Author: Mike Schumann

To say the least, this 2018-19 Indiana basketball season has been bizarre.  Nothing illustrates that better than a seven game losing streak immediately on the heels of a seven game winning streak. Beyond that, the number of injuries suffered by this team is almost beyond comprehension. But nothing was more bizarre or incomprehensible than the Hoosiers’ 79-75 overtime victory on Saturday night against No. 6 Michigan State.  The win ended the seven game skid and came in a building where the Hoosiers had only won two other times in 30 years. While the losing finally ended, the injuries did not,…

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo met with the media after a 79-75 overtime loss to Indiana on Saturday night at East Lansing. Indiana (13-9, 4-7) returns to action on Thursday night at home against Iowa. See also:  Archie Miller discusses the win over Michigan State. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe5M_7AdSCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bazNNbaUM8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivRfj5Sf6Po 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” Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by…

Indiana University head basketball coach Archie Miller spoke with the media after a 79-75 overtime win over Michigan State at East Lansing. Further below, watch Al Durham with Andy Katz immediately after the game. The Hoosiers (13-9, 4-7) return to action on Thursday night at home against Iowa. See also:  Indiana at Michigan State — The Report Card. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48BFshFrKmY https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1091887277314207744 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” Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join…

With Indiana riding a seven game losing streak, the Breslin Center seemed like a highly unlikely place for the Hoosiers to return to their early season winning ways.  The odds makers agreed, slotting IU as a 14.5 point underdog against No. 6 Michigan State. After an injury to All-Big Ten senior captain Juwan Morgan, what had once seemed unlikely looked impossible.  Morgan hurt his left shoulder diving for a loose ball in the first half. Some how, some way, in the face of so much adversity and a month long run of poor play and misfortune, Indiana persevered. While Morgan…

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 January. (Note – stats are actually through February 1 games) OG Anunoby – Toronto Anunoby had an up and down month.  He missed five games for personal reasons just as he was starting to get things rolling with several good games early in the month.  He has returned to action and was just selected to the NBA Rising…

The final leg of this brutal stretch of 7 of 11 games on the road ends with perhaps the most difficult of them all — a trip to East Lansing to face Michigan State. With Indiana reeling on a seven game losing streak they now must go to the Breslin Center, a building where they have won just twice since it opened in 1989. The Spartans present a major challenge on both ends of the floor, ranking in the top ten nationally in both KenPom adjusted offense and defense. As unlikely as it seems, a win on Saturday in front…

April 30, 2018. At the time it felt like a day that significantly changed the direction of the Indiana University basketball program.  When Romeo Langford pump faked towards the Vanderbilt hat and then chose the cream and crimson IU trident, it is beyond debate that change occurred. Sitting here nine months later, it is the nature of what changed on that day that is still being examined — and may be for years to come. “If you have one one-and-done your team is done.” That’s what former Virginia Tech head coach and ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg said on…

At some point things had to start improving as it relates to the depth on the Indiana basketball roster.  Perhaps that time is now. IU head basketball coach Archie Miller told reporters on Friday afternoon that junior guard Devonte Green was “full go” at practice on Thursday and will return to action on Saturday night when the Hoosiers face Michigan State in East Lansing. Green did not travel with the team to Northwestern last week at which time the school released the following brief statement: “Indiana University junior Devonte Green, a member of the men’s basketball team, has been suspended…

And you thought a 20-2 start against Michigan was bad?  You should have known it could get worse. How about a 22-0 run by Rutgers.  Rutgers!  The Scarlet Knight rally, which spanned both halves, completely changed the game — as runs of that magnitude typically do. We had to know — how exactly can that happen? With 3:58 remaining in the first half, Al Durham attacked the rim and made a layup to extend Indiana’s lead to 29-19.  Energetic and crisp, the Hoosiers looked to be on their way to ending a six game losing streak. And then it happened. …

As you have likely heard by now, IU freshman guard Romeo Langford and Purdue freshman receiver Rondale Moore are close friends.  At one point they lived five houses away from each other and they were teammates on New Albany’s 2016 state championship team. To make that aspect of the story more interesting, New Albany won that state title game against McCutcheon and fellow IU freshman guard Rob Phinisee. The Big Ten recently profiled Langford and Moore on “The Journey” in connection with the recent IU vs. Purdue game at West Lafayette.  You can watch below.  The segment is broken into two…