Author: Mike Schumann

IU class of 2020 signees Anthony Leal and Trey Galloway have their sights set on Indianapolis and a state championship as the Indiana boys state tournament begins this week. Below you can see where all of the top in-state Indiana recruiting targets, signees and commits will begin play this week. You can find links to the complete IHSAA state tournament brackets here.  Several of the games will be streamed live here.  You can see the complete streaming, television and radio schedule for all games here. CLASS 4A Culver Academy vs. South Bend Riley (Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET / LaPorte)  It…

Nine former IU basketball stars are playing at the highest level of the game during the 2019-20 season.  We will be monitoring their seasons with monthly updates. Below we summarize their year to date performance with NBA stats through February and provide a brief update on each player. OG Anunoby – Toronto Now in his third season in the league, the 22 year old Anunoby is starting to blossom in Toronto.  He had an especially productive February as his numbers went up across the board and Anunoby is now putting up career bests in every major statistical category.  He had…

Friend of The Daily Hoosier Jim Coyle of Indiana Sports Beat went in depth with new Indiana 2021 commit Khristian Lander and his father Keith on Monday. Lander is the top rated player in the state of Indiana in the class of 2021 and also the top rated point guard in the country among high school juniors.  He announced his verbal commitment to Indiana last week.  Lander is currently evaluating whether he can reclassify into the class of 2020 and join IU for the 2020-21 season. The 16 minute interview goes through the decision making process, the reclassification process, looking…

Indiana head coach Archie Miller joined the legendary voice of IU Athletics Don Fischer on their radio show “Inside IU Basketball” to look back at last week’s games and preview the last week of the regular season. The player guest was senior guard Devonte Green. The Hoosiers (18-11, 8-10) will host Minnesota at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier 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.

A strong season has led to individual honors for several members of the IU women’s basketball team. Ali Patberg and Grace Berger both received first team All-Big Ten honors, while Mackenzie Holmes made the all freshman team.  Jaelynn Penn and Brenna Wise were both also recognized. IU opens Big Ten Tournament play on Friday afternoon.  Below is the full release from Indiana. Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg, sophomore guard Grace Berger, junior guard Jaelynn Penn and freshman forward Mackenzie Holmes all earned All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media for the 2019-20 season, announced by the league on Monday.…

When Sampson James committed to Indiana as a member of the class of 2019 he was the Hoosiers’ highest rated recruit of all-time. Now after one season with IU, James appears to be leaving Bloomington. According to reports, the running back from Avon, Ind. has entered his name in the transfer portal.  Rainer Sabin was the first to report the news on Twitter. https://twitter.com/RainerSabin/status/1234544537571295237?s=20 Playing in a reserve role behind starter Stevie Scott, the 6-foot-1 and 220 pound James carried the ball 81 times for 275 yards (3.4 ypc) and three touchdowns for the 2019 season.  James also caught two…

It will all come down to the final week of the regular season. IU couldn’t find a way in a tightly contested and well played battle in Champaign, Ill. on Sunday afternoon, and as a result the Hoosiers now need to win their last two games of the regular season in order to feel comfortable about the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers kept things close throughout and had the ball in their final possession with a chance to tie or take the lead.  Instead, IU fell 67-66 at Illinois. Indiana (18-11, 8-10) will host Minnesota on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.…

The Indiana women’s basketball team has been rewarded for one of its best seasons in program history with a double bye for this week’s Big Ten Basketball Tournament.  IU reached win No. 23 with a regular season finale victory at Michigan on Sunday, tying a record set in the 2017-18 season during the program’s WNIT title run. The No. 22/24 Hoosiers (23-7, 13-5) earned the No. 4 seed at the Big Ten Tournament and will play their first game on Friday at around 2:30 p.m. ET against either Rutgers, Wisconsin or Illinois.  The Scarlet Knights are the No. 5 seed. …

A major factor in the emergence of the Indiana football program is moving on for greener pastures according to multiple reports. Making things sting even worse, it is an IU alum that is abandoning the team. Director of Athletic Performance David Ballou will become the strength coach at Alabama according to multiple reports, and High Performance Coordinator Matt Rhea is going with him according to the reports. Ballou was in his third season as Indiana football’s director of athletic performance and was cited regularly by recruits as a key reason why they chose Indiana. A former IU fullback, Ballou lettered…

Indiana head coach Archie Miller discusses a 67-66 loss to Illinois on Sunday afternoon at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. The Hoosiers (18-11, 8-10) will host Minnesota at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Bloomington. See also:  Final stats, highlights and three keys to the game https://youtu.be/_FrHSO7sVw0 Video Credit – Illini Report You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier 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.