Author: Mike Schumann

The all-time leading scorer in the history of the Big Ten and Indiana will enter the college basketball hall of fame. Here is the full release from Indiana University Athletics: National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame To Induct IU’s Calbert Cheaney KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Indiana University’s all-time leading scorer Calbert Cheaney is among six decorated former players and three influential former head coaches who have been selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2019. The honorees will officially be enshrined on Nov. 24 in Kansas City at the 2019 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Induction…

Eight former IU basketball stars are playing at the highest level of the game during the 2018-19 season.  We will be monitoring their seasons with monthly updates. Below we summarize their year to date performance with NBA stats through the end of March and provide a brief update on each player. OG Anunoby – Toronto Anunoby has been out the last couple games after suffering a blow to the head.  He has passed concussion protocol and should return soon.  The former IU star came off the bench exclusively in March but still managed to increase his numbers.  With Toronto seemingly…

Season No. 119 of Indiana University basketball is in the books, and it was certainly a wild ride. From lofty expectations, to a fast start, to an unbelievable rash of injuries, to a January collapse, this season truly had it all. The Hoosiers entered the season just a few votes outside of the top 25, and would reach as high as No. 21 in the AP Poll in late December.  A 12-2 start into the first week of January corresponded with the Hoosiers moving up the rankings.  It was a start full of nail biting close wins, and perhaps a…

The Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team is posting results that bring to mind the glory days. IU capped off a big week at the 2019 NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas on Saturday night with accomplishments that haven’t been seen in nearly half a century. As a team, the Hoosiers placed third overall at the event with a total score of 385.5 points. California won the team title with a score of 560.  The host Texas Longhorns saw their four year winning streak snapped as they finished in second place with a total of 475. It was the second…

The roster reconstruction continues at Indiana. After yesterday’s announcement that sophomore forward Clifton Moore would transfer, today comes the news that walk-on Vijay Blackmon is also looking for another opportunity. https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/1112057599925600256 A 2019 Academic All-Big Ten guard, Blackmon appeared in seven games during the 2018-19 season, scoring seven points in 12 minutes of action.  Five of his points came in the season opening win over Chicago State. The younger brother of former IU star James Blackmon, Jr., Vijay transferred to Indiana from St. Francis (Ind.) and sat out the 2017-18 season under the NCAA transfer rules. Indiana is currently evaluating…

There is no other day on the calendar that is more sacred to the Indiana University men’s basketball program than March 30th.  On this date Indiana won 3 of its 5 national titles and a Final Four game. Take a look back at those memorable moments along with some interesting story lines from the games: MARCH 30, 1940 – INDIANA WINS ITS FIRST NATIONAL TITLE It was a night where legends were remembered, legends were made, and traditions began. The founder of the game, James Naismith died during the start of the 1939-40 season.  Before IU and Kansas played in…

The wave of transfers across college basketball has struck at Indiana. In an unsurprising move, sophomore forward Clifton Moore will seek an opportunity elsewhere after playing two seasons with the Hoosiers. Moore released the following statement: https://twitter.com/CliftonMoore22/status/1111710371591663619 The Pennsylvania native played a total of 60 minutes during the 2018-19 season and averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest.  He had not seen meaningful game action since a January 30 game against Rutgers. Moore had season highs of five points against Nebraska and five rebounds against Central Arkansas.  He saw his most extensive action (eight minutes) in that December contest…

Another Major League Baseball season is underway, and once again Indiana University is represented in the big leagues on opening day. KYLE SCHWARBER Of course there was no doubt that Schwarber would be on the Cubs opening day roster.  He started the season going 1-for-3 with a double in a Chicago win. Schwarber had a productive spring training, hitting .311 with a .429 on base percentage. For his career Schwarber is hitting .229 with 72 home runs and 163 runs batted in. JOSH PHEGLEY Phegley is back with the A’s and appears to be on track to spend the season…

And just like that, it’s over. After Romeo Langford committed to Indiana in April and Juwan Morgan decided to return in May, no one was predicting this: No 20 win season No NCAA Tournament And yet here we are, and that is exactly what happened. That’s a far cry from a range of expectations that went so far as to put Indiana in the national title discussion. One of the more bizarre and frustrating seasons in recent IU basketball history has come to an end….and some would say mercifully. We’ve discussed what went wrong ad nauseam.  There is no sense…

This story was originally published on Senior Day and has been updated with Juwan Morgan’s final statistics at Indiana. There were times during his freshman season when it seemed like he would never make it. One agonizing shoulder separation after another made it nearly impossible for Juwan Morgan to get through a game, let alone a four year career. From shoulder surgery, to a coaching change and a transformed game, much has changed for the Waynesville, Missouri native since those early days of perseverance that endeared him to Hoosier fans. Today we take a look back at some of the…