Indiana head coach Mike Woodson made a quick return visit to New York on Wednesday night. He’ll leave with a better recruiting tool than he ever could concoct on his own — because it was a genuine moment. All high school players aspire to reach the NBA, and they want to believe their college coach can help them get there. That’s why seeing this video of Woodson reuniting with his former New York Knicks players should really resonate with recruiting targets. Woodson started the 2020-21 season as an assistant with the Knicks, and he was reunited with his former players…
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Indiana has suffered a pair of losses in the defensive trenches, an area of the roster where the Hoosiers were already a bit shorthanded. Defensive tackle Damarjhe Lewis and end Jeramy Passmore both entered the NCAA’s transfer portal this week. Although they are eligible to return to IU from the portal, neither player is listed on the program’s roster on iuhoosiers.com. The 6-foot-3 and 301 pound Lewis was one of the higher ranked players in Indiana’s 2020 class. The 3-star recruit came in at No. 682 overall in the 247Sports Composite, and the No. 57 defensive tackle. The Griffin, Georgia…
Assistant coach Yasir Rosemond is locked in on bringing length to Bloomington during his early days on the IU staff. South Carolina forward Julian Phillips is the third class of 2022 forward in the last five days with ties to Rosemond who received a scholarship offer from Indiana. Phillips announced the IU offer on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/ju1ianphillips/status/1384676637363560451?s=20 The 6-foot-8 Phillips hails from Blythewood, S.C., just outside of Columbia. According to the 247Sports Composite, Phillips is the No. 26 player overall in the class of 2022, and the No. 7 power forward. 247Sports’ national scouting director Jerry Meyer recently had…
Former Northwestern forward Miller Kopp was on our list published nearly two weeks ago of potential transfer portal fits for Indiana as the program shifted towards finding perimeter shooters to fill out its roster for the 2021-22 season. On Tuesday the 6-foot-7 junior announced that he was staying in the Big Ten conference and heading to Bloomington. Kopp averaged 11.3 points and 3 rebounds per game over 31.5 minutes per contest in 2020-21. He shot 39.6 from the field overall including 33 percent from 3-point range. The Big Ten Network released 25 of Kopp’s best plays during his three seasons…
Indiana picked up its second new player for the 2021-22 season in as many days. Former Northwestern forward Miller Kopp announced that he is transferring to Indiana on Tuesday morning. He broke the news on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/Miller_Kopp/status/1384490848629362692?s=20 Over three seasons at Northwestern, the 6-foot-7 Kopp has averaged 26.4 minutes, 9.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest while shooting 36 percent from 3-point range on 339 attempts. Kopp started 74 times in 87 games for the Wildcats. As a sophomore in 2019-20, Kopp started all 31 games and led the team in minutes with 999 and 405…
Below are a selection of highlights of Indiana class of 2021 commit Tamar Bates. The 6-foot-5 Bates is a Kansas City, Kan. product who played his senior season at IMG Academy in Florida. For more Bates coverage: Tamar Bates’ coaches: ‘He’s special’ Tamar Bates: Mike Woodson promised ‘to make me a better man’ https://youtu.be/sae2mU9mipo https://youtu.be/mlBUNQDyWDs https://youtu.be/EVsNEEdlyNk https://youtu.be/I4lpyhgo9WM https://youtu.be/3qA583GS9vw 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.
The roster news continues for Indiana in what has been a hectic offseason since a March 11 loss to Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament. In just the last few days redshirt senior center Joey Brunk entered the transfer portal and landed at Ohio State, and IU next received a commitment Monday from class of 2021 top-60 guard Tamar Bates. On Tuesday Northwestern transfer Miller Kopp committed to IU. The latest scholarship chart reflecting those changes is below. With the addition of Kopp, IU is presently oversigned by one player for the 2022-23 season, although the transfer portal remains open…
Mike Woodson upgraded his arsenal of shooters on Monday. Class of 2021 guard Tamar Bates has committed to Indiana and will join the program for the upcoming 2021-22 season. The 6-foot-5 top-60 guard announced the news on his Twitter page on Monday morning. https://twitter.com/tbates_11/status/1384146790023254022?s=20 Bates is a native of Kansas City who who played a starring role for one of the nation’s top programs at Bradenton (Fla.) IMG this season. Bates asked to be released by Texas from his national letter of intent after former Longhorns’ head coach Shaka Smart departed. He chose Indiana over Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Marquette, Oregon,…
New Indiana assistant coach Dane Fife appeared recently on The Drive with Jack Ebling. The former star IU player and longtime Michigan State assistant coach spoke with Ebling for nearly 40 minutes about the coaching influences in his life and other topics. Fife has the rare combination of playing under Indiana legend Bob Knight, and working under Michigan State great Tom Izzo. Moreover, his father Dan Fife is one of Michigan’s best ever high school coaches. He talks extensively about all three. For more interviews with current and former IU players and coaches, GO HERE. Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You…
Watch below the junior season highlights for one of the top players in the state of Indiana, class of 2022 guard Will Lovings-Watts. The 6-foot-5 Lovings-Watts has had an ongoing dialogue with Indiana going back to his freshman year. The long and athletic guard averaged 16.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 58 percent from the field overall including 48 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. He helped lead Jeffersonville to a 15-7 record and a sectional title in 2021. Lovings-Watts is currently ranked No. 177 nationally in the class of 2022 according to the 247Sports Composite. The…