Author: Mike Schumann

New Indiana head coach Mike Woodson joined Andy Katz on the March Madness 365 podcast this week. The interview covered a number of topic including Woodson’s decision to take the IU job, the roster, his style as a coach, and much more. The interview with Woodson starts at the 3:28 mark. For more interviews with current and former IU coaches and players, GO HERE. 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 picked up its highest rated pledge in program history on Tuesday afternoon.  And he is a familiar face. Bloomington, Ind. based safety Daeh McCullough committed to Tom Allen and IU.  He is the son of new running backs coach Deland McCullough.  Daeh announced his decision on his Twitter page. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound McCullough is the nation’s No. 6 safety and No. 78 prospect overall in the class of 2023 according to 247Sports. McCullough picked IU over a long list of suitors that included Arizona State, Arkansas, Boston College, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi State, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Utah.…

The IU basketball family lost a legend on Tuesday. Bobby “Slick” Leonard has passed away at the age of 88 according to the IU basketball Twitter account and several other reports. Leonard was Indiana’s Most Valuable Player in 1952 and he earned All-Big Ten and All-American honors in 1953 and 1954.  The Terre Haute, Ind. native played on two Big Ten championship teams and an NCAA championship team in 1953. Leonard made the game-winning free throw in the 1953 national championship game to deliver IU’s second title. With the ball and a chance to win the game, Leonard drove to…

New Indiana assistant coach Dane Fife met with the media on Tuesday morning to discuss rejoining the program after playing for IU and then briefly working in an administrative role for the Hoosiers. Fife was hired by fellow former IU player Mike Woodson last week.  He played for both Bob Knight and Mike Davis during an IU career that spanned from 1998 to 2002, and he then spent two years in Bloomington on Davis’ staff. Fife started on Indiana’s most recent Final Four team as a senior in 2002, and he was the Big Ten’s co-defensive player of the year…

In a somewhat surprising move, redshirt senior center Joey Brunk announced that he will not be part of the IU basketball program for the 2021-22 season. “I’m incredibly grateful for Indiana University,” Brunk wrote on his Twitter page.  “I have been able to get my Master’s Degree and am thankful to have been able to continue my education. I’ve decided to pursue my final year elsewhere. Thank you Indiana.” A call to Brunk by The Daily Hoosier was not immediately returned. Brunk missed the 2020-21 season with a back injury that required surgery.  The 6-foot-11 Brunk transferred from Butler to…

New Indiana head coach Mike Woodson joined the Jim Rome Show on Monday. In the more than 13 minute interview Woodson discussed his first interactions with former IU head coach Bob Knight. “It kind of set the stage in terms of my career, and now this circle back has been unbelievable for me,” Woodson said. “Because my high school coach and all of the high school coaches back then mimicked a lot of things Coach Knight did on the floor. Indiana was the only school that I ever wanted to play for as a kid growing up. When I got…

Indiana is taking a look at a former four-star talent seeking a fresh start after a run of bad luck. A 6-4 sophomore from Fayetteville, N.C., Louisville guard Josh Nickelberry missed nine games this season due to injury or illness, including four late season games. He made a three-pointer in seven of his nine games off the bench, averaging 2.8 points per game. He saw his first action of the season at Pitt on Dec. 22 after missing the first five games while recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. Nickelberry saw an average of 3.7 minutes of action while playing in…

The Indiana University baseball team recorded the team’s first no-hitter in nearly 37 years on Saturday night at Bart Kaufman Field, as pitchers McCade Brown and Braydon Tucker combined to no-hit Illinois, 8-0. The no-hitter is the first for Indiana since April 25, 1984, when the Hoosiers blanked Rose-Hulman, 6-0. In the bottom of the ninth, Illinois’ Cam McDonald reached on a throwing error to lead off the frame. Tucker then induced a fielder’s choice to get the first out of the inning.  The righty then sealed the no-hitter, inducing a 6-3 double play to end the game. With the…

(Last updated:  April 21) With the loss of Armaan Franklin, Indiana’s remaining needs for the 2021-22 roster are clear.  The Hoosiers need perimeter shooting and scoring production from the wing. New head coach Mike Woodson confirmed that last week. “We just gotta start plugging in some pieces where I think we’re a little weak at,” Woodson told reporters on Friday. “That’s the 2-3 spot. We’ve got to fill those spots. We’re still in the portal trying to compete there and see where it leads us.” It won’t be easy to fill the remaining spots.  With 12 scholarship players expected to…

Mike Woodson may have found the ideal high school recruiting target to address his need for perimeter shooters. Tamar Bates is a 6-foot-5 native of Kansas City who who has 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. According to Jake Weingarten, Indiana is involved with Bates’ recruitment along with Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Marquette, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Purdue. Bates is ranked No. 56 in the country in the class…