His recruitment was relatively quiet until recently, but the highest ranked player in the state in the junior class is starting to explore his options in person. Up next will be Indiana. Class of 2024 5-star big man Flory Bidunga will visit Indiana the weekend of Hoosier Hysteria, Oct. 7, he tells The Daily Hoosier. Two weeks ago, IU sent its full staff to watch Bidunga work out with his Kokomo H.S. teammates, a clear signal that head coach Mike Woodson wanted to make a run at the fast rising star from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bidunga just moved…
Author: Mike Schumann
ESPN’s Courtney Cronin and NFL Network’s Rhett Lewis will serve as co-emcees for Hoosier Hysteria, which gets underway Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Cronin and Lewis are both Indiana University graduates who have enjoyed tremendous successes on a national level in broadcasting. Cronin is a 2012 IU graduate who joined ESPN in 2017. A national award-winning journalist, Cronin started with ESPN as its Minnesota Vikings reporter before assuming the same role covering the Chicago Bears in 2022. In addition to those responsibilities, she is also a national host on ESPN Radio and makes regular appearances…
We may never fully know the details why Dane Fife was fired by IU six months ago. But the former Indiana guard and assistant coach is adamant it had nothing to do with him being disloyal to head coach Mike Woodson. Fife was rumored by the message board crowd to be making it known he would be taking over for Woodson in the short term, but he said in an interview with The Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy, the reality was much different. “It was offered for that to be written into my contract (that he was the coach in-waiting). And…
The state of Kentucky is quickly becoming a talent factory, and Indiana is involved with one of the top prospects from there in the class of 2025. Class of 2025 wing EJ Walker is expected to visit Indiana next week. IU assistant coach Brian Walsh went to his school for a visit last week. Hailing from Erlanger, Kentucky (Lloyd H.S.), Walker averaged 10.7 points on 56.2% shooting, and he grabbed 6.2 rebounds per game as a freshman. Listed as a guard by some outlets, the 6-foot-8 Walker is a three-level scorer with a nice looking shot from the perimeter. Walker…
Name, image and likeness has taken on many forms over the last 15 months. On Wednesday, a pair of IU basketball players signed an agreement with a local bank in a deal that resembles what most envisioned when the NCAA began allowing NIL monetization. Merchants Bank today announces it has signed IU basketball player Race Thompson as its newest brand ambassador, in addition to re-signing its contract with his teammate Trayce Jackson-Davis. The contract amounts for both players were not disclosed. Under the terms of the deal, Jackson-Davis and Thompson will make personal appearances and participate in other advertising opportunities…
According to a report by WBRZ News in Baton Rouge, police arrested former IU football defensive tackle Ralph Green III Monday on several charges after he “walked into an LSU locker room without authorization, threatened several people, and resisted law enforcement and first responders.” The report indicates Green was arrested and booked on several assault-related charges, including battery of emergency medical service, resisting an officer by force, battery of a police officer, and public intimidation. This is not Green’s first run in with law enforcement. In 2015 when he was a redshirt junior at IU, he was charged with battery,…
Seven former IU football players made 53-man NFL rosters to open the 2022 season, an eighth was added following the first weekend, and a ninth was promoted from the practice squad for week two. Take a look at how they all did with our third quick weekly recap of the Hoosiers in the NFL. Dan Feeney (OL) – New York Jets Feeney continued in his reserve role in week three. The former IU All-American saw four special teams snaps in a loss against Cincinnati. That’s been his role through all three weeks. He has 12 total special teams snaps on the…
Race Thompson was shoved in the back during a team workout at the beginning of the summer, and he turned to face the aggressor. A year ago Logan Duncomb might have been the last person Thompson would have expected to see. Then, Duncomb was the guy the veterans pushed around. But when that was in fact who he saw, Thompson sensed something was different. There was a new contender for frontcourt playing time in Bloomington, and two-year starter Thompson was up for it. “I was like ‘alright Logan, here we go,'” Thompson said. Duncomb arrived at IU in June 2021…
One thing seemed certain when college athletes were allowed to monetize their name, image and likeness beginning in the summer of 2021. In an uncertain world, the options and resources were sure to rapidly evolve and expand. That’s exactly what has happened, and as it has turned out, there are several paths for IU fans to both support the athletes they cheer for while receiving tangible benefits themselves. Below are the organizations and online options we’ve come across that offer real benefits for fans and businesses, and are operated transparently by reputable organizations. Some of these organizations and storefronts have…
If 2022-23 is going to be a down year for the Big Ten, national college basketball analyst Andy Katz didn’t get the memo. Writing for NCAA.com, Katz put eight Big Ten teams in his preseason top-36, and placed Indiana as high as anyone we’ve seen thus far, slotting the Hoosiers in at No. 7 in the country and the highest ranked team in the conference. “The Hoosiers are the team to beat in the Big Ten with Trayce Jackson-Davis,” Katz said. Katz also placed Illinois (14), Michigan State (15), Michigan (16), Rutgers (19), Purdue (22), Ohio State (28) and Iowa…