IU Baseball Director of Player Development Scott Rolen was officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon in Cooperstown, N.Y. The Jasper, Ind. product is regarded as one of the greatest defensive third basemen of all-time. Rolen played in the big leagues from 1996-2012 with stints in four organizations. “At no point in my lifetime did it ever occurred to me that I’d be standing on this stage,” Rolen said in his speech on Sunday afternoon. “But I’m glad it occurred to you, because this is unbelievably special.” Rolen won National League Rookie of the Year…
Author: Mike Schumann
During each offseason we go in depth on the players returning to the IU basketball program to assess their career to date performance and what to expect next. For 2023-24 the Hoosiers have just six players coming back due to a combination of the NBA Draft, eligibility, and the transfer portal. Next up in the series is sophomore forward Kaleb Banks. ———————————– THE 2022-23 NUMBERS The 6-foot-7 Banks played in 24 games as a freshman at Indiana, all off the bench. He averaged 2.0 points and 0.9 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per contest. He had nine turnovers against eight assists…
Indiana is in the mix for one of the top class of 2025 wings. Florida-based small forward Jamier Jones announced an offer from Indiana on his Twitter page on Sunday evening. The 6-foot-6, and 200-pound Jones attends Oak Ridge H.S. in Sarasota, Fla. He transferred back to that school from IMG Academy, also in Florida. For AAU basketball, Jones plays for the 16u Florida Rebels on the Nike EYBL Circuit. During the 2021-2022 season, he averaged 20.1 points per game and added 5.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.6 blocks in 26 games played. He dealt with some injuries…
Indiana opens fall camp in early August, and it should be one of the more spirited lead-ups to a season in recent history. One reason why — IU has a lot of open competitions for spots in the starting lineup and two-deep depth chart. In a podcast interview last week, head coach Tom Allen mentioned several players who appear to be on their way to carving-out roles when the season opens on Sept. 2 vs. Ohio State. While Allen didn’t deliver any insights on who might have the edge in the ongoing quarterback competition between Tayven Jackson and Brendan Sorsby,…
Class of 2024 wing Annor Boateng named his top eight schools on Saturday afternoon. Along with Indiana, Boateng is considering Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia Tech, LSU, Missouri, Ohio State, and Virginia Tech. He announced the schools on his Twitter page: https://twitter.com/annor2024/status/1682801676510437376?s=20 According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Boateng is the No. 25 player overall in the 2024 class. He’s the No. 10 small forward according to that outlet. Indiana offered Boateng a scholarship in April and have been pursuing him heavily ever since, including regular communication with head coach Mike Woodson. The IU staff is working to get the 6-foot-5 Little…
Mackenzie Holmes has made the long trek home many times since joining IU women’s basketball in 2019. The entire program will join her on that journey in November. IU will make the 1,100 mile trip to face Maine in late November. Holmes grew up in the town of Gorham, Maine, with a population roughly the size of the number of seats in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. “I am so excited to announce that I will be returning to my home state with Indiana to face The University of Maine at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on November 30,” Holmes…
IU football is represented by 16 former players on 13 NFL franchises as training camps open around the country. Here is a summary of who to look for in the NFL as preparations begin for the 2023 campaign. Further below you can find key dates for the NFL preseason. For more news about Hoosiers in the NFL, GO HERE. Carolina Panthers Ian Thomas, TE Cleveland Browns Wes Martin, OL Dallas Cowboys Peyton Hendershot, TE Detroit Lions Nate Sudfeld, QB Green Bay Packers Caleb Jones, OT Kansas City Chiefs Ty Fryfogle, WR Cam Jones, LB Los Angeles Chargers Raheem Layne, DB…
For the second time in the last couple weeks, Memphis, Tenn. based point guard Curtis Givens III has told reporters Indiana wants to get him on campus this summer or fall for a senior year official visit. So we thought we’d take a closer look, and share a few things Givens told The Daily Hoosier about Indiana as well. The latest update on Givens came via Jamie Shaw of On3. Givens told Shaw he’s been to Georgia Tech on an official so far, and he has another scheduled to LSU. Beyond those, he’s talking to IU, Memphis and Texas about…
Bracketology in July? Sure, why not. Now that rosters are mostly set for the 2023-24 college basketball season, we’ll take a peek at what the game’s best-known bracketologist has to say about the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The man former IU coach Archie Miller once compared to Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi published a new prognostication of the 2024 field of 68 last week. The good news for Indiana fans — Lunardi sees the Hoosiers making the Tournament for the third straight year after missing out for five consecutive years prior to that, including all four of Miller’s…
We always like to see what the sports books have to say during the preseason, because they may have the least biased opinion out there. And it should come as no surprise — IU women’s basketball is expected to compete near the top of the national conversation once again. According to BetOnline, the Hoosiers have 14/1 odds to win the 2024 NCAA crown. That represents the sixth best odds in the country, and second best in the Big Ten. Ahead of IU are defending national champ LSU (3/1), along with UConn (5/1), Iowa (7/1), South Carolina (9/1) and Utah (9/1).…