updated IU basketball 2025 coaching search hot board after more than two week since the program publicly announced it will have a job opening at the end of the season. The first two weeks have brought meaningful changes, as two of Indiana’s perceived top targets have made moves to take their names out of contention for the job. We continue to show the candidates in four categories:  Tier 1, Tier 2, other names to know, and the candidates that seem unlikely at this point.  Moves from earlier versions are noted. Coaching records through Feb. 21. Tier 1…

If Indiana’s only criteria for filling their soon to be open head coaching role was who would be most likely to have the Hoosiers playing their best basketball by November, Rick Pitino would probably be the first call. In his second season at St. John’s, Pitino has the Red Storm off to a 23-4 start, including a 14-2 mark in the Big East.  He has a career .711 winning percentage and 754 victories as a college coach. While he has been suggested as a good candidate for Indiana by some, Pitino seems like an unlikely target for IU AD Scott…

Although he hasn’t been on the floor for an NBA game since April of 2023, Victor Oladipo is not ready to say his playing career has come to an end. Inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame last year, Oladipo reached the pinnacle of his NBA career with the Indiana Pacers, when he was named an NBA All-Star twice in 2018 and 2019.  He has played in 504 games in the league over 10 seasons and has a career average of 16.9 points per game. But for the third time in just over four years Oladipo suffered a major…

On Wednesday the various IU Athletics social media accounts announced plans for both the women’s and men’s basketball teams to wear special uniforms in upcoming games. The women were set to where Adidas uniforms from the “Fear of God” line the next day. But when they showed up on the court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall last night, the Indiana women were wearing their standard look. What happened? Student newspaper Indiana Daily Student put out a statement from IU Athletics indicating that neither the women’s or men’s teams would be wearing the Fear of God line this season, while also…