Indiana has focused in on the combination of length and perimeter shooting as a priority for its remaining openings in the class of 2023. Massachusetts based 6-foot-9 forward T.J. Power has made a strong impression this spring and IU offered a couple weeks ago. Playing for Boston-based BABC on the Nike EYBL Circuit, Power averaged 18.3 points on 44.3 percent shooting from three, and added 8.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game during the second live period. Power is currently ranked No. 80 overall in the 2023 class according to the 247Sports Composite. We caught up with Power…
Author: Mike Schumann
The NBA Draft Combine began on Wednesday, but Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis was noticeably absent from the event. Jackson-Davis is not participating in some and perhaps all aspects of the Combine, and there are multiple reports suggesting this comes after the IU star tested positive for COVID-19. Jackson-Davis was not included in the Wednesday participant measurements (height, wingspan, etc.) on the NBA’s website, and he was not listed as a participant in on-court testing activities. Moreover, Jackson-Davis was not listed as a participant on the Thursday and Friday 5-on-5 scrimmage rosters. Jackson-Davis is not certain to be drafted according to…
Andrej Stojakovic’s recruitment has turned into a battle royale of heavyweight contenders, and Indiana is in the ring. The emerging class of 2023 small forward has begun the process of sifting through his long list of suitors and now has a group of schools he plans to visit. According to Rivals national recruiting analyst Travis Graf, Stojakovic has a visit scheduled to Stanford on June 1, and he is eyeing stops at nine other schools in the coming months. Graf reported Stojakovic is scheduling visits to Texas, Virginia, Tennessee before July 31st, and he intends to see UCLA, USC, Kansas,…
Indiana fans are all holding their breath. And that’s about all head coach Mike Woodson can do now too. Will he stay, or will he go? That’s the question surrounding IU leading scorer and rebounder Trayce Jackson-Davis. And it is the big question hanging over the IU basketball program at the moment. “The big question now is, is Trayce Jackson-Davis gonna come back?” Woodson said at an appearance at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Gourmet Dinner in Fort Wayne on Tuesday evening. Woodson’s prized center has been away from Bloomington over the last six weeks, first training…
Mike Schumann of The Daily Hoosier joined The Hoosier Report with Matt Denison on Tuesday to discuss key IU basketball offseason topics including the NBA Draft stay-or-go decision of Trayce Jackson-Davis, the development of Jordan Geronimo and much more. The segment with Mike Schumann starts at the 16:40 mark. The Hoosier Report with Matt Denison features coverage of the Indiana Hoosiers and sports from a Southern Indiana perspective. The show can be heard weekdays at 11 a.m. on 1450 WXVW and 96.1 in Southern Indiana and Louisville, Ky. Looking for more Hoosier sounds? For a complete library of interviews and…
While his IU basketball career was tragically cut short, Ray Pavy went on to a long a prosperous life. A frequent sophomore starter during the 1960-61 season alongside IU stars Walt Bellamy, Tom Bolyard and Jimmy Rayl, Pavy passed away overnight according to multiple reports including the Indianapolis Star and Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Pavy’s basketball career ended in September of 1961 when he was paralyzed in an auto accident. “Ray was beloved friend to so many around the IU Athletic Department, and I will personally miss him enormously,” said IU AD Scott Dolson in a release. “I always…
One of the more intriguing prospects in the class of 2024 hails from the Indianapolis suburbs. 6-foot-7 small forward Kanon Catchings is a prospect full of potential and he has the attention of Indiana and other Midwest programs. As a sophomore at Brownsburg H.S. (Brownsburg, Ind.), Catchings averaged 11.6 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 42 percent from 3-point range according to his MaxPreps profile. The Daily Hoosier has had the chance to see Catchings in action multiple times, both with his high school team and this spring. Running with the 2024 Indy Heat Nike EYBL squad, Catchings projects as…
At least one former IU basketball player will have a chance to win an NBA title next month. And another well known alumnus has a chance to return his franchise to the league’s biggest stage. The NBA Conference Finals are set, with Boston facing Miami in the East, and Dallas matching up with Golden State in the West. Former IU stars Juwan Morgan and Victor Oladipo are with Boston and Miami, respectively, while Mark Cuban is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Morgan saw action in the NBA Playoffs for the third straight year when he checked in on Sunday…
While name, image and likeness has created consternation and uncertainty about the state of college athletics on a national level, locally the new dynamic is creating interesting opportunities for both athletes and communities. One such example is the chance for college athletes to offer training and skills development programs for youth. IU basketball forward Miller Kopp is jumping into that space with a pair of two hour sessions in Bloomington in late June, one for boys and one for girls. The sessions are targeted for children in 5th through 8th grade. The Houston, Texas product is looking forward to further…
With the majority of Indiana’s offseason roster changes behind us, we bring back our annual tradition of taking a closer look at the players expected to return to the program. Next up is Anthony Leal, who is training for his third year with IU basketball. THE 2021-22 NUMBERS The 6-foot-5 Leal played in 17 games and started twice (Northern Kentucky and Northwestern). He averaged 10.2 minutes and 1.9 points per game, and he had 18 assists and just seven turnovers. He shot 40.7 percent from the field overall including 31.8 percent from three. 22 of his 27 attempts from the…