Author: Mike Schumann

According to multiple reports, legendary former IU basketball coach Bob Knight has been hospitalized in Bloomington with an acute illness. Rick Bozich of WDRB in Louisville appears to have reported the news first on Sunday evening. According to the reports, a message was sent to former IU basketball players informing them of the news. The letter asked for prayers for the 82-year-old Knight. The message indicated Knight had been admitted Friday evening, and the hope is he’ll be able to return home sometime soon. Knight coached Indiana from 1971 to 2000.  He led the Hoosiers to three national titles and…

Jordan Geronimo came to Indiana from the East Coast, so when he arrived in Bloomington in 2020, he had no reason to have a great deal of knowledge when it came to legendary IU basketball coach Bob Knight. Geronimo said he knew of Knight when he arrived, referring to him as a “name you can’t miss in college basketball.” But when Knight started coming around IU basketball practices this season, Geronimo could see all he needed to know by looking into the eyes of the three-time national champion head coach. “When he speaks he has this fire that’s unmatched,” Geronimo…

Indiana is in the mix for Northern Colorado transfer wing Dalton Knecht, according to a report from Mountain West Wire’s Sean Paul. The 6-foot-6 wing spent the past two seasons with the Bears after two seasons at Northeastern Junior College (CO). A native of Thornton, Colo., Knecht had a tremendous senior campaign for the Bears, leading the Big Sky in scoring with 646 points.  His average of 20.2 points per game also led the Big Sky and ranked 23rd in the nation. Knecht was also second in the Big Sky with 77 three-pointers made.  He made multiple threes in 24…

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Saturday Trayce Jackson-Davis is the winner of the 2023 Karl Malone Award. Named after the Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its ninth year recognizes the top power forward in Division I men’s college basketball. Jackson-Davis beat out fellow finalists Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona), Drew Timme (Gonzaga), Kris Murray (Iowa) and Bryce Hopkins (Providence) for the honor. “I could not be more excited to receive this year’s Karl Malone Award, “said Jackson-Davis in a release. “This is something I share with…

Class of 2024 guard Jaeden Mustaf is down to five schools, he said on Saturday. Mustaf made the announcement on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/1tjaee/status/1642207809394601988?s=20 The 6-foot-6 Washington D.C. metro area product who plays at Carmel Christian in North Carolina included IU in his group of finalists, along with Florida State, Miami, N.C. State and Virginia Tech After announcing his final five, Mustaf told On3’s Joe Tipton what he likes about Indiana. “I think I would fit right in there. Great basketball fans and blue blood school. Great relationship with coaches, they keep in contact with me a lot and I…

Indiana appears to be a legitimate contender for one of the hottest names in the transfer portal — former North Carolina guard Caleb Love. 247Sports national analyst Eric Bossi said on Friday Love could decide to play his senior season closer to home, and he named Indiana as a possible destination. “A native of St. Louis, early word behind the scenes is that Love is likely to end up back closer to home. So, keep an eye on programs in the Midwest like Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and potentially a few others,” Bossi wrote. Love averaged 16.7 points, 3.7…

IU basketball freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday morning. The Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year, Hood-Schifino averaged 13.5 points per game in his lone season in Bloomington. Hood-Schifino is widely projected to be a first round selection in the June NBA Draft. “From start to finish my freshman season has been nothing short of amazing,” Hood-Schifino wrote in an Instagram post on Friday morning. “To the fans and people in Bloomington, you welcomed me with open arms.  I can’t…

Ball State transfer forward Payton Sparks has signed with Indiana. IU formally announced his addition to the basketball program on Friday morning. Here’s the release from Indiana, including a quote from head coach Mike Woodson: ——————- PAYTON SPARKS JOINS INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM ONLINE ROSTER BIO: https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/payton-sparks/17642 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – IU men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson has announced that Indiana native Payton Sparks, a 6-9, 240-pound, center will join the program as a transfer and have two seasons of eligibility. He comes to IU from Ball State where he was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference performer and was the 2022 MAC Freshman…

If Indiana is looking for perimeter players who are unafraid to let it fly in a variety of ways, then they may need to look no further than Rice transfer guard Quincy Olivari. IU head coach Mike Woodson had a Zoom meeting with Olivari earlier this week. In his fourth season at Rice, Olivari started all 35 games at guard, leading the Owls with 18.7 points per game to go with 5.6 rebounds. He shot 36.4 percent from beyond the arc this season and is a 37.8 percent 3-point shooter in his career. The 6-foot-3 Olivari is Rice’s all-time leader…

IU men’s basketball senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis was one of 10 players named to the John R. Wooden Award All-America Team, presented annually by the Los Angeles Athletic Club, on Thursday. He also is one of five finalists for its Men’s Player of the Year Award. Senior women’s forward Mackenzie Holmes has also been named to the 2023 John R. Wooden Award All-American team. The women’s Wooden Award All American Team is comprised of five student-athletes who were the top vote-getters in the quest to earn college basketball’s most prestigious honor. As insisted upon by Coach Wooden at the award’s…