Author: Mike Schumann

Khalil Iverson had been a thorn in Romeo Langford’s side for the entire game. At the end of regulation, Indiana’s star freshman had 13 points (4 under his average) on just 4 of 10 shooting from the field.  Openings were hard to find, and shots were hard to come by against Wisconsin’s senior guard. Iverson was playing with good energy on both ends of the floor and was overplaying Langford’s right hand off the dribble all night, and doing so with a reasonably high degree of effectiveness. After 50 minutes of game action, it is sometimes the tiniest of nuances…

Not on this night. Not even the angry voodoo demons that have seemingly possessed this team and sabotaged this season could hold back Indiana on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Not even the Wisconsin Badgers, who came into the game winners of 19 of the last 21 over IU could come away with a victory on the Branch McCracken Court where the Hoosiers had lost five in a row, and 12 of 13 overall. Not even a sick De’Ron Davis or fouled out Justin Smith, Al Durham and Juwan Morgan was enough. It took double overtime, but this…

Indiana University head basketball coach Archie Miller met with the media after a 75-73 double overtime win over Wisconsin on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. IU players Rob Phinisee, Romeo Langford and Race Thompson also took questions. The Hoosiers (14-14, 5-12) will host Michigan State on Saturday afternoon. https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/557031888040350/ 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” Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily…

Indiana defeated Wisconsin in double overtime on Tuesday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers (14-14, 5-12) host Michigan State on Saturday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Indiana overcame a lot of adversity to finally get a win. De’Ron Davis threw up right before the game.  Juwan Morgan, Justin Smith and Al Durham all fouled out.  Race Thompson played about as many minutes tonight as he has played all year.  Indiana had lost 12 of 13 contests and gave up several opportunities to win this game.  They hadn’t won at home since Illinois in early January. …

On paper, Wisconsin is not the cure for what ails Indiana.  Not based on the recent history anyway. The Badgers come into Bloomington tonight having won five straight against the Hoosiers since January 2016 and 19 of the past 21 meetings dating back to 2008. When you combine that recent head-to-head futility with Indiana’s struggles this year it is difficult to imagine an IU victory.  But these Hoosiers haven’t given up, and all indications are that it will be another close contest where the team that makes plays late will come out on top. With a favorable schedule to close…

Indiana basketball head coach Archie Miller joined the legendary voice of IU Athletics Don Fischer on their radio show on Monday night. Miller and Fischer looked back at last week’s games against Purdue and Iowa and previewed Tuesday night’s game against Wisconsin. Fischer was joined later in the show by Romeo Langford. The Hoosiers and Badgers tip-off at 9:00 p.m. on ESPN. https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/328363631124334/ Video credit – IU Athletics Note:  Miller said that Jerome Hunter has now been cleared to do basketball related non-contact work. He can do 30 minute sessions of non-contact work right now. You can follow us on…

Dictionary.com says this about Murphy’s Law: “A facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.” Facetious? They had no idea about this Indiana basketball team. In a season that has felt like a never ending series of springing leaks, we are now to the point of fixing a leaky faucet in a burning building. Okay, no, we are past even that point now. From slow starts, to giving up big runs, to poor shooting, to a never ending rash of injuries, everything seemingly could and has gone wrong. The latest leak du jour to emerge during this incomprehensible…

For the sixth time in program history, the Indiana women’s swim and dive team won the Big Ten championship. Competing in their home pool at at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center, the Hoosiers were able to upset No. 2 ranked Michigan with a total score of 1,386.5 points. Michigan finished second with 1,302.5 points and Ohio State was third with a total of 1,162.5. https://twitter.com/IndianaSwimDive/status/1099490673886199808 On the individual level, Bailey Andison, Christine Jensen, Lilly King, Shelby Koontz, Jessica Parratto and Morgan Scott all earned first team All-Big Ten honors. Parratto was named the Diver of the Championships. Olympic champion King…

We’re not sure, but it’s just a hunch that you might be a bit more interested in looking to the future rather than trying to convince yourself that a magical run through the Big Ten Tournament is going to happen this year. Let’s just say that tournament has not been IU’s best friend in the past, and sitting here right now, there’s no rational thought that something is going to change in 2019. But the beautiful thing about sports is that there is always next year. And in major college basketball, roster turnover, and thus a potential change in fortunes,…

We are embarking on a critical year three for Indiana head coach Tom Allen, and the conditions are right for this program to take a step forward. Improving recruiting classes are being stacked.  Impressive new coordinators are in place.  Facilities are being upgraded yet again. It’s time to accelerate things. So how does Indiana next level this program from consecutive 5-7 seasons? In 2018, the buzz word around the strength and conditioning program for Indiana football was speed. For 2019, just being fast won’t be good enough.  Everybody is fast in the Big Ten.  Just clocking in at 20 miles…