Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti likes to say he wins everywhere he goes, but like the Hoosiers, he had never won at Penn State. Not as a player.  Not as an assistant coach. His Hall of Fame coaching father Frank didn’t break through in Happy Valley either. But that all changed in Cignetti’s first trip Beaver Stadium as a head coach. And it took a drive for the ages led by an unflappable quarterback. After more than 50 years of the family losing at Penn State, Cignetti was on the verge of tears after Fernando Mendoza threw perfect pass after perfect…

Our transfer portal names to know series involves players with confirmed/rumored interest and/or interesting connections with IU basketball. UConn center Eric Reibe entered the transfer portal following his team’s run to the national title game.  He’s a name to know for Indiana. As has been the case on multiple occasions this cycle, Reibe is likely a familiar name as a former IU recruiting target by the prior staff.  He took an official visit to IU in 2024. The 7-foot-1 and 260-pound Reibe, a native of Hanover, Germany, has three years of eligibility remaining. He was projected to move into a…

It appears Indiana will miss out on Jalen Haralson for a second time. The Notre Dame transfer guard is down to Tennessee, North Carolina and Ohio State according to CBS’ Jon Rothstein. Haralson attended Fishers H.S. in suburban Indianapolis and picked Notre Dame over IU and others out of high school as part of the class of 2024. Transfer portal activity is moving at a rapid pace.  Haralson is not the first target Indiana has missed on this cycle. Tennessee forward/center JP Estrella is headed to Michigan. And Belmont forward Sam Orme is headed to Nebraska. There were also some…

Khobie Martin’s redshirt freshman season stats are a reflection of both his and the team’s dominance in 2025. The Fishers, Ind. product entered the season as IU’s fourth-string back and spent most of it in a third-string mop-up role after Lee Beebe, Jr. was injured. Despite limited action, Martin’s 505 rushing yards in 2025 would have led the IU team in several seasons:  2023, 2010, 2006, 1984, 1983, 1981, and several years before that.  He produced the most rushing yards by an Indiana freshman since Stevie Scott III in 2018 — and that was on just 78 carries (6.5 yards…

Our transfer portal names to know series involves players with confirmed/rumored interest and/or interesting connections with IU basketball. Seton Hall transfer guard Adam “Budd” Clark is a name to know this transfer portal cycle.  He is related to Indiana assistant coach Rod Clark. Clark was listed by Seton Hall at 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds from Philadelphia.  He has one year of eligibility remaining. Clark started all 33 of SHU’s games this past season as a  junior.  He averaged team-highs of 12.7 points and 4.9 assists per game. He was the recipient of several conference honors, including All-BIG EAST Second Team,…

Our transfer portal names to know series involves players with confirmed/rumored interest and/or interesting connections with IU basketball. Georgia Tech transfer wing Jaeden Mustaf is a name to know in this transfer portal cycle, and likely a familiar name to IU fans as he was a primary Indiana recruiting target a few years ago. The 6-foot-6 and 210-pound Mustaf is from Bowie, Md. According to a report by the Indiana 247Sports site, Mustaf is visiting IU Friday. As a sophomore in 2025-26, Mustaf played in 29 games, earning the start in 23.  He finished third on the team in scoring…

Our transfer portal names to know series involves players with confirmed/rumored interest and/or interesting connections with IU basketball. Alabama transfer power forward Aiden Sherrell is a name to know this cycle for IU basketball. The 6-foot-11 and 255-pound Sherrell is from Detroit, Mich. Indiana has been named by national reporters at On3 and 247Sports as one of the teams involved with Sherrell, who has ties to new assistant coach Thomas Carr.  The other teams involved based on those reports are Duke, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, BYU, Baylor, North Carolina, Providence and Missouri. Sherrell entered the portal with a do not…

IU basketball is set to get a visit from Duke transfer guard Darren Harris beginning on April 11. That’s according to Sam Kayser of League Ready. Harris is the second known portal visitor this cycle along with Notre Dame guard Markus Burton, whose IU visit begins on April 12. The 6-foot-5 and 195-pound Harris hails from Herndon, Va. He has a connection to IU assistant coach Kenny Johnson. 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.…

BLOOMINGTON — Halfway through spring practice, Indiana football appears to have avoided to this point a major injury that would cost anyone the 2026 season. But like every spring, the Hoosiers are dealing with their share of postseason surgeries and bumps and bruises as they’ve returned to the field. Wide receiver Charlie Becker had a breakout 2025 campaign with 34 receptions for 679 yards and four touchdowns.  But there’s a good chance he’s done for the remainder of spring practice after suffering a hamstring injury over the weekend. “He tweaked his hammy last Saturday,” IU coach Curt Cignetti said Thursday. …

Indiana wing Nick Dorn is entering the transfer portal according to multiple reports. Dorn is the fifth member of the 2025-26 team to enter the portal this offseason, joining Aleksa Ristic, Jasai Miles, Josh Harris and Jason Drake. Dorn averaged 8.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in his lone season in Bloomington. He shot 38% from three point range. After transferring in from the offseason, Dorn returned midseason from a foot injury and ended up starting 12 games. Dorn looked like an emerging superstar midseason, with an electrifying seven-game stretch that saw him average 13.7 points while shooting 44.6%…