On April 3, 1987 President Ronald Reagan met with Bob Knight and the national champion Indiana Hoosiers at the White House Rose Garden after Indiana’s 74-73 win over Syracuse four days earlier. You can watch video of President Reagan’s remarks below as well as his photo opportunity with Coach Knight. You will also hear comments from Coach Knight, Steve Alford and others as they present gifts to the President. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3W0o9UEI_4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOjoXlw0UN4 Note: The records show that the President visited West Lafayette on April 9, 1987. No national championships were discussed during his remarks there. You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier…
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Indiana head coach Tom Allen provided an update on the Indiana football program on Tuesday afternoon. The annual Cream & Crimson Game is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 12, at Memorial Stadium. Kick-off time is officially set for 7 p.m. ET. Admission is free. https://youtu.be/oo3EluYxANw Video Credit – IU Athletics 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” Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day? It’s free. Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The…
The all-time leading scorer in the history of the Big Ten and Indiana will enter the college basketball hall of fame. Here is the full release from Indiana University Athletics: National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame To Induct IU’s Calbert Cheaney KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Indiana University’s all-time leading scorer Calbert Cheaney is among six decorated former players and three influential former head coaches who have been selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2019. The honorees will officially be enshrined on Nov. 24 in Kansas City at the 2019 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Induction…
Eight former IU basketball stars are playing at the highest level of the game during the 2018-19 season. We will be monitoring their seasons with monthly updates. Below we summarize their year to date performance with NBA stats through the end of March and provide a brief update on each player. OG Anunoby – Toronto Anunoby has been out the last couple games after suffering a blow to the head. He has passed concussion protocol and should return soon. The former IU star came off the bench exclusively in March but still managed to increase his numbers. With Toronto seemingly…
Season No. 119 of Indiana University basketball is in the books, and it was certainly a wild ride. From lofty expectations, to a fast start, to an unbelievable rash of injuries, to a January collapse, this season truly had it all. The Hoosiers entered the season just a few votes outside of the top 25, and would reach as high as No. 21 in the AP Poll in late December. A 12-2 start into the first week of January corresponded with the Hoosiers moving up the rankings. It was a start full of nail biting close wins, and perhaps a…
The Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team is posting results that bring to mind the glory days. IU capped off a big week at the 2019 NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas on Saturday night with accomplishments that haven’t been seen in nearly half a century. As a team, the Hoosiers placed third overall at the event with a total score of 385.5 points. California won the team title with a score of 560. The host Texas Longhorns saw their four year winning streak snapped as they finished in second place with a total of 475. It was the second…
The roster reconstruction continues at Indiana. After yesterday’s announcement that sophomore forward Clifton Moore would transfer, today comes the news that walk-on Vijay Blackmon is also looking for another opportunity. https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/1112057599925600256 A 2019 Academic All-Big Ten guard, Blackmon appeared in seven games during the 2018-19 season, scoring seven points in 12 minutes of action. Five of his points came in the season opening win over Chicago State. The younger brother of former IU star James Blackmon, Jr., Vijay transferred to Indiana from St. Francis (Ind.) and sat out the 2017-18 season under the NCAA transfer rules. Indiana is currently evaluating…
There is no other day on the calendar that is more sacred to the Indiana University men’s basketball program than March 30th. On this date Indiana won 3 of its 5 national titles and a Final Four game. Take a look back at those memorable moments along with some interesting story lines from the games: MARCH 30, 1940 – INDIANA WINS ITS FIRST NATIONAL TITLE It was a night where legends were remembered, legends were made, and traditions began. The founder of the game, James Naismith died during the start of the 1939-40 season. Before IU and Kansas played in…
The wave of transfers across college basketball has struck at Indiana. In an unsurprising move, sophomore forward Clifton Moore will seek an opportunity elsewhere after playing two seasons with the Hoosiers. Moore released the following statement: https://twitter.com/CliftonMoore22/status/1111710371591663619 The Pennsylvania native played a total of 60 minutes during the 2018-19 season and averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest. He had not seen meaningful game action since a January 30 game against Rutgers. Moore had season highs of five points against Nebraska and five rebounds against Central Arkansas. He saw his most extensive action (eight minutes) in that December contest…
Another Major League Baseball season is underway, and once again Indiana University is represented in the big leagues on opening day. KYLE SCHWARBER Of course there was no doubt that Schwarber would be on the Cubs opening day roster. He started the season going 1-for-3 with a double in a Chicago win. Schwarber had a productive spring training, hitting .311 with a .429 on base percentage. For his career Schwarber is hitting .229 with 72 home runs and 163 runs batted in. JOSH PHEGLEY Phegley is back with the A’s and appears to be on track to spend the season…