Author: Mike Schumann

PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas – Trayce Jackson-Davis hasn’t walked away from too many games during his career where someone else was his team’s leading rebounder. When it happened on Friday night at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, Jackson-Davis knew immediately where to tip his cap. “Jordan Geronimo was huge on the glass tonight. He was really doing his thing,” Jackson-Davis said after Indiana’s 79-66 win over Serbian professional team BC Mega. It wasn’t merely the fact that Geronimo bested Jackson-Davis by one, or that he grabbed 10 rebounds — six more than his best effort as a freshman at…

One of Indiana’s top remaining class of 2022 guard targets is set to come off the board in ten days. Top-30 prospect Jalen Hood-Schifino posted on his Instagram page on Saturday afternoon he will announce his college decision on August 24.  In his post, Hood-Schifino suggested the date is tied to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who wore the jersey numbers 8 and 24. Hood-Schifino recently announced a final five of Indiana, Memphis, Texas, Florida and Tennessee.  Of those schools, he only took visits to Indiana and Tennessee based on what is known publicly, and the IU visit appears to…

Watch below as Indiana’s Miller Kopp, Tamar Bates and Trayce Jackson-Davis discuss a 79-66 win over BC Mega at the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas. The trio represented IU’s three leading scorers in the 79-66 win, with Jackson-Davis pouring in 21 points while Kopp and Bates added 14 apiece. More coverage:  Stout defensive effort delivers win in Bahamas | Woodson post-game | Highlights and box score https://youtu.be/xHiYtuobi-U https://youtu.be/dbLNsE6bhro https://youtu.be/9duUgXWc5EE Jackson-Davis video credits to Indiana University Athletics 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…

Below are the highlights and the official box score from Indiana’s 79-66 win over BC Mega on Friday night. See also: Mike Woodson discusses the game Stout defensive effort delivers IU win https://youtu.be/2hsPTJirdXk Video credit – IU Athletics 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.

Indiana head coach Mike Woodson met with the media on Friday night at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas to discuss his team’s 79-66 win over BC Mega. The Hoosiers and BC Mega will play again on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. https://youtu.be/4jU4gHZqJbk 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.

PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas — Mike Woodson has told anyone who would listen for the last two months.  The defensive install came first after he took over the IU basketball program. On Friday night at the Atlantis Resort, that defense delivered in a big way as Indiana produced a somewhat surprising 79-66 win over Serbian professional team BC Mega. Woodson emphasized the defensive end early in his tenure because he knows it will be the foundation of what he is trying to do at his alma mater.  And he knows that even when his team is not expected to win…

Follow along for updates on the action as IU basketball plays BC Mega at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.  Share your thoughts in the comments below.  Updates will appear at the top of the page. GAME THREAD – Final:  Indiana 79, BC Mega 66.  Very impressive, unexpected win. – 2:17 left, IU still up by 13.  They seem to be going through the motions.  We’ll see if Mega has the rally they haven’t found to this point. – 74-61 IU with 4:14 left. – 70-55 IU with 7:32 left.  TJD’s physicality has been off the charts.…

It didn’t take long for now officially former IU running back Sampson James to find a new home. And it will immediately become a simultaneously very unpopular and popular decision. James will not only stay in the Big Ten, he will stay in-state.  On Friday the Avon, Ind. product announced he was transferring to play for IU rival Purdue. “Let’s Work,” James said in a Twitter post announcing the transfer that now seems pre-arranged given the quick turn from the Wednesday news he was leaving IU. “Excited to become part of something special in West Lafayette,” he added in a…

PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas – When it comes to his basketball game, Tamar Bates has a long list of things he wants to improve. But don’t mistake his honesty for weakness. On a team with eight upperclassmen, Bates didn’t arrive in Bloomington a couple months ago timid. And there is respect for the 18-year-old top-30 recruit. Bates already has all of his teammates referring to him by his preferred nickname of Scoop. He did however, arrive with a body that wouldn’t last long in the Big Ten. Beyond the fact that he happens to be really good at basketball, Bates…

Indiana football head coach Tom Allen met with the media via Zoom after practice on Thursday, the first day of fall camp where the Hoosiers went with full pads. Allen spoke at length about the transfer in of Ole Miss defensive back Jonathan Haynes and transfer out of running back Sampson James.  If you prefer to read some of his comments you can do that HERE. The fifth year head coach also discussed the quarterback, running back and receiver rooms, the first players who bought into his culture and committed, running backs coach Deland McCullough, and much more. The Hoosiers…