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…
Author: Mike Schumann
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…
Junior forward Jordan Geronimo will get his first career start on Sunday when IU hosts Northwestern. Geronimo is filling in for Race Thompson, who is out indefinitely with a knee injury. Thompson was at the Northwestern game in sweatpants. He was walking around on the court pre-game without crutches. The 6-foot-6 Geronimo is averaging a career-high 5.5 points in 13.5 minutes per contest on the 2022-23 season. Last week sophomore guard Tamar Bates made his first career start as Woodson continues to shuffle his lineup. Senior guard Xavier Johnson continues to be out as he rehabilitates from a broken foot.…
Stanford transfer linebacker Jacob Mangum-Farrar became the latest portal addition in what has been a busy two days for the IU football program. Mangum-Farrar announced the news on his Instagram page. The 6-foot-4 and 235 pound Texas product appeared in 20 games over the last two years for the Cardinal. In 2022 he started eight of the nine games he was healthy and had 44 tackles including 1.5 for a loss, 2 passes defensed and a forced fumble. He had 10 tackles and .5 sacks in a 16-14 upset win at Notre Dame. In 2021 he made four starts in…
It’s good news and bad news for Race Thompson. According to an IU release, his 76 game start streak will come to an end. But IU says Thompson is out indefinitely rather than for the rest of the season. It appears likely Thompson will be able to return this season. Here’s the release from IU: ————— Senior Race Thompson Out Indefinitely Indiana University senior men’s basketball player Race Thompson will be out indefinitely after after injuring his leg Thursday at Iowa. He has started 76 straight games. In 14 games, The 6-8 Thompson is averaging 8.4 points and 6.1 rebounds…
Indiana kept the portal momentum rolling on Saturday with the addition of West Virginia transfer Lanell Carr. Carr announced his transfer to IU on his social media accounts. Carr appeared in all 12 games this past season and recorded 21 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, and one sack for the Mountaineers. Carr just entered the portal a couple days ago and was immediately offered by IU. A natural pass rusher, Carr could play the defensive end or bull position in IU’s defense. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 245 pounds, Carr played in 27 games for West Virginia from…