Author: Mike Schumann

No. 5 seed Indiana knocked off No. 13 seed Rutgers 66-54 in a Thursday Big Ten Tournament matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers were led by Ali Patberg with 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.  Grace Berger added 17 for the Hoosiers.  Patberg and Berger both and six assists and one turnover, and Berger led IU with six rebounds.  IU held Rutgers to 36.5 percent shooting from the field. “I thought AP (Patberg) was great,” IU coach Teri Moren said after the game.  “We were over on the sideline even, trying to encourage her…

One of Indiana’s more promising talents in its front seven is no longer with the team. Outside linebacker/defensive end Jaren Handy has been dismissed from the IU football team head coach Tom Allen said on Thursday during a Zoom press conference. Allen said Handy faced a series of disciplinary issues and was suspended multiple times prior to being dismissed. “Just a series of just disciplinary issues that we had to deal with, and dealt with those, and systematically had some suspensions involved there prior to this that led up to it,” Allen said. … “I’d say it was more of…

Indiana lost what was supposed to be its final home game of the 2021-22 season.  And now it probably won’t be the final home game. Like a broken record, IU led at halftime and came up empty down the stretch.  Indiana led 32-22 before Rutgers hit a 3-pointer at the first half buzzer — an ominous sign for what was to come.  The Hoosiers led 37-28 with 17:48 before the Scarlet Knights responded with a 10-0 run to take the lead.  Indiana was back up 47-40 in a yo-yo affair, and up 52-45 with 9:08 left.  But Rutgers would close…

Indiana lost to Rutgers by a final score of 66-63 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. on Wednesday evening. The Hoosiers led 32-25 at halftime and were led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 19 points and 9 rebounds.  Xavier Johnson added 13 points and Race Thompson had 12. Indiana (18-11, 9-10) will wrap-up the regular season at Purdue on Saturday at 2 p.m. Eastern. See also:  Mike Woodson and Trayce Jackson-Davis post-game THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Another second half collapse.  Rutgers outscored IU 21-11 to close the game after IU lead 52-45 with 9:08…

The turnover continues on the IU coaching staff.  And this latest move is both surprising and late. As first reported by Brandon Marcello of 247Sports, wide receivers coach Grant Heard is leaving Indiana for the same position at Central Florida. IU head coach Tom Allen confirmed the news on Thursday. “I would like to thank Grant Heard for his time here and appreciate all he’s given to our football program and wish him well,” Allen said. Heard was set to enter his sixth season at IU. Nine times Hoosiers earned all-conference honors during Heard’s time in Bloomington, highlighted by Ty…

Indiana will have one of its top class of 2023 targets on hand when the Hoosiers face Rutgers on Wednesday night in Bloomington. 6-foot-7 forward Coen Carr arrived at IU yesterday for an official visit. A Hampton, Ga. product, Carr attends Legacy Early College prep school in South Carolina.  In 11 games on the NIBC circuit playing against top national competition, Carr averaged 15.5 points while shooting 58.2 percent from the field.  He doesn’t shoot a high volume of 3-pointers, and made 4-of-10 from deep in NIBC contests.  Carr added 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. Below is a…

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…