Author: Mike Schumann

Below is our monthly summary of former Indiana University men’s basketball players registering statistics in the NBA during the 2017-18 season.  All statistics are season to date and through February 28, 2018: OG Anunoby – Toronto Anunoby continues to start for one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference as he has built a reputation as a solid defender.  He’s dealing with a minor ankle sprain at the moment. Games/Games Started – 60/48 Points – 5.9 Rebounds – 2.4 Assists – .8 Blocks – .2 Steals – .8 FG% – .453 3FG% – .353 FT% – .686 Thomas Bryant…

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You can always tell that it is Big Ten Tournament time when the calendar says February and you find yourself in New York City.  *Insert screeching tire sound*  Wait, what?  Ready or not, the Big Ten tournament tips-off today at 5:30 PM ET at Madison Square Garden. For Indiana, the objective seems clear — run the table — or wind up in the NIT.  At 16-14 with some really bad losses and no real quality wins, anything short of winning the tournament won’t be enough to make the big dance.  While Indiana’s first opponent, the winner of Rutgers and Minnesota,…

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What a difference six weeks can make.  On January 16, Indiana let a fourth quarter lead slip away on the road and lost to No. 14 Maryland 74-70.  The loss left the struggling Hoosiers with an 8-12 overall record and a 1-6 mark in Big Ten play.  Any thoughts of playing in the postseason seemed more fantasy than anything based in reality. The schedule wasn’t ready to let up after that tough loss the Terrapins.  The Hoosiers would have to go back out on the road and face a Michigan State team that had defeated IU in Bloomington only a…

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Indiana University head basketball coach Archie Miller met with the media on February 27, 2018 to address the state of the team and the Big Ten tournament which begins for Indiana on Thursday in New York.  In the second video, Juwan Morgan and Robert Johnson met with the media. (The video begins around the 3:00 mark) Posted by Indiana Basketball on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Posted by Indiana Basketball on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Video credit – Indiana University Athletics

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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 regarding 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 February 25, 2018: Current Indiana teams in Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology:  Purdue (2), Butler (8). 1. Purdue Boilermakers (26-5, 15-3) (B1G) – Two wins on the week despite a somewhat disappointing 3rd place finish in the Big Ten.  The main goal is still out…

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With the 2017-18 Big Ten conference regular seasons complete for both men’s and women’s basketball, the conference announced various basketball awards on Monday afternoon.  Indiana University had good men’s and women’s representation. On the men’s side Juwan Morgan received second team all Big Ten honors while Robert Johnson was a honorable mention.  Collin Hartman received a sportsmanship award. On the women’s side, Tyra Buss received first team all Big Ten honors while Amanda Cahill made the second team and won a sportsmanship award.  Jaelynn Penn made the all-freshmen team. 2017-18 MEN’S AWARDS 2017-18 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Team As selected…

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Regular season play has concluded for Big Ten men’s basketball.  Below we take a look at the Big Ten tournament bracket which begins on Wednesday, our picks for the various conference awards, and we revisit our conference standings predictions. Indiana opens Big Ten tournament play on Thursday and will meet the winner of Rutgers and Minnesota.  A victory on Thursday would set up a Friday rematch with Purdue. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT BRACKET CONFERENCE AWARD PICKS BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR Chris Holtmann, Ohio State BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF…

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Indiana University basketball recruiting target Romeo Langford played the last game of the regular season of his senior year in of all places — Bloomington.  Langford had another big game with 46 points, including 32 in the first half. New Albany improved to 21-1 on the season and has now won 18 games in a row as it moves into sectional play.  The Bulldogs have a first round sectional bye and will play the winner of Seymour and Jennings County on Friday. Langford needs 283 points to catch Damon Bailey.  If New Albany advances to the state championship game it…

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It’s only the beginning, and already just about every major college basketball program has been somehow connected with the ongoing FBI corruption investigation.  First, a Yahoo! story implicated players from more than 20 Division I men’s basketball programs as possibly breaking NCAA rules through violations. Various other stories have broken since, including some with Indiana connections.  Take a look at the news that has broken thus far with an Indiana link: JARED JEFFRIES At this point, Jeffries’ name simply appeared on a piece of paper showing that he took a $4,827.77 loan from his agent Andy Miller.  It isn’t clear…

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Well, if you thought it couldn’t possibly get harder than the Duke, Purdue and Michigan State losses, how does a double overtime loss to Top 20 Ohio State on Senior Night sound?  Sigh.  The Hoosiers certainly had their chances in this one, and even went so far as to hit what looked like the game winning shot as Juwan Morgan scored to give IU a one point lead with under 10 seconds remaining.  But Ohio State had an answer and broke the Hoosiers’ hearts with a 3-point dagger.  The Buckeyes win it, 80-78 in front of yet another bad showing in…

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