Author: Seth Tow

Indiana women’s basketball has landed its third transfer portal addition. UCLA forward Zania Socka-Ngueman announced her commitment to the Hoosiers on social media on Saturday. https://www.instagram.com/p/DIXdKRDxv_b/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The 6-foot-3 Silver Spring, Md. native played very sparingly for the Bruins as they advanced to their first-ever Final Four. Socka-Ngueman played just 82 total minutes across 16 games this season. She’ll arrive in Bloomington with three years of eligibility remaining. Socka-Ngueman picked UCLA over Indiana, Tennessee, and Michigan in October 2023. She was ranked No. 26 in the ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2024, which would’ve made her one of IU’s…

As player safety measures in football have become increasingly prevalent and important in recent years, tackling outside of games has come under fire. Former Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens, who passed away in 2023, pioneered the movement to eliminate tackling in practices. Others around the country took a while to come around, but many programs have followed suit in some degree. Count Curt Cignetti’s Indiana Hoosiers among those followers. Throughout spring practice, IU is simulating tackling in various ways, without actually tackling each other to the ground. That’s what the team did all throughout last season as well. “We’ll do a…

Indiana offensive lineman Austin Barrett is entering the transfer portal, he announced on social media Friday. https://www.instagram.com/p/DIUUweTR6WK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Barrett will have three years of eligibility remaining for his new program. He joined IU as a true freshman in 2023, choosing Tom Allen’s Hoosiers over other offers including Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. The St. Charles, Ill. native didn’t see the field in 2023 and redshirted. Barrett played in five games for Indiana last season, mainly at right tackle, totaling 49 snaps across those contests (per Pro Football Focus). Nearly half of those…

After a breakout 2024 season, Omar Cooper Jr. is eyeing continued progression with Indiana football. The Indianapolis native took a big step forward last year, finishing 26th in the Big Ten with 594 receiving yards and tying for 10th with seven touchdowns. He established himself as Indiana’s main outside option opposite from Elijah Sarratt. IU head coach Curt Cignetti sees great potential in Cooper this year as a redshirt junior. “Omar Cooper’s got the ability to be an outstanding football player,” Cignetti said Thursday. “He’s got to do it day in, day out, play in, play out. He’s got to…

Indiana women’s basketball moved quickly to win over Arkansas transfer Phoenix Stotijn. The Netherlands native entered the transfer portal on March 26, and her phone blew up for the next two days with a lot of interest from programs around the country. The Hoosiers were one of the inquiries that stood out, and the 5-foot-9 guard visited Bloomington just four days after entering the portal. Stotijn (pronounced stow-tine) had more visits planned after IU, at Michigan State, Arizona State, and Illinois, and she also included Clemson in her final five. But after she left Indiana, she knew what she wanted.…

IU women’s basketball transfer Yarden Garzon is headed to Maryland, per reports. The junior will arrive in College Park, Md. with one year of eligibility remaining. She’s one of six players to leave the Hoosiers in the transfer portal this offseason. Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (Murray State) is the only other player who’s committed to a new program; Jules LaMendola, Lilly Meister, Lexus Bargesser, and Henna Sandvik remain uncommitted. Garzon was a three-year starter for Teri Moren in Bloomington. She was IU’s leading scorer this past season as a junior, with 14.4 points per game. The Ra’anana, Israel native became Indiana’s all-time…

Indiana women’s basketball has landed its second player out of the transfer portal this offseason. Arkansas guard Phoenix Stotijn has committed to the Hoosiers, she announced Sunday night on social media. https://www.instagram.com/p/DIIEQ7eNpr2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The Amsterdam, Netherlands native averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 rebounds per game for the Razorbacks this past season as a freshman. Stotijn, 5-foot-9, shot 31.7 percent from the field and 26 percent from 3-point range while playing in 21 games for Arkansas, with 12 starts. She’ll arrive in Bloomington with three years of eligibility remaining. Stotijn joins Alabama transfer Chloe Spreen as backcourt additions from the…

Darian DeVries has officially hired Nick Norton to his staff with Indiana men’s basketball as an assistant coach, the program announced in a press release on Thursday. Norton, 29, has spent the last four years on DeVries’ staffs at Drake and West Virginia. He’s been spotted with DeVries on the recruiting trail in recent days wearing neutral gear, even though he had not yet officially left WVU. “We are excited to have Nick join our staff,” DeVries said in the release. “He brings tremendous knowledge and feel for what we want our program to be about. He is terrific with…

On Thursday, IU Athletics disclosed Darian DeVries’ memorandum of understanding with the university containing the key terms for his forthcoming contract as head men’s basketball coach. DeVries received a six-year deal worth $4.5 million per year on average, factoring in both base salary and outside, marketing, and promotional income. Per USA Today’s database, last updated March 13, would’ve made DeVries the 17th-highest paid coach in the nation this past season. Only five Big Ten coaches exceeded DeVries’ $4.5 million average: Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Mick Cronin (UCLA), Matt Painter (Purdue), Brad Underwood (Illinois), and Fred Hoiberg (Nebraska). New Maryland coach…

Watch as Indiana men’s basketball class of 2025 signee Trent Sisley met with media on Wednesday in Fishers, Ind. after Montverde’s loss to Dynamic in the Chipotle Nationals. Sisley discussed his growth as a senior at Montverde, his initial conversations with Darian DeVries, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XwOBzMBC8c&pp=ygUMdHJlbnQgc2lzbGV5 For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE.     The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.