Author: Mike Schumann

He came storming out of the Illinois huddle like an Indy 500 driver who just saw the green flag. And he crashed into Indiana’s Eric Gordon on turn one. Gordon first verbally committed to Illinois in November of 2005 before having a change of heart and signing on with Indiana in October of 2006. In the intervening months, IU had hired new head coach Kelvin Sampson, and he proceeded to recruit Gordon, much to the ire of Illini head coach Bruce Weber. That whole turn of events led to one of the more memorable regular season basketball games in IU…

AAU basketball is about to move to the backburner for a month as school ball and visits take precedence for IU’s recruiting targets. But the final spring weekend of major AAU events brought more tidbits on several players IU is focused on. Here are some of the more significant news items and notes Further below is the latest list of known visits scheduled by recruiting targets to Indiana in June, with a few updates since last weekend. FILIPOWSKI SET TO EMBARK ON BUSY MONTH 6-foot-10 4-star Kyle Filipowski is one of Indiana’s top targets in the class, but in order…

Indiana head coach Tom Allen has become a regular at the Indy 500. The Indiana native was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday and met with WISH TV’s Anthony Calhoun to discuss his experience at the 2021 race. https://youtu.be/ZLQNHxKPILI Video credit – WISH TV 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.

Former IU basketball player Charlie Miller joined the 19Nine podcast recently. Hailing from Miami, Fla., Miller played at Indiana from 1994 to 1998 and scored 810 points.  In 1994, Miller was a McDonald’s All-American and the Florida Gatorade player of the Year.  He played professionally for six years. Miller is the founder and owner of ATTACK Basketball Academy, a year-round basketball program geared towards developing youth in the game of basketball and in life. Charlie also travels as a Head Clinician with Breakthrough Basketball, an organization that is known as a leader in basketball camps, on-line resources, and products worldwide.…

It has been a long and frustrating climb back from a seemingly never-ending series of injuries, but Boston Celtics’ wing Romeo Langford is finally enjoying a nice run in the NBA — and it is coming at an opportune time. The former IU star has played 18 and 27 minutes in Boston’s last two playoff games against the Brooklyn Nets. He scored four points and added two rebounds, an assist and a steal in a game two loss on Tuesday.  On Friday Langford scored six points and added six rebounds and an assist.  The Celtics were +21 in the minutes…

Below is the schedule for the the 137th season of Indiana Football. Indiana and the Big Ten will periodically provide times and television information during the season, and we will make those updates here. Bookmark this page, or refer back to this schedule for updates under the IU football drop-down menu. By using the StubHub ticket links below you support our free site at no additional cost to you. Future and Prior Seasons: Future Schedules 2020 (6-2) 2019 (8-5) 2018 (5-7) 2017 (5-7) Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble…

New Indiana head coach Mike Woodson’s media rounds included a couple one-on-one television spots this month. Below you can watch Woodson talk with Indianapolis CBS-4 ‘s Chris Widlic and Fox 59’s Chris Hagan See also:  Woodson’s media availability this week https://youtu.be/tKbsSXVxVhA Video credit – CBS 4 https://youtu.be/_2U7Dya4V7M Video credit – Fox 59 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 in-state class of 2023 isn’t loaded with high major talent, but one player in the incoming junior class who has been on Indiana’s radar for a long time is eyeing a June visit to Bloomington. Crispus Attucks (Indianapolis, Ind.) 2023 forward Jalen Hooks told The Daily Hoosier on Friday that his family is looking for a date to visit the IU coaches and campus next month. “We don’t have a set date yet but we have talked and said that one of these days at the end of June, we’re just trying to figure out which day,” Hooks told…

The state of Kentucky is unusually loaded with high major talent in the class of 2023, and Indiana is involved with all of the top players. The latest name to emerge is 6-foot-11 center Cyr Malonga. Malonga originally hails from Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo and now lives in Louisville and attends Evangel Christian. Kentucky Prep Report reported this week Malonga was planning to visit Indiana.  The Daily Hoosier confirmed on Thursday with Brandon Bender, the athletic director at Evangel, that Malonga will indeed visit IU in early June. Malonga has a story similar to 2022 target Favour Aire. …

The list of players Indiana is pursuing in the class of 2023 is growing, and one of the latest is a rising post player from western Ohio. Replenishing the frontcourt is likely to be a priority in the 2023 class, and Austin Parks is someone who has caught Indiana’s eye after a strong start to travel basketball. The wide-bodied 6-foot-10 and 240 pound Parks attends St. Marys Memorial in Auglaize County near Lima. Parks told Steve Helwagen of the 247Sports Ohio State site that Indiana has been in touch regularly and he hopes to get to Bloomington for a visit…