Author: Mike Schumann

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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(Update:  Indiana receives No. 1 seed in NIT) The Indiana University men’s basketball program has missed the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. The Hoosiers (17-15) will likely receive a bid to the National Invitational Tournament.  Those brackets will be announced at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU. IU was revealed as part of the “last four out” of the NCAA Tournament despite having a higher NET ranking than three of the last four in. The Hoosiers will likely host a NIT game this week at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1107412034369605632 You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find…

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Indiana head basketball coach Archie Miller believes that Indiana can do damage in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. He said this after Thursday’s disappointing Big Ten Tournament loss to Ohio State. “I know if we are in the tournament, I believe our guys are capable of winning a game,” Miller told the media. “For me to speculate, it’s hard. I know this, our league is the toughest in the country this season and to play the schedule that we’ve played and sorta come up with our head above water these last three weeks is a good sign. “We’ll take whatever they…

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Indiana 2020 recruiting target Trey Galloway went head to head with 2021 target Jalen Blackmon in the semistate round of the Indiana high school basketball tournament on Saturday night. Culver won the game 57-44. Galloway finished with 12 points while Blackmon scored 15 in the losing effort. In other action, Fort Wayne Blackhawk defeated Lafayette Central Catholic 74-51.  2021 target Caleb Furst had 8 points and 13 rebounds for Blackhawk. Silver Creek defeated Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 72-69.  IU 2021 target Trey Kaufman scored 17 in the winning effort. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJSxu9xAc1A You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The…

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Indiana class of 2019 five-Star forward Trayce Jackson-Davis played his final high school game for Center Grove in a class 4A semi-state loss on Saturday night in the Indiana high school basketball tournament. The Trojans lost to Ben Davis 67-61. Jackson-Davis scored 34 points in the losing effort. Ben Davis big man Dawand Jones was a former Indiana football recruiting target. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTWRGHSaSI0 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…

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