Author: Mike Schumann

ESPN’s data driven SP+ model is not predicting a massive reversal of fortunes in year one of the Curt Cignetti era. That outlet’s Bill Connelly released his first rankings of the 2024 season, and Indiana comes in at No. 90 in the country, and last in the 18-team Big Ten.  The model says IU will have the No. 102 offense, and No. 66 defense. One thing worth noting right off the top, SP+ has no input to account for a coaching change.  So the working assumption is Curt Cignetti is going to step in and be Tom Allen. Here is…

Northwestern starting guard Ty Berry tore his meniscus and is out for the rest of the season, Wildcats head coach Chris Collins announced Wednesday. The news comes as IU gets set to face Northwestern on Sunday evening in Bloomington. The 6-foot-3 senior guard was enjoying his best season, averaging 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 29.7 minutes a game. Berry leads the team with 55 threes made.  He is shooting 43.3 percent from three, which is also a team high and 83rd in the nation. Northwestern won both games it has played since the injury, home…

As two of the Big Ten’s new coaches in 2017, Ohio State’s Chris Holtmann and Indiana’s Archie Miller were often compared. On Wednesday, Holtmann met the same fate as Miller, three years later. According to multiple reports, Holtmann has been fired midseason by the Buckeyes. Holtmann outshined Miller early in his career. In his first five seasons in Columbus, Holtmann won 20 games each year including 25 in year one. He also made the NCAA Tournament in five straight seasons, but was never able to get past the Round of 32. The story has been much different lately. Ohio State…

Indiana was already down 21 in the second half when C.J. Gunn made his first shot on Saturday evening at Purdue. He didn’t make a dent in the massive Boilermaker lead.  It was apparent by then nobody was going to do that. The Hoosiers have lost six games by 14 or more points this season.  And one reason is because rarely has a guard done for Indiana what Gunn would go on to do in his 15 second half minutes in West Lafayette. The sophomore from Indianapolis scored a team and career high 13 points.  That tally included a 3-of-4…

Nick Sheridan took over as offensive coordinator at Indiana with a stamp of approval from Kalen DeBoer. According to a national 247Sports reporter Matt Zenitz on Tuesday, new Alabama head coach DeBoer is set to name Sheridan as his own offensive coordinator and play-caller at college football powerhouse Alabama. The news follows a decision by DeBoer’s original choice for OC, Ryan Grubb, to step down and take the OC position with the Seattle Seahawks. Sheridan led the IU offense for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Indiana ranked No. 124 out of 130 Division One FBS programs in total offense in…

There are six former Indiana basketball players currently with college basketball programs around the country this season. Take a look at how each of them are performing at their new schools. Jerome Hunter – Xavier The start of Hunter’s career at Indiana was slowed with a medical issue, and he’s had another run of bad luck this year. Over the summer it was announced he was out again after requiring heart surgery.  He worked his way back to practice in January, but last week suffered a torn Achilles, ending the 2023-24 season for the Ohio native. After a strong finish…

In one stream of consciousness, IU coach Mike Woodson found himself perhaps in the same place as most of the Indiana fan base. Already looking ahead to next season, but still hopelessly wondering what’s possible over the next month. Stuck in a mire, somewhere between dueling clichés: there’s always next year, but hey, it ain’t over ’til it’s over. “We’re gonna have to add some pieces, but the season’s not over with.  We still have seven more games,” Woodson said Saturday evening in West Lafayette following his team’s 79-59 blowout loss to Purdue. The seven more regular season games Indiana…

Let’s face it, there is a massive gap between Indiana and the elite college basketball teams in 2024. Yet again, that fact was on full display Saturday evening in West Lafayette. IU was hanging around, down just 20-18 with 8:23 left in the first half. But Purdue went on a 15-1 run, and for all practical intents and purposes, the game was over right there. The Hoosiers cut the margin to 12 at halftime, but a 10-0 Boilermakers run to start the second half put the game out of reach. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU lost 79-59…

WEST LAFAYETTE — Indiana lost to Purdue at Mackey Arena on Saturday evening by a final score of 79-59. Purdue led at the half 37-25. Indiana was led in the game by C.J. Gunn with 13 points. The three keys to the game, highlights and expanded stats are below. See also:  Woodson, Galloway and Ware postgame. Indiana (14-10, 6-7) returns to action next Sunday when they host Northwestern. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Shooting funk.  Indiana opened the game by making their first four shots.  But the offense went ice cold from there.  The Hoosiers made just 11 of…

What is going on here? In Tyler Cherry, Indiana landed the fifth highest-rated quarterback in the 2024 class according to the final On3 top-300.  He’s already on campus in Bloomington and preparing for the 2024 season. Could they land an even higher-ranked quarterback in the 2025 class? New IU coach Curt Cignetti and his staff have a reputation for developing quarterbacks, and they aren’t afraid to compete against the nation’s top programs for high-end talent. Last Sunday, the Hoosiers welcomed class of 2025 5-star Julian Lewis for a visit.  Just getting a quarterback of that caliber on campus qualifies as…