Author: Mike Schumann

“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…

Indiana wasn’t included in 2026 5-star point guard Tay Kinney’s final 15 schools announced last winter, effectively ending their involvement. But Tennessee was. That ended up playing a major role in IU going from completely out of the picture to landing an official visit next month from the Newport, Ky. product. New IU basketball assistant coach Rod Clark is giving the Hoosiers a fighting chance in a very crowded and competitive recruitment. “Coach Rod, who came from Tennessee, he was recruiting me at Tennessee, and that’s my guy,” Kinney told TDH at the Adidas 3SSB stop in Rock Hill, S.C. …

Just weeks after Miami gave the ultimate public vote of confidence in Kel’el Ware, head coach Erik Spoelstra voiced some criticism. The 7-foot former IU basketball player and 2024 first round NBA Draft pick has been inconsistent during summer league play after a strong finish to his rookie campaign. His head coach aired the club’s grievances. “A big part of this is he has to really embrace and improve his professionalism, his consistency, his approach every single day,” Spoelstra told the assembled media. “He has to get better with that. It’s learning how to become a pro. I understand that…

Former IU baseball pitcher Andrew Saalfrank made his long-awaited return to the big leagues this weekend. The Arizona Diamondbacks reliever threw two shutout relief innings on Saturday.  He struck out two and gave up two hits. He was one of four players who served one-year suspensions through June 5 for betting on baseball. Saalfrank had not appeared in a game since April of 2024. The players violated Major League Rule 21, which is posted in every clubhouse. They were handed mandatory one-year suspensions for betting on games in which they did not participate. Saalfrank was recalled Wednesday from Triple-A Reno. …

The potential of Ohio-based 2026 wing Anthony Thompson somehow seems even greater after a year away from home at prep school. The 6-foot-8 and 205-pound Thompson gained 18 pounds over the last year at Western Reserve.  With a 7-foot-3 and-a-half wingspan and perimeter skills, he checks all the boxes of a potential pro and the attention of several prominent high major college programs. Thompson is currently a 5-star, ranked No. 12 overall in the 2026 class, and the No. 5 small forward according to the average of the national outlets. The prior Indiana staff offered Thompson in February of 2024,…

Darian DeVries and his staff are intent on landing one of the top point guards in the 2026 class. They’re pursuing 5-star and No. 5 ranked Jordan Smith, Jr., 4-star and No. 15 ranked Tay Kinney, and 4-star and No. 17 ranked Deron Rippey. Add to that list 5-star point guard Dylan Mingo. Mingo told national 247Sports analyst Brandon Jenkins Indiana is one of the schools recruiting him the hardest.  IU assistant coach Rod Clark appears to be leading the charge for Indiana. The 6-foot-5 Mingo is a 5-star according to the national averages of the recruiting sites.  He’s the…

Watch below as the IU basketball program released more videos via its social media accounts. In the first video IU revealed a peek inside the training program with new strength coach Ryan Horn.  Horn has been with basketball coach Darian DeVries each of the last two years, at West Virginia and Drake. In the second video, new assistant coach Rod Clark is mic’d up at a recent practice.  Clark joined the program after holding the same role Tennessee. Indiana will head to Puerto Rico for three games next month, Aug 6-11. Conditioned for chaos. pic.twitter.com/bOVksrG7Mn — Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) July…

Rising senior Miikka Muurinen has included Indiana in his final seven schools. The 6-foot-11 forward from Finland will also consider Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan, NC State, and North Carolina going forward. According to the average of the national rankings, Muurinen is the nation’s No. 8 overall prospect and the No. 1 power forward in the 2026 class. The 5-star attends Compass Prep in Arizona for high school. Muurinen has already visited Arkansas and Michigan.  The IU staff is working to get him on campus for a visit. Indiana has been involved with Muurinen since the new staff took over in…

Class of 2026 consensus top-25 point guard Deron Rippey confirmed with The Daily Hoosier on Thursday he’s got an October official visit planned in Bloomington. Why is that a visit he wants to take? “I’ve watched Coach DeVries since he was at West Virginia and was looking at the way he played his guards over there and it’s definitely a school I want to see,” Rippey told TDH at the Adidas 3SSB Circuit in Rock Hill, S.C. Rippey said the IU staff has sent him a lot of film on Javon Small, who earned first-team All-Big 12 honors under DeVries…

Class of 2026 forward Latrell Allmond is a priority target for Indiana. The 6-foot-8 national top-40 4-star took an official visit to Bloomington last month and now the IU staff is working hard to earn his commitment. The Daily Hoosier caught up with Allmond at the Adidas 3SSB Circuit stop in Rock Hill, S.C. after one of his games with Team Loaded. Here’s what Allmond had to say about his visit to Indiana, his thoughts on the coaching staff, the next steps in his recruitment, and more: —————————– What were some things that made you feel really wanted there at…