Author: Mike Schumann

IU baseball can eliminate all doubt this week in Omaha. Firmly on the bubble, the Hoosiers can win the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Short of that, it appears IU will be sweating it out on Selection Monday next week. They’re off to a good start after an 8-6 win over Purdue to open the Big Ten Tournament on Tuesday. Here’s what Baseball America says about where the Hoosiers stand as it relates to the NCAA Tournament as of Wednesday, after that win over the Boilermakers: Indiana (31-22-1,…

Former IU sharpshooter Sara Scalia announced on Wednesday morning she’ll extend her playing career overseas. The Minnesota product will play in Italy for Magnolia Campobasso for the 2024-25 season.  Scalia broke the news on her X account. Officially signed a contract to play professional basketball with Magnolia Campobasso in Italy! I am grateful for the opportunity to continue pursuing my dreams. I look forward to this next step in my journey and where it will take me! https://t.co/3bqMBZBcYX pic.twitter.com/qo3KO6Zagb — Sara Scalia (@sara_scalia14) May 22, 2024 The 5-foot-10 Scalia earned first team All-Big Ten honors in March. The fifth-year averaged…

It was worth the wait. After being delayed several hours by weather in the Omaha area, Indiana jumped out to an 8-1 lead against rival Purdue and held on for an opening round win at the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The Hoosiers fell behind 1-0 when Purdue pushed across a run in the top of the 4th. But Indiana erupted for eight runs — three in the bottom of the 5th inning, and five more in the bottom of the 6th — to give them an insurmountable advantage. Jason Oliver hit a three-run home run over the right field…

The Daily Hoosier caught up with Flint, Mich. based guard Trey McKenney at the Westfield, Ind. Nike EYBL stop over the weekend. Indiana has been involved with the 6-foot-5 McKenney for more than two years at this point, offering him in 2022. According to the On3 Industry Average, McKenney is a 5-star in the class of 2025, and the No. 12 overall player. As a junior at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, McKenney averaged 22.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game.  He led OLSM to a state title and recorded 32 points and 10 rebounds in the…

In one respect, Trayce Jackson-Davis proved a lot of people wrong this season. In another, more fuel has been added to his fire. Jackson-Davis, who famously posted “Y’all will regret it, I promise” when he fell to the 57th overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, easily outplayed his draft position as a rookie. The former IU star finished one vote shy of the NBA’s All-Rookie teams announced on Monday afternoon.  He received 42 second-place votes, and was in effect named the 11th best rookie for the 2023-24 season. Jackson-Davis gave Golden State more athleticism and size underneath this season,…

The Daily Hoosier caught up with class of 2025 5-star guard Jalen Haralson over the weekend to discuss the latest with his game and recruitment. On the Nike EYBL Circuit this spring, Haralson is averaging 20.2 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Indy Heat.  He’s tenth overall on the circuit in scoring. Here’s our full Q&A with the national top-20 6-foot-6 Indiana native. ————————————————– TDH – When it comes to your decision to attend La Lumiere, why’d you make that choice, and how do you think your junior season went? Haralson – I made the decision for their good player…

The Big Ten Conference announced the bracket for the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament scheduled for May 21-26 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb. The eight-team, double-elimination tournament will determine the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. CT when No. 3 seed Indiana (30-22-1) takes on No. 6 seed Purdue (33-22).  The teams met two weeks ago in West Lafayette, and IU took the series 2-1.  It will be the first meeting of the rivals in the postseason since 2012. The winner of Tuesday’s opening game will head to the…

A former IU star could make the difference as the Knicks and Pacers get set for Game 7 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals. New York forward OG Anunoby, out since Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals due to a left hamstring strain, plans to participate in shootaround on Sunday morning and test for a potential Game 7 return against the Indiana Pacers, ESPN is reporting. The Knicks upgraded Anunoby to questionable on Saturday afternoon.  He has averaged 16.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in eight playoff games this season. New York has been ravaged by…

Westfield, Ind. —  The Daily Hoosier is at the Nike EYBL this weekend catching up with various IU basketball recruiting targets. Here are a some quick notes from the event.  Check back for more updates. IU had three coaches watching class of 2025 4-star guard Kiyan Anthony on Saturday morning, including head coach Mike Woodson.  Kiyan is the son of NBA great Carmelo Anthony, who played for Woodson with the New York Knicks.  Kiyan told the media he doesn’t plan to take visits until after summer basketball in July.  He says Indiana is a school he plans to visit. Class…

The one and only live recruiting period of the spring is upon this weekend, and that means college basketball coaches will descend upon various national high school basketball events across the country over the next few days. Given the limited opportunities to watch players in person and make their presence felt, look for the IU staff — Mike Woodson and his three assistant coaches — to be out in full force this weekend. The major events are open to the public, and one is close to a significant portion of the Indiana fan base. For IU fans in the Indianapolis…