Nine Indiana basketball players that saw the floor during the season will be back for the 2020-21 campaign as of this writing. While formal practices have concluded, the work never stops for high major college basketball players. Growth and development happens in the offseason, in individual workouts and permitted organized team activities. At the end of each season the coaches sit down and have one-on-one meetings with the players. If you could talk to each of the nine returning players about their 2019-20 season and what they need to improve going forward, what would you say? We play Archie Miller…
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As the calendar turns to April, IU’s coaching staff would have been starting detailed due diligence on recruits in the younger classes were it not for the pandemic. One player in the sophomore class that is intriguing to Midwest high major programs is Jeffersonville’s Will Lovings-Watts. Playing in southern Indiana, just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Lovings-Watts is a long and athletic guard/wing that is a good defender with an impressive wingspan. For his sophomore season Lovings-Watts averaged 13 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game for Jeffersonville. He shot 49 percent from the field overall…
Indiana football’s recruiting class of 2021 has taken on a decidedly in-state flavor Bloomington based tight end Aaron Steinfeldt has become the third player to verbally commit to IU in the class of 2021, and all three hail from the state of Indiana. Steinfeldt announced his commitment on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/ASteinfeldt6/status/1246121681023795200?s=20 Steinfeldt’s Twitter post read as follows: “First off I’d like to thank God for giving me the blessings and talents to play the sport I love. Second I’d like to thank all my coaches whose help guide me through this journey. I’d also like to thank the entire…
Former IU basketball center Uwe Blab joined The Dan Dakich Show this week on The Fan. The 7-foot-1 Blab averaged 11.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game over his four year career from 1982-1985 at Indiana. He scored 1,357 points during his IU career. Blab also played five seasons in the NBA including four with Dallas. There are three segments with Blab that begin at the 48 minute mark. You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at…
Indiana projects to get plenty of pressure on the quarterback in the years to come. The Hoosiers got a second class of 2021 commitment from a top 500 defensive end when Valparaiso, Ind. junior Cooper Jones committed to IU on Thursday night. Jones announced his decision on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/cooperjones1150/status/1245878127915565056?s=20 Jones, a 6-foot-6, 245-pound three-star prospect is listed as the No. 26 strong-side defensive end nationally by the 247Sports Composite. Jones helped to lead Valparaiso to a 13-1 record and a first state finals appearance. He recorded 56 tackles, five tackles for loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles, two…
Like most professional athletes, former IU basketball star Thomas Bryant has a little bit of time on his hands right now. Bryant and his Wizards teammate Troy Brown went head-to-head to see who knows the most about television shows, childhood movies, and more. The 6-foot-10 Bryant was averaging career bests in points (12.1) and rebounds (6.8) per game before the season was postponed. https://youtu.be/RgkT_uxARo8 Video Credit – Washington Wizards You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional…
Nine Indiana basketball players that saw the floor during the season will be back for the 2020-21 campaign as of this writing. While formal practices have concluded, the work never stops for high major college basketball players. Growth and development happens in the offseason, in individual workouts and permitted organized team activities. At the end of each season the coaches sit down and have one-on-one meeting with the players. If you could talk to each of the nine returning players about their 2019-20 season and what they need to improve going forward, what would you say? We play Archie Miller…
Former IU basketball great and legendary Indiana Pacers voice Bobby “Slick” Leonard was on the The Fan Morning Show this week. Leonard went in depth on his time at IU and his recollections of the 1953 NCAA championship team. The Terre Haute product went into the IU Hall of Fame in 1982. The segment with Leonard starts at the beginning of the show. Credit – 107.5 The Fan You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost…
After realizing that there wasn’t going to be much for him to do in Charlotte during the pandemic, former IU basketball star Cody Zeller returned to Indiana to spend time with his family. Zeller recorded a more than 20 minute Instagram live video where he talked about his woodworking and remodeling skills with his brother Tyler and held a Q&A session with fans. In his seventh season in the league, all with Charlotte, Zeller was averaging career bests in points (11.1) and rebounds (7.1) per game before the season was postponed. Video credit – NBA You can follow us on…
Reakwon Jones, Simon Stepaniak, Nick Westbrook and other former IU football players were supposed to perform in front of NFL scouts and executives at the program’s Pro Day on Tuesday. Of course due to the coronavirus pandemic, that event was canceled. Instead, the trio spoke to the media on Tuesday about their efforts to continue training and preparing for the opportunity to workout in front of league representatives, whenever that might be. You can read the transcript of their comments below. For other players, such as kicker Logan Justus, auditioning has meant recording a video of their pro day. You…