Author: Mike Schumann

In his first season as head coach at Indiana, Mike Woodson snapped a five-year IU streak of missing the NCAA Tournament.  The Hoosiers won a First Four game against Wyoming before bowing out a couple days later against St. Mary’s. With his retirement looming whenever this 2024-25 season comes to an end, Woodson’s staff wants him to finish in the same place that first season wrapped up — in the Big Dance. “As far as our coaching staff, that’s something that we’ve mentioned and talked about,” IU associate head coach Kenya Hunter said on Woodson’s radio show Monday evening. “Our…

Mike Woodson’s tenure as the head coach of IU basketball will come to an end next month. His appearances with Don Fischer on the radio have apparently already ended. For more than 50 years IU fans have listened to Fischer interview the school’s football and basketball coaches on pregame, and postgame appearances, along with a regular one hour midweek radio show.  Fischer even called Woodson’s games as an Indiana player. But since IU AD Scott Dolson announced on Feb. 7 Woodson’s retirement at the end of the season, the coach has not appeared on any of those radio spots with…

Back in 2021 I wrote that there was no coherent reason to hire an “IU Guy” to be the next head coach of the Indiana basketball program. But of course no one was asking me, and suddenly Mike Woodson came out of left field just days later. If there was one contemporary comparison at the time that likely emboldened the decision to hire Woodson, it was the success had by Juwan Howard at Michigan.  That success was reaching its pinnacle right as Indiana hired Woodson. It was difficult to ignore. Named the national coach of the year in 2021 by…

Indiana missed out on a massive opportunity Friday evening. Coming off an upset win at Michigan State, the Hoosiers probably would have appeared in most projected NCAA Tournament brackets at this moment with a win against UCLA in Bloomington. But you know how that went, and now the Hoosiers (15-11, 6-9) continue to find themselves facing an uphill battle when it comes to the Big Dance.  With that said, it’s still possible with the right wins down the stretch. The Big Ten regular season ends on March 9, and NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday is on March 16.  And both pictures…

There are eight former Indiana basketball players currently with college basketball programs around the country this season. Take a look at how each of them are performing at their new schools through Sunday: Tamar Bates – Missouri Bates is a star player on a top-25 team in his final season of college basketball. He’s averaging 13.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game over 25.8 minutes per contest. Leading the team in scoring, he’s shooting 50% from the field overall, and 39% from three. Bates has started all 25 games this year and will likely earn All-SEC…

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…