UPDATE: Casey reported an offer from Indiana on his Twitter page on Thursday evening. https://twitter.com/AndreCaseyjr_23/status/1273761334916767744?s=20 The original story follows. June 15 marks the first day that college coaches can make direct contact with players in the class of 2022. Prior to Monday, contact could only be initiated by the players or through coaches. A new class of 2022 name that has emerged today in connection with that process is five-star Illinois based forward A.J. Casey. Jake Weingarten of Stock Risers was the first to report on Indiana’s interest. A Chicago native, Casey attended Simeon Career Academy in Illinois before transferring…
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Why has IU produced legendary breaststrokers like Lilly King and Cody Miller? SwimSwam sat down with Indiana head coach Ray Looze, who has coached some of the best ever. He talks about the ins and outs of learning how to coach breaststroke, what he looks for in potential recruits, and how to build up a great breaststroke. Looze coaches, among others, American greats Cody Miller, Lilly King, and Annie Lazor. He talks about what each of them do really well, and where they don’t necessarily excel. https://youtu.be/6MLPHb332eY Video credit – SwimSwam Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us…
Our “Names to Know” series provides a quick look at IU basketball recruiting targets as their names emerge on the trail. Marquise “M.J.” Rice is a shooting guard from North Carolina. Indiana’s interest in Rice emerged this week when Jason Jordan of Sports Illustrated tweeted about schools that have contacted him. https://twitter.com/MJrice_1/status/1272714463200894976?s=20 The 6-foot-5 Rice has been ranked in the top ten overall in the class of 2022 but slipped a bit after suffering an ACL injury during his sophomore season. Rice averaged 25 points, nine rebounds and two assists a game before tearing his ACL at the Seahawk Classic…
Disappointment brought on by an abbreviated Major League Baseball draft quickly turned into a dream realized for Elijah Dunham. The now former IU outfielder has inked a free agent deal with the New York Yankees. Dunham discussed his decision on his Twitter page: “After much consideration of what is best for my baseball career I have decided to sign a deal with the New York Yankees. It’s time for me to take my opportunity and bet on myself. I’m extremely confident in my abilities and know the Yankees can continue to develop them at the highest level. I first want…
Archie Miller’s recruiting success at IU has been primarily built on a foundation of in-state talent. But Miller hasn’t cast a very wide net thus far when it comes to Indiana based players in the class of 2022. That changed on Wednesday when Indianapolis shooting guard/wing D’Ante Davis announced on this Twitter page that he had received a scholarship offer from Miller and the IU program. https://twitter.com/DanteDavis__/status/1273324768528392195?s=20 The Indiana offer came after a virtual meeting with Miller and the IU staff on Wednesday afternoon. Davis is just the second class of 2022 in-state player that IU has offered. He joins…
It would be easy for Tiawan Mullen to return to Bloomington this summer feeling pretty good about himself. In fact, he should. After forcing incompletions on 30 percent of attempts (2nd in FBS), contesting 42.5 percent of targets (3rd in FBS), and grading out as the third best overall cornerback overall in the Big Ten, Pro Football Focus recently described Mullen as “one of the best true freshman cornerbacks we have ever seen.” That’s high praise, but Mullen arrived on campus hungry a year ago, and he isn’t returning satisfied about anything as a sophomore. “I would like to improve…
After more than three months apart, things are finally starting back up. Thursday marks the beginning of the first Indiana basketball organized team activities since March, and in many ways it will be like starting over. IU men’s basketball players will voluntarily participate, or be volun-told if you prefer, in workouts this week as the first step towards a return to normalcy. After so much time away, and with players in very different circumstances at home, IU head coach Archie Miller referred to the activities commencing this week as akin to a physical restart. From a training and development standpoint,…
Former Indiana basketball forward Christian Watford joined IU sports information director JD Campbell to relive Indiana’s memorable 72-68 win at Michigan State in 2013. The Hoosiers had lost 17 straight — since 1991 — on the road against the Spartans. But in this No. 1 vs. No. 4 matchup the Hoosiers came out on top. As they did so often during the 2012-13 season, IU put several players in double figures. Victor Oladipo led the way with 19 points, while Cody Zeller added 17, and Watford and Jordan Hulls contributed 12 apiece. Credit – IU Athletics Find us on…
This is a week for new class of 2022 names to emerge on the recruiting radar of college basketball programs. Along those lines, a handful of incoming juniors with interest from IU have surfaced over the last couple days. Yesterday we briefly profiled Illinois forward A.J. Casey, and today we look at Milwaukee area based small forward Leon Bond. Evan Flood of 247Sports reported on Monday that IU reached out to Bond. A 6-foot-5 wing for Wauwatosa East High School, Bond is a high level athlete that plays with an attacking mentality. He has good ball handling skills for a…
Indiana basketball class of 2021 recruiting target Trey Patterson made news on Monday night when he cut his list down to Florida, Indiana and Villanova. Patterson will announce his decision on Thursday (his birthday) at 7 p.m. ET. He spoke with The Front Office about the final stages of his process. In the video below Patterson indicates that he has already made his choice. The 6-foot-8 Patterson attends Rutgers Prep in New Jersey. The Somerset, N.J. product averaged 19.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game for the 2019-20 season and was named first team All-State while leading Rutgers Prep to…