Author: Mike Schumann

Three-year IU forward Malik Reneau is in the transfer portal. “I want to thank Coach Woodson and his entire staff for giving me an opportunity to play at Indiana.  I will miss the fans and all the great people in Bloomington,” he said in an Instagram post. The 6-foot-9 Reneau started 19 of the 26 games he played in as a junior for the Hoosiers.  He averaged a team-best 13.3 points per game to go along with 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per outing.  Reneau shot 55.2% (139-of-252) from the floor and 73.3% (66-of-90) from the free throw line. In…

Indiana University Athletics has officially announced Darian DeVries is the new head coach of the men’s basketball program. A full release, including comments from AD Scott Dolson, President Pam Whitten, and DeVries, are below: Darian DeVries Named 31st Head Coach of IU Men’s Basketball Program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2025 Bloomington, Ind. – IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson has hired former West Virginia and Drake Coach Darian DeVries as the new head coach of the IU Men’s Basketball program. The 49-year-old DeVries comes to Bloomington with 24 years of Division I coaching experience, including the…

Darian DeVries will be the 31st head coach of the IU basketball program, multiple outlets are reporting. Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello of ESPN first reported late Tuesday afternoon DeVries was the IU target to replace Mike Woodson. Multiple national outlets, including ESPN, followed with the news that Indiana was set to hire DeVries. An Iowa native, DeVries completely rebuilt West Virginia this past season, his lone year in Morgantown. Just one scholarship player remained from last year’s 9-23 Mountaineer squad.  With a total of 14 newcomers, including 10 transfers, DeVries led West Virginia to a 19-13 record despite star…

Multiple outlets are reporting guard Gabe Cupps has entered the transfer portal. Cupps arrived at Indiana as part of the class of 2023 and played two seasons with the Hoosiers. The 6-foot-2 Cupps was not expected to play a major role as a freshman in 2023-24, but he was thrust into significant minutes when veteran point guard Xavier Johnson dealt with multiple injuries. Cupps should be able to obtain a medical hardship waiver for the 2024-25 season, meaning he should still have three years of eligibility remaining.  He saw action in four games before being shut down with a lower…

National college basketball reporter Jeff Goodman posted on X Tuesday that “West Virginia’s Darian DeVries has emerged as one of – if not the top candidate for the Indiana job,” according to a source. But Goodman didn’t stop there, indicating that while DeVries could end up being hired by Indiana, “Drake’s Ben McCollum and a third ‘mystery’ candidate are still in the mix as well.” DeVries has long been thought to be a favorite to end up at Iowa one day.  He grew up in Iowa and his brother was a football star at the school. But ESPN’s Pete Thamel…

Drake coach Ben McCollum did the media rounds on Monday after his 30-3 team received their NCAA Tournament invitation. McCollum has been frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for the head coaching vacancy at Indiana, Iowa and elsewhere. Here were McCollum comments during an interview with former IU player and coach Dan Dakich on Outkick when asked about dealing with job rumors as he prepares his team for the NCAA Tournament. “We’ve dealt with this at Northwest (Missouri State) for maybe six, seven, eight years when jobs started to come and go,” McCollum said. “I’ve learned through some of my…

Sunday’s news Indiana was left out of the NCAA Tournament was a heartbreaking end to several college basketball careers. And for others it marked the beginning of a new phase in their journey. Where do things stand with the 13 scholarship players on Indiana’s 2024-25 roster? Let’s quickly touch on each of them. OUT OF ELIGIBILITY Anthony Leal – The Bloomington native posted a broken heart on social media when he learned IU had been left out of the Big Dance.  This marks the end for Leal, but he finished his playing career living out a childhood dream as a…

On Sunday IU basketball learned it was not in the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time in the last 21 years the event was held. Yes, nearly 60% of the time over now more than two decades, the Hoosiers have been on the outside looking in during March Madness, an event that is a favorite for many IU sports fans.  More recently, they’ve missed out on six of the last eight NCAA Tournaments. Now former coach Mike Woodson liked to say his goals were to win Big Ten titles and NCAA Championships. And the fan base has a reputation for…

The Mike Woodson era is over. The NCAA Tournament bracket was announced on Sunday evening, and Indiana was left out of the field. The Hoosiers (19-13) were the second highest graded team left out of the field, the CBS broadcast crew revealed. The Hoosiers had been projected by the majority of bracketologists to make the field.  But North Carolina, Texas and Xavier all got the nod over IU.  And West Virginia was the first team out, one spot ahead of the Indiana. The news came as a surprise to many. “I gotta say Indiana is the one (team left out)…

Selection Sunday is here, and it’s time for one last check of the bracketology projections and potential bid thieves Since losing to Oregon, IU has had a pretty good couple of days.  For the most part there haven’t been significant upsets in the conference tournaments that would seem to harm their chances to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. But tonight is still going to be stressful for IU fans as the field is unveiled. Indiana is still a near consensus team in either the First Four In the field of First Four Out across more than 100…