Author: Mike Schumann

Another day, another anniversary of a major Indiana upset in the NCAA tournament.  Yesterday, it was IU taking down Duke in 2002. Today is the anniversary of the Hoosiers taking down an even bigger Goliath.  On March 22, 1984 Indiana sent shock waves through college basketball as the young and athletically inferior Hoosiers pulled off a major upset in the Sweet 16, and sent home one of the most talented teams in the history of the game. THE NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS The 1984 North Carolina Tar Heels were one of those legendary teams that had a buzz around them…

The Indiana men’s basketball program faced the disappointment of not hearing their name called for the 2019 NCAA Tournament.  But the show goes on.  As part of the “first four out” of the big dance, the Hoosiers earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invitational Tournament.  While the lights aren’t quite as bright in the NIT, the stories can be just as compelling.  This is still Indiana basketball, and these are the Lessons From the NIT. By the 33rd game of the season, there typically aren’t a lot of firsts. This far into a campaign, you have typically seen…

The Indiana men’s basketball program faced the disappointment of not hearing their name called for the 2019 NCAA Tournament.  But the show goes on.  As part of the “first four out” of the big dance, the Hoosiers earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invitational Tournament.  While the lights aren’t quite as bright in the NIT, the stories can be just as compelling.  This is still Indiana basketball, and these are the Lessons From the NIT. It has been used as a derisive chant directed towards struggling visitors through the years. “NIT! NIT! NIT!” When your standards are as…

It will be a rematch on Saturday afternoon as Indiana and Arkansas will meet for the second time this season.  The game will be played in Bloomington at noon eastern time. The Razorbacks won the first meeting back in November in Fayetteville. Here is the full release from IU Athletics: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men’s basketball team, a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, will host No. 5 seed Arkansas on Saturday, March 23 on ESPN as part of the second round of the NIT. Tipoff time is at noon eastern. Click here for tickets. All tickets are…

Indiana head coach Archie Miller met with the media after an 89-72 NIT win over St. Francis (PA) on Tuesday evening in Bloomington. Later in the video you can see the comments by the head coach of St. Francis as well. The Hoosiers (18-15) will host a second round game against the winner of Providence and Arkansas.  The game date and time has not yet been announced. https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/278935543001473/ 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…

Indiana defeated St. Francis (PA) in a first round NIT matchup on Tuesday evening. The Hoosiers (18-15) will play a second round game against the winner of Arkansas and Providence in Bloomington.  The game date and time has not yet been announced. (Update:  Indiana will host Arkansas on Saturday afternoon) THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. A second half transformation. Was it the Archie Miller technical foul?  An R-rated halftime speech?  Whatever it was — it worked.  Archie Miller indicated that his team was not ready to play in the first half, and he said he let them know about…

Did you hear it? Indiana head coach Archie Miller has let loose a few times during this confounding season, calling his team “soft” and “scared” at one point and suggesting that the lack of competitive spirit was a “deal breaker” at another. Radio voice Don Fischer has even let loose a time or two, at one point saying the players “weren’t giving a damn” about playing with Indiana on the front of their uniform. Of course we and others in the media haven’t held back either. In recent weeks those concerned voices had dissipated as the Hoosiers had seemingly gone…

For the first time since 2016 the Indiana women’s basketball program is back in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers will be a No. 10 seed in the Portland Regional.  IU will face No. 7 Texas on Friday in Eugene, Oregon.  The game is at 7:00 p.m. Eastern and will be on ESPN2. The team watched the announcement from Bloomington: https://twitter.com/IndianaWBB/status/1107757971650609152 Texas (23-9) is ranked No. 23 in the latest AP Poll.  The Longhorns finished with a 12-6 mark in the Big 12, good for third place in the league. IU (20-12, 8-10) is one of six Big Ten teams into…

Indiana head basketball coach Archie Miller met with the media on Monday to discuss the Hoosiers being left out of the NCAA Tournament and preview the NIT. Joining the session were IU players Juwan Morgan, Rob Phinisee and Evan Fitzner. Indiana (17-15) hosts St. Francis (PA) on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN. (Note:  Use the slider at the bottom of the video to advance between segments.  You may need to turn off mute on the video itself to pick up the audio). https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/354858608453527/ Video Credit – Indiana Athletics You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The…

It was a night of disappointment for Indiana, but the show will go on in the National Invitational Tournament. The Hoosiers will host St. Francis (PA) in the NIT on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern in Bloomington. As part of the first four teams out of the NCAA Tournament, Indiana received a No. 1 seed in the NIT. No. 8 seed St. Francis (18-14) plays in the Northeast Conference.  The Red Flash finished in a tie for first place in league play with a 12-6 mark.  They are ranked No. 261 according to KenPom. As the No. 1 seed, Indiana…