Author: Seth Tow

Yarden Garzon has been named a second team All-Big Ten selection by both coaches and media. The junior was the lone IU player to earn recognition on the second team; no Hoosiers made the first team, for the first time since 2019. This is her second time appearing on the second-team All-Big Ten, along with her freshman season in 2022-23. Going into the Big Ten Tournament, Garzon is averaging a career-high 14.1 points per game on the season. The Israeli reached the 1,000-point milestone in January. She’s also setting career-bests with , 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, along…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana women’s basketball entered its regular-season finale reeling from two straight losses marred by recurring issues from the entire season. There’s no opponent the Hoosiers would rather see in that situation that Purdue. IU steamrolled its archrival in Bloomington in mid-February in a similar scenario, which led to momentum going into a huge game against Ohio State. Indiana similarly took care of business at Mackey Arena on Sunday, cruising to a 77-57 victory over the Boilermakers. Indiana (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten) picked up its 13th consecutive victory over its nemsesis with this result. Graduate students Chloe Moore-McNeil…

Indiana men’s basketball may not be “over the hump,” but it’s rounding into form at the right time. The Hoosiers have now won four of their last five games after a dominant 78-62 victory at Washington on Saturday. They’ve played like a rejuvenated team since head coach Mike Woodson’s forthcoming departure became official ahead of the Michigan game. Both Woodson and his players, during this five-game stretch, have looked like a weight has been lifted off their shoulders. Indiana (18-11, 9-9 Big Ten) is playing looser and coaching more freely. Everything is just flowing a lot better than it had…

This is the sixth in a series of profiles of potential candidates for Indiana’s open basketball head coaching position. Candidate: T.J. Otzelberger Age: 47 Current position, tenure: Iowa State head coach since 2021 Previous Jobs: UNLV head coach 2019-21; South Dakota State head coach 2016-19; Iowa State assistant coach 2015-16; Washington assistant coach 2013-15; Iowa State associate head coach 2010-13; Iowa State assistant coach 2006-10; Chipola College assistant coach 2004-05 Accomplishments: Otzelberger has led Iowa State to three straight NCAA Tournaments, with a fourth tournament berth in four years all but guaranteed entering March. The Cyclones reached the Sweet 16 in…

BLOOMINGTON — Throughout IU women’s basketball’s turbulent season, head coach Teri Moren has often faced questions about her team’s weaknesses and struggles. And she frequently just doesn’t have the answers. On several occasions, Indiana’s 11th-year coach has made clear that if she did have those solutions, she’d fix the problems immediately. But on Thursday, Moren didn’t hesitate. After another disappointing result, a 74-60 loss to No. 19 Maryland on senior night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, she had no trouble identifying what her team has been lacking. “It’s focus. I mean, that’s what’s missing. We’re not a very focused team,”…

With two games remaining in the regular season, Indiana women’s basketball is closing in on a potential sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. The Hoosiers aren’t quite in lock territory yet, with a much less sparkling résumé than they’ve had the last several years. But they appear to be in good shape heading into Thursday’s senior night game against No. 19 Maryland, and a win over the Terps should be enough to seal it. As of Wednesday night, IU is ranked No. 30 in Bart Torvik’s T-Rank and No. 36 in the NET. Here’s how Teri Moren’s team is stacking up in…

BLOOMINGTON — No matter how things play out for Indiana men’s basketball going into March, one thing is clear about this team. Despite a turbulent season with plenty of distractions and extenuating circumstances, the Hoosiers are still fighting hard. IU entered Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday coming off its biggest win of the season, with a west coast trip looming, and faced a Penn State team sitting near the bottom of the Big Ten standings. This was a prime letdown spot for a team battling to keep its improbably optimistic NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Hoosiers, not long ago,…

Indiana women’s basketball’s bumpy season is at a crucial point. The Hoosiers likely sit on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble with two regular season games remaining, but their margin for error remains slim. However, a senior night win over No. 19 Maryland on Thursday in Bloomington should allow them to exhale. IU picked up its biggest win of the season last week over then-No. 8 Ohio State, but then squandered that momentum with a loss at then-No. 22 Michigan State Sunday. That’s the way this entire campaign has gone for Indiana — aside from a December winning…

This is the fourth in a series of profiles of potential candidates for Indiana’s open basketball head coaching position. Candidate: Brad Brownell Age: 56 Current position, tenure: Clemson head coach since 2010 Previous Jobs: Wright State head coach 2006-10; UNC Wilmington head coach 2002-06; UNC Wilmington assistant coach 1994-2002; UIndy assistant coach 1992-94; Evansville assistant coach 1991-92 Accomplishments: Brownell has taken Clemson to four NCAA Tournaments over his first 14 seasons in charge, and he’s on his way to a fifth appearance this season. His Tigers went to the Sweet 16 in 2018 and the Elite Eight last year. He previously…

BLOOMINGTON — Anthony Leal grew up in Bloomington, right down the road from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. He was named Mr. Basketball in 2020 while playing for Bloomington High School South. He’s lived out the dreams of so many boys growing up in Bloomington, by getting a scholarship to play for IU. And though his Hoosiers career has been a bumpy ride, he’s finally taken those dreams one step further in his fifth and final season: he’s become a key player and a fan favorite. Leal entered head coach Mike Woodson’s starting lineup in mid-January at Ohio State, and he’s…