Author: Mike Schumann

While he won’t play on Tuesday evening, point guard Xavier Johnson looks much closer to a return. The fifth-year point guard wore the team’s pre-game warmups and put himself through a much more intense shooting routine than what we’ve seen over the last month. Johnson left the court in a full sweat, and he was likely getting back in the routine to prepare for a possible return on Sunday when IU hosts Michigan. https://twitter.com/daily_hoosier/status/1630697460233273344?s=20 Also not playing on Tuesday is junior forward Jordan Geronimo. Geronimo emerged from the tunnel during pre-game wearing a boot on his right foot. https://twitter.com/daily_hoosier/status/1630701721566453760?s=20 The…

Listen as IU starting forward Miller Kopp joined Kevin & Query on 93.5 &107.5 The Fan! in Indianapolis to discuss the Indiana win at Purdue and more. Kopp talks extensively about Jalen Hood-Schifino, Trey Galloway and Trayce Jackson-Davis, the rivalry with Purdue, and going back to Northwestern. For an extensive library of interviews and podcasts with current and former IU players and coaches, GO HERE. Want us to share your interview with a current or former IU athlete, coach or recruit on our platform?  Message us. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You…

Proceed with caution if you’re going to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall tonight. There’s a FranCon Alert in the greater Bloomington area. Just days removed from his latest episode of bizarre on the court behavior, Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery and his posse of Hawkeyes have rolled into town. It’s a rematch Indiana fans have been anxiously awaiting. Eight weeks ago at Iowa, McCaffery came over to the Indiana bench with less than a minute remaining in a tight game and was whistled for a technical foul. But for reasons never explained publicly by the Big Ten, that technical was rescinded.…

If Xavier Johnson returns during the regular season, it won’t be until Indiana’s final home game on Sunday against Michigan. On his radio show Monday night, head coach Mike Woodson said the fifth-year point guard won’t be available when IU faces Iowa on Tuesday in Bloomington. “He’s been on the floor here recently (at practice),” Woodson told show host Don Fischer.  “We’re still waiting to get the final approval from the doctors and training staff to make sure he’s ready to go. “He won’t play tomorrow (Tuesday vs. Iowa) and then we’ll have a few days to continue to work…

Trey Galloway’s coaches and teammates call him the crazy man. And on Saturday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, it was Galloway driving Purdue and their fans crazy with a two minute and thirty second sequence of events early in the second half that completely changed the game. Indiana went on a 12-0 run during that span, and Galloway was at the center of it all, with eight points, two forced turnovers and an assist. “I’ll tell you what, Trey Galloway has come out in the second half, and he’s playing his heart out,” FOX play-by-play man Gus Johnson…

The countdown to Selection Sunday 2023 continues.  Now just two weeks away, it is time once again for our weekly look at where IU basketball stands in the eyes of the bracketology world. With two regular season games plus the Big Ten Tournament remaining, Indiana (20-9, 11-7) remains solidly in the NCAA Tournament field after splitting a week of brutal road trips to Michigan State and Purdue. The best estimate might be that Indiana is hovering right now between a No. 3 and No. 4 seed, and probably leaning towards a No. 4 at this point. With a minimum of…

Indiana may get a chance on Friday to avenge one of its two losses this season.  Another chance for revenge will have to wait until Sunday if the Hoosiers can get back to the Big Ten championship game. The conference released the 2023 women’s basketball tournament bracket on Sunday evening. As the No. 1 overall seed, IU earned a double-bye and will face the winner of a Thursday tilt between No. 9 Michigan State and No. 8 Nebraska.  IU lost to the Spartans in late December before defeating the Cornhuskers in a tight game in Bloomington on New Year’s Day. …

IU played their best basketball of the season on Saturday night.  Probably their best game in several seasons. The Hoosiers got off to a slow start.  They trailed 6-0 out of the gate, trailed by as much as seven, and never led in the first half despite keeping things reasonably close.  But a 19-3 early second half IU run completely changed the complexion of the game.  Indiana led 59-48 with 10:33 to go, and Purdue would never get closer than eight. Indiana swept Purdue in a season series for the first time since the 2012-13 season.  This was Indiana’s first…

WEST LAFAYETTE — Indiana defeated Purdue on Saturday evening by a final score of 79-71 at Mackey Arena. The Hoosiers completed their first sweep of Purdue since 2013. Purdue led 38-34 at halftime. Indiana was led in the game by Jalen Hood-Schifino with 35 points. Miller Kopp and Trey Galloway added 13 points apiece. That trio combined to make 7-of-13 from three. Indiana (20-9, 11-7) will next host Iowa on Tuesday in Bloomington at 7 p.m. ET. See also: Mike Woodson, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jalen Hood-Schifino post-game video THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Hood-Schifino is a pro. Jalen Hood-Schifino…

They don’t come often, but when they do, it immediately becomes one of the more enjoyable wins of the year. It takes a special kind of team to go into West Lafayette and pull out a win.  Or has been the case in some years, just a really bad Purdue team. The last time IU won at Purdue (2013), former head coach Tom Crean said this about winning at Mackey Arena. “To win here, you’ve gotta really be on top of your game. It’s not just the offensive and defensive execution. It’s the attitude. It’s the energy, it’s the mental…