Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana faces its first true road test on Saturday afternoon. Sure, the Hoosiers have been to UCLA and Northwestern, but more than 70,000 await them in East Lansing against Michigan State. All eyes will be on quarterback Kurtis Rourke as he comes back after missing one game with a thumb injury.  On the line is just the best start in program history, and solidifying IU’s place in the Big Ten title and College Football Playoff chases. Here’s everything you need to know about Indiana’s matchup against the Spartans. No. 13 INDIANA (8-0, 5-0) at MICHIGAN STATE (4-4, 2-3) Kickoff:  3:30…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Marian in their lone home exhibition Friday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 106-64. IU had five score in double figures and they were led in the game by Bryson Tucker with 19 points.  Malik Reneau added 18 points and a team high 8 rebounds, and Oumar Ballo added 16 points. The Hoosiers will open the 2024-25 regular season on Wednesday against SIU Edwardsville. Stay tuned for more coverage of the game from The Daily Hoosier. THREE QUICK REACTIONS 1. Marian no match for Indiana’s size.  As you’d expect, Indiana…

Pat Knight, former IU player and son of legendary Indiana coach Bob Knight, was introduced to the crowd at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday evening. Knight is the head coach of the Marian Knights, an Indianapolis-based team in town for a preseason exhibition. Knight was wearing a shirt that said “The General” on the front in honor of his father, who passed away one year ago today. Upon being introduced to a thunderous applause from the IU crowd, Knight walked over to center court and kissed the IU logo. Pat Knight introduced, and he kissed the I at center…

On the one year anniversary of his passing, Indiana announced Friday a new display honoring legendary coach Bob Knight in the South lobby of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Knight’s son Pat is in the building tonight as IU faces Marian in an exhibition game. Photos of the new display are below. All photos via IU Basketball on X. Adidas also released some special edition Bob Knight shoes.  Here is a preview: Cool shoes that @adidas made in honor of Bobby Knight who died 1 year ago today. pic.twitter.com/HIv3qOD5pt — Coach Clif Marshall (@ClifMarshall) November 1, 2024 The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana…

Four of Indiana’s five starters are on Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame position award preseason watchlists for the 2024-25 season. Malik Reneau and Oumar Ballo were named to the watchlists for the Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar awards, respectively. They join Myles Rice and Mackenzie Mgbako as Hoosiers who received preseason positional recognition. Ballo has also been named to multiple national player of the year watchlists. The 6-9, 232-pound Reneau averaged career bests in scoring (15.4 per game), rebounds (6.0), assists (2.7), blocks (0.6), and minutes played (28.8) as a sophomore. He was one of two Hoosiers (Mackenzie Mgbako) to…

IU basketball returns to exhibition action on Friday evening when they face Marian in Bloomington. The Indiana program will welcome back former players Pat Knight and Steve Downing, the head coach and Athletic Director for Marian, respectively. Here is the gameday information for Indiana’s lone home exhibition contest. ——————————– Game Information Nov. 1, 2024 • 7 PM ET Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind. TV: B1G+ (Zion Brown, Kevin Vera, Audrey Marr) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Series History: Indiana leads, 3-0 (all exhibition games) Last Meeting: IU 91, MU 61 on Nov. 3, 2023, in Bloomington…

Curt Cignetti said Monday quarterback Kurtis Rourke’s workload would continue to increase this week as Indiana progresses towards a Saturday game at Michigan State. The latest report surrounding Rourke’s readiness for that game suggests he’s passing the tests as he takes on more reps. Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports/247Sports reported on X Wednesday evening Rourke will start vs. the Spartans barring any setbacks. “Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke is on track to start Saturday at Michigan State as of Wednesday evening, a source tells CBS Sports/247Sports,” Marcello wrote. Rourke had two screws placed in his injured thumb during surgery last week…

Indiana has outscored its opponents by a healthy margin in the middle of games this season. In total, the Hoosiers own a 184-93 advantage on the season in the second and third quarters, combined.  That’s a plenty-dominant 23.0-11.7 average per game over the middle two quarters.  Teams can win a lot of football games with a stretch of two quarters like that. But the stage has been set in the first quarter this season, when fast starts have allowed IU to build early leads and then double-down on their aggressive style of play on both sides of the football. Indiana…

What seemed highly unlikely a month ago happened on Tuesday evening in Bloomington, as IU routed Northwestern 6-1 and claimed at least a share of the 2024 Big Ten regular season title. The opportunity to clinch Tuesday arose after Ohio State tied Michigan State earlier in the evening.  The Buckeyes were a point behind Indiana in the league standings with two matches to play coming into the evening.  If OSU loses or ties in their conference finale against third-place Maryland, IU will claim the outright crown. The conference title is IU’s 35th overall and its 19th regular season championship in…

Three-point shooting has been a popular topic throughout Mike Woodson’s tenure as head coach at Indiana. And it generally hasn’t been a pleasant conversation. Whether they aren’t shooting enough threes, aren’t making enough, or often both, the “three ball” generally hasn’t been a friend of the Hoosiers for nearly a decade. Although the roster looks much different, Sunday afternoon’s exhibition at Tennessee did little to allay concerns about Indiana’s ability to knock down shots from long range.  Especially the first half, when the Hoosiers went an alarming 0-for-11 from deep. Things did improve after the break, when IU made 4-of-8…