Listen as legendary IU basketball and football radio voice Don Fischer joined Gerry Dick on the Business and Beyond podcast. Fischer discusses his life story, his relationship with Bob Knight, the current state of IU Athletics, and his future on the microphone as the voice of the Hoosiers. Fischer has been the play-by-play voice of Indiana Men’s Basketball and Football since 1973. He has broadcast more than 2,000 Indiana University games, including 12 bowl games, five NCAA basketball Final Fours, four NCAA basketball championship games and two NIT championship games. For a complete library of interviews and podcasts with current and…
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IU basketball coach Mike Woodson was in Fort Wayne on Wednesday at an event for the local Boys and Girls Club. Woodson was the keynote speaker for the event at the Clyde Theatre. Here’s some of the local media coverage of the event, including a one-on-one with WANE 15’s Glenn Marini. 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.
Indiana native and 2025 IU basketball target Jalen Haralson made the USA Basketball Men’s U17 National Team following five days of training camp in Colorado Springs. The U17 national team, chosen from the 34 participants, will compete at the 2024 FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup, scheduled for June 29-July 7 in Istanbul. Selections were made by the USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team Committee. Haralson, a 6-foot-6 guard/wing from Fishers, Ind., placed IU in his top-nine schools earlier this year. He will take an official visit to IU the weekend of Aug. 31, and he plans to decide on a…
2020 Olympic silver medalist Jessica Parratto earned a trip to her third Olympics on Tuesday (June 18) at the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials inside the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Parratto and partner Delaney Schnell won the women’s synchronized 10-meter – the event they earned a silver medal in at the 2020 Tokyo Games – with a score of 607.14 points. Parratto enters the 2024 Paris Games a three-time Olympian, adding to an elite list of IU women to reach three Olympics in diving. She joins Ingeborg Pertmayer (1964, 1968, 1972) and Cynthia Potter (1972, 1976, 1980). The…
Five-time Olympic medalist Lilly King pulled off a hat trick in her home state. King, a native of Evansville, Ind. and former IU swimmer, finished first in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke final at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. King finished the race with a time of 1:05:43 and had the only time under 1:06. Her performance in the final ranks as the fourth fastest time in the world this season. King wore an IU cap during the race. Indiana University’s all-time leading medal-winner among women’s athletes, King becomes IU’s first women’s…
Ahead of the 2024 MLB Draft, six Hoosiers have been invited to the MLB Draft Combine. It is the last major gathering of eligible prospects in front of the 30 MLB franchises before July’s draft on All-Star weekend. The combine will be held at Chase Field in Phoenix. The Indiana Baseball team will have six players in attendance, the most of any team in the Big Ten Conference. IU players will make up half of the Big Ten prospects that were invited to the five-day showcase. Running from June 18-23, the MLB Draft Combine will allow players to participate in…
Watch as class of 2025 center Malachi Moreno caught up with Pro Insight to discuss his junior season at Great Crossing H.S. (Georgetown, Ky.), his current AAU run with Indiana Elite, his development, recruiting and more. The 7-foot Moreno is a consensus top-30 prospect and top-5 center in the class across On3, 247Sports and Rivals. This spring he is averaging 13.6 points, 2.0 assists, and 2.3 blocks while shooting 61.8 percent from the field while playing for Indiana Elite on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit. One of Indiana’s main targets in the rising senior high school class, the Hoosiers are competing…
Former IU basketball guard Xavier Johnson worked out for the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. Afterwards, Johnson sat down for a quick interview and discussed what he learned from Mike Woodson, his fondest IU memories, and impressions of the Pacers. “We played here a couple times…It’s different putting on gear for the Pacers and working out for them. I feel blessed to have the opportunity.” Indiana guard Xavier Johnson talked about what he was most proud of during his college career, being coached by Mike Woodson and the… pic.twitter.com/vwL2QfKp6l — Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 13, 2024 As they do each year…
The awards keep coming for sophomore outfielder Devin Taylor after his prolific 2024 campaign. Most recently, Taylor was named a Second Team All-American by Perfect Game, as announced by the organization on Wednesday afternoon. After being named first team All-Big Ten last month, Taylor was also named a First Team ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) All-Midwest Region selection on Monday, and he was selected to participate in the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp this summer. The Cincinnati, Ohio native was the catalyst in a historic offensive season for the Indiana Baseball team. He led the team in batting…
Memphis’ Penny Hardaway is expected to add former IU basketball coach Mike Davis to his staff, according to multiple Wednesday reports. Davis is best known as the successor at Indiana to legendary coach Bob Knight. He led the Hoosiers to the national championship game in 2002. The 63-year-old Davis served as Indiana head coach from 2000-06, and he compiled a 115-79 overall record and a 55-41 Big Ten Conference ledger. He was 9-2 against Purdue. Davis was the first coach in IU history to open his tenure with three straight 20-plus win seasons and three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Davis…