Author: Mike Schumann

The next month might be the most important of the Mike Woodson era. On Monday we wrote the 2022-23 season should be viewed as a success, but with a major overhaul looming, any progress gained over the last two years could fly out the window in a flash if Woodson and his staff are unable to reconstruct the roster and keep the train rolling. Below we take a quick look at where things stand with all 13 scholarship players from the 2022-23 team as we enter the “free agency” phase of the college basketball calendar. Let’s start with the players…

The portal names to know keep rolling in. Today we take a look at former Florida guard Kowacie Reeves, Jr., who Indiana has contacted according to 247Sports national analyst Travis Branham. On the offensive end, Reeves is a high usage wing with a high ceiling who has to become more efficient. In 19.3 minutes per game this season for Florida mostly coming off the bench, Reeves averaged 8.5 points per game and 2.6 rebounds on 37.7 percent shooting from the field.  He made 50.4 percent from two and 26.2 percent from three on 130 attempts from long range.  He shot…

March 21, 1992 — Boise, Idaho The last time Indiana and LSU met, it was the 1987 NCAA Tournament, with the Final Four on the line.  IU overcame an eight point deficit in the final seven minutes to win, and Hoosier head coach Bob Knight dropped this unforgettable line in the post-game press conference. “I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw (LSU head coach) Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.” When Knight looked down the floor during a 1992 rematch he still saw Brown.  But he also saw someone else that…

During each of his first two years at Indiana, Mike Woodson has landed a high school recruit in the spring following a college coaching change. Could he hit the trifecta in 2023? Former Providence commit Garwey Dual is at least a name to know on the IU radar who fits that description.  He was previously committed to Providence but reopened his recruitment after former Friars head coach Ed Cooley left for Georgetown. 247Sports national basketball analyst Travis Branham reported the news of Dual’s decision to open things back up.  He said Georgetown, Cincinnati, St. John’s, Georgia, Houston, Seton Hall, Dayton,…

The latest name to know in the transfer portal should be a familiar one for Indiana fans. According to a report by 247Sports national analyst Travis Branham, Minnesota forward Jamison Battle is hearing from a number of schools including IU after putting his name in the portal last week. The 6-foot-7 and 220 pound Battle has been a key player for the Golden Gophers over the last two seasons.  He averaged 17.5 points per game in 2021-22 while shooting 36.6 percent from three. Battle’s numbers did take a dip this year.  While struggling with foot and back injuries on a…

No, Indiana didn’t win a national title in 2023. And if that’s your only way to measure success for IU basketball, well then, you just experienced failure for the 36th straight season. Of course that’s an absurd standard. But the expectations were indeed high for this edition of the program.  And those high expectations were reasonable.  On paper Indiana was talented and deep, and they enjoyed a degree of roster continuity that very few other teams could claim. By some measures, IU didn’t live up to the preseason noise. They were a near consensus favorite to win the Big Ten,…

Watch as Indiana’s Trey Galloway and Trayce Jackson-Davis took questions following a loss to Miami in the NCAA Tournament. See also:  Three keys, highlights, final stats | Woodson and players at the podium https://youtu.be/fH1PRVYvBlg https://youtu.be/S9p_6UwC1DQ The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Indiana lost to Miami by a final score of 85-69 in a Sunday evening round of 32 contest at the MVP Arena. The Hurricanes led 40-35 at halftime.  IU was led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 23 points and a team high eight rebounds.  Jalen Hood-Schifino added 19 points. Indiana concludes its 2022-23 season with a 23-12 record. See also:  Woodson, Kopp, Jackson-Davis and Thompson post-game | Galloway and Jackson-Davis in the locker room THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Miami owns the offensive glass.  The Hurricanes grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and scored 29 second…

As we previously shared, production crews are embedded with the IU basketball team as part of NCAA March Madness Confidential. Below are some of the videos released over the last few days. Indiana and Miami tip at around 8:40 p.m. ET Sunday evening on TNT. https://twitter.com/MM_MBB_TV/status/1637519225270018051?s=20 https://twitter.com/MM_MBB_TV/status/1637511932407054336?s=20 https://twitter.com/MM_MBB_TV/status/1636771977523347473?s=20 https://twitter.com/MM_MBB_TV/status/1636181236266975233?s=20 The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

ALBANY, N.Y. — What’s up with those crossover and between the legs moves you’ve seen from Trayce Jackson-Davis lately?  And since when can he lead the fast break and make no-look passes? If you ask him, he’ll tell you he’s had that stuff in his bag for years. But Race Thompson wouldn’t allow him to make that claim. Not until there was proof of concept anyway — in an actual game. “It’s really always been there,” Jackson-Davis said on Saturday of his ball handling ability.  “You can even ask Race. We always played open gyms and stuff of that nature,…