Indiana made the addition of South Florida transfer Michael Durr official on Friday morning with a release by the program. The 7-foot and 250 pound Durr, who hails from Atlanta, arrives at IU with two years of eligibility remaining and provides the Hoosiers with a big, physical presence in the paint. The full release from IU Athletics on Durr, including a quote from head coach Mike Woodson and his complete bio, are below. See also: Durr picked IU for tradition and development | Durr’s high school coach’s take and highlights | Updated scholarship chart From IU Athletics: Hoosiers Add Transfer Michael…
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Indiana class of 2021 newcomer Tamar Bates gave an interview this week with Aaron Torres. The pair discussed Bates’ high school career, his decision to attend prep school, decommitting from Texas, committing to Indiana, and readying for his first season of college basketball. Bates will arrive at IU in early June. After a series of upgrades by the recruiting sites, Bates recently became a 5-star according to the 247Sports Composite. He is listed as the No. 27 player in the class and the No. 5 shooting guard. The 6-foot-5 Bates played his senior year at IMG Academy and averaged 11.4…
Add one of the more intriguing class of 2023 in-state prospects to the June visitor list. Indianapolis based Cathedral High School forward Xavier Booker has scheduled a June 23 unofficial visit to IU his AAU coach Mike Saunders notified The Daily Hoosier on Thursday evening. The Daily Hoosier caught up with Booker on Saturday at the George Hill Invitational in Greenwood, Ind., and he talked about what he was looking to get out of visits this summer. “Mainly just to look around the campus and see the facilities and see where I can fit in,” Booker said. To this point…
Former USC running back Stephen Carr announced on Sunday that he was transferring to Indiana. The former 5-star recruit arrives in Bloomington immediately available for the 2021 season with one season of eligibility remaining. The IU football program formally introduced Carr on Thursday, signaling that his transfer is now official. The Gardena, Calif. product is now listed on the roster at 6-foot and 215 pounds. Included in the release from IU that follows is a quick comment by head coach Tom Allen. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana football program announced on Thursday afternoon that running back Stephen Carr has joined…
Top-30 class of 2022 forward AJ Casey and his Meanstreets teammates are putting together an impressive spring. The Chicago area product is the No. 21 overall prospect in the 2022 class, the No. 5 power forward in the nation and the No. 1 player in the state of Illinois for his class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Below you can watch extensive highlights of Casey from this spring. He wears No. 0 for Meanstreets. In the clips you will also see glimpses of fellow IU recruiting target, No. 13 Jalen Washington. See also: Casey continues to hear from Indiana …
Indiana has maintained contact with one of the top prospects in the Midwest through the coaching change. Class of 2023 forward Kaleb Glenn averaged 20.6 points and 12.6 rebounds per game while shooting 71% from the field as a sophomore at Louisville Male High School. He was named First-Team All-State and a MaxPreps All-American, and his rebounding average led the state of Kentucky for class of 2023 players. The 6-foot-7 Glenn has been talking to IU going back to last year, but the new staff has made it clear he is high on their priority list. “Coach Woodson and the…
The first new nonconference game of the Mike Woodson era has emerged. CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported on Twitter that IU basketball will face Merrimack in Bloomington as part of its 2021-22 nonconference schedule. Based in North Andover, Mass., Merrimack plays in the Northeast Conference and finished the 2020-21 campaign with a 9-9 record. The 2021-22 season will be Merrimack’s third as a NCAA Division One program. Head coach Joe Gallo completed a run of three NCAA Tournament appearances in three years in 2018-19 to put a bow on the program’s Division II history. Merrimack had won at least 19…
Mike Schumann of The Daily Hoosier joined the Hoosier Heartland podcast this week to discuss the origins and early days of the TDH site, persevering through the pandemic with no sports, and more. We also talked IU basketball including the addition of Michael Durr, early thoughts on the job Mike Woodson has done thus far, and the outlook for the 2021-22 basketball season. https://soundcloud.com/user-810324012/5182021-special-guest-the-daily-hoosiers-mike-schumann Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.
June is setting up to be a busy month in Bloomington as in-person recruiting reopens. Already we’ve told you about planned June official visits at IU by class of 2022 top-100 forwards Kyle Filipowski and Justin Taylor. Joining them will be Fayetteville, Georgia based top-100 forward Kaleb Banks. The 6-foot-8 Banks told Hoop Seen digital media producer Austin Smith in an interview you can watch below that he has scheduled an official visit to Indiana beginning on June 10. “I have an official visit lined up already with Indiana the weekend of June 10,” Banks told Smith. “I’m happy to…
Nine former IU basketball players saw regular season action during the 2020-21 NBA season that ended on Sunday. Below is our final look at their performance during the COVID-19 shortened 72 game season. The 2021 NBA Playoffs begin this week, and while some former Hoosiers won’t play due to injuries, six of the nine are with organizations that have advanced to the postseason. Victor Oladipo – Miami Victor Oladipo started the season in Indiana before be traded to Houston and then to Miami. He played in four games for the Miami Heat before suffering another injury to his surgically repaired knee.…