Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana still doesn’t know for sure the extent of their frontcourt needs next season, but they quickly made contact with one of the top available big men in the transfer portal. Morehead State’s Johni Broome placed his name in the portal Monday, and Indiana was one of several high major programs to waste no time showing their interest in the 6-foot-10, 235 pounder. Broome just completed his second season of college basketball, and he has three years of eligibility remaining due to the grant by the NCAA of an extra season. The Plant City, Fla. product was OVC Defensive player…

Indiana is in the final five for one of the best players in the class of 2023. Baltimore native Kwame (K.J.) Evans, Jr. announced on his Instagram page a final five of Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon, Auburn and UCLA on Monday afternoon.  His announcement eliminates more than a dozen high majors from contention including Florida, Georgetown, Illinois, Kansas State, LSU, Memphis, Ohio State and Tennessee. The Montverde Academy product is a high school teammate of class of 2022 Indiana signee Jalen Hood-Schifino. Evans has taken a visit to Kentucky and has one planned for Oregon this spring.  He has previously stated…

College basketball free agency is here again. The end of Indiana’s 2021-22 season has brought a wave of moving parts, with numerous players potentially staying, coming and going. Below is a tracker of all the activity as it relates to IU since the season ended. We’ll keep this page pinned to the top of the IU basketball drop-down menu — and updated regularly. Last update:  June 2. IU ROSTER – RETURNING NEXT SEASON The following players have made social media posts indicating they will be back for the 2022-23 season: Anthony Leal Trey Galloway Race Thompson Jordan Geronimo Trayce Jackson-Davis…

Indiana has welcomed three transfers at the linebacker position during the offseason, Myles Jackson from UCLA, Bradley Jennings from Miami, and Jared Casey from Kentucky.  Below you can watch spring practice media Q&As with all three players. For more background on the three transfers, go here:  Jackson | Jennings | Casey For a look at the roster turnover in the linebacker room, GO HERE. https://youtu.be/qoTUw12i3nU https://youtu.be/e-uI49TuDqg https://youtu.be/0J37Rcg4RrQ Video credits – Indiana University 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 position has seen more change on the defensive side for IU football than the linebacker position. The Hoosiers must replace the heart-and-soul of their defense, as Micah McFadden will wait to see if his name is called during the NFL Draft later this month. Cam Jones has started every game he was available (18) over the last two seasons at the stinger spot, and he will return for a fifth season of college football.  But with three transfers out in the middle and another loss due to eligibility, IU will fill the spot next to him on the depth…

IU guard Xavier Johnson was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of resisting law enforcement and reckless driving. Johnson was released from the Monroe County Jail at 10:32 a.m. on Sunday. A spokesperson for the IU men’s basketball program released a statement on Johnson’s arrest on Sunday morning. “IU Athletics and the men’s basketball program are aware of the charges involving Xavier Johnson. IU Athletics will continue to gather facts, cooperate with and monitor the legal process, and take further action as the evolving situation warrants.” Here is the entire press statement the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office shared with the…

Thad Matta’s stint in Bloomington was short-lived. After spending the 2021-22 season as the Associate Athletic Director for Basketball Administration at Indiana working under AD Scott Dolson, Matta was named Sunday as the new head coach at Butler. The new position will mark a return trip to Butler for Matta.  The Indianapolis school is both his alma mater, and he coached there during the 2000-01 season. In his 17 years as a college head coach, which includes stints at Butler, Ohio State and Xavier, Matta possesses a record of 439-154 (.740). Matta’s teams won 20 or more games in 16…

Indiana has clear frontcourt needs in 2023, and the Hoosiers took one step to address them when they offered class of 2023 forward Arrinten Page on Saturday. The 6-foot-9 Atlanta, Ga. product (Wheeler H.S.) is playing this weekend at the USA Basketball men’s junior national team April mini-camp in New Orleans. Page has offers from Radford, Georgia State, Kennesaw State, UAB, Wichita State and UCF in addition to IU. He does not currently appear in the national rankings. For spring and summer basketball, Page plays for The Skills Factory on the Nike EYBL circuit.  Indiana has just gotten the ball rolling,…

Montverde Academy won its second straight championship at the GEICO Nationals on Saturday afternoon at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Ft. Myers, Fla. With one IU signee and three recruiting targets on the roster, the Eagles defeated Link Academy 60-49 behind a dominant defensive effort. Indiana class of 2022 signee Jalen Hood-Schifino suffered a finger injury and did not look to shoot the ball in the championship game.  He only had two attempts from the field in 29 minutes, while anchoring the defense and adding 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 rebounds. 2022 recruiting target Malik Reneau scored 14…

Class of 2023 IU basketball verbal commit Gabe Cupps was named Ohio Mr. Basketball in separate votes by both the state’s coaches and media over the last week. “I think it’s really cool that people recognize that I try to do things the right way,” Cupps told Matt Denison on the Hoosier Report on Thursday.  “I think a lot of it was just how well our team played these last two years.” Cupps helped lead his father’s Centerville H.S. team to 45 consecutive wins, which included a state championship in 2021 and a state runner-up finish two weeks ago. This…