What’s that you say? Sports? Major League Baseball is on track to be the first professional league in the US to resume play this summer, and several former Hoosiers should be a part of the action. The league finalized a 60-game schedule for the 2020 season last week. Players are expected to report to their camps by July 1, and the league says it will start the season on July 23 or 24. With organizations announcing their 60-man player pools on Sunday and 30-man rosters to be determined ahead of Opening Day, there are more opportunities than usual for former…
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Several IU coaches and athletes voiced their support for the now retired IU Director of Athletics Fred Glass. Also further below is a video from IU Athletics that includes comments by several former Hoosier athletes. Scott Dolson officially takes the reins as the new AD on July 1. All quotes are via Twitter unless otherwise noted. “Congrats Fred! Thank you for believing in me!!! Wishing you the very best in the Future. You left Indiana University a better place!” — Football head coach Tom Allen “Thank you Fred for bringing this Indiana kid home to fulfill a life long dream…
On his last day in office as the Director of Athletics, Fred Glass sent an e-mail to student athletes outlining important information related to COVID-19. Various IU athletes have started returning to Bloomington over the last two weeks. The full e-mail to student athletes is below. To: All Students Participating in Intercollegiate Athletics From: Athletic Director Fred Glass and Athletic Director Designate Scott Dolson Re: Some Important Information Regarding Your Return to Campus Date: June 30, 2020 Cc: Head Coaches, Senior Staff As we trust you already know through your coaches and otherwise, earlier this month we released the Indiana…
The Daily Hoosier is teaming up with The Hoosier Experience podcast to bring you interviews with IU players, coaches and recruits. Lawrence North High School incoming junior and IU basketball recruiting target C.J. Gunn answered a wide range of questions with hosts Aidan Kunst and Scott Schultheis. Playing on perhaps the best team (Lawrence North) in Indiana in 2019-20, Gunn averaged 7.1 points and 2.5 rebounds as a sophomore. As an upperclassman Gunn projects to be one of the best in-state players in the class of 2022. For more information on Gunn, go here. Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You…
The Big Ten Network named former IU offensive lineman Dan Feeney to its All-Decade team. The 6-foot-4 and 310 pound Feeney is likely the greatest offensive lineman in the history of Indiana football. During the 2015 and 2016 seasons, two-time captain Feeney became just the fourth player in IU program history to earn first team All-America status twice and just the third to earn first team honors in back-to-back seasons. Indiana has had six offensive lineman that have been first team All-America, but only Feeney can claim that status twice. Feeney started 46 games during his career playing right guard…
Outgoing IU Director of Athletics Fred Glass received one of the school’s highest honors when President Michael McRobbie awarded him with the President’s Medal of Excellence on Monday. Glass is set to step down from his role this week, and Scott Dolson will take over the AD position on July 1. Below is the full release from Indiana University. https://youtu.be/Q2nGbYpere0 Bloomington, Ind. – Fred Glass, who will retire as Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics tomorrow, has received the IU President’s Medal for Excellence. Glass received the award during an unannounced appearance from IU President Michael…
Sellersburg, Ind. class of 2021 forward Trey Kaufman returned to AAU action this weekend at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. The reigning Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year and consensus top-65 and four-star recruit played in two games at the Pacers Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon for Indiana Elite 2021. The Daily Hoosier caught up with Kaufman after those games on a number of topics including his training during the pandemic and the latest with his recruitment. What has your training routine been like the last few months? TK: I just took a two week vacation so I’ve kind of…
George McGinnis made a big impact at every level of basketball that he competed. Below on the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame podcast he speaks primarily about his legendary days as a high school basketball star in Indianapolis Upon graduating from Washington High School in Indianapolis, McGinnis had to sit out a season under the NCAA’s rules for freshmen at the time. He would only play one season at IU, but it might have been the best single season performance in the program’s history. For his sophomore campaign McGinnis averaged 29.9 points and 14.7 rebounds at IU. He led the…
Two of IU’s top in-state point guard targets in the classes of 2022 and 2023 went head-to-head yesterday at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Westfield High School incoming junior Braden Smith and McCutcheon High School incoming sophomore Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn faced off in a Saturday morning tilt at the Pacers Athletic Center. Both players had strong performances, with Smith playing for the 2022 Grand Park Premiere and Gibbs-Lawhorn running with Indiana Elite 2023. The highly competitive matchup went to overtime with Grand Park coming out on top. Below is more than 12 minutes of video of the game, courtesy of Inc.…
Class of 2023 McCutcheon High School guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn has the look of the next big thing in Indiana basketball recruiting. As a freshman, Gibbs-Lawhorn poured in 21 points per game while adding 3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and .9 steals per contest. He made 49 percent of his attempts from the field, including 46 percent of 136 attempts from long range. The Daily Hoosier caught up with Gibbs-Lawhorn in Westfield, Ind. on Saturday after his Indiana Elite squad played at the Pacers Athletic Center. For more background on Gibbs-Lawhorn, go here. https://youtu.be/R9S_FRdPziA Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow…