Author: Mike Schumann

To a basketball junkie point guard growing up in the Pittsburgh area in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Isiah Thomas was the gold standard. For a Steel City kid with no local NBA team, Thomas and the blue collar Detroit Pistons stood out above the rest. That’s why when it was time for a young Archie Miller to pick jersey number in grade school, the choice was easy. “For me, when I was growing up, I wore No. 11 growing up because of Isiah Thomas, Miller said earlier this week. “When I was at the grade school and junior…

After the first eight win season in decades and a brief appearance in the AP Top 25, of course IU tore it up on the recruiting trail with its 2020 class, right? The rankings tell a different story. After a program best-ever No. 36 national team ranking with its class of 2019, the IU class of 2020 currently stands at No. 58 according to the 247Sports Composite. Let’s just say these things don’t happen overnight. While a smaller class size plays a marginal role in the drop in the rankings, head coach Tom Allen believes the biggest variable is simply…

The Indiana basketball program will be honoring the 1980 Big Ten title team at halftime of Saturday’s contest against Purdue. The Daily Hoosier has confirmed that Big Ten Player of the Year Mike Woodson will be in attendance.  Several of his teammates are expected to be there as well.  We are awaiting confirmation from the school on the other members of the team that will be on hand. Below is the full release from IU. 1980 Big Ten Champions Will Be Honored At Halftime of Purdue Game Indiana University will honor the 1980 Big Ten Champion men’s basketball team at…

Indiana has the look of a NCAA Tournament bubble team with just over five weeks to go until Selection Sunday. That means the performance of IU’s competition this season will have an impact on the Hoosiers’ chances to return to the Big Dance for the first time since 2016. Below we take a look at how IU’s nonconference foes are doing this season.  For the most part things are playing out very much like head coach Archie Miller thought they would, with the first four games serving as tune-ups, the next three being potential mid-major conference champions, and then high…

Indiana’s top rated recruit from the class of 2018 is moving on. The Hoosiers’ depth at running back took a big hit on Thursday with the news that Ronnie Walker, Jr. has entered his name in the transfer portal.  247Sports’ national desk appears to have been the first to report the news. Walker arrived in Bloomington as a top-500 recruit out of Hopewell, Virginia with high expectations, especially when 2017 starter Morgan Ellison was kicked-off the program. But the emergence of Stevie Scott along with the successful recruitment of Sampson James in the class of 2019 led to Walker falling…

The story of Indiana’s eight win 2019 season was its depth at the quarterback position. By now you know all about the job redshirt junior Peyton Ramsey did filling in for injured starter Michael Penix on multiple occasions.  Without Ramsey, there was no eight win season, and there was no Gator Bowl. And by now you no doubt know that Ramsey has put his name in the transfer portal.  He won’t be back in Bloomington for his final year of eligibility. IU had a luxury at quarterback in 2019 that isn’t reasonable to expect in most seasons.  And it’s a…

Indiana football head coach Tom Allen met with the media on Wednesday to discuss national signing day and the latest with the program’s recruiting efforts. IU announced the signing of Jalen Mayala and Kahlil Benson on Wednesday. You can review Indiana’s complete 2020 class here. (Note:  The video begins about two minutes in.  Use the slider at the bottom to advance.  There was an audio issue for the first 30 seconds.  The sound starts at about the 2:30 mark.) Video credit – IU Athletics You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble…

Mark Hagen is headed back to Texas. Multiple reports have the IU defensive line coach going to the University of Texas to share defensive line coaching duties for the Longhorns. A Carmel, Ind. native and former IU player, Hagen returned to the Hoosiers as assistant defensive coordinator and defensive line coach in 2016. He was named co-defensive coordinator in 2018. Before returning to Indiana in 2016, Hagen coached at Texas A&M under Kevin Sumlin where he coached linebackers in 2013-2014, and the defensive tackles in 2015.  According to multiple sources, Hagen’s family stayed in Texas in 2016, a factor that…

Indiana picked up a key late addition to its 2020 recruiting class. Southaven, Miss. offensive lineman Kahlil Benson has committed to Indiana on National Signing Day as IU was able to pull him away from a home state SEC program. Benson made his decision at an event at his high school, and the school announced the news on Twitter. https://twitter.com/WeAreChargers/status/1225085914654957568?s=20 A three-star recruit, Benson is the No. 45 guard in the country according to the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot-6 and 305 pound Benson becomes Indiana’s highest rated offensive lineman in its 2020 class. According to his 247Sports timeline, Benson officially…

Watch a great in-depth one-on-one interview with one of the legends of IU basketball, Calbert Cheaney. Cheaney’s 2,613 career points from 1989-93 still stand as the most in IU and Big Ten history. He earned Big Ten and National Player of the Year honors as a senior in 1993. He was selected No. 6 overall in the 1993 NBA Draft and went on to play 13 professional seasons. The video is shared with the permission of Marcus Wilson.  The Bloomington, Ind. native scored more than 2,000 points as a shooting guard at the University of Evansville, and he was the…