Author: Mike Schumann

Game Day Essentials Indiana (18-10, 9-9) v. Rutgers (16-12, 10-8) Tip Time: 7 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana Television: BTN (Brandon Gaudin and Robbie Hummel) IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Stream:  Fox Sports Live Point Spread: Indiana is a 5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 44 Indiana 67  No. 74 Rutgers 62 Series: Indiana leads 7-6 Last Meeting:  Rutgers 61 Indiana 50 (March 11, 2021) Additional Game Coverage Rob Phinisee pushes aside senior night to focus on making the NCAA Tournament Watch: Rob Phinisee discusses Senior Night, Rutgers, coming back from injury Near-term outlook unclear for IU starter Trey…

Indiana women’s basketball placed all five starters on All-Big Ten teams the league announced on Tuesday. The five players across the league’s first, second and honorable mention teams are the most in a single season in program history. It beats the previous record of four the Hoosiers placed on All-Big Ten teams in 2020-21. With a spot on the honorable mention team, guard Ali Patberg becomes the program’s third four-time All-Big Ten selection joining Cindy Bumgarner (1985-88) and Jill Chapman (1999-02). Guard Nicole Cardaño-Hillary becomes the program’s fifth player named to the league’s All-Defensive team and the third player under…

Watch as Indiana point guard Rob Phinisee met with the media on Tuesday afternoon to discuss his return from injury, his thoughts on using his final season of college eligibility, Senior Night festivities, Race Thompson, and much more. Indiana (18-10, 9-9) will host Rutgers at 7 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday in Bloomington. See also:  Mike Woodson Q&A as IU gets sets to face Rutgers on Senior Night. https://youtu.be/9FLpWlSPPzM Video 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…

As one of Indiana’s best perimeter defenders, Indiana could use starting guard Trey Galloway against Rutgers’ dribble-drive oriented attack on Wednesday evening. But head coach Mike Woodson doesn’t sound optimistic about a Galloway return anytime soon. “He’s got a high groin pull,” Woodson said on a Tuesday morning media availability via Zoom. “It’s kind of way up in there and he just hasn’t been able to do anything, really. So I can’t tell you when the timetable was for him coming back.” Galloway appeared to suffer the injury in the second half of the Wisconsin game, and he didn’t practice…

Watch as IU basketball head coach Mike Woodson met with the media on Tuesday morning to preview Indiana’s matchup with Rutgers and discuss the program’s Senior Night. Indiana and Rutgers tip at 7 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday in Bloomington. The game will be televised on BTN. See also:  Two to be recognized by IU on Senior Night https://youtu.be/beSNZhzKBG0 Video 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.

(This story was updated after an IU release indicated the two players to be recognized on Senior Night.) Indiana lists six players as a senior or redshirt senior on its 2021-22 roster. But in a twist only possible after the oddity that has been the last two years, all of the six are eligible to return for an additional year of college basketball next season if they so choose. So as Senior Night approaches Wednesday against Rutgers, does IU truly have any seniors in the traditional sense?  Not really. But head coach Mike Woodson says two players will be recognized…

A terrifying ordeal in war torn Ukraine is over for former IU basketball player Maurice Creek. “It took me 12 hours but finally out of Ukraine,” Creek posted on his Twitter page at about 6:10 p.m. Eastern on Monday, U.S. time. Earlier on Monday, the 31 year-old reported he was traveling out of the country.  Creek was stranded in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, while playing for Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. The Russian invasion of Ukraine broke out last week. “I just want to say this is probably the scariest situation I’ve been in,” Creek told The Daily Hoosier on Friday afternoon. “I can’t…

Listen as IU basketball coach Mike Woodson joined legendary radio voice Don Fischer on their Inside IU Basketball radio show on Monday evening in Bloomington. The pair looked back at three games last week and forward to a Wednesday game against Rutgers. Joining Fischer for the final segment was Director of Basketball Operations Benny Sander. Indiana (18-10, 9-9) and Rutgers tip at 7 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday. 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…

It is crunch time now, and Indiana is squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Selection Sunday is just under two weeks away, and with IU basketball in the mix The Daily Hoosier continues to check in each week to see where they stand in the eyes of the bracketologists. Our favorite resource for bracket predictions is bracketmatrix.com, an aggregation site that compiles dozens of prognostications and produces an average. Currently at Bracket Matrix, Indiana is in the field as a No. 12 seed.  While many bracket predictions have not been updated to reflect IU’s win at Minnesota, this still directionally reflects…

A rough finish has left Indiana with a more difficult path to a Big Ten Tournament crown. Four losses in their final five games of the regular season means the IU women dropped to the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament. The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 29th Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament that will take place March 2-6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. As a No. 5 seed, the Hoosiers will only get a single-bye.  Their first game will be on Thursday at around 1:45 p.m. Eastern (BTN) against the winner of a…