Indiana baseball catcher Collin Hopkins caught up with Griffin Gonzalez and Greg Murray from his home in Nashville, Tenn. A redshirt senior, Hopkins appeared in all 15 games in 2020, earning 12 starts. Hopkins’ best performance of the season came at No. 17 East Carolina on Feb. 28. He totaled a season-best three hits to go with an RBI in the team’s 11-5 road victory. Hopkins transferred to IU from Western Kentucky for the 2020 season. He intends to return for the 2021 campaign. https://youtu.be/hJZycSG8bi4 Video credit – IU Athletics Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier…
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Peyton Ramsey had a storybook redshirt junior season at Indiana, coming off the bench to help guide IU to an improbable eight win season and a trip to the Gator Bowl. But there was no fairy tale ending, as Ramsey decided to use his final season of eligibility elsewhere rather than return to the bench behind starter Michael Penix, Jr. Ramsey transferred to Northwestern after the 2019 season, and the Wildcats officially announced the addition of the Ohio native to their roster on Tuesday. In the release from Northwestern, Ramsey thanked IU for his four seasons in Bloomington. “I would…
Although many of the names have changed, when it comes to roster construction, a year later the overarching question remains the same. Last May Indiana head coach Archie Miller didn’t seem terribly concerned when asked about utilizing just 11 of his allotted 13 scholarships. “Guys fall out of the sky in August nowadays,” Archie Miller joked a year ago at IU’s booster event at Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Borden . “I mean, you just catch ‘em.” IU didn’t catch any summer falling stars going into the 2019-20 season, and now it is one of their own that has put…
It was a short season, but Indiana outfielder Grant Richardson did more than enough to be noticed. The latest of Richardson’s run of postseason accolades is his most impressive. The Fishers, Ind. product was named Third-Team All-America by Collegiate Baseball on Tuesday. The sophomore outfielder started all 14 games he appeared in, leading the Hoosiers with a .424 batting average, five home runs, 17 RBI, 21 runs scored and a .797 slugging percentage. He also had had three doubles, two triples and an on-base percentage of .453 – second-best on the team. The honor was just the latest for Richardson,…
If you were going to play basketball for Bob Knight, you had better know how to set a good screen. Even the great ones drew Knight’s ire if their screen game wasn’t on point. With Team USA up 23 points at halftime of the gold-medal game at the 1984 Olympics, Knight struggled to find a flaw in Michael Jordan’s performance. Ever the perfectionist, the legendary Indiana coach dialed in. “Mike, when the hell are you going to set a screen?” Knight yelled. “All you’re doing is rebounding, passing and scoring. Dammit, screen somebody out here!” Knight has playfully told that…
Former Indiana women’s basketball star Tyra Buss joined the Taylor Adams Sports podcast. Buss discussed her IU basketball career, her brief professional experience, and what she is doing now. With 2,364 points, Buss is Indiana’s all-time leading scorer. She is also first all-time in assists and steals. https://youtu.be/XtKybyWoBa0 Video credit – Taylor Adams Sports 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.
In all likelihood, Indiana’s roster for the 2020-21 season is set. Are the Hoosiers a contender for the upper half of the league? Could they perhaps even secure a double bye at the Big Ten tournament and make a run at the conference crown? IU’s standing in the league next season in many ways depends on things that are out of their control. Six of the top players still technically on Big Ten rosters right now have yet to decide whether they will return for the upcoming season or stay in the NBA Draft. ILLINOIS — AYO DOSUNMU and KOFI…
One of Indiana’s priority class of 2022 point guard targets is Milton, Georgia’s Bruce Thornton. An Atlanta Journal Constitution first team all-state selection for Milton High School, Thornton averaged 23 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game to lead the Eagles to the GHSA Class AAAAAAA state semifinals as a sophomore. The 6-foot Thornton has an offer list that includes Georgia, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Xavier, Clemson, Miami, Ole Miss and Virginia Tech. Thornton is the No. 7 point guard overall in the class of 2022 according to the 247Sports Composite. The 4-star recruit is the No. 31 player overall…
Cornerbacks coach Brandon Shelby took questions from the media earlier this week. He is in his 10th season at Indiana. Shelby was a standout defensive back at Oklahoma, where he participated in two BCS National Championship games and three-straight BCS bowl games. As a four-year letterman (2001-04), he earned both All-Big 12 honors and Academic All-Big 12 honors. As a true freshman, Tiawan Mullen became the fourth Shelby protégé to lead the Big Ten (T-11th nationally) in pass breakups with 13 during the 2019 season. See also: Reese Taylor’s rise up the depth chart | A look at Indiana’s 2020…
Former IU guard Lyndon Jones joined the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Podcast. Jones scored 688 points at Indiana over a four year career that spanned from 1987 to 1991. He finished his career with 306 assists, good for 10th on the all-time list at the time. Playing alongside Marion teammate and fellow future Hoosier Jay Edwards, Jones won three straight Indiana high school state championships. Edwards and Jones were co-Indiana Mr. Basketball winners in 1987. 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…