Author: Mike Schumann

One of the more interesting developments to follow early in the 2024-25 IU basketball season will be how head coach Mike Woodson utilizes Oumar Ballo and Malik Reneau. Forwards Mackenzie Mgbako and Luke Goode have both said this fall they anticipate being utilized at times in a stretch-four role, and Reneau has said he has been playing some center.  Woodson has corroborated all of that to some extent. And so really it is the extent of those roles that becomes a central question as the Hoosiers are now just a couple weeks away from their exhibition opener at Tennessee on…

The Big Ten Conference announced tip times and television designations for the men’s basketball season on Wednesday afternoon. The Hoosiers will be featured on BTN or B1G+ 12 times this season, including home conference tilts against Minnesota (Dec. 9), USC (Jan. 8), and Penn State (Jan. 26). B1G+ will carry the lone home exhibition against Marian (Nov. 1) and the home game against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 10). FOX and FS1 will showcase Indiana seven times, including primetime game slots at Nebraska (Dec. 13), at Iowa (Jan. 11), at Ohio State (Jan. 17), at Purdue (Jan. 31), and against UCLA (Feb.…

Curt Cignetti said when he was hired he planned to “wage a tenacious battle against complacency.” From the Nick Saban school of coaching, Cignetti isn’t one to go overboard with compliments.  You’re either getting better or worse each day, never staying the same, he says. And as a former quarterback himself, Cignetti watches the position with an especially critical eye. But on an appearance this week with Rhett Lewis on Under the Hood, Cignetti was effusive in his praise for Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke. And how could he not be happy with the two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the…

Details have surfaced regarding Indiana’s previously announced Oct. 27 charity exhibition against Tennessee in Knoxville. The game will tip on that Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET at the Food City Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. The Tennessee basketball website says the game will air on the SEC Network+.  SEC Network+ is accessible with your TV provider credentials and is available via the ESPN APP on smartphones, tablets, connected streaming devices or espn.com/watch. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster via this link. NCAA rules mandate that for an exhibition game between two Division I teams, the host school must sell tickets and…

Former IU basketball player Miller Kopp is trending towards another season in the NBA G League. On Tuesday the Oklahoma City Thunder announced they’ve signed the 25-year-old to their training camp roster. Kopp played the 2023-24 season for the Oklahoma City Blue in the NBA’s G League, and this latest deal secures the franchise’s rights to sign Kopp to another deal with the Blue. That team won the league title last season with Kopp averaging 6.3 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 31.1 percent from three. Kopp was with the NBA franchise in July for the Summer League and played…

There were no real surprises as class of 2025 center Eric Reibe narrowed his list of schools to five. The 7-footer told multiple outlets on Tuesday he’ll focus on Indiana, Kansas, Connecticut, Creighton and Oregon to wrap-up his recruitment. Reibe just completed his final official visit to Oregon over the weekend. A product of Germany who attends Bullis School in Potomac, Md., Reibe is expected to announce a college decision this month. According to multiple reports, IU coach Mike Woodson is visiting Reibe on Wednesday. Reibe visited Indiana a couple weeks ago along with fellow IU target Braylon Mullins, and…

If there’s one constant missing from IU basketball since their last Big Ten title, the lack of a verbal alpha leader might just be it.  It’s at least one aspect of the program that’s seemingly been in short supply more often than not. Yogi Ferrell was the unquestioned leader of the 2015-16 Hoosiers, and at times he seemed to pull that whole team along with him. But since then, player after player have told us at this very time of year, they are more of a lead-by-example kind of guy.  We’d hear those quotes and wonder if it mattered to…

The marquee matchup involving Indiana and Nebraska will kick at Noon ET on Oct. 19 and air nationally on FOX. Although no formal announcement has been made, there appears to be a good chance FOX will bring its Big Noon Kickoff show to Bloomington for the second time in three years. The game is the focal point of a full weekend at IU that also includes Homecoming, and Hoosier Hysteria for the basketball programs. Both No. 18/20 Indiana (6-0) and Nebraska (5-1) are on bye this week ahead of their meeting at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Nebraska has wins over…

Indiana fans won’t have to wait much longer to learn Braylon Mullins’ college destination. The in-state class of 2025 top-25 shooting guard will announce his commitment in just over two weeks — on October 23. The 6-foot-5 Mullins will pick either IU, Connecticut or Nort Carolina. According to the On3 Average, Mullins is a 4-star, the No. 22 overall player in the 2025 class, and the No. 6 shooting guard. Mullins will announce his decision live on the national 247Sports YouTube channel at 6 p.m. ET. Just over a week ago, Mullins’ father told The Daily Hoosier the current thinking…

Indiana’s offense continued it’s dominant start to the 2024 season with another 40-point, 500-yard performance. Several Hoosiers had standout games on the offensive side of the football during their 41-24 win in Evanston.  Below we took a look at PFF grades, notes and snap counts from the contest. Through six games, Indiana’s overall PFF grade is No. 3 in the nation, behind only Ohio State and Miami (Fla.). Their overall offense is second, and their overall defense is 14th. Next up for Indiana (6-0) is PFF No. 29 Nebraska (5-1) on Oct. 19.  Both teams have a bye next week.…