Below are the sophomore season highlights of class of 2022 Indianapolis based point guard Tayshawn Comer. The Cathedral High School product averaged 15.4 points, 5 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game while shooting 43 percent from the field overall and 35 percent from three-point range. Comer also converted 78 percent of his attempts from the stripe. The 6-foot Comer was the runner up for Indianapolis City player of the year as a sophomore. He helped lead Cathedral to an 18-6 mark on the 2019-20 season. Comer will play AAU this summer with the U16 Nike Meanstreets program. See more about…
Author: Mike Schumann
DePaul basketball was a big deal in the late ’70s. With coaching legend Ray Meyer in charge, the Blue Demons were regulars in the top ten. For a Chicago kid that grew up dirt poor on the west side, the chance to play for the local national powerhouse was all that anyone could hope for. That was certainly what a young Isiah Thomas had planned to do. “I was supposed to go to DePaul,” Thomas said on a recent podcast with with Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles. Attending St. Joseph’s High School in Westchester, Ill., Thomas would have to venture…
New Indiana defensive line coach Kevin Peoples did a press conference with the media on Wednesday along with graduate transfer defensive end Jovan Swann. Peoples arrives in Bloomington this season from Tulane, while Swann, an Indiana native, joins the program from Stanford. The full transcript of their Q&A session follows. Defensive Line Coach Kevin Peoples Q: On what he’s going to be focusing on the most in working with the guys to get back into things… PEOPLES: The first things we’ve got to do is make sure that everyone comes back as fast and healthy as we possibly can. The…
Yesterday was the debut of the Blueline Pictures documentary “Worth the Wait,” which chronicles IU Men’s Soccer’s eight-overtime win over Duke in 1982 to earn the program’s first-ever NCAA Championship. While the film is centered on that seminal event, it also details Coach Jerry Yeagley’s journey in building the program from an intramural sport to varsity status. It offers perspectives from Yeagley and many of the other influential individuals who helped build the program from the ground floor, and those who have subsequently maintained that level of excellence since Yeagley’s retirement. You can watch the documentary trailer below, courtesy of…
Former IU great Doug Crusan joined The Fan Morning Show to discuss the passing of his former NFL head coach Don Shula. At Indiana Crusan was the captain of the 1967 team that won Big Ten co-championship and played in the Rose Bowl. Crusan was a 1967 second team All-American by one publication and played in the American Bowl and Senior Bowl All-Star games. He was elected into the IU Hall of Fame in 1987. Crusan was a first round pick in the 1968 NFL Draft and was a starting offensive tackle for the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins. See also: …
Former IU star Juwan Morgan joined Sports Information Director J.D. Campbell to discuss the final minutes of Indiana’s memorable come from behind win over Notre Dame at the 2017 Crossroads Classic. Starting with a layup with 3:29 remaining in the second half, Morgan would score 20 points in 8:21 of game time including overtime. He also had 5 rebounds and a block during this span. Morgan is now with the Utah Jazz organization in the NBA. Video credit – IU Athletics Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re…
Former IU great Cody Zeller joined Mark Titus and Tate Frazier on the “Titus & Tate” podcast. Zeller discusses a wide range of topics including playing for Michael Jordan, his recruitment, playing for Tom Crean and much more. The 7-foot Zeller is in his seventh season with the Charlotte Hornets. https://youtu.be/hSKdqtgbWoY 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…
The Daily Hoosier caught up with Silver Creek High School (Sellersburg, Ind.) head coach Brandon Hoffman to discuss Hoosier basketball recruiting target and Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year Trey Kaufman. Our Q&A with Coach Hoffman is below. Hoffman led Silver Creek to the Class 3A state title in 2019, and the Dragons were the favorite to repeat in 2020 before the state tournament was canceled. See also: Our Q&A with Kaufman | Kaufman junior season highlights TDH: Whether on the court or off, what are the one or two things that first come to mind when you think of…
Get your DVR ready. Tuesday is IU day on the Big Ten Network, with a 24 straight hours of programming dedicated to classic Indiana contests. The full slate (show below) includes men’s and women’s basketball, swimming and diving, baseball, football, and men’s soccer. Included in the lineup is the premier of the “Worth the Wait” documentary on the IU men’s soccer program. You can read more about that documentary and watch the trailer further below. THE BIG TEN NETWORK LINEUP Tuesday, May 5 6 a.m. – Men’s Swimming and Diving, 2019 Big Ten Championships 7:30 a.m. – Women’s Swimming and…
Despite being from Indiana and playing college basketball there, the hiring of assistant coach Mike Roberts brought IU greater relationships in another hoops hotbed — North Carolina. Roberts, a Terre Haute, Ind. native, was an assistant at UNC Greensboro for eight seasons prior to joining Archie Miller’s coaching staff in 2019. One player in the Tar Heel state that Roberts has kept in contact with since transitioning to IU is High Point, N.C. power forward Kuluel Mading. Jake Lieberman was the first to report on Indiana’s interest in Mading last week. https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/status/1255611983975440384?s=20 Mading hails from The Burlington School and he…