Author: Mike Schumann

A week ago we reminded you Mike Woodson has led mid-season turnarounds during each of his first two years at Indiana. That remains a possibility, but after an embarrassing 85-71 home loss to a shorthanded Penn State squad with a losing record, a mid-season collapse seems much more likely at this moment. At many points during this season, it felt like Indiana at least had the potential to turn things around and go on a run. After all, there are two McDonald’s All-Americans on the roster, senior guards, and a sophomore forward putting together an All-Big Ten season. You know…

Indiana offered Kentucky-based shooting guard Jayden Johnson during a visit on Saturday. Johnson announced the offer on his social media accounts. According to the On3 Industry Average, Johnson is the No. 36 overall player in the 2026 class, and the No. 9 shooting guard. The 6-foot-5 Johnson attends Trinity H.S. and hails from Louisville.  He plays on the Nike EYBL circuit for spring and summer basketball. He also has offers from Cincinnati, Michigan, Missouri, Texas A&M, West Virginia, and Xavier Johnson also visited Indiana for Hoosier Hysteria. For complete coverage of IU basketball recruiting, GO HERE.    The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana…

While he was on a visit to IU on Saturday, the staff offered class of 2026 point guard Tay Kinney. Kinney announced the offer on his social media accounts. The 6-foot Kinney attends Newport H.S. in Newport, Ky.  For spring and summer basketball he played last year for the All Ohio Red 15u team on the Nike EYBL circuit. This season the sophomore is averaging 18.6 points per game on 49 percent shooting overall including 43 percent from three (on 112 attempts).  As a freshman at Newport, Kinney averaged 13.9 points per game.  He shot 47 percent from the field…

Indiana’s faint glimmer of NCAA Tournament hope crashed and burned on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. For a while things looked promising.  IU led 34-23 with 5:15 remaining in the first half.  But they were outscored a difficult to comprehend 62-37 the rest of the way in what turned out to be a comfortable by Penn State — a team with a losing record, down their leading scorer, and no NCAA Tournament hopes of their own. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU lost 85-71 with another edition of The Report Card. Indiana (13-9, 5-6) will next travel to Ohio…

BLOOMINGTON —  Indiana lost to Penn State Saturday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 85-71. The Hoosiers led at halftime 41-37.  They were led in the game by Kel’el Ware with 25 points. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. See also:  Woodson, Ware and Galloway discuss loss to PSU Indiana (13-9, 5-6) will next travel to Ohio State for a Tuesday evening matchup. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Inability to guard the arc.  Penn State came into the game with an unimpressive resume as a perimeter shooting team. …

Indiana will once again be playing without Xavier Johnson when the Hoosiers face Penn State on Saturday (Noon ET, FS1). The sixth-year guard was listed as OUT against the Nittany Lions on the Big Ten’s availability report.   Johnson suffered an elbow injury in connection with a hard fall to the floor on Tuesday against Iowa. Sophomore forward Malik Reneau was listed as questionable.  He emerged from the tunnel for pregame warmups in uniform and appears ready to play.  He has an ankle injury suffered against Iowa on Tuesday. Penn State’s Kanye Clary will also be out on Saturday.  He is…

Shooters know shooters. Former IU basketball star Christian Watford made 42.3 percent of his 3-point shots at Indiana on 388 attempts for his career. He was undeniably a good shooter. And in Anthony Leal, Watford sees another shooter. On his Ball from Assembly Hall podcast with co-host and fellow former Hoosier Derek Elston, Watford has been saying Indiana should play Leal more often. On a team that struggles to make perimeter shots, Watford has believed for a while Leal can be the cure for what has been ailing Indiana. After Leal scored 13 points Tuesday on 3-of-4 shooting from long…

Aaron Casey will attempt to follow a path to the NFL forged by a wave of recent Indiana linebackers. The next step for the Georgia native is the NFL Draft Combine. The IU football program announced on Friday Casey received an invitation to participate in the annual event in Indianapolis. Invited to Indy. Congratulations, @A_casey2! 👊 pic.twitter.com/NUeliZb7rL — Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) February 2, 2024 Casey was among the nation’s best at the linebacker position with 109 tackles on the 2023 season, which included a Big Ten-best 20.0 tackles for loss – a total that ranked No. 2 in the FBS…

Expect the IU basketball coaching staff to be a fixture at the games of Adidas sponsored Indiana Elite’s 2025 team this spring and summer. Mike Woodson has or will see the three priority targets on that team this week, and he and his staff should remain heavily involved during the upcoming months. On Tuesday, class of 2025 7-foot center Malachi Moreno was a guest for the win over Iowa.  Moreno has now been on Indiana’s campus several times to this point.  He clearly has a heavy interest in the IU program.  Watching the development of Trayce Jackson-Davis and Malik Reneau,…

Indiana and new head coach Curt Cignetti have their first commitment in the class of 2025. Orland Park, Ill. offensive lineman Matt Marek announced on X Wednesday evening he has committed to IU. 100% COMMITTED ‼️‼️ After much thought and consideration, along with the guidance of my parents and coaches, I am proud announce my commitment to Indiana University‼️ Go Hoosiers‼️ @IndianaFootball @CCignettiIU @Coach_Bostad @CoachLeedsIU @Blake_Littman @Coach_AHiggins… pic.twitter.com/qCIXtozM32 — Matt Marek (@MattMarek9) February 1, 2024 Marek was at Indiana over the weekend and received a scholarship offer on his visit. The 6-foot-4 and 280-pound Marek is not currently ranked by…