Author: Mike Schumann

Iowa transfer guard Josh Dix was in the first edition of our Indiana and Big Ten roster tracker as a portal prospect for new head coach Darian DeVries.  And he’s been there since. The reason why — DeVries aggressively pursued Dix out of high school when DeVries was at Drake and Dix was playing high school basketball in Iowa.  And Dix played summer basketball on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit with anticipated IU forward Tucker DeVries.  During his recruitment Dix said Drake recruited him the longest.  So there’s a longstanding relationship. Things appear to be progressing with IU and Dix.  On3’s…

Nick Norton was an assistant coach this past season at West Virginia under new IU had coach Darian Devries. Last night at the Indiana high school basketball state finals, Norton was seen wearing IU gear while sitting with DeVries, providing the clearest signal yet he’ll join the IU staff as an assistant. So who is Nick Norton? He’s been connected to DeVries for a long time. Norton was named assistant coach/director of player development for the Mountaineers on April 3, 2024, not long after DeVries was announced as the head coach. In a scenario similar to what seems to have…

Indiana men’s swimming and diving finished third at the 2025 NCAA championships. Their Saturday night ended with a third place national finish, the program’s best since 2019. The Hoosiers scored a program record 431 points, placing close behind champion Texas (466) and Cal (441). The following is via release from IU Athletics: FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Zalán Sárkány was the first Hoosier to embrace Jassen Yep out of the pool. Within an hour, Sárkány and Yep had both won national titles at the 2025 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, and both set the No. 3-fastest times ever in their events. By the…

It seems appropriate new IU basketball coach Darian DeVries’ first stop on the high school recruiting trail was the Indiana high school state finals. DeVries came for the evening session featuring the Class 3A and 4A contests and is seated courtside. There are several interesting IU connections and recruiting prospects playing in the finals. The 2A game included Josh Henderson, the son of IU great Alan Henderson.  Josh Henderson plays for University H.S. in Carmel, Ind. The 3A game includes Crispus Attucks forward Dezmon Briscoe, a former Iowa commit who DeVries could choose to get involved with.  DeVries recruited Briscoe…

Will the fourth time be the charm when it comes to Indiana and Ryan Conwell? The 6-foot-4 Indianapolis native is transferring for the third time, seeking his fourth school in four seasons of college basketball. Conwell started his career at South Florida, and then went to Indiana State and Xavier.  His latest decision to transfer follows former Xavier head coach Sean Miller’s decision to leave for Texas.  Coaching changes followed all three of Conwell’s college seasons. His transition from mid-major to high-major was seamless this year, a factor that will make Conwell one of the most coveted players in this…

New Indiana coach Darian DeVries is still assembling his coaching staff, but the patchwork new crew is already passing out offers in the high school ranks. Class of 2027 guard Chase Branham announced an offer from Indiana on Friday. The 6-foot-4 Branham attends Logan-Rogersville High School in Rogersville, Mo. where according to the Springfield News-Leader, he was averaging 19.2 points and 2.7 rebounds this season while shooting 62% from the field going into last weekend’s state semifinals.  He made All-State in Missouri. Branham is a 4-star according to the On3 Industry Average.  He’s the No. 83 overall player in the…

Bryson Tucker is the latest member of the 2024-25 IU basketball team to enter the transfer portal according to multiple Friday afternoon reports. Tucker arrived in Bloomington as the lone member of Indiana’s 2024 high school class after he committed to Mike Woodson last spring. The McDonald’s All-American played 23 games in a reserve role.  In 16.5 minutes per contest he averaged 5.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists. Tucker shot 37.8% (48-of-127) from the floor overall, including 15% from three.  He made 72.2% (26-of-36) from the free throw line. Tucker did not appear in any games after IU’s Feb.…

Based on a report by Jon Rothstein, former IU walk-on basketball player Kory Barnett will be the next head coach at Oral Roberts. Barnett was an assistant coach for Darian DeVries at West Virginia this past season, so this news obviously means there will be no homecoming for Barnett in Bloomington. At Oral Roberts Barnett will take over a program that has gone just 19-42 over the last two seasons after making the NCAA Tournament in both 2023 and 2021.  The Tulsa, Okla. program once propelled the career of Kansas head coach Bill Self. Barnett joined DeVries’ Mountaineer basketball staff…

Friday’s Sweet 16 in Indianapolis features several teams IU fans love to hate. Purdue, Kentucky and Kelvin Sampson’s Houston will all be playing at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday evening.  Tennessee is the one squad most Hoosier fans wouldn’t mind seeing advance out of the Midwest Regional to the Final Four. Both Sampson and Kentucky coach Mark Pope were asked IU related questions at their Thursday media availabilities in the Circle City. Sampson, who coached IU for two seasons, was asked what it meant to be back in the Hoosier State. “Doesn’t mean anything to me,” Sampson said.  “I’m just…

There was no pomp and circumstance when new IU basketball coach Darain DeVries was introduced to the media last week in Bloomington. No glitz, no glamor. Let’s face it — DeVries wasn’t that kind of hire, and he’s being introduced to a fan base with no appetite for offseason hype. Over the last 30 years, no team wins the offseason more than Indiana, and then disappoints once the ball tips. And if you ask just about any IU fan right now what they think about DeVries, you’ll generally find a sentiment that goes something like this:  “Seems like a decent…