Author: Mike Schumann

Bet you didn’t see this coming. After ending the regular season losing seven of nine, IU is making an improbable run in Indianapolis. Indiana is making its fifth Big Ten Tournament semifinal appearance, the first since 2013, and hope to advance to advance to the championship game for the first time since 2001. IU has also won two tournament games in a single year for the first time since 2003. It is Indiana and Iowa Saturday with an appearance in the championship game on the line. Big Ten Tournament Semifinals — Game Day Essentials No. 9 Indiana (20-12, 9-11) vs.…

Indiana knocked off No. 1 seed Illinois and all but assured itself of a trip to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.   Indiana won on Friday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis by a final score of 65-63. Illinois led at halftime 33-31.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 21 points.  Xavier Johnson had 13 points and 6 assists, and Race Thompson had 10 points and 9 rebounds. IU (20-12) will face Iowa on Saturday at 1 p.m. Eastern. See also:  Woodson, Jackson-Davis and Johnson post-game | Galloway and Thompson post-game THREE KEYS TO THE GAME  1.…

Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals — Game Day Essentials No. 9 Indiana (19-12, 9-11) vs. No. 1 Illinois (22-8, 15-5) Tip Time: Friday, 11:30 a.m. Eastern Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Television: Big Ten Network  (Kevin Kugler, Stephen Bardo & Rick Pizzo) IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Stream:  Fox Sports Live Point Spread: Illinois is a 4-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 16 Illinois 70  No. 44 Indiana 66 Series: Indiana leads 93-91 Last Meeting:  Illinois 74 Indiana 57 (Feb. 5) TICKETS (affiliate link) Illinois Probable Starters (from the last game) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Note G 1 Trent…

Watch as Indiana’s Mike Woodson, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Xavier Johnson discuss a win over Michigan on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Further below is a transcript of the post-game press conference following the 74-69 win over the Wolverines at the Big Ten Tournament. See also:  Three keys, highlights, final stats https://youtu.be/oLQYDpq2njs MODERATOR: We are joined by Indiana Head Coach Mike Woodson, along with Xavier Johnson and Trayce Jackson-Davis. Coach Woodson, if you can open with an opening statement and then we’ll take questions for the students. COACH MIKE WOODSON: Well, it was a hell of a game. I mean,…

With their NCAA Tournament lives on the line, Indiana rallied from a 17-point second half hole to defeat Michigan on Thursday at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis by a final score of 74-69. Michigan led at halftime 41-28.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 23 points and 8 rebounds.  Xavier Johnson had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Indiana (19-12) will face No. 1 seed Illinois on Friday at 11:30 a.m. Eastern. This breaking story will be updated with highlights and expanded stats. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. A dominant second half…

Big Ten Tournament Game Day Essentials No. 9 Indiana (18-12, 9-11) vs. No. 8 Michigan (17-13, 11-9) Tip Time: Thursday, 11:30 a.m. Eastern Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler and Stephen Bardo) IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Stream:  Fox Sports Live Point Spread: Michigan is a 2-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 30 Michigan 70  No. 44 Indiana 68 Series: Indiana leads 107-65 Last Meeting:  Michigan 80 Indiana 62 (Jan. 23) Additional Game Coverage Hoosiers can’t have a repeat of last game against Michigan, especially now Mike Woodson preview Michigan Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson preview Michigan…

It was a run so epic, it might just have tripped a curse-wire somewhere in the mystical land of the basketball gods. With 9:05 left in the first half, Michigan’s Duncan Robinson connected on a 3-pointer off an assist from Derrick Walton, Jr. to put the Wolverines up 24-20 against Indiana on Feb. 2, 2016 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. To that point in the 2015-16 season, there were questions about first place IU’s strength of schedule.  They were seemingly answered over the next ten minutes of game clock time. From a Thomas Bryant layup with 8:43 left…

Watch as Indiana football head coach Tom Allen met with the media on Tuesday to give an update on the program after its first two spring practices. Indiana began spring practice on March 5.  It has not announced whether it will hold a spring game available to the public. https://youtu.be/Wlf-4y35_CM Video credit – 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.

According to multiple reports, Indiana will hire former Dallas Cowboys wide receivers coach Adam Henry to fill their opening at the same spot.  Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports reported the news first. Henry spent the past two seasons as the receivers coach for the Cowboys. The team reportedly offered him a new deal following the 2021 season, but Henry declined. Henry, 49, is a native of Beaumont, Texas.  He starred as a receiver at McNeese State and then played briefly with the New Orleans Saints. His coaching career has been highlighted by work with Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry…

A week ago Race Thompson stood on the Branch McCracken Court next to his parents and a framed No. 25 jersey. He struggled to get through an emotional Senior Night speech in front of his teammates and the fans who remained after a difficult loss to Rutgers. The moment had all the hallmarks of a goodbye, one that has played had for decades on Senior Night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. But like all six seniors on the IU roster, Thompson still has a year of eligibility remaining due to the extra year granted by the NCAA in connection with…