Author: Mike Schumann

On Wednesday, Marian Director of Athletics Steve Downing officially announced the hiring of Pat Knight as the next Marian men’s basketball head coach. Knight, the son of legendary coach Bob Knight, is the 10th head coach in program history. Here’s what Knight, Downing and others with IU basketball connections had to say about the news, via release by Marian Athletics. PAT KNIGHT: “I’m really excited to get back into coaching at Marian University,” said Pat Knight on being named the Knights head coach. “I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this for 10 years. I look forward to working with…

Kory Barnett is capitalizing on an opportunity out of high school to be a walk-on player at Indiana. New West Virginia coach Darian DeVries announced the hiring of Barnett as assistant coach for the Mountaineers. Barnett joins the Mountaineer basketball after spending the last five seasons at Nevada and six seasons at UCLA, working for former IU star Steve Alford at both places. During his basketball career, Barnett has been with eight NCAA Tournament teams, including five in the Sweet 16, two conference championship teams, and seven 20-win seasons. “We are thrilled to have Kory join our basketball staff as…

Everyone knows by now, Indiana has made some major additions via the transfer portal this offseason. So far the Hoosiers have added Oumar Ballo (Arizona), Myles Rice (Washington State), Kanaan Carlyle (Stanford) and Luke Goode (Illinois).  All four project to be major contributors next season for an IU squad now routinely appearing in preseason top-25 projections. Multiple outlets say that talent influx is among the best in the nation. But what about the net effect of the transfer portal on the IU roster? There was concern in some circles IU would lose key contributors with remaining eligibility to the portal…

All four of the main national recruiting sites have finalized their rankings for the basketball class of 2024. Indiana’s lone signee in the class, Maryland-based wing Bryson Tucker, is a consensus national top-30 recruit.  He’s ranked in the top-20 according to three of the outlets, and a 5-star according to two. Here’s how the 6-foot-7 Tucker is ranked by the four most popular national outlets: On3:  No. 12 (5-star) Rivals:  No. 20 (5-star) ESPN:  No. 20 (4-star) 247Sports:  No. 28 (4-star) According to the On3 Industry Ranking, which takes an average of all four sites, Tucker is the No. 20…

Indiana has added some key pieces to the roster this spring, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive lineman C.J. West (Kent State), cornerback D’Angelo Ponds (James Madison), and linebacker Nahji Logan (UMass) are post-spring practice additions just in the last week who seem clearly capable of competing for a starting role at fall camp. And now in the aggregate, IU’s transfer portal haul leading into the 2024 season is beginning to emerge as one of the nation’s best. On3 ranks team performance in the transfer portal in a unique way, examining both transfer portal gains and losses…

Kent State interior defensive lineman CJ West has announced he will transfer to Indiana. LETS GET AFTER IT BLOOMINGTON‼️‼️GO HOOSIERS!!! @IndianaFootball pic.twitter.com/Ved0Sxes2u — CJ West (@CJWEST50) May 8, 2024 West visited Indiana last month. The 6-foot-2 and 315 pound West was considered one of the best defensive linemen available in the portal. 247Sports ranked him as the top uncommitted defensive lineman and 10th-best uncommitted player in the transfer portal. LSU, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Michigan were also been heavily involved, along with several other Power Four schools.  He visited Wisconsin and Michigan recently as well. West earned third-team All-MAC honors along…

Things are moving fast as Indiana continues to develop its roster for 2024 and beyond. Here are some notable developments from the last week from both the high school and transfer portal ranks. AN INDIANA ELITE THREESOME VISIT? The Indiana Elite 17u team might be the best on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit this year. They’ve started the spring 13-0, including 9-0 in Adidas games. Three of IU’s main priority targets in the 2025 class play for that Indiana Elite squad — center Malachi Moreno, forward Trent Sisley, and shooting guard Braylon Mullins.  All three are off to hot starts this…

The 2024 IU football season is going to be a bit like the immovable force vs. the unstoppable object. New head coach Curt Cignetti has never had a losing season, while Indiana has had, well, plenty. So far, oddsmakers are giving a slight nod to the less than glamorous history of the Hoosiers. DraftKings Sportsbook has pegged the over/under win total for IU’s 2024 regular season at five.  Gamblers need to bet $120 to win $100 on a bet IU will have more than five wins, and they’ll win $100 for every $100 bet on the Hoosiers winning less than…

According to a report by Talia Goodman of On3, Marian University is set to hire Pat Knight as their next head basketball coach. Pat Knight is a former IU basketball player and of course the son of the late legendary Indiana coach Bob Knight. The Director of Athletics at Marian is former IU player Steve Downing, who helped lead Bob Knight’s 1973 team to the Final Four. Downing was named that season’s Big Ten MVP after averaging 20.1 points and 10.6 rebounds. The 53-year-old Pat will leave his position as a scout for the Indiana Pacers. The hire could bring…

With the extra year of college eligibility largely filtering out of the system next year, the high school class of 2025 will take on greater significance.  A lot of teams are going to have a lot of roster openings. And Indiana should be one of them. So as the recruiting focus starts to shift away from the transfer portal this spring and now towards the rising high school seniors, we’ll be watching to see if Indiana can maintain its recent run of recruiting momentum. Last week we told you Indiana is expected to get an official visit from Pennsylvania-based 5-star…