Author: Mike Schumann

It will be peak-Assembly Hall on Nov. 30 when Indiana hosts North Carolina in connection with the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. It is always entertaining when two of college basketball’s more iconic programs meet on the hardwood, and that will be the case when the Hoosiers and Tar Heels meet for the 16th time in what will likely be the 9 p.m. primetime slot on ESPN. IU and UNC have a history that goes back to 1961.  They’ve played in a national title game (1981) and had numerous recruiting battles along the way. Here are nine story lines to watch. TJD…

Indiana has a defensive commit in the 2023 class after highly-rated Florida-based safety Amare Ferrell pledged to the Hoosiers. The Columbia H.S. (Lake City, Fla.) product announced the news on his Twitter page on Sunday evening after taking an official visit to IU last weekend. Ferrell is ranked No. 437 overall in the 2023 class, and the No. 40 safety according to the 247Sports Composite.  He is a 3-star prospect according to that service, and a 4-star at Rivals. The 6-foot-1 and 192 pound Ferrell has the versatility to play either safety or cornerback at the next level.  He had…

Watch as two of the state’s top high school big men went head-to-head at the Charlie Hughes Shootout in Carmel, Ind. on Saturday evening. IU basketball target Xavier Booker (Cathedral) and Indiana Elite/Kokomo’s Flory Bidunga faced off at the main gym at Carmel High School. Class of 2024 Bidunga, who has multiple Division One offers, scored 27 points and added 10 rebounds.  Booker, a top-10 player nationally, had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Cathedral won the game 72-66. https://youtu.be/6JSslj-c2OY Video via In the Gym Hoops The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You…

Indiana continues to emphasize Georgia as fertile ground for recruiting prospects. The latest player from the Peach State to receive an IU offer is 6-foot-7 wing Derrion Reid.  He announced an offer from Indiana on his Twitter page on Saturday evening. Reid is not currently ranked by the national outlets, but with his recent high-level play and a wave of offers, you can expect that to change. Here’s what 247Sports national analyst Brandon Jenkins wrote about Reid earlier this week. “If there was one main takeaway from GBCA Live, it was that rising junior Derrion Reid needs to claim a…

Watch as IU women’s basketball head coach Teri Moren is interviewed by her former player Nicole Cardano-Hillary to discuss what Title IX has meant for her life as a player and a coach. Moren was named a 1987 Indiana All-Star from Seymour H.S. after averaging 18.4 points per game her senior season. She went on to be a member of Purdue University’s first NCAA Tournament team and started every game of the 1990-91 season.  Moren was named to Purdue’s All-Decade team and was a member of their 1991 Big Ten championship team. Moren has taken the IU program to new…

Indiana offered Michigan based class of 2025 guard Trey McKenney on Friday. The Flint, Mich. product announced the offer on his Twitter page. The combo guard attends Orchard Lake St. Mary’s H.S. and plays AAU with Meanstreets on the Nike EYBL.  There aren’t a lot of rankings just yet for the class of 2025, but ESPN puts him at No. 19 nationally. McKenney was named to the 2022 MaxPreps Freshman All-America second team, and he averaged 16.5 points and 6.3 rebounds this past season as a freshman in high school. At 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, McKenney is already a solidly…

Indiana University Athletics has announced that a major renovation of the women’s basketball’s team center in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is well underway. The updates include a “much-needed renovation,” of the game day locker room, located in the northwest corner of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, which IU says is critical in keeping the Hoosiers at the top of the Big Ten standings. “The successful completion of this project will assist with our recruiting efforts while also providing our student-athletes with a gameday space that is in line with other Top 25 caliber programs,” IU women’s basketball said in a release.…

One of the top high school defensive linemen in the country put Indiana in his top four schools on Friday. Class of 2023 4-star Wilky Denaud says he is currently focused on Indiana, Auburn, Florida State and Tennessee. The Fort Pierce (Fla.) John Carroll H.S. product is ranked No. 334 overall in his class and the No. 47 defensive lineman according to the 247Sports Composite. In a piece he authored himself for USA Today, Denaud had this to say about Indiana: “Coach Paul Randolph, the D-line coach, has had a good run of players and has played as a professional…

Jalen Hood-Schifino doesn’t look or act like your run-of-the-mill college basketball freshman. At 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds, he is built like a senior. To hear him talk is like listening to an upperclassman. And he plans to come in and do what many freshmen aren’t prepared for — play an important role from the start. Behind all of that is quiet but undeniable confidence, fueled by an intense competitive spirit. You can thank some tough love from his family for that last part.  And along with elite preparation at Montverde Academy, it’s why Hood-Schifino isn’t fazed by players several years…

Indiana will host national runner-up North Carolina as part of the 2022 Big Ten / ACC Challenge, the school confirmed on Friday morning. IU will now face both participants from April’s national championship game during their non conference schedule.  The Hoosiers will face defending national champion Kansas, along with Arizona in Las Vegas, and a team from the Big East as part of the Gavitt Games. The game against North Carolina will be played at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 30, likely in the 9 p.m. Eastern slot. “I’m really excited for our program and fans to have…