Author: Mike Schumann

With four wins in its last five games, Indiana has flipped the script on its 2024-25 season. Let’s get the easy part out of the way.  As we reported yesterday, the Hoosiers are in the Big Ten’s 15-team tournament that starts on March 16. And their possible seed range for the league’s March 12-16 event in Indianapolis is fairly tight at this point.  The Hoosiers could finish anywhere from the No. 8 seed to the No. 12 seed.  And by beating Ohio State this weekend, IU would be guaranteed a spot in the 8/9 game. As the No. 8 or…

Sydney Parrish will get another shot at her former team on Thursday in Indianapolis. On Sunday evening the Big Ten announced the bracket for the 2025 women’s basketball tournament.  No. 9 seed Indiana (18-11, 10-8) will face No. 8 Oregon (19-10, 10-8) on Thursday at Noon ET. The Hoosiers lost 54-47 to the Ducks in Eugene in the lone meeting during the regular season. A Parrish 3-pointer as part of a 7-0 run gave the Hoosiers a 10-point edge, 32-22, with 5:36 left in the third quarter. But from that point Indiana was outscored 32-15 the rest of the way. …

A late season surge including wins in four of their last five games has put IU basketball comfortably in the Big Ten Tournament. Their 78-62 win at Washington on Saturday sealed the deal. With the addition of four new teams in 2024, the Big Ten Tournament moved to an 15-team field, meaning three teams will not participate in the event that runs March 12-16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. When IU fell to 5-8 in the league following a home loss to Michigan, the Hoosiers appeared to be in jeopardy of missing the Big Ten Tournament.  But they’ve gone 4-1…

(via release) No. 2-ranked Indiana won its fourth consecutive Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship on Saturday (March 1) inside the Jane K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota. IU’s 448-point margin is the largest in Big Ten history. Over the four-day meet, the Hoosiers won 11 Big Ten Championships, earned 26 medals, set Big Ten records in the 200 medley relay (1:21.39), 400 freestyle relay (2:45.62) and 200-yard backstroke (Owen McDonald – 1:37.15) and broke championship records in the 400 medley relay (2:59.87), 200-yard IM (Owen McDonald – 1:39.89) and 100-yard breaststroke (Finn…

Indiana defeated Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 78-62. The Hoosiers led 44-30 at halftime.  They were led in the game by Malik Reneau with 22 points.  Luke Goode added 18. The three keys to the game and final stats are below.  Highlights will be added shortly. Stay tuned to The Daily Hoosier for more coverage of the game. Now winners of four of their last five, Indiana (18-11, 9-9) will stay on the West Coast to face Oregon on Tuesday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. A good start…finally.  After…

You had to go back to Valentine’s Day to find a missed shot by Malik Reneau. And even that day he finished with four makes in a row. The junior forward made his final four shots against UCLA on Feb. 14, made all seven attempts against Purdue on Feb. 23, and started Saturday’s game against Washington by making his first six. Those 17 consecutive makes from the field are the most by an IU basketball player in at least 25 years, an IU spokesperson tells The Daily Hoosier. What’s particularly impressive about Reneau’s historic streak is that he missed a…

Indiana forward Malik Reneau is with the team in Washington after being hospitalized earlier in the week. Based on photos on IU basketball’s social media accounts, the junior forward was a participant in the team’s pregame shootaround at Alaska Airlines Arena. Reneau is not listed as questionable or out on the Big Ten’s pregame availability report.  He should be able to play.  Sophomore guards Jakai Newton and Gabe Cupps are both out. IU coach Mike Woodson was not sure of Reneau’s status after the Penn State game on Wednesday.  Reneau went to the emergency room ahead of that game due…

Three former IU basketball players have been in the news this week. Here are the quick updates on Jalen Hood-Schifino, Eric Gordon and Cody Zeller. HOOD-SCHIFINO SIGNS WITH PHILADELPHIA PER REPORT Former IU one-and-done guard Jalen Hood-Schifino is on the move again. Three weeks ago Hood-Schifino was dealt by the Lakers to the Utah Jazz as part of the Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic swap.  He was waived by the Jazz a couple days later. According to a Friday report by ESPN’s Shams Charania, Hood-Schifino is now headed to Philadelphia. “Former Lakers first-round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino has agreed on a…

This is the fifth in a series of profiles of potential candidates for Indiana’s open basketball head coaching position. Candidate: Buzz Williams Age: 52 Current position, tenure: Texas A&M head coach since 2019 Previous Jobs: Virginia Tech head coach (2014-19); Marquette head coach (2008-14); Marquette assistant coach (2007-08); New Orleans head coach (2006-07); Texas A&M assistant coach (2004-06); Colorado State assistant coach (2000-04); Northwestern State assistant coach (1999-00); Texas A&M Kingsville assistant coach (1998-99); Texas-Arlington assistant coach (1994-98). Accomplishments:  Williams has experienced success at each of his three primary head coaching stops.  The successor to Tom Crean at Marquette, he took…

Trey Galloway has seen it all over five seasons at Indiana. That’s what happens when you play in more games than anyone in IU basketball history, a mark he’ll achieve next week if all goes well.  And that’s something you can never really take for granted with the guy Mike Woodson has called “crazy man.” Much of what Galloway has been through since arriving in Bloomington in 2020 hasn’t been a joy ride. There have been numerous injuries, shooting slumps, losing streaks, boos, disappointing seasons, and now two coaching changes. But the 6-foot-5 guard has persevered, and Galloway is in…