Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana starting guard Xavier Johnson will miss a second consecutive game on Tuesday after suffering an elbow injury a week ago against Iowa. The 6-foot-3 Johnson has already missed eight games this season due to multiple injuries. No other players were listed on the Big Ten’s availability report as out or questionable for Indiana or Ohio State. When commenting on Johnson’s elbow injury, coach Mike Woodson hinted Friday it could be a multiple game situation. “It’s been a struggle because we just haven’t had a full deck, and I don’t know if we’re ever going to have one, to be…

However this season ends for Indiana, the conversation will quickly pivot to rebuilding the roster for the 2024-25 campaign. Yesterday we told you things could get messy in Bloomington if the Hoosiers continue to play poorly over the next few weeks.  But in the transfer portal and “NIL” era, a college basketball roster can be overhauled in a good month or two. That means a lot of negativity towards what appears to be a very a disappointing current season can be washed away quickly with hope for the future.  There’s always next year, you know. Indiana fans would probably be very…

IU football picked up a commitment from in-state offensive lineman Evan Parker on Monday afternoon. The 6-foot-4 and 295-pound Parker announced the news on his social media accounts. “1000% Committed! B-Town Let’s Rock,” Parker said. Based on the average of On3 and 247Sports, Parker is a 3-star recruit, the No. 646 overall player in the 2025 class, and the No. 67 interior offensive lineman. The Carmel H.S. product was named to the Junior All-State team following the 2023 season. Parker spoke with 247Sports national reporter Steve Wiltfong about the decision. “It was just the culture and what they’re going to…

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…