Indiana has to replace several walk-ons from its 2022-23 team. One of the new non-scholarship players will be James Goodis of Winter Park, Fla. He is listed on the IU roster as a 6-foot-1 and 170-pound guard. Goodis is 2023 graduate of Montverde Academy in Florida, where he played for a regional team under the direction of Coach Kevin Boyle. Montverde is the same school that produced Hoosiers Jalen Hood-Schifino and Malik Reneau, and several current recruiting targets. Goodis played AAU ball for Nike program the Georgia Stars. He will study Finance in the Kelley School of Business. Goodis was…
Author: Mike Schumann
Former IU basketball All-American Alan Henderson was featured on CBS Saturday Morning. The profile focused on his business venture. Henderson owns and operates Henderson Spirits Group. Henderson played at IU from 1991 to 1995. As a senior, he scored 20 or more points on 24 occasions and recorded 49 double-doubles in his four years. He set IU’s career rebounding record with 1,091, topping a record set 34 years before. His mark stood until 2023 when Trayce Jackson-Davis passed him. Henderson was the Atlanta Hawks’ first round draft pick, eventually becoming a starter and outstanding player for the Hawks. https://youtu.be/kir3Ak_K1Ck Video…
For the fourth time in 11 years, Kennesaw State will venture up to Bloomington for a December nonconference game with IU. According to a report by Rocco Miller, the Hoosiers will host KSU on Dec. 29 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana struggled against the Owls last December in a poorly attended game due to bitter cold temperatures. The Hoosiers were playing without arguably their two best players — Trayce Jackson-Davis and Xavier Johnson. And they trailed 22-15 in the first half in a game that felt like it could end up with a loss. Kennesaw State led by four…
The Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday afternoon it’s new approach to football scheduling beginning in 2024 when UCLA and USC join the league. The new schedule model includes nine league games per year, 11 annual protected games, and every league matchup is guaranteed twice in four years (home, away). In connection with those changes, the conference no longer has divisions. The Indiana and Purdue rivalry is one of the 11 annual protected games. The Hoosiers will also see Michigan State and Maryland in both 2024 and 2025 as part of a two-play model, although those are not protected games…
Class of 2024 4-star guard Jaeden Mustaf arrives in Bloomington on Thursday for a junior year official visit. Below are the key things to know about Mustaf during his three day stay in Indiana. ESSENTIALS Status — OFFERED (June, 2022) Class – 2024 Hometown – Matthews, N.C. (originally from D.C. area) School – Carmel Christian School Position – Combo Guard Height – 6-foot-5 Weight – 205 AAU – Boo Williams (Nike EYBL) On3 Industry Average Ranking – 4-star (No. 38 in nation, No. 3 combo guard), consensus top-50 Primary Competition – N.C. State, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Miami, Florida State Top…
Class of 2024 wing Caleb Williams announced on Thursday he has narrowed his recruitment. Williams will choose from Villanova, Michigan, Indiana, Syracuse, Georgetown, Virginia and Miami (Fla.). The 6-foot-7 Williams took multiple visits to IU over the last year. A 3-star prospect, he ranks as the No. 117 overall player in the 2024 class according to the On3 Industry Ranking. The D.C. area product has struggled at times this spring on the Nike EYBL for Team Takeover. He’s averaging 6.1 points while shooting 35.6 percent overall and 25 percent from three. For a complete summary of Indiana’s main targets in…
The Big Ten Conference has scheduled an announcement on Thursday to reveal the league’s new scheduling format for the 2024 season and beyond. On a special edition of B1G Live, Mike Hall and Howard Griffith will interview Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, Big Ten Chief Operating Officer Kerry Kenny and Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith for insight and analysis on the scheduling process. The announcement will air at 4:30 p.m. ET and can be streamed on your tablet or mobile device via the Fox Sports App and will also be covered via the Big Ten Network’s Twitter, Facebook, YouTube…
The next step in the interesting journey that has been Flory Bidunga’s arrival in the United States and emergence on the basketball scene should become more clear over the next couple months. The Kokomo H.S. (Kokomo, Ind.) rising senior was out in Las Vegas over the last few days and spoke to multiple outlets about the status of his college recruitment. The consistent message from the Democratic Republic of the Congo product was that he would like to have his decision finalized before he starts his senior year of high school in early August. Indiana, Michigan, Kansas, Auburn, Florida and…
IU Athletics has announced the date for its annual kickoff event for the men’s and women’s basketball programs. Hoosier Hysteria will take place on Friday, Oct. 20 this year. That’s obviously a date fairly late on the calendar relative to the start of the season, which comes just a couple weeks later in early November. Hoosier Hysteria has generally taken place in early October in recent years. But like last year, IU has aligned the event with its football homecoming weekend. IU football hosts Rutgers for homecoming at noon ET on Saturday, Oct. 21. Indiana made a major modification to…
Coming into the week, IU football had no in-state commits in the 2024 class. They’ve added three over the last 24 hours. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel H.S.) cornerback Christian Peterson announced on Tuesday he has committed to IU, joining a pair of Indiana based offensive linemen who announced commitments earlier in the day. “I am blessed to announce I will be continuing my academic and football career at Indiana University,” Peterson wrote in an attachment to a Twitter post. Indiana’s offer last week was Peterson’s first from the Power Five ranks, and he wasted no time jumping on it. Peterson had…