Author: Mike Schumann

Below is an updated IU basketball 2025 coaching search hot board after more than a week since the program publicly announced it will have a job opening. 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 version 1.0 are noted. Coaching records through Feb. 15. Tier 1 These are the candidates where we believe Indiana will have the heaviest level of interest, and there will be enough reciprocal interest to merit a serious pursuit.  They are listed in that order of…

James Madison recently had two of the top up-and-coming coaches in college football and basketball. While Curt Cignetti patrolled the football sidelines in Harrisonburg, Va. from 2019 to 2023, Mark Byington was making a name for himself on the hardwood there from 2020 to 2024. You already know what Cignetti accomplished in his first year as a head coach at the Power Four level. Meanwhile, Byington took the head coaching position at Vanderbilt this season following a 32-4 season at JMU in 2023-24 that saw the Dukes advance to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32.  In a difficult job in…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana lost to UCLA at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday evening by a final score of 72-68. The Bruins led 35-25 at the half.  Indiana was led in the game by Luke Goode with 16 points. Malik Reneau and Mackenzie Mgbako with 14. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson postgame, GO HERE.  For UCLA’s Mick Cronin postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (15-11, 6-9) will host Purdue a week from Sunday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Limited guard production.  Indiana’s Myles Rice, Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal and Kanaan Carlyle…

It appears Brad Stevens will not be the next coach of Indiana basketball, according to a report. National college basketball reporter Jeff Goodman posted on X a direct statement from the Celtics executive on Friday afternoon. “BREAKING: Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens told The Field of 68 that he is not a candidate for the Indiana University job,” Goodman said on X. Goodman’s post included this statement by Stevens that wasn’t quite as direct. “I thoroughly appreciate being a Celtic and love the people I get to work with every day,” Stevens told The Field of 68.…

Indiana will debut a new look on Friday evening inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall when the Hoosiers host UCLA. In a social media post, IU basketball says they are “Honoring & celebrating the connecting threads of Black Excellence” with special uniforms for the Friday night contest. This is how Indiana describes the uniforms in their pregame notes: “Inspired by the artistry, resilience, and cultural significance of quilting and the influence of community leaders, we Honor Black Excellence with these asymmetrical designs. The Hoosiers will wear a signature Adidas jersey, woven through history connecting the program to its foundations: history and…

Two former IU football players will be representing the program at the 2025 NFL Draft Combine. Quarterback Kurtis Rourke and interior defensive lineman C.J. West both received invitations according to the official announcement from the league on Thursday. Rourke was one of just 15 quarterbacks invited to the annual event. On his way to leading IU to an 11-2 season, Rourke set the Indiana single-season record for passing touchdowns (29) and produced just the fifth 3,000-yard passing season in program history with 3,042 yards. He finished among the top-10 in single-season total offense (3,007) and is just the seventh IU…

A second high major nonconference game has emerged for IU basketball’s 2025-26 nonconference slate. Who coaches that game for Indiana, however, remains to be seen. The Hoosiers are finalizing a deal to play Marquette at the United Center in Chicago according to Jon Rothstein. “Indiana and Marquette are finalizing an agreement to meet next season in a neutral site game at the United Center in Chicago, according to multiple sources,” Rothstein wrote on X for College Hoops Today. Rothstein said the date for the game is still to be determined. A game against Marquette would be the second known nonconference…

Indiana might have played more zone defense on Tuesday evening in East Lansing than Bob Knight coached teams utilized in all games combined throughout his entire career. And ironically, it was that IU zone that kept Michigan State’s Tom Izzo from passing the legendary former Hoosiers head coach as the all-time leader in Big Ten wins. Indiana struggled out of the gate against the Spartans, falling behind 20-8.  But a switch midway through the first half to a 2-3 zone with some extended pressure at times stymied the 11-point home favorite. IU coach Mike Woodson, who played for Knight, says…

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Indiana defeated Michigan State at the Breslin Center by a final score of 71-67 Tuesday evening. Indiana led at halftime 32-29.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Malik Reneau with 19 points. The three keys to the game, highlights and finals stats are below. For Mike Woodson and Malik Reneau postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (15-10, 6-8) will host UCLA on Friday evening. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. They closed.  Indiana has given up multiple late game leads this season, and it looked like they might give one away again.  The Hoosiers led by nine…

Save for a few blips on the radar, Indiana basketball hasn’t been a consistent power on the court in college basketball in decades. You, the tired, weary fans of IU basketball, yearning for success, don’t need to be reminded of that. But what IU basketball is as a program, and who they are on the court can be — and are — two very different realities. Saying Indiana has only made one Elite Eight in more than 30 years stings, and just two NCAA Tournament appearances in what will probably be nine years here in a month is a soul-crushing…