Author: Mike Schumann

Mackenzie Holmes and Sara Scalia went out in style on Sunday afternoon as Indiana completed a season sweep of traditional national power Maryland. Holmes did give IU fans a Senior Day scare, however. The Hoosiers finished their regular season with a 71-54 win over the Terrapins with a 24-4 record overall and a 15-3 mark in the Big Ten. Scalia led Indiana with 19 points including a 4-of-8 day from beyond the arc.  She was one of five Hoosiers in double figures.  Yarden Garzon scored 17 and was also 4-of-8 from three. Holmes only played 23 minutes after suffering a…

COLLEGE PARK — Indiana defeated Maryland on Sunday afternoon at Xfinity Center by a final score of 83-78. The Terrapins led 43-33 at the half.  Indiana was led in the game by Mackenzie Mgbako with 24 points. The three keys to the game, highlights and complete stats are below. See also:  Mike Woodson postgame | Mgbako and Johnson postgame Indiana (16-13, 8-10) will next travel to Minnesota on Wednesday evening. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Another massive second half rally.  Much like their last road win at Ohio State, Indiana looked dead, down 51-35 with 17:51 left in the game. …

March 3, 1979 — In a road win against Illinois, Indiana’s Mike Woodson exploded for 48 points — two-thirds of the team’s total — on 18-of-27 shooting, plus 12-of-14 free throws. It was the third-highest single-game total in program history. The outburst came against the No. 1 ranked field goal defense in the nation. Points wise, it’s the third-best single-game effort by a Big Ten player against Illinois. The 48 points were the most by any player in Bob Knight’s 3-school, 43-year, 1,273-game coaching career. And Woodson did it in a must-win schedule-ending game on the road at Illinois to…

Indiana men’s swimming and diving won its third consecutive Big Ten Championship Saturday (March 2). It is IU’s 30th men’s conference title in program history and its sixth in eight years. The Hoosiers won the 2024 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships by a margin of 296 points, outscoring second place Ohio State, 1,520-1,226. Indiana led the team standings at the end of each of the four days of competition. Combining with the women’s conference championship a week ago, Indiana completed the swimming and diving program’s second Big Ten Championship Double and first since 2019. Michigan is the only…

St. Louis based Nevaeh Caffey announced her verbal commitment to Indiana on Saturday afternoon. “I am extremely proud to announce that I have verbally committed to Indiana University to continue my basketball and academic career,” said Caffey in a post on her X account. The 5-foot-10 point guard visited Indiana in February and also during the fall. Caffey also had high major offers from Kansas, Mississippi State, Marquette, Michigan, Missouri, Pitt, and Oklahoma. Thank you so much @IndianaWBB for the great official visit!! @TeriMoren @alipatberg @CoachSy @CoachA_Smith @RhetWierzba #GOHOOSIERS❤️ pic.twitter.com/jCtBRrg2yX — Nevaeh Caffey (@veahhoops10) February 26, 2024 The Hoosiers needed…

The Indiana women’s basketball team got good news on Saturday when senior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil announced she is returning to the program for a fifth season. Moore-McNeil simply said “Here to stay” on her X account, which Seth Tow of The Daily Hoosier confirmed means she is coming back to utilize her extra season. The 5-foot-11 point guard has an extra season available due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Moore-McNeil is averaging 10.1 points, 4.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals this season. She has started every game each of the last two seasons.  Moore-McNeil shoots 50.7 percent from the field…

Indiana Women’s Basketball is on the verge of making Big Ten history. The program heads into Sunday’s Senior Day regular season finale against Maryland averaging just under 10,000 fans at home games this season. That benchmark has been met just three times in the history of Big Ten Women’s Basketball. To reach that mark, IU says they need a crowd of at least 11,835 Sunday. Indiana hosts Maryland at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday at 3 p.m. Three seniors will be honored in their final regular season game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday. Five year players Mackenzie…

Former IU football linebacker Aaron Casey was in Indianapolis this week to participate in the NFL Draft Combine. Casey is looking to join several of his former teammates who carry the distinction of having played in the NFL. Over the last few years, former Indiana linebackers Tegray Scales, Chris Covington, Micah McFadden, Marcelino McCrary-Ball and Cam Jones have all seen snaps in the league. Here are Casey’s stats and measurements from the Combine: 40-Yard Dash: 4.75 Seconds 10-Yard Split: 1.59 Seconds Vertical Jump: 30’’ Broad Jump: 9’ 9’’ Bench Press: 16 Reps Casey measured 6-foot-1, 231 pounds, with 32 3/4’’…

Mike Woodson is no stranger to the coaching carousel. Fired by the Atlanta Hawks in 2010 and the New York Knicks in 2014, Woodson knows as well as anyone what happens when losses begin to compound, and expectations are not met. And there is no doubt that a 15-13 season, with a 7-10 record in the Big Ten, is well short of expectations in Bloomington. We wrote in early February after a home blowout loss to Penn State, Woodson could not afford an ugly “lose out” scenario.  If Indiana did that, the heat would have been unbearable. The worst case…

IU basketball fans based in the Hoosier State will have an opportunity soon to see class of 2024 signee Liam McNeeley live. The tournament formerly known as GEICO Nationals is now the Chipotle Nationals and will be held in Brownsburg, Ind. in early April. The event features the best high school teams in the country, and of course, some of the most talented players such as McNeeley. This year’s tournament will be played April 4-6 at Brownsburg H. S. and will be televised by ESPN. The brackets for the boys and girls are expected to be revealed by ESPN in…