Author: Mike Schumann

All-Big Ten forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is returning to IU basketball for the 2022-23 season, he announced today. Jackson-Davis posted the news on his Twitter page along with a video. His only words in the post and video were “23” and “I’m back.” https://twitter.com/TrayceJackson/status/1527688926214901766?s=20&t=xUrerGcxi5ZFxEmZheCT8Q The 6-foot-9 Jackson-Davis had hoped to make a strong impression at the NBA Combine, but he could not participate after testing positive for COVID-19.  Most NBA Draft projections had him going in the late second round or undrafted. “The opportunity I had to work on my game for the professional level was something that was invaluable as…

Indiana head coach Teri Moren had hinted on multiple occasions that her former star guard Ali Patberg had a future in college basketball after her playing career came to an end. This week Moren gave Patberg her first chance. Patberg has joined her alma mater on staff as a team and recruitment coordinator, the program announced on Friday morning. “We are excited to have Ali join our staff in this capacity after such a successful collegiate career,” Indiana head coach Teri Moren said in a release. “She has always expressed her desire to pursue a career in college coaching and…

We are in the heart of leaking the non-conference schedule season, and IU basketball’s first low/mid-major for the 2022-23 campaign surfaced on Friday morning. According to college basketball analyst Rocco Miller, Indiana will host Kennesaw State on Dec. 23 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The game will mark the third meeting between the programs, with the prior two meetings coming during the Tom Crean era.  Indiana won 90-66 in 2013, and 99-72 in 2015.  Both prior contests were also played in Bloomington. A member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Owls finished the 2021-22 season with a 13-18…

IU basketball head coach Mike Woodson grew up in a small house in Indianapolis, brimming with 14 family members. He knows what it feels like to arrive on a college campus with an opportunity to provide stability and comfort for loved ones.  Ultimately, he did just that. So it should come as no surprise, Woodson fully supports the idea of college athletes monetizing their name, image and likeness. “I’m not against players getting paid, I’ve said that numerous times,” he said at a fundraiser in Fort Wayne this week. But Woodson has also spent most of his adult life in…

In Iowa City in search of wins to clinch a spot in the Big Ten Tournament, Indiana led 13-2 after three innings. But Iowa would cross the plate 28 more times over the next five innings to completely flip the script and deliver a crushing 30-16 defeat to the Hoosiers. Indiana (25-28, 10-12 B1G) built its 3-2 lead with four in the first, five in the second and four in the third inning, as Iowa (31-17, 15-7 B1G) got two in the first. But a 10-run fourth for the Hawkeyes was followed by one run for the Hoosiers in the…

Watch below a more than eight-minute highlight reel from class of 2022 signee Malik Reneau’s senior season at Montverde Academy. The 6-foot-8 Reneau averaged 11.9 points and 6.6 rebounds this past season, including 14.3 points and 8.3 rebounds at the GEICO High School Nationals. He had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the championship game. The Miami, Florida product is consensus top-40 recruit across the four main national outlets. See also:  It was an instant bond.  Malik Reneau ended his recruitment after weekend at IU https://youtu.be/p7UvcBGlVAA Video credit – Kevin Boyle, Jr. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re…

A second member of the McCullough family has departed the IU football program. Class of 2023 4-star defensive back Daeh McCullough announced on Thursday he has decommitted from Indiana.  He is the son of two-time former running backs coach Deland McCullough, who left IU following the 2021 season to take the same job at Notre Dame. “I would like to thank everyone at Indiana University for everything they have done for me and my family ever since I was a child,” Daeh McCullough wrote in a graphic posted on his Twitter page. “Second, I want to thank the staff for…

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…

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,…