Author: Mike Schumann

IU basketball point guard Tayton Conerway has built an impressive college basketball resume. The reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, the Texas product produced 861 points, 247 rebounds, 243 assists, and 164 steals in two seasons playing at Troy. But his path to Division I was unconventional. The 6-foot-3 Conerway spent three seasons at the junior college level before coming to Troy, playing in environments at Grayson College and then Ranger College far different than Bloomington. Just a couple months into his first season at the high major level, Conerway can tell he’s stepped onto a new stage,…

Watching Indiana’s open practice last week, you would have never guessed who the lone freshman was. Listed at 6-foot-8 and 215 pounds, Trent Sisley doesn’t look like the typical first-year college player who needs to get bigger and stronger before he can reasonably expect to see the floor.  And the pace and mental aspects of the game don’t seem to overwhelm him either. Those are some of the first things that stood out about Sisley to first-year head coach Darian DeVries when the team starting summer workouts in early June. “Trent’s done a great job. The first couple of weeks…

Indiana has offered class of 2027 4-star guard Jalen Brown, he announced. Brown was in Bloomington on Saturday for an unofficial visit. The 6-foot-4 Brown attends Wauwatosa West H.S. in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisc.  Leading his team to a state title, Brown averaged 22.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game as a sophomore. In the national rankings, Brown is a 4-star at 247Sports, a 3-star at Rivals, and not yet ranked at ESPN. For travel basketball, Brown played this spring and summer for Power 5 on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit where he averaged 18.5 points, 3.3 rebounds…

Indiana freshman guard Aleksa Ristic has arrived in Bloomington from Serbia. The 6-foot-4 Ristic posted photos in Bloomington from the IU locker room on his Instagram page. Ristic will join the team when they depart for Puerto Rico early next week.  He obviously will not have had an opportunity to participate in a meaningful amount of practices with the team. He joins the team after playing in the FIBA U20 Eurobasket.  Over the seven games in that event, he averaged 11.3 points and 6.3 assists. Ristic played with KK Dynamic in Serbia this past year and averaged 13.9 points, 3.2 rebounds,…

IU basketball is set to depart for its Puerto Rico trip next week. Below are the scheduled tip-times and a link for purchasing single-game tickets. According to Indiana, the games will not be streamed or broadcast. Indiana begins by playing a Puerto Rican team on Wednesday, Aug. 6, and then plays two games against Serbian professional team Mega Superbet on Aug. 9 and 11. Here are the details: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH: 7:00PM TIP-OFF | INDIANA VS. UNIVERSIDAD DE BAYAMON(PR)                                           Indiana will be wearing RED Arena: Coliseo Guillermo…

Single-game tickets for Indiana Football’s Sept. 20 game against Illinois are sold out, the program announced on Thursday. Kickoff and television details have not yet been released for the game, which is widely expected to be one of the top games in the nation that week.  Both Illinois and Indiana are thought to be in the conversation for the College Football Playoff, and both teams are likely to be ranked headed into the matchup. Additional Memorial Stadium sellouts are possible in the coming weeks for the program, which is coming off its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance in 2024. Currently,…

Former IU greats Cody Zeller and Kyle Schwarber headline the 2025 IU Athletics Hall of Fame class announced on Thursday. Here’s the full release from IU Athletics on the 2025 class: ————————————- BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson announced today that IU Athletics will welcome six new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame. The six individuals comprise the 40th class, bringing the roster of inductees to 261. Meradith Dickensheets (Rowing, 2012-15), Angel Escobedo (Wrestling, 2007-10), Mel Groomes (Football, 1944-47), Peggy Martin (Field Hockey/Women’s Basketball/Softball, 1969-72), Glenn Terry (Men’s Track and Field, 1990-93) and Cody Zeller (Men’s Basketball, 2012-13) will be officially inducted…

Multiple members of The Daily Hoosier staff attended an IU basketball open practice at Cook Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Here is our notebook on who and what stood out: — If only one word could be used to describe the practice, it would ENERGY.  This team is not going to be caught off guard by game speed or game intensity.  The noise and effort in the gym felt like a game atmosphere. There was very little standing around, and it was clear a standard has been set that the effort level will be crisp, and the players, managers, assistants, –…

Put Indiana guard Jason Drake in the questionable category for the team’s upcoming trip to Puerto Rico. Nick Dorn’s status seems more certain — he’s unlikely to play. “Timeline on both of them is a little up in the air so we’ll see where that leads,” IU coach Darian DeVries said on Wednesday.  “We’re obviously hopeful that they’ll both be back in a relatively good timeline.  But I anticipate with Nick especially that (his timeline for a return) will be something more in the fall.” A transfer from Drexel, the 6-foot Drake started all 33 games a year ago and…

Former IU defensive tackle C.J. West has been generating substantial buzz during the early days of San Francisco 49ers training camp. The 4th round draft choice has been a standout this week as he competes for a starting role. Here’s what NBC Sports Bay Area reported on Monday: West was the rookie who stood out the most in 1-on-1s Not only did he win all of his reps, but he seemed to lift 6-foot-5, 313-pound Dominick Puni off the ground at the point of contact. At 6-foot-1 and 316 pounds, West is solid and already knows how to use leverage…