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)…
Author: Mike Schumann
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)…
Indiana welcomed back All-Big Ten wing Grace Berger and cruised to a road win. Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes posted her third-straight double-double as No. 6/7 IU took down Northwestern, 72-50, on Sunday afternoon in Welsh-Ryan Arena. Holmes posted a team-high 24 points and 13 rebounds on 10-of-14 shooting, while Berger returned for the first time since Nov. 25 after dealing with a knee injury. She scored 16 points, pushing her career total to 1,609, which is 10th all-time in school history. She also had five assists and two steals in 27 minutes. The Hoosiers overcame a miserable 3-of-22 shooting effort…
The wave of portal additions continued through the weekend for IU football. The Hoosiers added Texas A&M defensive lineman Marcus Burris and Texas Tech defensive lineman Philip Blidi on Sunday. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound Burris recorded one tackle in 2022 in eight games for the Aggies. He redshirted his 2021 true freshman season and will have three years of eligibility remaining. In his career, the Texarkana, Texas product has appeared in eight games. Hailing from Pleasant Grove H.S., Burris was ranked the No. 20 prospect in Texas, the No. 21 defensive lineman in the country, and the 132nd best recruit overall…
Watch as Indiana head coach Mike Woodson met with the media following an 84-83 loss to Northwestern on Sunday afternoon. Joining Woodson for the post-game press conference were IU players Jalen Hood-Schifino and Trayce Jackson-Davis. Indiana (10-5, 1-3) will travel to Penn State on Wednesday. See also: Three keys, highlights, final stats https://youtu.be/8mRgwWSwu54 https://youtu.be/OENZGbOdzRU Videos provided by IU Athletics 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.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana lost to Northwestern on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 84-83 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers trailed 41-34 at halftime and were led in the game by Jalen Hood-Schifino with a career high 33 points. Trayce Jackson-Davis added 18 points and a career-high 24 rebounds. IU rallied from a 76-63 deficit with four minutes remaining but couldn’t complete the comeback. Indiana (10-5, 1-3) will travel to Penn State on Wednesday. See also: Woodson, Jackson-Dais and Hood-Schifino discuss the game THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Indiana careless with the ball. The Hoosiers had…