Author: Mike Schumann

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,…

ALBANY, N.Y. — Trey Galloway is toying with the idea of becoming the third Indiana starter to wear a headband when the Hoosiers face Miami on Sunday evening. The junior guard had an Adidas model on his head in the IU locker room on Saturday afternoon as the team was preparing for shootaround at the MVP Arena a day before their NCAA Tournament round of 32 matchup against the Hurricanes. While the addition of a headband to Miller Kopp’s game wardrobe on Friday created considerable buzz, count head coach Mike Woodson in the group of folks who doesn’t give a…

Watch below as IU players Miller Kopp, Trey Galloway, Malik Reneau, Tamar Bates, Race Thompson and Jalen Hood-Schifino discuss a win over Kent State in their locker room in Albany N.Y. on Saturday morning. https://youtu.be/uds-Mccb1QA https://youtu.be/TUePjIhN070 https://youtu.be/7fTF5kcHlwU https://youtu.be/XwXcw7mIPgQ https://youtu.be/qXWE23_xQ1A https://youtu.be/qQRcxnSVOMM 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.

Indiana advanced to its first round of 32 since 2016 early Saturday morning in Albany. Awaiting the Hoosiers will be the No. 5 seed Miami Hurricanes (27-7).  They defeated Drake 63-56 on Friday in the game before IU vs. Kent State in Albany. IU vs. Miami will tip at 8:40 p.m. ET on Sunday evening at the MVP Arena in Albany.  It will be the second of two games in the arena following UConn vs. St. Mary’s. According to KenPom.com, Miami is the No. 38 overall team in the country, with the No. 12 offense and the No. 112 defense. …

ALBANY, N.Y. — Watch as Indiana head coach Mike Woodson discussed a 71-60 win over Kent State in a round of 64 NCAA Tournament matchup on Friday evening. Joining Woodson were IU players Miller Kopp, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson. Indiana will face Miami, Florida in the round of 32 on Sunday. See also:  Three keys, highlights, final stats https://youtu.be/_q-kXRV6czg 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 defeated Kent State on Friday evening by a final score of 71-60 in a NCAA Tournament round of 64 contest at the MVP Arena. Indiana led at halftime 35-27.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 24 points.  He became the first player in NCAA Tournament history to record at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 assists in a game, with 24, 11, 5 and 5, respectively. No. 4 seed Indiana (23-11) will next play No. 5 Miami (Florida) at 8:40 p.m. ET on Sunday evening in Albany.  The…