Despite being from Indiana and playing college basketball there, the hiring of assistant coach Mike Roberts brought IU greater relationships in another hoops hotbed — North Carolina. Roberts, a Terre Haute, Ind. native, was an assistant at UNC Greensboro for eight seasons prior to joining Archie Miller’s coaching staff in 2019. One player in the Tar Heel state that Roberts has kept in contact with since transitioning to IU is High Point, N.C. power forward Kuluel Mading. Jake Lieberman was the first to report on Indiana’s interest in Mading last week. https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/status/1255611983975440384?s=20 Mading hails from The Burlington School and he…
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All Big Ten organized team activities will remain on hold through the month of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to a release by the league on Monday. While some states within the Big Ten’s geography are beginning to loosen restrictions, the conference has decided to extend its suspension of all team activities through June 1. The suspension applies to practices, team workouts and anything else that would be conducted in an in-person group manner. Below is the full release from the Big Ten. BIG TEN STATEMENT ON ORGANIZED TEAM ACTIVITIES The Big Ten Conference announced today that it…
With the NBA Draft early entry deadline now behind us we can begin to take a look at what the rosters will look at for the 2020-21 season. It is still a bit too early to start naming favorites, as key stay-or-go decisions remain. Ayo Dosunmu, Kofi Cockburn, Luka Garza, Isaiah Livers, Xavier Tillman, and Kaleb Wesson are the main Big Ten players whose NBA decisions will shape the pecking order in the league next season. For now we take a look at each team in alphabetical order with a comprehensive review of the top returning players, incoming freshmen, transfers,…
Indiana’s first commit in the class of 2021 is no longer destined for Bloomington. Elkhart, Ind. top-500 3-star defensive end Rodney McGraw announced on Sunday that he flipped his commitment to Penn State. McGraw broke the news on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/RodNey5161/status/1257008192900476929?s=20 McGraw is ranked as the No. 409 player overall in the country in the class of 2021 according to the 247Sports Composite, the No. 26 weak side defensive end, and the No. 7 player in Indiana. As a junior in 2019, McGraw posted 73 tackles with 21.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks and three forced fumbles. McGraw had…
Indiana fans got good news last week when freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis announced his intent to return for his sophomore season at IU. The third team All-Big Ten performer played in all 32 games and averaged 29.4 minutes per contest. Jackson-Davis contributed 13.5 points while shooting 56.6 percent from the field and added 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks. He led the team in all four of those categories. Jackson-Davis shot 68.5 percent from the foul line with a team leading 168 attempts from the charity stripe. Below are more than 10 minutes of highlights from the Greenwood, Ind. product’s freshman…
The legendary voice of IU Athletics Don Fischer joined a group of his colleagues in the college sports radio business to discuss how they got their breaks in the business and some early embarrassing moments. Fischer discussed he favorite memory at IU, how he had to lie to get his first job in sports radio, and the big mistake he repeatedly made during his first ever IU broadcast. Don Fischer has been the radio voice of Indiana University football and men’s basketball since the 1973-74 school year. Note: If you want to skip ahead to the Fischer segments they are…
Class of 2022 guard Peter Suder is one of the top in-state high major recruiting prospects in the class of 2022. Below are the 6-foot-4 Carmel High School guard’s sophomore season highlights. To read more about Suder, see our “names to know” feature here. https://youtu.be/_mPLV5mXIIU Want us to share your video of an IU recruiting target on our platform? Message us. 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.
Although the calendar still says early May, most of Indiana’s 2020-21 schedule is known. And if you are in the camp that thinks that IU should be facing a bit more challenging slate, you will no doubt be pleased with what’s in store for the 2020-21 campaign. After starting the 2019-20 season with seven straight games against mid and low major competition, the Hoosiers played 25 consecutive games against high majors including one Big Ten Tournament contest. That respectable schedule ranked No. 23 nationally according to KenPom. Things will get worse in November. Fueled by a November trip to Hawaii,…
Ready for the return of college athletics? If you are looking for good news, there is at least a framework in place for that. Unfortunately, the NCAA’s criteria for the return of sports released on Friday is long, complex, and dependent on outside forces such as the various state governments. Things are moving in the right direction, but a lot will have to go right for college football to kickoff in four months as the NCAA intends to take a cautious approach until a vaccine for COVID-19 becomes available. Here are the core principles for the return of college athletics…
The legendary voice of IU Athletics Don Fischer hosted a special edition of Inside IU Football with Tom Allen on Thursday night. Allen discussed the new additions to his coaching staff, how the team is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. The special guest in the second half of the show was new strength and conditioning coach Aaron Wellman. 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.