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,…
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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…
The stadium has been upgraded multiple times. The weight room is massive. Brand new locker rooms were opened last fall. All that is nice, but IU football head coach Tom Allen knows that there is one non-negotiable when it comes to building a football program. You gotta have talent. “The bottom line is, we’re only as good as the guys that we’re coaching,” Allen said at The scheme is only as good as the players running the scheme. I love defense, and I feel like we have a great system, but our system is a whole lot better when we…
There is a growing sentiment that 6-foot-6, 285-pound Joshua Sales will be the next in-state recruiting target to commit to IU. Sales is tabbed by the 247Sports Composite as the nation’s No. 69 offensive tackle in the class of 2021. Kansas, Michigan State, Nebraska and Purdue rounded out Sales’ top five that he named in late April, and he also recently reported an offer from Arizona State. Below are Sales’ junior season highlights while playing for Brownsburg HIgh School in the northwest Indianapolis suburbs. Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana…
It was another interesting week in the world of IU Athletics recruiting. From commitments and offers to other intriguing stories, each week we summarize the top news from the trail. Here is the latest edition of This week in IU basketball and football recruiting. 4-STAR QB McCULLEY COMMITS Did the Hoosiers land their quarterback of the future on Thursday? They certainly landed a highly ranked prospect. Indianapolis based 6-foot-5 dual-threat quarterback Donaven McCulley announced his commitment to IU, becoming the 9th highest ranked recruit ever for the Hoosiers during the recruiting rankings era. McCulley is ranked by the 247Sports Composite…
The Indiana basketball freshmen are in Bloomington. Trainer and Indiana Elite coach Jordan Basye posted videos on Twitter on Saturday of workouts with Jordan Geronimo and Anthony Leal The IU men’s basketball players can start having voluntary workouts with the team beginning next week. https://twitter.com/CoachBasye22/status/1271794426428481537?s=20 https://twitter.com/CoachBasye22/status/1271795090428760064?s=20 Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier 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.
IU class of 2021 center commit Logan Duncomb joined The Hoosier Experience podcast recently and answered a wide range of questions with hosts Aidan Kunst and Scott Schultheis. The 20 minute interview with Duncomb begins at the 33:45 mark. See also: Our Q&A with Duncomb | Duncomb junior season highlights Credit – Shared with permission from The Hoosier Experience podcast. Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier 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.
Former IU football linebackers Tegray Scales and Chris Covington joined defensive coordinator Kane Wommack and head coach Tom Allen to discuss their time in Bloomington. Joining the roundtable were current players Micah McFadden, Thomas Allen and Marcelino Ball. Both Covington and Scales were instrumental to the turnaround of the IU defense in 2016 that coincided with the arrival of Tom Allen as defensive coordinator. Covington was the IU defensive player of the year in 2017 and honorable mention All-Big Ten. Scales was first team All-Big Ten in 2017 and was the team MVP for two consecutive seasons. https://youtu.be/DvnCV0ZSFkE Video credit…