Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana has offered class of 2027 4-star guard Jalen Brown, he announced. Brown was in Bloomington on Saturday for an unofficial visit. The 6-foot-4 Brown attends Wauwatosa West H.S. in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisc.  Leading his team to a state title, Brown averaged 22.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game as a sophomore. In the national rankings, Brown is a 4-star at 247Sports, a 3-star at Rivals, and not yet ranked at ESPN. For travel basketball, Brown played this spring and summer for Power 5 on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit where he averaged 18.5 points, 3.3 rebounds…

Indiana freshman guard Aleksa Ristic has arrived in Bloomington from Serbia. The 6-foot-4 Ristic posted photos in Bloomington from the IU locker room on his Instagram page. Ristic will join the team when they depart for Puerto Rico early next week.  He obviously will not have had an opportunity to participate in a meaningful amount of practices with the team. He joins the team after playing in the FIBA U20 Eurobasket.  Over the seven games in that event, he averaged 11.3 points and 6.3 assists. Ristic played with KK Dynamic in Serbia this past year and averaged 13.9 points, 3.2 rebounds,…

IU basketball is set to depart for its Puerto Rico trip next week. Below are the scheduled tip-times and a link for purchasing single-game tickets. According to Indiana, the games will not be streamed or broadcast. Indiana begins by playing a Puerto Rican team on Wednesday, Aug. 6, and then plays two games against Serbian professional team Mega Superbet on Aug. 9 and 11. Here are the details: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH: 7:00PM TIP-OFF | INDIANA VS. UNIVERSIDAD DE BAYAMON(PR)                                           Indiana will be wearing RED Arena: Coliseo Guillermo…

Single-game tickets for Indiana Football’s Sept. 20 game against Illinois are sold out, the program announced on Thursday. Kickoff and television details have not yet been released for the game, which is widely expected to be one of the top games in the nation that week.  Both Illinois and Indiana are thought to be in the conversation for the College Football Playoff, and both teams are likely to be ranked headed into the matchup. Additional Memorial Stadium sellouts are possible in the coming weeks for the program, which is coming off its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance in 2024. Currently,…

Former IU greats Cody Zeller and Kyle Schwarber headline the 2025 IU Athletics Hall of Fame class announced on Thursday. Here’s the full release from IU Athletics on the 2025 class: ————————————- BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson announced today that IU Athletics will welcome six new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame. The six individuals comprise the 40th class, bringing the roster of inductees to 261. Meradith Dickensheets (Rowing, 2012-15), Angel Escobedo (Wrestling, 2007-10), Mel Groomes (Football, 1944-47), Peggy Martin (Field Hockey/Women’s Basketball/Softball, 1969-72), Glenn Terry (Men’s Track and Field, 1990-93) and Cody Zeller (Men’s Basketball, 2012-13) will be officially inducted…

Multiple members of The Daily Hoosier staff attended an IU basketball open practice at Cook Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Here is our notebook on who and what stood out: — If only one word could be used to describe the practice, it would ENERGY.  This team is not going to be caught off guard by game speed or game intensity.  The noise and effort in the gym felt like a game atmosphere. There was very little standing around, and it was clear a standard has been set that the effort level will be crisp, and the players, managers, assistants, –…

Put Indiana guard Jason Drake in the questionable category for the team’s upcoming trip to Puerto Rico. Nick Dorn’s status seems more certain — he’s unlikely to play. “Timeline on both of them is a little up in the air so we’ll see where that leads,” IU coach Darian DeVries said on Wednesday.  “We’re obviously hopeful that they’ll both be back in a relatively good timeline.  But I anticipate with Nick especially that (his timeline for a return) will be something more in the fall.” A transfer from Drexel, the 6-foot Drake started all 33 games a year ago and…

Former IU defensive tackle C.J. West has been generating substantial buzz during the early days of San Francisco 49ers training camp. The 4th round draft choice has been a standout this week as he competes for a starting role. Here’s what NBC Sports Bay Area reported on Monday: West was the rookie who stood out the most in 1-on-1s Not only did he win all of his reps, but he seemed to lift 6-foot-5, 313-pound Dominick Puni off the ground at the point of contact. At 6-foot-1 and 316 pounds, West is solid and already knows how to use leverage…

With travel basketball now concluded for the class of 2026, developments are happening in their recruitments on a near daily basis. Late July to late October has become list cut, visit and commitment season for rising seniors, and things are well underway. Here are some of the updates from the last week. Indiana could be in a smaller group than the seven finalists named last week by 2026 5-star Anthony Thompson. National analyst Eric Bossi of 247Sports says IU is one of four teams generating buzz for Thompson, along with Michigan, Ohio State and Kentucky.  Thompson is from Lebanon, Ohio,…

IU football has three returning All-Americans on the defensive side of the ball. And all three are on the radar for national defensive player of the year honors. Defensive lineman Mikail Kamara, linebacker Aiden Fisher and cornerback D’Angelo Ponds are all on the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The Football Writers Association of America released the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List today, selecting 60 defensive standouts as contenders for the national defensive player of the year. The list contains players from 41 different schools in eight Division I FBS conferences plus Independents. Just over half of…