Author: Seth Tow

The white smoke has emerged from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana basketball has a new head coach. So what are the Hoosiers getting in Darian DeVries? A winner First and foremost, they’re getting a guy who’s been a consistent winner throughout his head coaching career. DeVries spent six seasons at the helm at Drake, which had made just one NCAA Tournament since 1971 when he started. In fact, the Bulldogs finished only five seasons with at least 18 wins in that span. And DeVries managed to post six consecutive 20-win seasons, with three NCAA Tournament appearances — including one as…

This is the ninth in a series of profiles of potential candidates for Indiana’s open basketball head coaching position. Candidate: Darian DeVries Age: 49 Current position, tenure: West Virginia head coach since 2024 Previous Jobs: Drake head coach 2018-24, Creighton assistant coach 2001-18 Accomplishments: DeVries posted 20-win seasons in each of his six years at the helm of Drake. He snapped his streak in his first year at West Virginia this year, but the Mountaineers joined Indiana among the first two teams left out of the NCAA Tournament. He led Drake to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including as an at-large…

This is the eighth in a series of profiles of potential candidates for Indiana’s open basketball head coaching position. Candidate: Chris Collins Age: 50 Current position, tenure: Northwestern head coach since 2013 Previous Jobs: Duke assistant coach 2000-13; Seton Hall assistant coach 1998-2000; Detroit Shock (former WNBA franchise) assistant coach 1998 Accomplishments: Collins has led Northwestern to its only three NCAA Tournament berths in program history, including back-to-back appearances in 2023 and 2024. His Wildcats also won a game in each of those three tournaments. He owns the best winning percentage of any Northwestern coach since Arthur Lonborg from 1927-50.…

In a sense, Indiana women’s basketball has been fighting an uphill battle all season. That’s not to say this year has been impossible. But IU’s 2024-25 campaign has been far different than its previous five. It’s been a bumpier ride than the Hoosiers had become accustom to, and that’s been clear since the beginning of the season. But still, Indiana (19-12) wound up on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble on Selection Sunday, earning a No. 9 seed and a first-round matchup against Utah (22-8). The game will tip off at 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 21…

Indiana women’s basketball has reached its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers have earned a No. 9 seed and will play No. 8 seed Utah in Columbia, S.C. The winner of IU’s game takes on either No. 1 seed South Carolina or No. 16 seed Tennessee Tech. Indiana (19-12) ranks No. 27 in Torvik and No. 35 in the NET, while Utah (22-8) is No. 31 on Torvik and 26 in the NET. IU’s biggest wins of the season came over Iowa on the road and at home against Ohio State. The Hoosiers entered the Big Ten Tournament with some uncertainty…

With Indiana men’s basketball out of the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers will be watching scoreboards leading up to Selection Sunday. IU sits squarely on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament, and needs to hope results go its way in conference tournaments around the country. Essentially, the Hoosiers need to root against chaos — they need to pull for any teams comfortably in the field of 68 facing teams slated to miss the tournament, and they need to root for other bubble teams to lose. Indiana got a lot of good results on Friday. Texas and North Carolina both lost,…

With Indiana men’s basketball out of the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers will be watching scoreboards leading up to Selection Sunday. IU sits squarely on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament, and needs to hope results go its way in conference tournaments around the country. Essentially, the Hoosiers need to root against chaos — they need to pull for any teams comfortably in the field of 68 facing teams slated to miss the tournament, and they need to root for other bubble teams to lose. With that in mind, here are the relevant games across the country on Friday, with…

INDIANAPOLIS — If this Indiana men’s basketball season has been defined by its ebbs and flows, perhaps it’s only fitting for the Hoosiers to encounter one more speed bump before Selection Sunday. IU fell to Oregon on Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament second round. Mike Woodson’s team made several surges after halftime, but never gained a second-half lead in a 72-59 defeat. So now, Indiana no longer has its March Madness fate in its own hands. And as much as some of the IU players enjoy casually watching other games, it’s tough for them to have such little control…

Incoming Indiana women’s basketball guard Maya Makalusky has been named Gatorade Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year, the award group announced in a release Thursday. Makalusky averaged 22.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game this season at Hamilton Southeastern High in Fishers, Ind. She shot 40.1 percent from 3-point range and 80.3 percent on free throws. She helped the Royals reach the Class 4A state semifinals this year. Westfield High head coach Kelsey Steele called Makalusky “an incredible shooter” in the release. “She has expanded her game to being able to finish through contact this…

IU head men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson has been dialing things up at halftime. One of the biggest keys to Indiana’s turnaround this season has been its performances in second halves. IU has become a second-half team since the beginning of February. The Hoosiers have scored more points in the second half than the first half in seven of the nine games since that point, and they’ve recorded a 7-1-1 record in second-half scoring in those games. The Hoosiers trailed Ohio State 29-25 at halftime on Saturday, after shooting 30 percent from the field and 11.1 percent from 3-point range…