Author: Mike Schumann

The Big Ten Conference has announced Indiana’s men’s basketball game against Ohio State, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 19 at noon in Columbus, will now be played on Monday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. and will air on FS1. The move was necessary so Ohio State and Iowa could make up their Feb. 3 weather-related postponed game.  That game will now be played on Saturday, Feb. 19 in Columbus. The move will give Indiana nearly a week off between games.  They host Wisconsin on Tuesday, Feb. 15 after facing Michigan State this weekend.  The change also means IU will play two games…

Mike Woodson didn’t hire Dane Fife for his intel on the Michigan State basketball program. But he isn’t going to run from his assistant coach’s ten years spent working at MSU under Tom Izzo either. Before joining Woodson’s staff in April, Fife had been to five Sweet 16s, three Elite Eights and two Final Fours with Izzo at Michigan State. No one outside of the MSU program is more familiar with the ins and outs of the Izzo way in East Lansing, and Fife knows the strengths and weaknesses of the Spartan players who remain from last season. With Indiana…

Trey Galloway scored nine of Indiana’s first 14 points on Tuesday, helping the Hoosiers jump out to a six-point lead against Northwestern in Evanston. The sight of Galloway providing an instant impact was familiar to Indiana fans. That he was doing it in the first five minutes of a game, however, was not. With Indiana shorthanded due to the suspension of five players including two starters, Galloway was thrust into his first starting assignment of the season. The Culver, Ind. product has built a reputation for playing aggressive defense off the bench, but against the Wildcats he showed another dimension…

Former one-and-done IU star Romeo Langford is headed to Texas according to reports. The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach is reporting Langford has been dealt to the San Antonio Spurs in connection with a trade involving Josh Richardson, Derrick White and a draft choice. The 14th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Langford is averaging career highs in points (4.7) and rebounds (2.4) this season with Boston while playing 16.5 minutes per contest.  He dealt with numerous injuries during his first two seasons in the league and played in just 32 games in 2019-20, and 18 in 2020-21. Overall Langford…

Indiana University men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson has announced via release that the five players disciplined on Tuesday against Northwestern will be available to play on Saturday at Michigan State. Tamar Bates, Michael Durr, Xavier Johnson, Khristian Lander and Parker Stewart did not play against the Wildcats in Evanston, a game the Hoosiers lost 59-51. In the release, Woodson hinted that missed curfews were to blame, or at least played a role, in the one-game suspensions. “It’s important that all team rules are followed and a curfew applies to everyone in our program for a reason,” said Woodson. Woodson didn’t…

It sounds like “when” rather than “if” as it relates to center Mackenzie Holmes’ return to the IU women’s basketball team this season. The team’s leading scorer and rebounder had a knee procedure in January and hasn’t appeared in a game since Jan. 5. After her team’s win at Illinois on Wednesday evening, head coach Teri Moren provided an update on Holmes’ rehabilitation and timeline. “I think she is getting closer,” Moren told reporters last night after the game.  “She is on the floor not from a team perspective but she is doing some individual stuff right now with coach…

Indiana will open the 2022 football season on Friday evening, Sept. 2, against Illinois. It will mark the first Friday opener in Memorial Stadium history.  When announced last month, the game was slotted as a Saturday contest.  Illinois replaced Northwestern in that season-opening game. The Hoosiers last kicked off a campaign on a Friday in 2005 at Central Michigan and last played on a Friday in 2018 at Minnesota. The full 2022 schedule is below: Sept. 2              Illinois Sept. 10            Idaho Sept. 17            Western Kentucky Sept. 24            at Cincinnati Oct. 1               at Nebraska Oct. 8               Michigan Oct. 15             Maryland Oct.…

Indiana jumped on Illinois from the opening tip and surged to a 28-8 first quarter lead. Things never improved for the Fighting Illini. Led by Ali Patberg’s 26 points on four 3-pointers, No. 7 IU (17-3, 9-1) cruised to a 93-61 rout in Champaign. “Our kids came out and I thought they looked really comfortable, got into some easy flow early, early easy flow for us offensively,” head coach Teri Moren said. “Saw a lot of those shots go down for us whether they were attacks at the rim, whether they were kickout 3’s. I don’t want to pick one…

The actions Mike Woodson took on Tuesday when he suspended five players had to feel very familiar to the first-year IU basketball head coach. Nearly 44 years ago, it was Woodson himself who was right in the middle of a mass suspension of Indiana players. On December 12, 1978, three IU players were dismissed from the team and five others, including Woodson, Landon Turner, and leading scorer Ray Tolbert were put on indefinite probation. Reports at the time indicated widespread marijuana use was central to the turmoil inside the program just two-and-a-half years removed from an undefeated NCAA championship season.…

We’ve entered the drama stage of the IU basketball season.  There was a game on Tuesday night in Evanston, but the suspension of five Indiana players stole the headlines and dramatically altered the game plan for the Hoosiers. Down to seven scholarship players, IU started strong and jumped out to multiple six-point first half leads.  The Hoosiers extended their advantage to seven early in the second half, but a 13-0 Wildcats run that ended with a Robbie Beran three at the 14:27 mark flipped the script, and the fatigued five, who all played at least 34 minutes, could never fully…