Author: Mike Schumann

The Indiana University men’s basketball program has made the hiring of assistant coach Mike Roberts official. The following release is from Indiana University. Mike Roberts Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Indiana University Indiana University men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has announced the addition of former Hoosier Mike Roberts to his coaching staff.  Roberts, a native of Terre Haute, comes to IU after spending the last eight seasons as Associate Head Coach at UNC Greensboro. “Mike is someone who I think can have a great impact on our program,” said Miller.  He has played an important role in establishing a championship…

Although not confirmed yet by the school as of this writing, all indications are that IU basketball will hire former player Mike Roberts as an assistant coach. Former IU guard Tom Coverdale joined Indiana Sports Beat to discuss his friend and former teammate. Coverdale and Roberts were roommates at IU and also arrived in Bloomington from the same New Hampshire prep school. https://youtu.be/kY6XVQZUtnk 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” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.

Update:  The Jazz have publicly confirmed what we originally reported in July below. The original story follows. Juwan Morgan’s journey with the Utah Jazz will continue. After signing a summer league deal and playing earlier this month with the team, Morgan now appears set to attend the Jazz training camp. Michael Scotto of the Athletic reported the news on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1155922407397429249?s=20 An Exhibit 10 contract is a summer/training camp NBA contract for the NBA league minimum salary. It can be converted to a regular-season contract or a two-way deal, or it can expire at the conclusion of camp and a…

Indiana’s defensive backfield is widely viewed as the deepest and perhaps the most talented unit on the 2019 squad. Watch defensive coordinator Kane Wommack and safeties coach Kasey Teegardin discuss the group along with players Bryant Fitzgerald and Devon Matthews. Indiana opens the season on August 31 against Ball State in Indianapolis. https://youtu.be/3xZnbePtouY https://youtu.be/mKjofpTvHtU https://youtu.be/i4oGlmVbcU0 https://youtu.be/qoc5ddAww1o Video Credits – IU Athletics / Indiana Sports Beat with Jim Coyle 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” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at…

It will be a homecoming for Mike Roberts. According to a report on Twitter by 247Sports’ Evan Daniels, Indiana is expected to hire UNC Greensboro associate head coach and former IU player Mike Roberts as an assistant coach. https://twitter.com/EvanDaniels/status/1164256783898218498?s=20 A previous report by that same outlet had speculated that Roberts was a finalist for the job. Roberts will fill the void left when former assistant Ed Schilling left the program in June. A Terre Haute native, Roberts was recruited to IU by Bob Knight but never played for him.  His career in Bloomington spanned from 2000 to 2005 and began…

The Daily Hoosier is previewing each position group during the final days leading up to the opening kickoff of the 2019 Indiana University football season on August 31 against Ball State in Indianapolis. Today we take a look at the defensive line. For several months, Indiana head coach Tom Allen hasn’t hesitated when quizzed on the position group on his team that had the most question marks going into the 2019 season. In late May Allen said this about the defensive line when asked which unit had the most ground to make up: “I would say that depth at the…

Indiana football’s fall camp is winding down this week as the Hoosiers will look to turn their attention to game week mode soon. Offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer, offensive line coach Darren Hiller, and offensive linemen Hunter Littlejohn and Harry Crider all took questions on Tuesday. Indiana opens the season on August 31 in Indianapolis against Ball State. https://youtu.be/hBCPS8bbWVw https://youtu.be/_0c1H_ERrcg https://youtu.be/lo_TLSrc8J4 https://youtu.be/tK_1L8XLClA 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” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.

Wide receiver should be a major strength of the Indiana football team in 2019 with players such as Nick Westbrook, Donavan Hale, Whop Philyor and Ty Fryfogle, along with a few young players with enough talent to compete this year. Of course the unit is still waiting to find out who their quarterback will be to start the season.  Wide receiver coach Grant Heard discusses that and other topics along with Westbrook and Hale in the videos below. Indiana opens the season on August 31 against Ball State in Indianapolis. https://youtu.be/RwBsHtABrAk https://youtu.be/Kot_pq2KyNQ https://youtu.be/vhF9pN7ojNI https://youtu.be/ZggkWl3dbXI https://youtu.be/Y4bXXb_igf8 Video…

Indiana head coach Tom Allen met with the media on Monday afternoon to discuss the team’s second scrimmage that took place over the weekend, the ongoing quarterback competition, and more. Indiana opens the 2019 season on August 31 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. You can see the full schedule here. https://youtu.be/OAgIbaUCMS0 Video Credit – Indiana Sports Beat 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” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.

Next year’s IU basketball schedule continues to trickle out.  28 of the 31 games are now known after the University of North Alabama’s release of its schedule today. Indiana will host the Lions on November 12 in Bloomington at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Based in Florence, Alabama, the Lions are a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.  They finished the season 10-22 last year and ended the campaign ranked No. 284 nationally according to KenPom. North Alabama moved to NCAA Division One athletics in 2018.  Indiana has never faced the Lions in basketball. North Alabama’s head coach is Tony Pujol. …