Transferring North Carolina wing Puff Johnson is the latest to report a contact from IU while in the portal. According to Jon Rothstein, Indiana is one of several schools showing interest in Johnson. In addition to IU, Rothstein reported involvement by Kentucky, Arizona State, TCU, West Virginia, Pitt, Oklahoma, LSU, Butler, Seton Hall, Tulane, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, UC Santa Barbara, and Duquesne. Born Donovan Christopher Johnson, his mother gave him the name Puff because he liked the cereal Cocoa Puffs. He is the younger brother of NBA player and former North Carolina star Cameron Johnson. The 6-foot-8 and 200…
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Indiana’s actions suggest they believe they can land class of 2024 in-state 5-star center Flory Bidunga. IU sent their entire coaching staff — head coach Mike Woodson and his three assistants — to watch Bidunga’s Class 4A State Finals game on Saturday evening in Indianapolis. Even class of 2023 signee Gabe Cupps was there. Cupps sat alongside Bidunga at multiple IU games this past season and seems particularly focused on helping the staff land the Kokomo H.S. big man. Woodson’s wife and daughter were there too. In every conceivable way, Indiana made a statement on Saturday — they’re all in…
Dusty May has parlayed teenage yard work into the Final Four. The former IU basketball student manager turned Division I head coach at Florida Atlantic has the Owls in the 2023 Final Four after an Elite Eight win over Kansas State on Saturday evening. The 46-year-old May was at Indiana from 1996 to 2000. His last season as a student manager there was legendary IU coach Bob Knight’s last season in Bloomington. May grew up playing high school basketball in the shadow of Bloomington at nearby Eastern Greene High School. He knew he wanted to be a coach, and he…
When he had it rolling, Matt Roth couldn’t miss from three-point range for Indiana. After one season at Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian H.S., he has the look of a can’t miss coach. Roth led the Braves to a 52-45 win over Linton-Stockton in the Indiana Class 2A State Championship game on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Class of 2025 forward Kellen Pickett had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the way for Blackhawk. He was 2-of-5 from three. An IU recruiting prospect, the 6-foot-8 Pickett took a visit to Indiana for the Purdue game in January.…
Indiana is taking a look at someone in the transfer portal they faced early in Mike Woodson’s tenure. The IU staff has checked in on Syracuse guard Joseph Girard according to Adam Zagoria. When Indiana faced Girard and Syracuse a year ago, he scored 22 points and dished five assists to help the Orange to an overtime win. Girard is considering multiple options, including the NBA Draft and a return to Syracuse along with transferring. According to Adam Zagoria, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Auburn, Butler, LSU, Florida, Ohio State, Loyola Chicago, Stanford, Clemson, Nebraska, and BYU also reached out to Girard on…
March 25, 1993 — St. Louis, Missouri Nothing was going to get in senior forward Calbert Cheaney’s way in a 1993 Sweet 16 matchup with Louisville. Certainly not Cardinal forward Dwayne Morton. After Morton tried to intimidate Cheaney after an altercation at the rim, the two got into a heated, face-to-face meeting on the ground that resulted in technical fouls on both players. Morton went on to make just 4-of-14 shots on the day and admitted after the game that he was too hyper. Meanwhile, Cheaney hardly missed. Cheaney was 10-of-12 from both the field and the free throw line…
For most of the game, the No. 1 seeded Indiana Hoosiers had no answers on defense when it came to stopping Temple’s Khalif Wyatt. Fortunately for IU, their own superstar rose to the occasion in the closing seconds on the other end of the floor. Victor Oladipo hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds remaining as Indiana escaped the round of 32 with a 58-52 win over Temple in Dayton. Indiana trailed by four with 2:56 left as Wyatt torched the Hoosiers for 31 of the Owls 52 points. After Oladipo’s three-pointer put the Hoosiers up 56-52, Indiana was finally able…
Indiana’s first departure via the transfer portal came on Thursday afternoon. Center Logan Duncomb will look to play elsewhere after two seasons in Bloomington. “I’ve made the difficult decision to leave IU,” Duncomb said in a Twitter post. “Thankful for the teammates, fans, coaches, staff, and friends who have supported me! Love you all.” The Cincinnati product had sinus surgery in early February. He had not played since Jan. 14. The 6-foot-9 sophomore was not part of Indiana’s main rotation this season. He averaged 2.9 points in nine appearances. Duncomb played an average of 5.7 minutes in those contests. He…
Indiana is showing interest in a big man they were game planning for a year ago. Wyoming star center Graham Ike entered the transfer portal earlier this week, and IU is one of several high profile programs to make contact. He sat out this past season due to a foot injury. The 6-foot-9 and 255-pound center averaged 19.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists for the Cowboys during the 2021-22 season. According to KenPom, Ike’s usage rate was 35.4 percent, third-highest in the country, he took 33.9 percent of the shots (No. 10), and he drew 7.3 fouls per 40…
Indiana is serious about transfer portal prospects Nick Timberlake and Chris Ledlum. According to a report by Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers, IU head coach Mike Woodson will visit Timberlake this week at his home. Timberlake lives in Massachusetts. Timberlake is the No. 7 overall player in the portal according to On3. According to another report by Adam Zagoria, IU will also visit Ledlum this week. Ledlum is also on the East Coast in Brooklyn. Ledlum is the No. 5 overall player in the portal according to On3. Both players are receiving significant high major interest. For more background on Timberlake,…