Former Indiana stars Jordan Hulls, Will Sheehey and Christian Watford are competing for a piece of a $2 million prize in The Basketball Tournament. This year’s edition marks the fifth for the winner-take-all event. The former Hoosier duo of Hulls and Sheehey plays for Armored Athlete. They’ll face off Saturday against Boeheim’s Army, a group of former Syracuse players. The matchup is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. in Atlanta. Watford plays for a team called Eberlein Drive. They’ll play Saturday against GaelForce, a group of former St. Mary’s players. That contest is set for Saturday at 5 p.m. in Atlanta.…
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The third and final July live period kicked off on Wednesday. For class of 2019 players, this is their final run in AAU basketball. We’ll continue to monitor IU related news and notes including who the coaches are watching. Continue to check back here through the weekend. Sunday, July 29 Just as it should be under the inside-out approach to recruiting, Archie Miller wraps up the July live period back in the Hoosier state watching the two players who are likely the top two targets at this point — Trayce Jackson-Davis and Keion Brooks, Jr. Brooks seems to have gone…
ESSENTIALS Hometown – Fort Wayne, Indiana (La Lumiere) Position – Small Forward Height – 6-foot-7 Weight – 190 247 Sports Composite Rating – 5-star Primary Competition – Kentucky, Michigan State, UCLA, North Carolina Timeline — Brooks announced a “top six” on September 25. A final decision could be made in the fall or into the spring. Indiana official visit — September 29 (Hoosier Hysteria) Indiana Connections — Brooks and his family have close ties with the IU coaching staff, and he has made multiple visits to Bloomington. Keion Brooks, Sr. was a star at Wright State under head coach and now IU…
Former Indiana Hoosiers in the NBA continue to find new homes as training camp rosters take shape in preparation for the 2018-19 season. Last week saw point guard Yogi Ferrell emerge from a whirlwind as a Sacramento King. Now, two more Hoosiers have found new teams after being released. Along with Thomas Bryant’s move to the Washington Wizards, that now makes four of the eight former Hoosiers in the NBA that will be with a new team. Yesterday former IU forward Noah Vonleh signed with the New York Knicks. https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/1021854446647689219 New York will be Vonleh’s 4th team in what will…
When it comes to Indiana football, we have been hearing about “breaking through” for decades. To head football coach Tom Allen’s credit, he didn’t shy away from it — he embraced it, making it the team’s rallying cry in a public way for all to see. Of course breaking through is what any historically downtrodden program wants to do. Indiana’s seemingly IU-obsessed rivals to the north even adapted the motto in a way only Purdue could have — making it clear that once again the Hoosiers were on their minds. Purdue literally had an unlimited number of different possibilities to…
The Indiana University football program was represented at the 2018 Big Ten Media Day by head coach Tom Allen as well as Safety Jonathan Crawford, Offensive Lineman Wes Martin and Wide Receiver Luke Timian. Each of them joined BTN’s live set in Chicago to discuss the upcoming season with Dave Revsine, Howard Griffith and former IU head coach Gerry DiNardo. The video from each of those interviews is below. You can see our complete recap of the Indiana related news and notes at the Media Day here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC-5164qU68 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84poYg-LafI&t=50s You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier…
The Indiana University basketball program is continuing to extend offers for the class of 2019 as it looks for guards in the recruiting class. The latest recipient of an IU offer is 6-foot-5 shooting guard James Bouknight. The Brooklyn, New York native now attends MacDuffie High School in Massachusetts. https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/1021835131512741889 The 4-star recruit had missed the spring travel circuits with a torn meniscus and just recently returned. His absence may have knocked him off the radar a bit, but his recent play seems to be making up for it. Rivals has this report on Bouknight in connection with their summary of…
Indiana head football coach Tom Allen met with the press on Tuesday morning in connection with the Big Ten media day events. You can monitor all of the IU related news that breaks from Chicago here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5kWkZufM14 You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier Supporting FREE coverage of IU Athletics operated by an Indiana based small business has never been easier. Just do your shopping via this link to the Amazon home page or via the Amazon ad below. Anything you purchase via these links (not just what is pictured in the ad) supports locally-owned and free coverage of all things…
Indiana head coach Tom Allen gave a press conference and did a live interview on the Big Ten Network today at the annual Big Ten Media Day event. Also participating at the event were IU players Jacob Robinson, Jonathan Crawford, Wes Martin and Luke Timian. Below is our recap of the IU related news and notes from the day. https://twitter.com/IndianaFootball/status/1021750338918010880 Key notes from Tom Allen’s meeting with the press pool: Allen indicated that the vision of the program has not changed. “I want the Hoosiers to break through.” Indiana will wear a special decal during the 2018 season in honor…
The Indiana University men’s basketball program has made its first offer in the class of 2021. Terrence Clarke is a 6-foot-5 small forward/shooting guard out of Weston, Massachusetts. He announced the IU offer today via Twitter: https://twitter.com/terrenceclarke_/status/1021508171691646977 Clarke is one of the most highly regarded players in the class of 2021. ESPN has him rated as the No. 2 small forward in the class. He was one of only a select few class of 2021 players invited to attend the Nike Elite 100 workouts. He has seen a flurry of offers in just the last few days, including Georgetown, Syracuse,…