Class of 2022 Georgia based forward Kaleb Banks announced his commitment to Indiana on Friday afternoon. Banks made the announcement on his Twitter page. The 6-foot-8 Banks is a 3-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite. He is the No. 123 overall player in the class and the No. 22 power forward according to that service. Banks projects as a hybrid small forward/power forward at the college level. https://twitter.com/Kalebb_3/status/1418604474382364682?s=20 Banks picked Indiana over Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech and others. Assistant coach Yasir Rosemond led the way for Indiana on the recruitment. The Georgia Class 4A Region 5 Player of…
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Listen below to an interview with IU head football coach Tom Allen on The Dan Dakich Show on 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis. Allen spent more than 30 minutes with Dakich on Thursday and covered a wide range of topics including the health of his son and Michael Penix, what’s different about procedures this year by comparison to last year as it relates to the pandemic, vaccinations, name image and likeness, key players for the 2021 season, the football facilities at IU, and much more. Indiana opens the 2021 season on Sept. 4 at Iowa. For a complete library of…
Big Ten Conference commissioner Kevin Warren spoke with reporters on Thursday morning as Big Ten Football Media Days returned after a year of absence at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Check out everything that Warren had to say below in the video and/or the transcript provided. https://youtu.be/i6XH_29zfFs Video credit – Big Ten Network KEVIN WARREN: Good morning. Welcome to the Big Ten conference football media days. This is a first for me. As you know, we didn’t have one last year, but it really is a pleasure to stand before you today, and it’s been incredible to learn so many of…
Indiana is still entering new recruitments in the class of 2022 as players separate themselves during the July live period. The latest target for IU is top-60 4-star forward Malik Reneau. The 6-foot-9 Miami, Fla. based power forward announced an offer on Thursday from IU after a conversation with head coach Mike Woodson. https://twitter.com/MalikReneau/status/1418231911999315970?s=20 Reneau attends Montverde Academy in Florida where he is a teammate of fellow Indiana 2022 target Jalen Hood-Schifino. For AAU basketball he plays for the Florida-based NightRydas on the Nike EYBL Circuit. Reneau has been widely reported as a standout performer during July Nike EYBL action…
The Big Ten Network released a video of 50 of Indiana’s top dunks and 2-pointers from the 2020-21 season. Trayce Jackson-Davis made 183 of IU’s 496 2-pointers on the season. He made 51.7 of his field goal attempts, all 2-pointers. As a team the Hoosiers made 48.5 percent of their 2-point attempts on the 2020-21 season. Trey Galloway led IU from 2-point range, making 56.9 percent of his attempts. Jordan Geronimo was second at 55.6 percent and Race Thompson was third at 54.5 percent. Indiana ranked No. 225 nationally in 2-point field goal percentage and ninth in the Big Ten.…
Indiana picked up a commitment from Florida based safety Phillip Dunnam on Tuesday. The 6-foot-1 and 180 pound Dunnam attends North Miami Beach High School in Miami, Fla. Dunnam made the announcement on his social media pages. “I am extremely excited to announce my commitment to further my academic and football career at Indiana University,” Dunnam wrote in a graphic attached to his Twitter post. “I want to thank my family for all their sacrifices, as well as my coaches and teammates for all of their support throughout this process.” A Miami Herald All-Dade 5A-Ind. first-team selection as an athlete,…
IU quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. was named to the The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award watch list on Tuesday. The award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback. Penix completed 124-of-220 passes (56.4 percent) for 1,645 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions in 2020, and he rushed for a pair of touchdowns. He averaged a Big Ten-leading 274.2 passing yards per game (18th nationally) and recorded a 136.54 pass-efficiency rating. The Tampa, Fla. product played in six games before suffering a season ending knee injury against Maryland. Full release from IU Athletics: PENIX NAMED TO DAVEY O’BRIEN…
With Indiana’s main class of 2022 targets beginning to come into focus, it is time to bring back our annual profile pages for the priority prospects. These pages are a one-stop shop for all the latest information on the key IU basketball recruits you want to know about. To help you stay abreast of all of the latest news for Indiana’s top 2022 recruiting targets, you can refer back to all of our recruit profile pages from our recruiting drop down menu. At the bottom of each profile page is all recent coverage of the individual player, including both original…
Legendary IU basketball coach Bob Knight made an appearance at a reunion for former players on Sunday night in West Baden, Ind. Knight made a brief statement to the crowd of players and their families during the event. The 80 year old Knight has made several recent appearances at IU related events, including his return to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for an IU basketball game in February, 2020. https://twitter.com/i/status/1417138071594840068 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…
With limited live evaluation periods and limited resources, where a college coaching staff chooses to spend its time in 2021 makes a statement. When the head coach and all three assistants appear together to watch one player, the message is clear — “We want you, and we want you now.” National 247Sports recruiting analyst Eric Bossi reported on Saturday that Indiana had all four of its coaches (head coach Mike Woodson, and assistants Kenya Hunter, Dane Fife and Yasir Rosemond) on site at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam to watch national top-30 guard Jalen Hood-Schifino. With national circuit events currently…