Indiana’s class of 2022 priority targets continue to emerge. IU head coach Archie Miller offered top-40 guard Jordan Hood-Schifino on Wednesday. Hood-Schifino announced the offer on his Instagram page. Hood-Schifino originally committed to Pittsburgh in December, 2019, but backed out this summer. As with Miller and new assistant Kenya Hunter, Hood-Schifino is from the Pittsburgh area. The 6-foot-5 Hood-Schifino is still being recruited by Pittsburgh along with Kansas, Florida and others. Prior to committing to Pittsburgh, Hood-Schifino had offers from Florida, Clemson, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Wichita State, South Florida, Virginia Tech, Illinois and Charlotte. Although he is…
Author: Mike Schumann
Recruiting site 247Sports has updated its rankings for the basketball class of 2021. Indiana has at least seven active recruitments ongoing in the class, and one commitment. Below we summarize where each player stands in the latest rankings along with some updated commentary on their recruitment as it relates to IU. After a summer where there was little to no competitive AAU basketball around the country, the rankings probably carry less significance than normal. But the update still serves as a good opportunity to check in on where things stand with IU’s top targets, and how each player has developed…
The IU basketball program formally introduced new assistant coach Kenya Hunter today. The program broke some news in its announcement when it clarified that Hunter will be a co-associate head coach along with fellow assistant Tom Ostrom. Statements from both head coach Archie Miller and Hunter are below. Hunter’s background prior to arriving in Bloomington is further below. Hunter arrives at IU after two seasons at UConn under head coach Dan Hurley. He was on the opposing bench when Indiana defeated the Huskies at the Jimmy V Classic in December. Hunter worked primarily with UConn’s big men during his time…
IU basketball legend Isiah Thomas joined long-time NBA player Thurl Bailey on the Thurl Talk podcast. Thomas goes in depth on his early life and also discusses his life during the pandemic, the current social unrest, and impressions of The Last Dance. At IU, Thomas started every game he played. He was a member and leader of two Indiana teams that won Big Ten Championships. During his second and final season at IU, Thomas led the Hoosiers in scoring and set a single-season school record for assists with 197. In the 1981 national championship game, Thomas led all scorers with…
Alex Dickerson hit them early, far, and often on Tuesday night. The former IU slugger had a three home run and five extra base hit night in Colorado as the Giants routed the Rockies 23-5. Here are all three of Dickerson’s home runs. The first landed in the upper deck at Coors Field and was one of the longest shots there in the Statcast era. https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1300959425319108609?s=20 https://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/1300964406004768768?s=20 https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1300993225650573312?s=20 On the night, Dickerson finished 5-for-6 with 3 home runs, 2 doubles, a walk and 6 runs batted in. He scored 5 times. Dickerson hit his third home run in the sixth…
Did a presidential Hail Mary put a fall Big Ten football season back in play? President Trump is sending that signal after a Tuesday conversation with Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren. The President indicated via his Twitter account that he and Warren “had a very productive conversation” and implied that an immediate start to the season is on the table. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1300815396950478849?s=20 The President’s use of the football metaphor “on the one yard line” is a clear signal that he believes his conversation with Warren moved the needle. The President amplified his remarks in a brief meeting with reporters before a…
Indiana was going to kick off one of its more promising football seasons in program history this Friday. Of course the 2020 Big Ten campaign has been postponed, and now we know how the league’s leadership, including IU President Michael McRobbie, voted on the decision to hit pause. While Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren has been a target of angry players, coaches, administrators and fans, it is now clear that he did not unilaterally make the unpopular decision. The Big Ten presidents and chancellors voted 11-3 to postpone the fall football season, the conference confirmed Monday in a response to…
The offers keep coming on a busy afternoon for the IU basketball program. Class of 2022 small forward Justin Taylor was at least the third player to report a scholarship offer from Indiana on Monday. The 6-foot-6 Taylor reported the offer on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/jctbball12/status/1300557843540652034?s=20 Taylor is a junior at St. Anne’s-Belfield in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a sophomore he averaged 15.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. For his high school career Taylor has shot 41 percent from behind the arc thus far, but he dropped off to 34 percent in his second season. Taylor helped lead…
The Kenya Hunter effect continues. For the second time today and third time in three days, Indiana has offered a prospect with ties to its new assistant coach. Frederick, Md. based guard Masai Troutman reported an offer from Indiana on Monday afternoon. https://twitter.com/MasaiTroutman/status/1300448306166980614?s=20 Troutman averaged 15.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.3 steals per game to help lead St. John’s Catholic to the MIAA B Conference finals. The 6-foot-5 guard isn’t ranked by the national recruiting services, but that appears likely to change soon. Troutman’s recruitment has taken a big jump in recent weeks, with offers coming in from…
New IU assistant coach Kenya Hunter’s impact on the program continues to be noticeable during his early days in Bloomington. Through Hunter, Indiana has gotten involved with one of the top guards in the class of 2022 in Maryland based prospect Rodney Rice. After a Zoom call on Monday that was reported by Stock Risers, the Hoosiers offered a scholarship. Rice announced the IU offer on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/rodneyrice__/status/1300444255505264645?s=20 The 6-foot-4 Rice is ranked No. 70 nationally in the class of 2022 according to the 247Sports Composite. Maryland, Alabama, Louisville and Miami (Fla.) are some of the other top…