Author: Mike Schumann

The countdown to Selection Sunday 2023 continues.  Now just one week away, it is time once again for our weekly look at where IU basketball stands in the eyes of the bracketology world. With just the Big Ten Tournament remaining, Indiana (21-10, 12-8) finished tied for second in the league and remains solidly in the NCAA Tournament field after splitting home games the final week of the regular season against Iowa and Michigan. The best estimate might be that Indiana is a No. 4 seed going into the conference tournament. With a minimum of one game to go and a…

These Hoosiers may have flaws, but they also have plenty of grit.  That was necessary from the opening tip against Michigan after Indiana suffered their worst loss of the season. It was a game of wild prolonged runs, with punches and counterpunches.  Indiana opened the game with a 27-13 lead before Michigan went on a 39-13 run that spanned the end of the first half and well into the second.  And then IU closed regulation with a 29-17 answer. Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers won 75-73 in overtime with another edition of The Report Card. Indiana…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In their final home game of the season, Indiana defeated Michigan on Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 75-73 in overtime. The Hoosiers have won three straight over Michigan. Indiana led at halftime 29-27, and the game was tied at 69 at the end of regulation. The Hoosiers were led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 27 points and nine rebounds. Race Thompson added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Indiana (21-10, 12-8) will have a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament and will play next on Friday. See also: Senior day…

Michigan center Hunter Dickinson was in Bloomington during the offseason — and he didn’t walk away impressed with what he saw. Or more specifically, who he saw. “It’s not the best clientele. I have to say that. There’s a lot of normal people in Ann Arbor. There’s a lot of weirdos in Bloomington,” Dickinson said on the RoundBall podcast in November. Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis was also on the podcast, and he knew IU fans would take exception to Dickinson’s comments. “They are going to love hearing that,” Jackson-Davis said of Indiana fans. https://twitter.com/roundballpod/status/1593275367871086596?s=20 On Sunday Dickinson makes his return to…

Indiana University senior point guard Xavier Johnson will not return to action this year, the program announced in a release on Saturday. Johnson says he’ll pursue a medical hardship waiver to play next season. “After consulting with my family, coaches and medical staff, I’ve decided to rest for the remainder of the season and will not be returning to competition,” said Johnson in the release. “After healing my foot, my focus will be to pursue a medical hardship waiver and return to playing for the Hoosiers next season.” He suffered a broken foot against Kansas on December 17 and later…

The top four seeds have advanced to the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament semifinals. After defeating Michigan State on Friday, No. 1 seed IU will face No. 4 Ohio State for the third time this season on Saturday.  That game will tip at 2:30 p.m. ET at the Target Center in Minneapolis.  It will air live on the Big Ten Network. Ohio State holds a 24-6 overall record and a 12-6 Big Ten record, advancing to the Big Ten semifinals for the second straight season with an 81-79 win against fifth-seeded Michigan on Friday.  IU knocked out the Buckeyes in…

During pre-game warmups for Iowa on Tuesday night, all signs were pointing to near term return for fifth-year point guard Xavier Johnson. But IU basketball coach Mike Woodson still doesn’t know if that return will happen on Sunday when the Hoosiers conclude the regular season at home against Michigan. Johnson was a full participant in pre-game warmups Tuesday, and to the untrained eye he looked physically ready to go.  He was dunking in the layup lines and moving like someone preparing to play. Here is one example of Johnson changing direction and planting on his surgically repaired right foot on…

A couple Thursday games brought some clarity to Indiana’s Big Ten Tournament seeding possibilities. But with seven teams immediately behind first place Purdue with eight losses, there is still a wide range of scenarios. Going into the final weekend of the regular season, IU can still finish anywhere from the No. 2 seed to the No. 9 seed for next week’s event at the United Center in Chicago.  If the Hoosiers beat Michigan they can fall in the No. 2-5 range, and a loss would leave them somewhere in the No. 6-9 spots. When it comes to earning a coveted…

Indiana will have a chance to avenge one of its two losses this season on Friday in Minneapolis. Michigan State defeated Nebraska to set up a rematch between IU and the Spartans in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament at the Target Center. MSU knocked off the Hoosiers 83-78 on Dec. 29 during the stretch when veteran guard Grace Berger was out with a knee injury. Top seed Indiana (26-2) will face 9-seed Michigan State (16-13) at 12:30 p.m. Friday on the Big Ten Network. Michigan State has won five of its last six including a 67-64 victory…

There are nine former Indiana basketball players currently with Division One programs around the country. Take a look at how each of them are performing at their new schools. Armaan Franklin – Virginia After emerging as a sophomore with IU, Franklin decided to transfer to Virginia soon after the end of the Archie Miller era. Franklin is having a very strong senior season, averaging 12.4 points per game. He has started in all 28 games he’s appeared, and averages 29.9 minutes per contest for the 22-6 Cavaliers. Franklin is shooting 42 percent overall, including 38.6 percent from three on 5.2…