Author: Mike Schumann

Add this to Curt Cignetti’s ammunition for 2026. After offseason roster overhauls and early spring developments, ESPN projects IU football is the third-best team in the Big Ten ahead of the 2026 season. Coming off a 16-0 national championship season, the outlet placed Ohio State and Oregon ahead of the Hoosiers. But they still have the defending champs in the top-10.  IU has never opened a season in the top-10 of the AP top-25, a run that seems certain to end when the first poll is released in August. Here’s how ESPN currently projects the national top-10 this spring: Ohio…

Former IU basketball player Logan Duncomb will play his final season of college basketball back in the Hoosier State, and back at the high major level. But it won’t be in Bloomington. After being named the 2026 Big South Conference Player of the Year, Duncomb transferred from Winthrop to Notre Dame this week. The 6-foot-10 Duncomb had a breakout season.  He ranked second in the league in scoring (18.3 ppg) and second in rebounding (8.9 rpg). He posted 14 double-doubles and had 14 games with 20 or more points. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native shot an efficient 60.0% from the field…

7-foot-2 and 270-pound SMU transfer center Samet Yiğitoğlu has committed to IU basketball, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony is reporting. As a sophomore for SMU in 2025-26, Yiğitoğlu started all 34 games.  He averaged 10.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, and 1.6 assists.  He shot 62.8% from the field. In 2024-25 as a freshman, Yiğitoğlu played/started 32 of 35 games for SMU.  He averaged 10.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.0 blocks.  He shot 53.5% from the field. He is 1 of 6 in two years from beyond the 3-point arc, and a career 53.1% free throw shooter. The 22-year-old has two years of…

After a dynamic senior season at Indiana, Shay Ciezki has an opportunity in the WNBA. Although she went undrafted Monday evening, Ciezki told The Daily Hoosier she is on her way to Phoenix on Tuesday. There she’ll sign a free agent deal with the Mercury and participate in their training camp. Ciezki was a standout for the Hoosiers in 2025-26. The 5-foot-7 guard from Buffalo, N.Y. started 31 games and averaged 22.8 points per contest, which set a new single season record at Indiana. Ciezki was highly efficient on her way to that new program standard.  She shot 52.6 percent…

Our transfer portal names to know series involves players with confirmed/rumored interest and/or interesting connections with IU basketball. Colorado big man Sebastian Rancik is a name to know for Indiana during this transfer portal cycle. Rancik is planning a visit to IU according On3’s Jamie Shaw. The 6-foot-11 and 220-pound Rancik plays with a modern European style for a big man.  He is skilled and can handle the ball in the open court, and he’s a threat to shoot from beyond the 3-point arc. Rancik is from Bratislava, Slovakia and attended high school in California. As a sophomore in 2025-26,…

Indiana basketball has added Notre Dame transfer point guard Markus Burton from the transfer portal. The 6-foot-0 and 190-pound Burton is from Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn H.S.). For his three-year college career, Burton has played in 69 games with 68 starts, all with Notre Dame.  He has averaged 19.1 points while shooting 43.8% overall including 33.2% from three.  Burton has made 84.7% of his free throws.  He has added 3.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds a contest. Burton has at least one year of eligibility remaining, and the possibility of two if he obtains a medical hardship waiver in connection with the…

Bosnian center Andrej Acimovic has entered the transfer portal after one season with IU basketball. The 6-foot-10 Acimovic never played for Indiana.  He arrived in the late summer of 2025 and missed the Puerto Rico summer tour as well. He’ll be a redshirt freshman at his next step. His departure leaves Trent Sisley as the only returning scholarship player from the 2025-26 team. Prior to coming to Bloomington, Acimovic averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the U19 ABA League, the top league in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia region. For complete…

Indiana basketball has added Duke transfer shooting guard Darren Harris from the transfer portal. The 6-foot-5 and 195-pound Harris is from Herndon, Va. Harris played in 36 games for Duke as a sophomore in 2025-26, all off the bench. He scored 3.3 points per game and added .8 rebounds and .4 assists in 9.6 minutes. Harris shot 36.3% overall including 33.3% from three on 69 attempts. He shot 76.9% at the free throw line. Harris has two years of eligibility remaining. Harris has ties to IU assistant coach Kenny Johnson. He played travel basketball for Team Takeover on the Nike…

Indiana basketball has added Georgia Tech transfer wing Jaeden Mustaf from the transfer portal. The 6-foot-6 and 210-pound Mustaf is from Bowie, Md. As a sophomore in 2025-26, Mustaf played in 29 games, earning the start in 23.  He finished third on the team in scoring at 10.4 points per game, second in assists (71), while adding 4.3 rebounds per game.  He scored in double-digits 13 times, including 12 against ACC opponents.  He shot 43.3% from the field overall including 38.9% from three on 54 attempts. Mustaf was a 72.7% free throw shooter. Mustaf has two years of eligibility remaining. …

This page will be regularly updated as information becomes available about future Indiana University men’s basketball games. Latest updates:  Indiana has added Eastern Illinois, Bowling Green, Bellarmine and Syracuse to the 2026-27 schedule. 2026-27 Nov. 2, 2026:  vs. Eastern Illinois, at Bloomington Nov. 5, 2026:  vs. Bellarmine, at Bloomington Nov. 9, 2026:  vs. Syracuse, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Nov. 27, 2026:  vs. Bowling Green, at Bloomington Dec. 27, 2026: vs. Kentucky, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis (ticketed as IU home game) 2027-28 Nov. 12, 2027: vs. Kansas in Las Vegas Dec. 18, 2027: at Kentucky, Rupp Arena, Lexington 2028-29 Dec.…