March 28, 1981 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania There was something very familiar and comfortable about the Spectrum in Philadelphia for Indiana head coach Bob Knight. After winning the 1976 national title in the building, Knight returned to the same bench, even the same chair, where he sat five years earlier. After a slow start against Dale Brown’s LSU Tigers at the 1981 national semifinals, Knight’s Hoosiers achieved a familiar result as well. Neither team shot well in the first half, and IU star point guard Isiah Thomas struggled with foul trouble, picking up a third a few minutes before the break.…
Author: Mike Schumann
The calendar says late March, which means three years ago we were first introduced to a young up and coming guy named Ryan Joseph Miller as the next head coach of Indiana basketball. The 38 year old man that everyone of course knows as Archie came to Indiana after a successful six year stint at Dayton. With three full seasons in the books, the trend lines for the IU program under Miller are pointing up, with steady, albeit slow progress. Today we take a look back at what Miller described as the pillars of his program three years ago, and…
Indiana announced last week that Scott Dolson was selected as the next Director of Athletics at IU. Dolson joined Dave Revsine of BTN on a video conference to discuss his vision and plan for leading the department forward. See also: Dolson named new AD | Dolson integral in Knight’s return | How Delray Brooks gave us Scott Dolson https://youtu.be/Sd5RZpCJTzI Video Credit – BTN 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 to you.
There will two former Hoosiers playing in the nation’s capital this fall. According to reports the Washington Redskins have reached an agreement with former IU receiver Cody Latimer. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media was the first to report the news. Latimer, who spent the past two seasons with the Giants, will join former Hoosier offensive lineman Wes Martin in Washington. The 27 year old Latimer played 15 games with 10 starts in 2019. He made 24 catches for 300 yards, both career bests, and he added two touchdowns. Latimer saw action on 369 offensive snaps and 43 on special teams…
March 27, 1976 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Indiana opened their legendary 1975-76 season with a convincing win over defending and ten-time national champion UCLA. If the Hoosiers wanted to reach the national title game later during that same campaign they would have to beat the Bruins again, this time with much more on the line. But with Indiana focused on a singular goal — winning the national title — it really didn’t matter who stood in their way, or what was on the line. Not even the Goliath that was UCLA, and not even the Final Four. “We felt that all…
In defensive lineman Jovan Swann’s case, you can come home. And for Indiana, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. After unsuccessfully recruiting the Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove High School) product in the class of 2016, Swann announced today on his Twitter page that he will graduate and transfer into the IU football program from Stanford. Swann will be eligible immediately for the 2020 season. https://twitter.com/_jswann/status/1243255249130926080?s=20 As a senior at Stanford Swann played in all 12 games and made nine starts. He finished with 32 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. The 6-foot-2 and 271 pound…
Indiana basketball class of 2020 signee Jordan Geronimo has won the 2019-20 Gatorade New Hampshire Boys Basketball Player of the Year award. The pertinent portions of the Gatorade press release are below. See also: Jordan Geronimo’s senior year highlights | Trey Kaufman wins Indiana Gatorade POY honor ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE® NEW HAMPSHIRE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CHICAGO (March 26, 2020) — In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, today announced Jordan Geronimo of St. Paul’s School as its 2019-20 Gatorade New Hampshire Boys Basketball Player of the…
Indiana’s top target on its class of 2021 recruiting board earned the honor of being the top player in the state of Indiana. Averaging 25.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.1 steals, Kaufman helped lead Silver Creek (Sellersburg, Ind.) to a 25-2 mark before the season was interrupted. The 6-foot-9 Kaufman shot 64 percent from the floor overall, including 40 percent from three-point range. The award can be won by players in any class, and Kaufman is just the fifth junior to ever receive the honor. The last two winners — Trayce Jackson-Davis and Romeo Langford –…
March 26, 1993 — Albuquerque, New Mexico Indiana head coach Bob Knight arrived in New Mexico for the 1992 West Regional semifinals with a whip that aroused controversy in the days that followed. Senior forward Eric Anderson came of the bench and played like the whip had his attention against Florida State. With the Hoosiers trailing 9-2 early against stifling pressure defense, Knight inserted Anderson into the game, and things changed almost immediately. Behind Anderson, Indiana took a 40-38 lead into halftime at The Pit in Albuquerque. The 6-foot-9 Anderson made 6-of-7 first half shots including 2-of-3 from long range. …
Mike Schumann of The Daily Hoosier joined the “Heard on the Hoosier” podcast with Nick Baumgart of Indiana Rivals to take an early look forward at Indiana’s 2020-21 season. We also went team by team through the Big Ten and answered questions that were submitted via Twitter. You can follow Nick Baumgart on Twitter here. 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 to you.