In 49 states, it’s just a game. In the state of Indiana, we need our own power rankings. Every week we’ll help settle the ongoing debate as to who are the best college basketball teams in the state of Indiana. Here are the state of Indiana NCAA Division 1 men’s college basketball power rankings for the week ended January 21st, 2018: Current Indiana teams in Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology: Purdue (1), Butler (9), Notre Dame (11) 1. Purdue Boilermakers (19-2, 9-0) (B1G) – While unfortunate, this one is easy. Purdue has been dominant and has the look of a final 4 team. …
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GAME NOTES: The Maryland Terrapins (15-6, 4-4) travel to Bloomington, Indiana to face the Indiana Hoosiers (11-8, 4-3) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The tip-off is set for 7:00 PM and the game will be broadcast on FS1 with Joe Davis and Jimmy Jackson on the call. Indiana saw its 3 game conference winning streak snapped with an 85-57 road loss to Michigan State. Maryland snapped a two game conference losing streak with a 77-66 home win over Minnesota. The Hoosiers have won their last four games at home overall and are 3-0 in the Big Ten at home this…
It feels like we just did this story. Well, we did, only just over 2 weeks ago it was in response to the De’Ron Davis injury. While Juwan Morgan’s ankle injury doesn’t appear to be nearly as serious as the Achilles tendon injury that ended Davis’ season, we don’t yet know whether Morgan will miss any time. We may not know until Morgan either does or does not come out to the Branch McCracken Court for warm-ups on Monday night. Coming into the season, IU’s front court depth was a major concern. If Morgan misses games, things go from concerning…
Indiana basketball 2018 recruiting target Romeo Langford had two games over the weekend, both New Albany wins. On Friday night the Bulldogs held off Princeton (Ohio) 65-64 in front of a national television audience. Langford scored 36 points on the night. On Saturday New Albany rolled against Evansville Reitz, 75-50. Langford scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. New Albany (13-1), who is ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, won their 10th straight game. Langford would need to average 41.4 points and have his team reach the state finals in order to surpass Damon Bailey and become the state’s all-time leading…
It seemed like the only positive thing that Gus Johnson and Jimmy Jackson could come up with for Indiana on this night was that they kept fighting. And that is no small thing. We’ve seen Indiana teams quit in these circumstances. Ultimately, no amount of fight was going to overcome this talent gap — a talent gap that widened dramatically when junior forward Juwan Morgan left in the first half with an injury. This one was never really in doubt. Michigan State wins it easily, 85-57. Overall: C The Juwan Morgan injury shouldn’t be used as an excuse here. The script…
Post game press availability from Indiana head coach Archie Miller, along with Justin Smith and Robert Johnson after an 85-57 Michigan State victory over Indiana on Friday, January 19, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmaGxkrA0s0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZVV3y-Iwu4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWaND9zedpw Video credit – Inside the Hall
Final box score for a 85-57 Michigan State victory over Indiana. This one was never really in doubt as the Spartans controlled the game for the final 30 minutes. Literally adding insult to injury, Indiana lost its star forward Juwan Morgan to an ankle injury. Photo – Mike Carter, USA Today Sports
Indiana University held a media access event on Thursday to allow the public to get to know the newest members of the Indiana football team that have elected to enroll at IU early and join the program on campus beginning in January. Videos below include: Nick Linder, Ronnie Walker, Michael Penix, Jacolby Hewitt, T.D. Roof, and James Head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj__RoQAGJw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c5LRAlhBw0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB9TG9MD_nU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjpf7I5OYaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXpU2g90ky4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raq1L-l-mnA You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier Video credit – Indiana University Athletics
GAME NOTES: The Indiana Hoosiers (11-7, 4-2) travel to East Lansing, Michigan for a Friday night contest with the 9th ranked Michigan State Spartans (16-3, 4-2). The game will be played at The Breslin Center with the tip-off scheduled for 7:00 PM ET. FS1 will carry the television broadcast with Gus Johnson and Jimmy Jackson on the call. Indiana is on a 3 game Big Ten conference winning streak, while the Spartans have lost 2 of their last 3 in conference play. Head coach Tom Izzo is in his 23rd year of leading the Spartan program. He has a career record of…
Indiana University basketball coach Archie Miller met with the media on Thursday January 18th to give a team update and preview Friday’s game against Michigan State. IU players Robert Johnson and Josh Newkirk also met with the media. Watch live now or in full after the press conference concludes. Posted by Indiana Basketball on Thursday, January 18, 2018 Video credit: Indiana University Athletics