Author: Mike Schumann

The rumors about the death of Indiana basketball have been greatly exaggerated, we think.  For the first time in over a year, the Hoosiers are on a three-game winning streak against high-major competition. Indiana started fast with an 8-0 run to open the game.  They did fall behind 23-18, but closed the first half on a 12-2 run.  After trading baskets to open the second, the Hoosiers pulled away in convincing fashion.  A 26-12 stretch over 10 minutes of the second half proved decisive. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 70-58 with another edition of The Report…

Hours before Indiana took the court in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, the news broke coach Mike Woodson will be returning for the 2024-25 season to lead the program for a fourth year. Woodson led the Hoosiers to a third straight win, a 70-58 triumph over Minnesota at Williams Arena. The soon to be 66 Woodson was in no mood to talk about his job status following the game. He interrupted a first attempt to broach the topic. “I shouldn’t have to sit here and discuss my job,” Woodson said. “No comment.” A second questioner asked the Indiana head coach if…

MINNEAPOLIS — Indiana defeated Minnesota Wednesday evening at Williams Arena by a final score of 70-58. The Hoosiers led at halftime 30-25 and were led in the game by Kel’el Ware with 26 points. The three keys to the game, highlights and expanded stats are below. See also:  Mike Woodson postgame | Ware and Galloway postgame Indiana (17-13, 9-10) will host Michigan State on Sunday afternoon. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Hoosiers navigate foul trouble, Ware dominates.  Indiana big men Kel’el Ware and Malik Reneau both picked up two first half fouls.  They each got a third fairly early in…

Mike Woodson’s future as the IU basketball coach has been a popular topic in recent weeks.  But the speculation came to an end Wednesday evening. He’ll be back for the 2024-25 season, The Daily Hoosier can confirm via sources. Zach Osterman of the Indy Star appeared to be the first to report the news.  Well known national reporters Jon Rothstein and Jeff Goodman also reported Woodson’s return. Woodson is 60-39 in three seasons at Indiana, including a 29-29 record in the Big Ten. The 65 year-old led IU to the NCAA Tournament each of his first two season in Bloomington. …

Indiana is headed to the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis with a lot of uncertainty. Not the least of which is who the Hoosiers will face when they open action on Friday evening at the Target Center. The No. 3 seed, Indiana could face any of Rutgers, Minnesota or Michigan depending on how things play out on Wednesday and Thursday. IU also doesn’t know for sure who will be available to play when they take the floor Friday. After suffering injuries on Sunday, All-American center Mackenzie Holmes and her backup Lilly Meister both missed practice on Tuesday, and they’ll sit…

Indiana will have four of the top high school players from the Midwest on campus when they host Michigan State Sunday. The list includes two critical in-state class of 2025 targets, and the highest-ranked players from Indiana and Illinois in the 2026 class. A source confirms to The Daily Hoosier the following players will be at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall when Indiana hosts Michigan State Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET: (rankings according to the On3 Industry Average) Trent Sisley, 2025 forward, Santa Claus, Ind. – No. 67 overall / 4-star Braylon Mullins, 2025 guard, Greenfield, Ind. – No. 80 overall…

Indiana freshman forward Mackenzie Mgbako met with the media on Tuesday afternoon. https://youtu.be/ybBme8LZMK4

After he suffered a wrist injury in January of his lone season in Bloomington, Indiana never got the best of Eric Gordon’s sustained prowess as a long range shooter. He’s left no doubt in the NBA. On Sunday the Indianapolis native became just the 15th player in league history to surpass 2,000 made three-pointers in an NBA career. 2K 3PM 👌 EG becomes just the 15th player in @NBA history with 2,000 career three-pointers made! pic.twitter.com/dfFnrLxX27 — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 4, 2024 Now at 2,002 makes from deep, Gordon is eighth all-time among active players.  Here is the all-time…

Well what do we have here? Indiana appeared to be on their way towards a long afternoon at College Park on Sunday.  They fell behind by 10 at halftime and by as much as 16 early in the second half.  And then it happened.  In what was their best basketball of the entire season, the Hoosiers turned a 51-35 second half deficit into a 75-64 lead — a 40-13 run on the road — in the span of about 14 minutes. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 83-78 with another edition of The Report Card. Indiana (16-13,…

IU women’s basketball’s path to a Big Ten Tournament title is now clear. Indiana will open tournament action on Friday evening in Minneapolis at around 9 p.m. ET against either Michigan, Minnesota or Rutgers. If the Hoosiers advance to the weekend, they’ll likely face Iowa for a third time this season.  That game would be on Saturday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m. ET. The championship game is Sunday at Noon ET on CBS. The full bracket is below. Release from the Big Ten Conference: ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 2024 TIAA Big…