If you’ve ever wondered how the Big Ten/ACC Challenge men’s college basketball match-ups are determined, the pairings for 2018 should leave little doubt. Despite Duke finishing 2nd in the ACC, and Indiana 6th in the Big Ten last season, the teams will meet in the event for the third time in the last four years. If the teams are not matched up based on their prior season conference standings, there seems to be only one other possibility — TV ratings. It is hard to blame the television networks. You might as well pair up the biggest names and create marquee,…
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Indiana starting pitcher Pauly Milto has had a knack for delivering dominant starts for the Hoosiers at critical junctures during the 2018 season. There was no more critical juncture than a NCAA Tournament elimination game for Indiana, and their ace came through once again. With the season hanging in the balance, Milto threw his second complete game shutout of the season, compiling a career high 11 strikeouts in the process. The complete game against Texas Southern was critical for an Indiana bullpen that was forced into extensive action on Friday and potentially has a long day in front of it…
They say if you want to know how people really feel about something, follow the money. If that’s right, Hoosier basketball fans may have another reason to feel optimistic about the 2018-19 season. Sports betting website Bovada released updated odds for the 2019 NCAA Tournament on Friday. On April 3 the Hoosiers were “Off the Board” according to the betting service, likely because there were too many unknowns. Today, the odds on IU winning a national championship are 40-1. While those may sound like long odds, and they are, 40-1 is good for a tie for 16th nationally. That’s a significant improvement…
Updated below with information on Saturday’s game. It started out as a pitchers duel and turned into a rout. After three scoreless innings, Texas A&M broke through in the 4th with 7 runs, and the rest was a mere formality. The Aggies took the opening game of the Austin Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament over Indiana by a score of 10-3. After back to back singles by the Aggies to lead off the 4th, IU starter Jonathan Stiever nearly escaped. He got the next two batters out before Texas A&M erupted for seven 2-out runs. By the time they…
Perspective. It is something that can be in short supply in the mind of a 22 year old. Full of self-righteous swagger, and light on the experience to back it up, we often let our emotions rule the day. When I learned that former IU head football coach Bill Mallory had passed away, a flood of thoughts and memories came to mind. I am sure that many of you have had a similar experience over the last week. Big wins over Michigan and Ohio State, a man that stood by IU even after he was fired, and passion and energy…
Indiana has offered another forward in its 2019 recruiting class. From Hopkins, Minnesota, Zeke Nnaji is a 6-foot-9, 215 pound forward. According to the 247 Sports composite, he is a 3-star rated power forward, coming in at 195th overall in the country. Read on more below about these rankings. https://twitter.com/ZekeNnaji_Hoopz/status/1002357603014455296 Nnaji plays on the Adidas Gauntlet circuit for D1 Minnesota and he is teammates there with two other players that Indiana has offered — five star forward Matthew Hurt, and 4-star point guard Tyrell Terry. 247 Sports recruiting analyst Brian Snow had this to say about Nnaji’s performance this past…
The Big Ten has confirmed what was originally reported by Jon Rothstein. Indiana will travel to Durham, North Carolina to play Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in connection with the 2018 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The game will be played on November 27. The programs also met in the 2017 Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Bloomington on November 29. Duke won that meeting 91-81 in a game that was tightly contested until the last couple minutes. The game could be a top 25 match-up, and will feature two of the top 10 recruiting classes of 2018. Duke leads the all-time series 6-3…
Class of 2019 five-star big man Isaiah Stewart made the first reduction to his list of potential schools. As you can see in his announcement via Twitter below, the ten remaining schools are Georgetown, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Villanova, Michigan State, Duke, Indiana, Texas, Louisville and Washington. https://twitter.com/Dreamville_33/status/1001994551718969344 ESPN’s Paul Biancardi had this quote from Stewart: “I can see myself playing at each school. They all have recruited me hard. I have good relationships with all the coaches. Next, I have to cut my list to 5 schools, maybe after July.” Stewart is currently ranked 8th overall in the class of…
Archie Miller, Tom Allen and Fred Glass met with the media and addressed the crowd on Wednesday night at IU’s “On the road” tour stop at Huber Winery in Borden, Indiana. You can watch each of their interviews and speeches below as they give updates on their respective programs and IU Athletics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPQyu7SBt9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjUcvkz06m0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTQYlyXfi_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AL0QdGx8uM&t=12s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPfrTfRnuc&t=1s You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier Supporting FREE coverage of IU Athletics operated by an Indiana based small business has never been easier. Just do your shopping via this link to the Amazon home page or via…
Today, May 30th, is the final day for players that had previously entered the NBA Draft without an agent to withdraw their name and return to college. Several high profile Big Ten players put their names in over the last couple of months, and their decisions will have a significant impact on the 2019 Big Ten title chase. Below we summarize the decisions that have been made by each Big Ten player that entered his name into the draft without an agent, along with those players that have already signed with agent. [This list will be updated throughout the day]…