Author: Mike Schumann

For the second straight season, Purdue has reached the top of national polls and positioned themselves as the leading contender to win the Big Ten. A league title would be nothing new for Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter, who can claim three regular season crowns to go with a conference tournament championship. Painter, 52, still has a long way to go to reach Bob Knight’s 11 Big Ten titles, but the former IU head coach saw something he liked very early in Painter’s tenure in West Lafayette. It was something that looked very familiar to the IU coaching legend. “‘You…

With a long break until IU basketball returns to the floor, it seems like a good time to check in on each player on the roster and examine how they are performing against preseason expectations. Today we look at junior guard Trey Galloway.  See also:  Jordan Geronimo | Tamar Bates Trey Galloway’s traditional numbers through 13 games: MPG:  23.6 PPG:  6.2 RPG:  3.6 APG:  1.8 BPG:  0.2 SPG:  0.5 TPG:  0.7 FG%:  56.4 3FG%:  50.0 The preseason chatter:  Galloway had offseason groin surgery, so one question was whether he’d be fully ready at the start of the season.  The Culver, Ind. product worked his way…

Indiana’s secondary got a second boost in as many days when defensive back Noah Pierre announced his return for a sixth season on New Year’s Eve. Pierre started all 12 games at the husky position in 2022 and had 39 tackles including 25 solo.  He added three sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, three pass breakups and a quarterback hit. According to PFF, Pierre was Indiana’s second highest graded pass rusher with more than 25 rushes, and he was respectable in coverage, but he did not achieve high marks as a run defender. The versatile defensive back started six…

31 years.  You’ve no doubt heard about that this week. On this date 31 years ago Indiana claimed its most recent win in a bowl game, and the Hoosiers did it in impressive fashion. In a game played on New Year’s Eve at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Indiana dominated a once 5-0 and No. 8 ranked Baylor team in the Copper Bowl, 24-0. In front of 35,751 fans and airing on TBS, IU got off to a fast start and jumped to a 17-0 halftime lead.  The Hoosiers were never threatened on their way to winning their second bowl game…

There aren’t many returns via the transfer portal, but a veteran IU safety has decided to run it back with the Hoosiers. Josh Sanguinetti announced on Friday evening he was removing his name from the transfer portal and returning to IU. “After careful consideration and talking with my family I have decided to stay at Indiana and complete what I have started,” Sanguinetti wrote in an attachment to a Twitter post. “Coach Allen is very family oriented and I have a great bond with the coaching staff.  I do not think I can find that anywhere else.  With that being…

With a long break until IU basketball returns to the floor next week, it seems like a good time to check in on each player on the roster and examine how they are performing. Today we look at sophomore guard Tamar Bates.  See also:  Jordan Geronimo  Tamar Bates’ traditional numbers through 13 games: MPG:  22.0 PPG:  9.2 RPG:  2.2 APG:  1.5 BPG:  0.1 SPG:  0.6 TPG:  1.0 FG%:  52.3 3FG%:  41.7 The preseason chatter:  For a player who came to IU with high expectations, it was reasonable to call Bates’ freshman season a mild disappointment.  But Bates’ first year at IU was…

An injury to San Antonio starter Devin Vassell meant former IU basketball one-and-done start Romeo Langford got a chance to start on Friday night. The New Albany, Ind. product was up to the challenge. Langford poured in a career-high 23 points and added three rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 122-115 Spurs win over the New York Knicks. “I’m kind of used to being thrown into the fire,” Langford told the Bally Sports San Antonio broadcast crew after the game.  “That’s why you stay ready, so you don’t have to get ready.” Langford made 11-of-16 shots and had…

After a one-and-done tenure as an assistant coach at Indiana under Mike Woodson, Dane Fife is still evaluating his career options. One possibility is television, and on Friday night the former IU basketball star will make his debut as a college basketball color commentator. Fife’s first foray into television will take place at a location he called home for ten years.  He will join BTN play-by-play man Kevin Kugler on Friday evening at 6 p.m. Eastern at the Breslin Center in East Lansing for Michigan State’s game against Buffalo. Woodson hired Fife in April, 2021 and fired him following the…

At least two IU basketball players are on the radar of NBA scouts and executives for the league’s draft in June. But in the eyes of ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony, neither would be selected if the event were held today. Givony released his latest two-round projection earlier this week, and Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jalen Hood-Schifino were both on the outside looking in. Of course there is a long way to go in the 2022-23 season, and both IU starters have dealt with nagging back injuries to start the season.  To highlight that point, Hood-Schifino was projected to be…

With a long break until IU basketball returns to the floor next week, it seems like a good time to check in on each player on the roster and examine how they are performing. First up, we’ll take a look at junior forward Jordan Geronimo.  Stay tuned in the coming days for more. Traditional numbers through 13 games: MPG:  13.1 PPG:  5.2 RPG:  2.2 APG:  0.1 BPG:  0.9 SPG:  0.9 TPG:  0.5 FG%:  53.5 3FG%:  15.4 The preseason chatter:  Is he a three or four?  Or said different, could Jordan Geronimo transition his game out to the perimeter, where at 6-foot-6,…