Outgoing and incoming directors of IU athletics Fred Glass and Scott Dolson joined the voice of IU basketball and football Don Fischer for a Friday night Q&A session. Glass has been the IU AD since 2009. Dolson is set to take over the role on July 1. See also: Glass’ best and worst moments as the AD | Dolson wouldn’t be AD without Delray Brooks Video credit – IU Athletics 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…
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Point guard projects to be a position of high importance in the class of 2022 for Indiana, and Archie Miller may have identified his priority target at that position. IU offered Milton, Georgia, based point guard Bruce Thornton on Friday. Thornton reported the offer on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/Bruce2T_/status/1268979012849799169?s=20 “He’s really excited. He understands the history of Indiana basketball,” Milton High School head coach Allen Whitehart told The Daily Hoosier. Thornton is a big, physical incoming junior that is able to use his strength at a young age to impose his will. At 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds, Thornton plays a…
The backfield of the future is set in Bloomington. Class of 2021 running back Trenten Howland announced on Friday that he has committed to play for IU. Howland broke the news on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/HowlandTrenten/status/1268910230483673088?s=20 “Indiana overall was just a great fit for me in so many ways,” Howland told Rivals’ Tim Ohalloran. “I just love Coach (Tom) Allen and his message and just the way he runs the football program. I just couldn’t pass up the offer from the Hoosiers.” The Joliet, Illinois product is a 3-star recruit and the No. 804 player overall in the 2021 class…
National recruiting site Rivals published the most extensive class of 2022 basketball rankings to this point on Thursday. The Indiana in-state class of 2022 isn’t as deep as 2021, but there are still five players in Rivals’ top-150, with Gary’s Jalen Washington leading the way. Below you can see where Indiana’s main targets in the 2022 class landed in Rivals’ new rankings. The other main national recruiting site 247Sports has only ranked the top 80 players in the class of 2022 to this point. Each player’s ranking with that service is mentioned below where applicable. The 247Sports rankings have not…
The NBA’s Board of Governors approved on Thursday a plan to resume its regular-season in a modified form according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. According to ESPN’s reporting earlier in the week on the NBA’s plan, 22 teams will convene at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports early in July to begin training camps. Games would begin on July 31. After playing eight regular season games in Orlando, the field will be reduced to 16 teams for the playoffs. The league’s plans project that the NBA Finals will conclude in mid-October. Eight of the nine former Indiana basketball players currently on…
Indiana head coach Tom Allen joined The Drive with Mark Ennis on 93.9 ESPN Louisville on Wednesday. Allen discussed the challenging offseason, bringing the players back on campus, standing up for his players, and the 2019 season. See also: Allen’s program navigating ‘heavy things that makes football seem kind of trivial’ Want us to share your interview with a current or former IU athlete, coach or recruit on our platform? Message us. 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…
Archie Miller said recently that Indiana is in a pretty good situation with the class of 2021. More clarity on what that means could be coming sooner than later. There were developments on Wednesday that relate to two of Indiana’s top forward targets in that incoming senior class. New Jersey based top-40 forward Trey Patterson stated on his Twitter page that he will be announcing his college decision on June 18. https://twitter.com/_treypatt3/status/1268266395025969152?s=20 Patterson recently released a top ten list that included Indiana, and national writers from both 247Sports and Rivals believe that Indiana is one of three to five schools…
After picking up win number eight and reclaiming the Old Oaken Bucket, a wave of bad beats hit the IU football program. From transfers, to coaching staff turnover to the literal bad beat at the Gator Bowl against Tennessee, the hits just seemed to keep coming for head coach Tom Allen and his program. Perhaps some of it could be chalked up to the price of success? Much of it was just ordinary offseason football stuff. And that was all really just the beginning. What has followed has been decidedly not just ordinary football stuff. Not by any stretch of…
Former Indiana football defensive lineman Chris Beaty was tragically murdered over the weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Beaty was a pillar of the Indianapolis community and closely involved alum of both IU in general and the football program. Beaty’s family released a statement on Wednesday morning and established a memorial fund that will benefit both IU and Indianapolis Cathedral High School in his name. A link to contribute to the fund is included below in the family’s statement. Official Statement from the family of Chris Beaty We have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of love and support for Chris since his murder over…
The first concrete sign of the return of IU athletics came on Wednesday when the school announced plans for a limited return beginning on June 15. The first group to start voluntary workouts will be members of the football team beginning June 15, subject to a series of pre-participation protocols along with ongoing evaluations. The second group will consist of the men’s and women’s basketball players, who will begin voluntary workouts on June 18. The full release from IU Athletics including a comment by AD Fred Glass is below. To see Indiana’s full phase one restart plan, go here. Bloomington,…