If there is a 2020 college football season, Indiana will have their All-Big Ten tight end. IU head coach Tom Allen said on a video conference with the media on Tuesday that redshirt junior tight end Peyton Hendershot is “completely cleared and back with the team now fully.” Hendershot plead guilty in June to a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge. In connection with a plea deal, three other charges were dropped. All of the charges stemmed from a February incident in Bloomington involving an ex-girlfriend. Hendershot was sentenced to one year probation for the trespass offense, a Class A misdemeanor. He…
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Tuesday night’s championship game of The Basketball Tournament features three former IU basketball players that ultimately transferred from the program. Former Hoosiers Remy Abell and Maurice Creek and their Sideline Cancer teammates will face Luke Fischer and The Golden Eagles in the $1 million title game at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Abell joined The Take with Andy Sweeney to discuss playing in the TBT, tonight’s title game, and much more. A Louisville, Kentucky product, Abell played two seasons at IU from 2011 to 2013. He appeared in 68 games and scored 239 points. The segment with Abell starts at…
It was a busy weekend for AAU basketball in the state of Indiana. With major tournaments in both Fort Wayne and the north side of Indianapolis, many of the region’s top programs were in action including the Indy Heat and Indiana Elite. The Daily Hoosier was in Fort Wayne and caught up with a pair of intriguing Indianapolis based class of 2022 point guards. Leland Walker (North Central) and Tayshawn Comer (Cathedral) advanced to the final of the Ballin’ Under One Roof U16 Tournament in Fort Wayne with Team Teague and Indy Heat, respectively. Good friends off the court, Walker…
After announcing ten days ago that he was not going to play when the NBA resumes later this month, has Victor Oladipo had a change of heart? The former IU star is inside the NBA bubble in Orlando, and according to a report by Shams Charania of the Athletic and Stadium, Oladipo has been working out in five-on-five scrimmages and perhaps trending towards playing. “There is growing belief Pacers star Victor Oladipo will attempt to play in the NBA’s restarted season after multiple strong team practices in Orlando, sources inside the bubble tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium, Charania wrote in a tweet…
Indiana sophomore cornerback Tiawan Mullen is firmly on the national radar. IU announced on Monday that Mullen has been named to the Bednarik Award preseason watch list after a breakout 2019 freshman campaign. The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Below is the full release from IU Athletics. See also: Confident Mullen has everyone’s attention in year two BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana sophomore cornerback Tiawan Mullen has earned a spot on the watch list for the 26th annual Chuck Bednarik Award, presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. The Maxwell…
One of Indiana’s top class of 2021 recruiting targets is starting the process of narrowing things down. 5-star Missouri based shooting guard/wing Aminu Mohammed is targeting dates both to cut down his list of potential college landing spots, and to ultimately announce his decision. A source tells The Daily Hoosier that Mohammed is likely to announce a list cut in August. The Daily Hoosier expects IU to be one of the teams that Mohammed continues to evaluate as a potential college destination. Indiana has been one of the schools showing the most interest in Mohammed for several months. The IU…
Multiple reports indicate that former IU basketball player and Indiana Mr. Basketball Steve Bouchie has passed away at the age of 59. Bouchie suffered a heart attack last week. A native of Washington, Ind., Bouchie won the state’s Mr. Basketball award following his senior season in 1979. He averaged 27 points and 15 rebounds during the 1978-79 campaign. Bouchie helped Washington reach the semi-state round of the Indiana boys high school basketball tournament twice. Bouchie was the first of four Mr. Basketball winners from Washington. Tyler, Luke and Cody Zeller all late won the honor while playing for the Hatchets.…
The Daily Hoosier is teaming up with The Hoosier Experience podcast to bring you interviews with IU players, coaches and recruits. Warren Central High School incoming junior and IU basketball recruiting target D’Ante Davis answered a wide range of questions with host Aidan Kunst. IU offered Davis a scholarship in June. Playing for Lawrence Central on the Indianapolis northeast side for 2019-20, the 6-foot-6 Davis averaged 10.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.2 steals per game playing against some of the best competition in the state. Want us to share your interview with a current or former IU…
The son of a former IU player is firmly on the Hoosier radar. 6-foot-3 guard/wing Amire Robinson is the son of former IU guard Stew Robinson. The family lives in Akron, Ohio and Amire attends Copley High School. Amire currently plays with the 2023 Indiana Elite AAU program. He previously played with LeBron “Bronny” James Jr. and his group of elite teammates, the North Coast Blue Chips. Indiana is involved early in the recruitment of Amire. Assistant coach Mike Roberts and Stew Robinson were on the same staff together at Texas Tech when both worked under Bob Knight. Roberts is…
Indiana continues to look for future solutions at the shooting guard and wing positions in the class of 2021. Andrew Slater of 247Sports reported that Indiana reached out to Cushing Academy wing Alexis Reyes this week. The contact by IU was just the latest in a long standing relationship and evaluation by the staff. https://twitter.com/Andrew__Slater/status/1281357032390524928?s=20 IU assistant coach Mike Roberts spoke with Reyes this week. Roberts also watched Reyes play at an open gym this past fall at Cushing Academy, and Reyes took an unofficial visit to Bloomington in the fall of 2018. Hailing from Foxbury, Massachusetts, the 6-foot-7 Reyes…