Author: Mike Schumann

Assembly Ball, the Indiana alumni team hosting The Basketball Tournament’s (TBT) regional alongside All Good Dawgs (Butler alumni) at Hinkle Fieldhouse from July 19–22, announced the roster addition of former Hoosier Al Durham. Durham joins Jordan Hulls, Race Thompson, Yogi Ferrell, James Blackmon Jr. and Troy Williams as the first six roster commitments for Assembly Ball. Additional players will be announced in the coming weeks. Durham spent four seasons at Indiana (2017–21), appearing in 97 career games. After cementing himself as a starter in his sophomore season, Durham averaged 9.8 points per game in his final three seasons with the…

Indiana has filled one of its remaining 2025-26 roster openings with Serbian guard Aleksa Ristic. That news comes via Arman Jovic and Ristic’s scout, Stevan Petrovic. The 6-foot-4 Ristic is averaging 13.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game on 51.3% shooting including 39.6% from three, and 86% at the stripe in the Basketball League of Serbia, Jovic reports.  He plays for KK Dynamic in the top-level league in Serbia. Ristic could play lead guard or off the ball for Indiana.  Multiple sources tell TDH Ristic is joining the Indiana team for the 2025-26 season. The 19-year-old Ristic will…

The Seattle Storm announced today that free agent forward Mackenzie Holmes has signed with the team. The former IU star was with Seattle throughout training camp and played in the team’s only preseason game against Connecticut on May 4. In that game Holmes scored nine points on 80% (4-for-5) shooting from the field and recorded eight rebounds and three blocks, tied for the most blocked shots by any player in a game this preseason. She was waived by Seattle before the regular season. Holmes was selected by the Storm at No. 26 in the third round of the 2024 WNBA Draft and missed…

Indiana offered class of 2027 wing Marcus Spears, Jr. over the weekend. According to the average of the national rankings, the 6-foot-7 Spears, Jr. is a 5-star and the No. 9 overall player in the 2027 class.  He attends Dynamic Prep in Texas, a program coached by former Pacers star Jermaine O’Neal. Spears, Jr. is the son of former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman and current ESPN analyst Marcus Spears. His mom is Aiysha (Smith) Spears played basketball at LSU before becoming the No. 7 overall pick, to the Washington Mystics in the 2003 WNBA Draft. Spears, Jr. helped lead Team…

Penn State verbal pledge Lavar Keys surprised folks when it became public he was on an official visit at Indiana over the weekend. A wide receiver at DeMatha H.S. in Maryland, Keys has been committed to Penn State since last summer.  He had 63 catches and 13 touchdowns as a junior. The 5-foot-11 Keys is a 3-star according to the industry average, and the No. 120 receiver in the 2026 class.  On his X bio he reports a 4.32 40-yard dash. Indiana is also pursuing another 2026 wide receiver who decommitted from Penn State, Jerquaden Guilford of Ft. Wayne, Ind.…

Below is a recap of Indiana commitments in the class of 2026 and prior. This page is updated regularly as commitments occur so you can track developing classes. You can refer back to this page via the recruiting drop down on our menu above. Last update:  June 17, 2025 PAST CLASS RANKINGS (According to 247Sports Composite) 2025:  46th overall / 14th Big Ten 2024:  65th overall / 16th Big Ten 2023:  69th overall / 14th Big Ten 2022:  25th overall / 5th Big Ten 2021:  54th overall / 12th Big Ten 2020:  58th overall / 12th Big Ten 2019:  36th…

Coaches are able to directly contact class of 2027 prospects as of June 15, so activity in the rising junior class is starting to increase. That included a call and an offer from the IU staff to 2027 point guard Nasir Anderson. Anderson is a consensus top-40 4-star in the 2027 class, and a consensus national top-10 point guard. The 6-foot-2 Anderson attends Norcross H.S. in Norcross, Ga.  Still just 15, he’s originally from Savannah, Ga. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2025 FIBA U16 AmericasCup last week in Mexico. He also brought home a gold medal…

The 1942 Indiana Hoosiers were no doubt one of the better teams in IU football program history.  But their inclusion here is as much about what could have been — and paying homage to what wasn’t. Coming into the 1942 season, IU hadn’t won more than five games in a year since 1910.  Head coach Bo McMillin was .500 or better in his first four years in Bloomington from 1934 to 1937, but the program struggled for the next four years and didn’t finish better than sixth place in the Big Ten during those latter four seasons. But things were…

During his official visit, in-state class of 2026 offensive lineman C.J. Scifres announced his commitment to Indiana on Saturday. The 6-foot-6 and 325-pound Scifres attends Center Grove H.S. in Greenwood, Ind. Scifres is a 3-star and the No. 175 interior offensive lineman in the rising senior class according to 247Sports. Indiana offered him in January. His other offer was from Toledo. Scifres’ highlights are below. Indiana now has 15 commits in the 2026 class. Scifres is the third offensive lineman. Here is the rest of the class with links to more information on each player. Gabe Hill, Naperville, Illinois, DL…

Indiana has formally entered the mix with an offer to one of the top guards in the 2026 class, New York-based point guard Deron Rippey, Jr. Rippey reported the offer on his Instagram page. The 6-foot-2 Rippey is from Brooklyn, N.Y. and attends Blair Academy in New Jersey, where he was named that state’s Gatorade Player of the Year this past season.  He led the Bucs to a 24-4 record and the Prep Open State Tournament title as well as the Mid-Atlantic Prep tournament championship this past season. Rippey averaged 16.2 points, 5.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals per…