Author: Mike Schumann

The wait is over.  March Madness is here, and Indiana is dancing once again. Indiana is a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region and will face No. 13 seed Kent State in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament.  The game will be played in Albany, N.Y. on Friday night at 9:55 p.m. ET (TBS). Kent State finished the season 28-6 and won the MAC tournament title over the weekend after finishing second during the regular season.  The Golden Flashes are ranked No. 71 according to KenPom.com, with the No. 110 offense and No. 38 defense in the…

There will be no nerves on Sunday evening as the NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed. Indiana (22-11) is solidly in the field, and they won’t even have to suffer through any absurd Dayton to Portland crack of dawn adventures along the way. But while the travel will be much simpler this time around, “where” seems to be the biggest question for Mike Woodson’s Hoosiers right now. IU entered the Big Ten Tournament widely expected to be a No. 4 seed in the Big Dance, and their 1-1 performance this weekend seems to have done little to change that.  It should…

Watch as IU basketball head coach Mike Woodson met with the media following a 77-73 loss to Penn State on Saturday. Joining Woodson was senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis. Indiana (22-11) will now wait for Selection Sunday and next week’s NCAA Tournament. https://youtu.be/Qx59cyZBxIo Video provided by the Big Ten Network 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.

CHICAGO — Penn State defeated Indiana by a final score of 77-73 at United Center on Saturday afternoon in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Penn State led at halftime 34-26.  Indiana was led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists — all team highs.  Tamar Bates added 14 points. This breaking story will be updated with more expanded analysis, highlights and additional stats. Stay tuned to The Daily Hoosier for more coverage of the game, and join us in the discussion below. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME (will be expanded) 1. Indiana gets…

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT SEMINFINALS  No. 3 Indiana (22-10, 12-8) vs.  No. 10 Penn State (21-12, 10-10) Tip Time: Saturday at approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern Location: United Center, Chicago, Ill. (20,917) Television: CBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson) Stream: CBS Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 3-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  No. 27 Indiana 74  No. 47 Penn State 71 Series: Indiana leads 42-14. TICKETS at StubHub (The Daily Hoosier affiliate link) PENN STATE NOTES Penn State has won seven of its last eight games and advanced to the semifinals by way of…

Watch as IU coach Mike Woodson met with the media on Friday evening in Chicago after a 70-60 win over Maryland at the Big Ten Tournament. Joining Woodson were IU players Malik Reneau, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Trayce Jackson-Davis. Indiana (22-10) will face Penn State on Saturday at around 3:30 p.m. Eastern. See also:  Three keys, highlights, final stats https://youtu.be/HFUc1WMLUWQ Video provided by the Big Ten 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.

CHICAGO — Indiana defeated Maryland by a final score of 70-60 in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament at the United Center. Maryland led 34-32 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 24 points and a team high 7 assists.  Malik Reneau had a team high 11 rebounds.  Jalen Hood-Schifino added 19 points. Indiana (22-10) will face Penn State in the semifinals on Saturday at around 3:30 p.m. ET. See also:  Woodson, Reneau, Hood-Schifino and Jackson-Davis post-game THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. The stars get it done.  Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jalen…

Watch below the 2022-23 highlight reel of in-state priority class of 2025 recruiting target Trent Sisley. As a sophomore for Heritage Hills H.S. (Lincoln City, Ind.), Sisley averaged 26.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.4 steals per game.  He shot 65 percent from the field overall, including 41 percent (31 of 76) from 3-point range. A regular visitor to IU, Sisley is a 4-star and the No. 47 overall player in the class according to the On3 Consensus. 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…

Maryland defeated Minnesota on Thursday evening at the United Center in Chicago to set up a Friday evening Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal matchup involving Indiana and the Terrapins. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS  No. 3 Indiana (21-10, 12-8) vs.  No. 6 Maryland (21-11, 11-9) Tip Time: Friday at approximately 9:00 p.m. Eastern Location: United Center, Chicago, Ill. (20,917) Television: Big Ten Network (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz) Stream: Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 1.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  No. 18 Maryland 71  No. 30 Indiana 69 Series: Indiana leads 11-9. THREE KEYS FROM THE…

Indiana was in a world of trouble on Sunday. Just as afternoon was turning into evening, the Hoosiers’ hopes of a Big Ten Tournament double-bye were fading away like the sun falling over the horizon.  Plummeting, it seemed. Michigan was on a 34-11 run, and IU looked helpless when it came to stopping the Wolverines’ scoring barrage. After Michigan had made 12 of their last 14 shots, a whistle blew.  And things went from bad, to worse. Trey Galloway, Indiana’s best perimeter defender, and seemingly their only hope of slowing down Michigan star Kobe Bufkin, picked up his fourth foul…