IU Athletics announced on Friday afternoon that men’s basketball, field hockey, men’s soccer and wrestling have paused voluntary workouts after 14 positive COVID-19 tests this week. Men’s basketball head coach Archie Miller released a brief statement. “Our athletic program is following strict protocols during these unprecedented times and we strongly support our medical staff as we try and mitigate this issue,” said Miller. “It’s clear that the health and safety of everyone in our program, athletic program , and University community will remain as our top priority.” Overall, IU Athletics has administered 1.417 COVID-19 tests since June 8, with 63…
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IU basketball legend Isiah Thomas retired from the NBA in 1994. Class of 2022 Hoosier recruiting target Avery Brown wasn’t even a twinkle in his parent’s eyes at that point. But Thomas had the attention of Brown’s father. And when the time came to teach his son about the game of basketball, studying the former IU All-American and NBA champion was on the curriculum. Avery Brown never saw Thomas play live, but what he saw on film left an indelible mark. “Isiah Thomas used to be my favorite player growing up,” Brown said on The Daily Hoosier sponsored episode of…
The Big Ten Network caught up with IU soccer legends Todd and Jerry Yeagley to discuss the current state and history of the program. After a standout playing career for the Hoosiers, Todd Yeagley was named Indiana head men’s soccer coach on December 18, 2009. Yeagley is in his 11th season at the helm of the Hoosier program in 2020. During his time at IU, Todd Yeagley has led the Hoosiers to a 137-48-38 record overall, and a 42-15-15 mark in the Big Ten. Jerry Yeagley was the IU men’s soccer coach from 1973-2004. He won six national championships and…
Indiana football head coach Tom Allen joined The Fan Morning Show this week to discuss the latest with the team as they wait for the 2020 season to begin. Allen talked with hosts Jeff Rickard and Joe Staysniak about several topics — What they are working on now Classroom situation and interacting with the student body The team’s readiness to play on short notice What the coaches were told about why season was postponed Observations on player development IU was originally scheduled to open this season today at Wisconsin. Want us to share your interview with a current or former…
OG Anunoby called game on Thursday night, and saved Toronto’s playoff hopes in the process. With the Raptors trailing 2-0 in the series and down 103-101 with a half second left, Anunoby was open on the wing. Anunoby took a perfect pass from Kyle Lowery and quickly hoisted a shot from behind the arc just before the clock ran out to deliver a game-winning three for Toronto as the buzzer sounded. https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1301690870006272000?s=20 https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1301698546299744261?s=20 Anunoby was calm and composed both after he made the shot and in the post-game interview. It was a demeanor that IU fans grew accustomed to during…
Asheville, North Carolina is not Maui, but perhaps still better than Indiana in November? According to a report by CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, the annual event in Hawaii might be moving more than 4,500 miles east. https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1301537111447949313?s=20 If the event has in fact found a new home on the mainland, organizers will still have at least one additional complicating factor to contend with. The PAC-12 conference has canceled all athletics until January 1, meaning Stanford would not be allowed to participate unless the league walks back that decision. The Maui Invitational was scheduled to begin on Nov. 23, but it…
After a wave of class of 2022 guard offers, Indiana has found its next frontcourt target. IU has offered Maryland based junior center Favour Aire. The Daily Hoosier has learned that Indiana extended the scholarship offer to Aire earlier this week. Aire is the latest of several prospects that new IU assistant coach Kenya Hunter is recruiting from Washington D.C.’s so-called “DMV” basketball hotbed. Specifically, Aire hails from one of the more fertile areas in the country when it comes to hoops talent — Prince George’s County. The 6-foot-10 plus Aire is relatively new to the United States, arriving from…
The possibilities for playing the 2020 Big Ten football season are all over the map right now. In the last couple weeks, Oct. 10, Thanksgiving week, early January and late January start dates have all been floated. Now imagine you are strength and conditioning coach trying to prepare a team to be ready for week one. Whenever that is. The college football calendar has been set in stone for generations, until 2020. And strength and conditioning programs have been precisely engineered with those calendars in mind to have football players in peak condition for the season. Of course all of…
Indiana’s class of 2022 priority targets continue to emerge. IU head coach Archie Miller offered top-40 guard Jordan Hood-Schifino on Wednesday. Hood-Schifino announced the offer on his Instagram page. Hood-Schifino originally committed to Pittsburgh in December, 2019, but backed out this summer. As with Miller and new assistant Kenya Hunter, Hood-Schifino is from the Pittsburgh area. The 6-foot-5 Hood-Schifino is still being recruited by Pittsburgh along with Kansas, Florida and others. Prior to committing to Pittsburgh, Hood-Schifino had offers from Florida, Clemson, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Wichita State, South Florida, Virginia Tech, Illinois and Charlotte. Although he is…
Recruiting site 247Sports has updated its rankings for the basketball class of 2021. Indiana has at least seven active recruitments ongoing in the class, and one commitment. Below we summarize where each player stands in the latest rankings along with some updated commentary on their recruitment as it relates to IU. After a summer where there was little to no competitive AAU basketball around the country, the rankings probably carry less significance than normal. But the update still serves as a good opportunity to check in on where things stand with IU’s top targets, and how each player has developed…