Author: Mike Schumann

Mike Woodson said in March he’s never played through the post as a basketball coach like he did with Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson. Somewhere over the course of his first two seasons as the IU head coach, the term “buddy ball” was coined in reference to the pair creating for each other on the offensive end. Woodson wasn’t sure what to expect this year as his roster went through a major overhaul during offseason. But it’s clear now — for better or worse, buddy ball is back. Through three games, center Kel’el Ware and power forward Malik Reneau are…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Wright State by a final score of  89-80 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday. Indiana led 54-49 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Kel’el Ware, with team highs in both points (22) and rebounds (12). The three keys to the game, highlights, and final stats are below.  For Mike Woodson and the IU players postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (3-0) will face UConn on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York at 1 p.m. ET. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Paint domination.  Indiana had a major size advantage, and they…

IU men’s soccer defeated Lipscomb 2-1 at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington Thursday evening to advance in the NCAA Tournament. Freshman Collins Oduro found the back of the net from 20 yards out to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute. ODUROOOO!!! 👏@Collinso_11 | #IUMS pic.twitter.com/19aeAdBXqY — Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) November 16, 2023 Maouloune Goumballe added a dagger in the 74th minute. GOAL GOUMBALLE ‼️ Goumballe scores his fourth goal in as many matches.#IUMS pic.twitter.com/KatWMFE9Q8 — Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) November 17, 2023 It was Goumballe’s fourth goal in as many matches. Lipscomb scored in the…

For the first time this year against a Power Five opponent, Indiana is favored to beat Michigan State on Saturday according to the oddsmakers.  They like the Hoosiers by 3.5 points as of late Thursday morning. Too little too late some would say, and technically they’d be right.  At 3-7 with two games remaining, IU can no longer play in a postseason game barring a situation where the Hoosiers finish 5-7 and there aren’t enough 6-6 teams to play in the 41 bowl games. While the Hoosiers are likely just 10 days away from ending a third-straight disappointing season, Michigan…

You could see it coming with how Mike Woodson was talking about him before the season. And without a doubt, IU basketball freshman guard Gabe Cupps has ascended the depth chart since arriving on campus in June. The 6-foot-2 point guard was a bit of an afterthought coming into the season, in the shadow of high profile transfer Kel’el Ware, high profile fellow freshman Mackenzie Mgbako, and locked-in starting guards Trey Galloway and Xavier Johnson. The Centerville, Ohio product came into IU’s first exhibition as part of a second wave of subs over eight minutes into the game.  He came…

When Tom Allen took over as the head coach of IU football on Dec. 1, 2016, he did so in a world he knew very well. Like any business or competitive endeavor, change is constant in college sports, but until recently that change had mostly come in a gradual and relatively predictable fashion. But the Allen era at Indiana has been met with dramatic, smack you in the face kind of change, right at the moment when he seemed to have Indiana headed in the right direction. If you know anything about the history if IU football, the pattern should…

For the second consecutive year, official IU NIL collectives Hoosiers Connect and Hoosiers for Good have announced a $1 million matching campaign via an anonymous donor. The news comes in conjunction with the launch of the IN For Indiana Campaign, a major fundraising push by the organizations. Today on the IN For Indiana website, IU fans can watch interviews with a number of IU athletes and coaches including Trey Galloway and Xavier Johnson. Full details are below, via release. —————————————– Hoosiers Connect and Hoosiers For Good Announce $1 Million in Matching Funds for a Second Year and Hoosier Connect Launches…

Indiana has offered class of 2025 point guard Chance Mallory. The 5-foot-10 Mallory reported the IU offer on his social media accounts. According to the On3 Industry Average, Mallory is a 4-star prospect, the No. 73 overall player in the 2025 class, and the No. 11 point guard. The Charlottesville, Va. product attends St. Anne’s-Belfield School.  For spring and summer basketball he plays for Team Thrill on the Under Armour Circuit.  Mallory played up with 2024 IU targets Derik Queen and Daquan Davis for that outfit. As a sophomore at St. Anne’s-Belfield, Mallory averaged 17.5 points, 5.2 assists. 3.7 rebounds…

After earning an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament via Sunday’s Big Ten Tournament title, the only drama for IU on Monday was where they’d land in the bracket. Indiana will host Lipscomb in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as announced on the NCAA Selection Show on Monday. IU returns to the NCAA Tournament for the 48th time in 51 seasons while making its NCAA-record 37th consecutive appearance. Indiana and Lipscomb will play their first-round match Thursday (Nov. 16) on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kickoff time is TBA. Although IU made the Tournament, their run…

It’s early, but the product Indiana is putting on the floor is downright concerning coming out of the 2023-24 gate. The Hoosiers fell behind national sub-300 Army 19-11 early and were not able to build more than a five point lead until midway through the second half.  The resilient Black Knights forced a tie at 58 with less than four minutes to play before IU went on a 14-3 run to finally pull away for good. Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers won 72-64 with another edition of The Report Card. Indiana (2-0) will next play Wright…