Indiana coach Mike Woodson spoke with the media Friday morning, just hours after the news broke his lone class of 2024 commit, 5-star Liam McNeeley, was reopening his recruitment. IU leaked earlier this week Woodson would be back as head coach for the 2024-25 season, his fourth in Bloomington. Woodson was asked during a Friday Zoom conference about his level of concern with having no commits in the 2024 class. It was just the latest uncomfortable question the 65-year-old has faced this week. On Wednesday following his team’s 70-58 win at Minnesota, Woodson was asked about the news of him…
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This feels like the canary in the coal mine moment. And strangely enough, it comes just a day after Indiana leaked its decision to retain Mike Woodson for a fourth season. Admittedly, it is a bit difficult to process this moment. And a part of you wonders, “what is really going on here?” On Thursday evening the news broke Indiana’s lone class of 2024 signee has reopened his recruitment. Liam McNeeley, perhaps the best 3-point shooter in the class of 2024, will not attend the high major college basketball program that shoots the least threes this season. Let that sentence…
Indiana will enter the spring with no class of 2024 commits. 5-star wing Liam McNeeley has requested a release from his national letter of intent, according to multiple reports. Joe Tipton of On3 broke the news. The news comes a day after Indiana announced the return of Mike Woodson as head coach for the 2024-25 season. McNeeley chose Indiana over Kansas in the fall. Yesterday Indiana announced McNeeley, a consensus five-star commit out of Montverde Academy, was named to the 2024 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Boy’s High School All America Third Team. In 30 games at Montverde Academy, the top-ranked…
Indiana might have been able to let the season play out and make an informed decision based on a full body of work. But it seems like the message board and chat server crowds, gaslighted by those who fan the flames at such outlets, put the question on referendum sooner than expected. So tucked neatly within a two-game winning streak, Indiana fans were delivered unexpected news just hours before the final road game of the 2023-24 season. Mike Woodson will be back for a fourth season. How did we get here? Somehow Auburn coach Bruce Pearl’s name started showing up…
The rumors about the death of Indiana basketball have been greatly exaggerated, we think. For the first time in over a year, the Hoosiers are on a three-game winning streak against high-major competition. Indiana started fast with an 8-0 run to open the game. They did fall behind 23-18, but closed the first half on a 12-2 run. After trading baskets to open the second, the Hoosiers pulled away in convincing fashion. A 26-12 stretch over 10 minutes of the second half proved decisive. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 70-58 with another edition of The Report…
Hours before Indiana took the court in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, the news broke coach Mike Woodson will be returning for the 2024-25 season to lead the program for a fourth year. Woodson led the Hoosiers to a third straight win, a 70-58 triumph over Minnesota at Williams Arena. The soon to be 66 Woodson was in no mood to talk about his job status following the game. He interrupted a first attempt to broach the topic. “I shouldn’t have to sit here and discuss my job,” Woodson said. “No comment.” A second questioner asked the Indiana head coach if…
MINNEAPOLIS — Indiana defeated Minnesota Wednesday evening at Williams Arena by a final score of 70-58. The Hoosiers led at halftime 30-25 and were led in the game by Kel’el Ware with 26 points. The three keys to the game, highlights and expanded stats are below. See also: Mike Woodson postgame | Ware and Galloway postgame Indiana (17-13, 9-10) will host Michigan State on Sunday afternoon. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Hoosiers navigate foul trouble, Ware dominates. Indiana big men Kel’el Ware and Malik Reneau both picked up two first half fouls. They each got a third fairly early in…
Mike Woodson’s future as the IU basketball coach has been a popular topic in recent weeks. But the speculation came to an end Wednesday evening. He’ll be back for the 2024-25 season, The Daily Hoosier can confirm via sources. Zach Osterman of the Indy Star appeared to be the first to report the news. Well known national reporters Jon Rothstein and Jeff Goodman also reported Woodson’s return. Woodson is 60-39 in three seasons at Indiana, including a 29-29 record in the Big Ten. The 65 year-old led IU to the NCAA Tournament each of his first two season in Bloomington. …
Indiana is headed to the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis with a lot of uncertainty. Not the least of which is who the Hoosiers will face when they open action on Friday evening at the Target Center. The No. 3 seed, Indiana could face any of Rutgers, Minnesota or Michigan depending on how things play out on Wednesday and Thursday. IU also doesn’t know for sure who will be available to play when they take the floor Friday. After suffering injuries on Sunday, All-American center Mackenzie Holmes and her backup Lilly Meister both missed practice on Tuesday, and they’ll sit…