Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana Athletics announced its winners of the IU Athlete of the Year awards for the 2024-25 school year on Thursday, recognizing swimming and diving seniors Carson Tyler and Anna Peplowski for the second consecutive season. Combining for three national titles and 10 All-America honors between them, Tyler and Peplowski led the IU men’s and women’s programs to historic performances at the 2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Repeating as CSCAA National Diver of the Year and Big Ten Diver of the Year, Tyler also won consecutive national championships in the 3-meter springboard and platform events while becoming the first athlete…

Indiana has had one player chosen as the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. And it has been a minute. Richard Corbett “Corby” Davis stands alone as the only IU football player to be selected as the first overall pick in the NFL Draft.  He was taken by Cleveland with the first choice in 1938. Could IU quarterback Fernando Mendoza be the next Hoosier to go No. 1? ESPN is telling you there’s a chance. That outlet’s Jordan Reid placed 14 players in three categories as it relates to becoming the No. 1 pick — serious contenders, potential…

We’re firmly in list cut and official visit scheduling season for rising seniors. And with the final live periods wrapping up this weekend, it’s time to take another look at where things stand with Indiana and their primary class of 2026 targets. New IU basketball coach Darian DeVries and his staff have extended more than 20 offers in the class of 2026, and we’ve reported on all of them. Here’s the latest on where things stand: COMMITTED:  Let’s get the easy one out of the way.  Indiana has one commit in the 2026 class, and he is 4-star guard Prince-Alexander Moody. …

Victor Oladipo is not ready to shut things down. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Woo, Oladipo played in a “well-attended” private workout in Las Vegas on Monday morning, with what Woo described as a large contingent of NBA and European teams attending. Woo said Oladipo played full-court five-on-five in a group workout of international pros. “Multiple team sources in attendance came away impressed, with Oladipo described as being in excellent shape as he pursues another comeback,” Woo wrote. Inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame last year, Oladipo reached the pinnacle of his NBA career with the Indiana Pacers, when he…

Indiana has made the final seven of 7-foot class of 2026 center Marcis Ponder.  He posted the news to his Instagram page. Ponder is also still considering Cincinnati, Florida State, Illinois, Miami, Providence, and Texas. A product of Miami, Fla., Ponder attends Gillion Academy in Virginia. He is typically described in the neighborhood of 7-feet and 320 pounds. He goes by the nickname ‘The Big Show’ and has been called ‘Baby Shaq.’ In the average of the national rankings, Ponder is a 4-star, the No. 71 overall player in the 2026 class, and the No. 8 center. MaxPreps lists him…

Luke Goode’s request for a fifth-year has been denied, bringing an end to his college basketball career. The Fort Wayne, Ind. product made an Instagram post on Tuesday afternoon signaling the result of his waiver request. “Thank you God for the journey through highs and lows,” he wrote.  “Can’t wait for what’s next!” Goode confirmed with The Daily Hoosier his request was denied.  In March following Indiana’s loss to Oregon in the Big Ten Tournament, he said the wheels were in motion to try to get one more year in Bloomington. “I love this place and grew up dreaming to…

2026 national top-20 point guard Deron Rippey, Jr. has been one of the best players on the travel circuit this spring and summer. He’s got a list of finalists involved in his recruitment to match his elite performance. The 6-foot-2 product of New York included IU Tuesday in his list of 12 schools he’s still considering, along with Alabama, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Tennessee, and Texas. Rippey also has an ambitious list of nine scheduled visits over the next three-plus months.  As we reported last week, Indiana is getting a visit in October.  Here’s…

Former Hoosiers Yogi Ferrell, Juwan Morgan and Race Thompson will be in Indianapolis this weekend as teammates for Assembly Ball in The Basketball Tournament. They’ll be doing so with the comfort of knowing they’ve got their next contract signed overseas for the 2025-26 season. KK Buducnost has re-signed both Ferrell and Morgan, who were teammates for a year at IU, and teamed up again this past season in Montenegro. In 37 ABA League games, the 32-year-old Ferrell recorded 11.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. He also played 18 games in Eurocup where he averaged 12.4 points, 2.4…

Incoming IU freshman Aleksa Ristic led all scorers with 22 points as Serbia defeated France 84-65 to complete a perfect 3-0 run through pool play at the FIBA U20 Eurobasket Monday. Ristic made 8-of-13 shots from the field including a perfect 6-of-6 from two.  He also dished out eight assists. Through three games at the event, Ristic is averaging 13.7 points and 6.3 assists.  He has shot 72.2% from two, 11.8% from three (2 of 17), and 81.8% from the free throw line.  His assist average is the second-highest of any player in the event, and he’s done that with…

“I just think it’s a higher caliber of guy,” was IU football coach Curt Cignetti’s assessment when asked in late May what a successful 2024 season has meant in terms of who the Hoosiers are landing on the recruiting trail in 2025. “Last year’s class was put together on promises, hopes, vision,” he said.  “This year’s class is being put together on something tangible — what we put out there on the field, and the publicity and the exposure that we received.” The latest rankings update at the now merged Rivals/On3 national outlet drives home what Cignetti is saying. Indiana…