Author: Donald Kane

Game Day Essentials: Northwestern (11-3, 2-1) at No. 15 Indiana (10-4, 1-2) Tip Time: 12:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: FS1 (Matt Schumacher, Stephen Bardo) Stream: Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 6-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  No. 19 Indiana 69  No. 58 Northwestern 62 Series: Indiana leads 120-53. Northwestern won the last meeting 59-51 on February 8, 2022 Northwestern’s Chris Collins: Chris Collins was named the 24th head coach in program history on March 27, 2013. Entering the 2022-23 season, Collins has 133 victories at Northwestern, the third-most wins by…

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Game Day Essentials: No. 15 Indiana (10-3, 1-1) at Iowa (8-6, 0-3) Tip Time: 9:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500), Iowa City, Iowa Television: FS1 (Jason Benetti, Bill Raftery) Stream: Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Iowa is a 1-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 19 Indiana 77 No. 49 Iowa 76 Series: Indiana leads 106-80. Iowa won last meeting 80-77 on March 12, 2022 Iowa’s Fran McCaffery: Fran McCaffery was named the 22nd head coach in program history on March 29, 2010. Under McCaffery’s leadership, the Hawkeyes have appeared in a postseason tournament nine of the last…

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Game Day Essentials: Kennesaw St. (8-4) at No. 18 Indiana (9-3) Tip Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: BTN (Matt Schumacker, Jess Settles) Stream: Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 20-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 18 Indiana 81 No. 214 Kennesaw St. 62 Series: Indiana leads 2-0. IU won the last meeting 99-72 on Dec. 22, 2015 Kennesaw State’s Amir Abdur-Rahim: Amir Abdur-Rahim is in his fourth season as the head coach at Kennesaw State and signed a contract extension following the 2021-22 season that will keep him…

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Game Day Essentials: Elon (2-10) at No. 18 Indiana (8-3) Tip Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Shon Morris) Stream: Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 28-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 16 Indiana 85 No. 343 Elon 56 Series: First Meeting Elon’s Billy Taylor: Billy Taylor was named the 19th head coach in program history on April 15, 2022. Taylor has 14 years of head coaching experience, including 11 at the NCAA Division I level. He has been part of teams, either as head coach…

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Game Day Essentials: No. 14 Indiana (8-2) at No. 8 Kansas (9-1) Tip Time: 12:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Allen Fieldhouse (16,300), Lawrence, Kan. Television: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale) Stream: Watch ESPN IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Kansas is a 5.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 8 Kansas 73 No. 16 Indiana 68 Series: Indiana leads 8-6. IU won last meeting 103-99 in OT on Nov. 11, 2016. See also: Saturday will mark homecoming for suddenly hot IU basketball guard Tamar Bates Pay Heed: Indiana up against much more than just a really talented Kansas team Indiana’s series with…

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It’s a top-15 showdown as Indiana and Arizona battle in the desert on Saturday.  Here’s everything you need to know about the 2022 Las Vegas Clash matchup at the MGM Grand. Game Day Essentials: No. 14 Indiana (8-1) vs. No. 10 Arizona (7-1) Tip Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena (17,000), Las Vegas, NV Television:  FOX (Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery) Stream: FOX Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Arizona is a 1.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 10 Indiana 80 No. 18 Arizona 79 Series: First Meeting (Note:  UNLV and Washington State play before IU and Arizona…

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Game Day Essentials: Nebraska (6-3, 0-0) at No. 14 Indiana (7-1, 0-1) Tip Time: 8:30 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Stephen Bardo) Stream: Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 13-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 10 Indiana 72  No. 83 Nebraska 60 Series: Indiana leads 18-7. IU won last meeting 78-71 on Jan. 17, 2022 Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg: Fred Hoiberg is in his fourth season as head men’s basketball coach at Nebraska. He has an overall record of 30-70. Although his first three years have been a…

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Game Day Essentials: No. 10 Indiana (7-0) at Rutgers (5-2) Tip Time: 4:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena (8,000), Piscataway, N.J. Television: BTN (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz) Stream:  Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 3.5 point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 8 Indiana 69 No. 39 Rutgers 66 Series: Tied 7-7. Rutgers won last meeting 66-63 on Mar. 2, 2022 https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/i-havent-beat-rutgers-the-reality-of-ascending-the-big-ten-ladder-starts-saturday/ Rutgers Steve Pikiell: Steve Pikiell is in his seventh season as head men’s basketball coach at Rutgers. He has a record of 103-93 overall. Under his leadership, the program has seen unprecedented success…

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Game Day Essentials: No. 18 North Carolina (5-2) at No. 10 Indiana (6-0) Tip Time: 9:15 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: ESPN (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Brooke Weisbrod) Stream: Watch ESPN IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 7-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 10 Indiana 74 No. 22 North Carolina 68 Series: Indiana leads 9-6. IU won last meeting 76-67 on Nov. 30, 2016. More Game Coverage IU basketball to have a large group of recruiting visitors for North Carolina game Bob Knight stopped by practice on UNC eve | Hubert Davis…

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Game Day Essentials: Jackson State (0-4) at No. 11 Indiana (5-0) Tip Time: 12:30 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: BTN (Connor Onion, Brian Butch) Stream: Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 27.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 10 Indiana 86 No. 303 Jackson State 58 Series: Indiana leads 1-0. IU won last meeting 70-35 on Nov. 23, 2021 Indiana injuries IU held three players out of their game against Little Rock on Wednesday due to injuries.  Trayce Jackson-Davis (back) and Trey Galloway (knee) did not play for what the program…

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