Author: Mike Schumann

UNIVERSITY PARK — Indiana lost to Penn State on Wednesday evening by a final score of 85-66 at the Bryce Jordan Center.  It is Indiana’s sixth loss in its last nine games. The Hoosiers trailed 37-26 at halftime.  They were led by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Indiana (10-6, 1-4) will host Wisconsin on Saturday. See also:  Mike Woodson and Trey Galloway discuss loss to Penn State THREE KEYS TO THE GAME (will be expanded) 1. Hoosiers can’t guard the perimeter.  This might have been the only key to the game.  Penn State torched IU from beyond…

Quarterback continues to be the glaring position of need for Indiana as transfer season rolls on. Previously the Hoosiers appeared to have traction with Georgia Tech’s Jeff Sims and ULM’s Chandler Rodgers, but they’ve recently announced commitments to Nebraska and North Texas, respectively. Another name IU has been rumored to be targeting is Oregon State transfer Chance Nolan. A report by 247Sports national writer Chris Hummer suggests IU just might be the front runner for Nolan, who said the Hoosiers have been a “big part of his focus” when it comes to transfer destinations. Injuries shortened Nolan’s 2022 season with…

IU added another transfer defender on Wednesday morning via the portal. Former Austin Peay linebacker Joshua Rudolph announced his commitment to Indiana on his Twitter page. From Montgomery, Ala., the 5-foot-11 and 230-pound Rudolph saw action in 11 games during his 2022 sophomore season and produced 73 tackles including 7.5 for a loss for the Governors. As a freshman in 2021, Rudolph appeared in seven games and had 21 tackles during the campaign. He should have two years of eligibility remaining, plus a redshirt season. While in the portal, Rudolph also had offers from Appalachian State, Marshall, Alabama State, Troy,…

Things got out of hand at Iowa City last Thursday, and Indiana head coach Mike Woodson is trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again. With less than a minute remaining in the game, Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery came across midcourt and into the Indiana bench area as official Paul Szelc was having a discussion with IU assistant coach Yasir Rosemond. McCaffery’s presence resulted in multiple Iowa staff members coming over to the IU bench to pull him away, and then his son Connor came towards the IU bench area and had to pulled away by several of his…

The odds were longer than Indiana vs. Duke in 2002, but Jared Jeffries was up to the task. Jeffries, the now 41-year old former IU star, was a contestant on the famous game show “The Price is Right” on Monday. Jeffries played two seasons for Indiana, from 2000 to 2002.  He was a starter his second season on the last IU squad to reach the Final Four. Despite playing just two years of college basketball, Jeffries closed his career with his name all over the program record book. He is 54th in the IU career scoring record book (1,008 points)…

For the first time this season, the IU men’s basketball program is unranked. After appearing in the AP preseason top-25 in the No. 13 spot and moving anywhere from No. 10 to 18 over the next eight weeks, the Hoosiers slid to the other teams receiving votes category in Monday’s updated poll. IU dropped all the way out from No. 15 after losses to Iowa and Northwestern following a 12-day layoff.  Overall the Hoosiers have lost five of eight games as they contend with two injured starters during the heart of the Big Ten schedule. Prior to this season, Indiana…

IU needed him to step up when Xavier Johnson went down with an injury, and the Hoosiers’ 5-star newcomer appears to be up to the task. Indiana freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after his efforts at Iowa and against Northwestern, the conference announced on Monday afternoon. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native averaged 27.0 points on the week, and added 6.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds on 18-of-30 (60.0 percent) shooting from the floor and 10-of-15 (66.7 percent) from the 3-point line. He compiled his first-career 20-point game at Iowa with 21 points and nine assists.…

Indiana made two more roster additions on Monday when brothers Kobee and Darryl Minor announced their commitments to IU within minutes of each other. The brothers visited IU earlier this month. The 6-foot and 185-pound Kobee has been at Texas Tech for three seasons and should have two years of eligibility remaining.  He appeared in 23 games there on special teams and as a defensive back, and had 13 tackles and two pass break-ups. Listed as a 6-foot and 223 pound linebacker, Darryl went into the portal last month and got an offer from Indiana in early January.  IU will…

LAPORTE, Ind. — A year ago Derik Queen was toiling behind the scenes as a sophomore, not seeing the floor much for the prestigious Montverde Academy basketball program after transferring in from Baltimore, Md. Although he is a 5-star prospect, that first year wasn’t altogether surprising at the national powerhouse, where it can be difficult to break into the typically upperclassman laden starting five. There’s an understanding dues sometimes must be paid first at Montverde.  That was the path current IU freshmen Jalen Hood-Schifino and Malik Reneau took at the school before becoming stars as seniors when they led the…

Once a preseason Big Ten darling, Indiana appears to be a team on the ropes after a fifth loss in eight games. The Wildcats jumped out to a 34-17 lead before a 13-1 IU run helped bring the Hoosiers back in the first half.  Northwestern led 41-34 at the break, and extended the lead back to 16 points with 12:15 left in the second.  That proved to be a hill too big to climb for IU. Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers lost 84-83 with another edition of The Report Card. Current No. 15 Indiana (10-5, 1-3)…