Former Indiana big man Thomas Bryant is back with the Washington Wizards and practicing with the team in Orlando as the NBA gets set to resume action later this month. Below he discusses his health, conditioning, the resumption of the season, and more. The 6-foot-10 Bryant was averaging career bests in points (12.1) and rebounds (6.8) per game before the season was postponed. His per game rebounding average leads the Wizards. Bryant suffered a foot injury during the season, but he has separately stated that he is now 100 percent healthy. The Wizards resume play on July 31 against Phoenix…
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Indiana football head coach Tom Allen joined Walt Ferber on Indiana Sports Talk over the weekend to discuss the state of the program. The segment with Allen starts at the 24:30 mark. See also: Allen discusses possible ten game Big Ten schedule | Indiana pauses voluntary workouts Want us to share your interview with a current or former IU athlete, coach or recruit 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…
Watch as former Indiana players Christian Watford and Verdell Jones, along with others, discuss IU’s memorable 2011 win at the buzzer over Kentucky. This video is an excerpt from BTN’s documentary The B1G Moment: Christian Watford. The full 24 minute documentary can be seen with a subscription to BTN Plus. https://youtu.be/ZGXC9hKB0qI Video credit – Big Ten Network 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.
Class of 2022 Indiana offer recipient D’Ante Davis gave a lengthy video Q&A session with Zach Schumaker. Davis had very nice things to say about IU during the interview. “It’s a blessing to be able to get a scholarship offer from IU,” Davis said. “It would be amazing (to play there). They gave me a virtual visit. I loved it.” Of course that is just a sampling of Davis’ remarks. He has multiple high major offers and had positive things to say about other schools including Louisville, where his brother D’Andre is set to play this season. Davis will play…
Boston Celtics rookie Romeo Langford met with the media on Friday to discuss preparations for the resumption of the NBA season. The Celtics are scheduled to play again for the first time since March when they take on Milwaukee on July 31 in Orlando. Langford has appeared in 27 games thus far during his rookie season in Boston. The 6-foot-6 Langford is averaging 2.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per contest in 11 minutes of action. Langford is shooting 37.5 percent from the field overall including 21.7 percent from behind the three-point arc. A one-and-done star at Indiana, Langford played 32…
When it comes to recruiting forwards, Indiana appears to have a clear preference for long and versatile players that can put the ball on the floor and score inside and out. One of the more recent players to emerge on IU’s radar fits that description. Class of 2022 forward Braden Huff has mentioned interest from Indiana in several recent reports by recruiting sites Rivals and 247Sports. Hailing from Glenbard West High School in suburban Chicago, Huff had a highly productive sophomore campaign. A 6-foot-9 and 200 pound lefty that can square up on the perimeter and score in multiple ways,…
Two of the best class of 2022 Indiana based AAU programs went head to head last weekend as the Indy Heat 2022 EYBL squad faced Team Teague 2022 in Fort Wayne. You can watch the full game below. Both rosters include several players that Indiana is recruiting to various degrees or has on the radar including: Team Teague 2022 2 Leland Walker 24 Peter Suder 32 Reggie Bass Indy Heat 2022 3 Tayshawn Comer 12 Fletcher Loyer 14 D’Ante Davis 32 CJ Gunn https://youtu.be/9OgtviLzrQE Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana…
The Indiana football program has paused voluntary workouts as a result of six individual within the program testing positive for COVID-19. The pause in football does not impact any of the other Indiana athletic programs currently conducting activities on campus including men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, and field hockey. In a release, Indiana described its procedures for handling positive test results. “Per the recommendations of the IU Athletics Medical Advisory Group, each positive test results in isolation until further notice and contact tracing measures are established to detect individuals who are considered close contacts, and may have…
The IU women’s basketball program announced on Friday that its first head has passed away. Bea Gorton led the Hoosiers from 1972 to 1976 and was inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014. Gorton was 73 years old. For more on Gorton and the early days of IU women’s basketball, GO HERE. The full release from IU Athletics follows. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Bea Gorton, Indiana Women’s Basketball’s first head coach and an IU Athletics Hall of Famer, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14 in Carol Stream, Ill. Gorton was Indiana’s inaugural women’s basketball varsity head coach who…
Tight end Peyton Hendershot became the third member of the Indiana offense to be named to a preseason watch list this week. The Friends of John Mackey released the 2020 John Mackey Award preseason watch list on Friday. Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. Hendershot was one 36 tight ends around the country to be included. After a record-setting 2019 redshirt sophomore season, Hendershot was named third-team All-Big Ten (media) and honorable-mention All-Big Ten (coaches). The 6-foot-4 and 250 pound Hendershot set Indiana…