Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana demonstrated once again in 2024-25 they’ll support the program through tough times. Based on NCAA data, the IU men’s basketball program ranked sixth nationally this past season in total attendance and first in the Big Ten  with 296,046 cumulative seats sold over 18 games. The five programs ahead of IU in total attendance were Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Syracuse and North Carolina, in that order. Indiana reports sold out crowds (17,222) for most of their home games when the students are on campus.  For games when the student section is opened up to the general public, crowds less than capacity…

Roman Hemby arrived at Maryland in 2021, right after Tom Allen led IU through two of their best seasons in program history — to that point. The Indiana Hemby saw his first three seasons left much to be desired.  The Hoosiers went 9-27 over that span.  The Terps beat IU in each of Hemby’s first three seasons playing for Maryland, including a dominant 44-17 win at College Park in 2023. Of course you know what happened next.  Allen was fired, Curt Cignetti was hired, and a switch was flipped. Indiana snapped their three-game losing streak to the Terps in 2024…

Indiana is still looking to make spring roster additions via the transfer portal. Curt Cignetti and staff got a massive spring commitment a year ago along the defensive line from the MAC Conference in C.J. West. Can they repeat the feat in 2025? Ohio transfer defensive tackle Cam Rice is a name to know, and it won’t come as a surprise if IU gets traction here. Rice is a graduate transfer who entered the portal last week.  Indiana was one of several Power Four programs that offered last week. Rice began his career at West Virginia in 2021 as a…

Despite disappointing results on the court, the men’s IU basketball program remains one of the nation’s most valuable. That’s according to a new study by Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University Columbus, reported on by the Wall Street Journal. Brewer’s analysis finds Indiana has the third highest enterprise value ($279 million) in the nation among all men’s college basketball programs.  At $34 million, his data indicates IU has the sixth most revenue, while its $12.9 million of cash flow ranks eighth. Indiana ranks behind North Carolina and Duke, and ahead of Ohio State and Louisville to…

Florida coach Todd Golden’s age immediately became a topic of conversation when he hoisted the NCAA Championship trophy Monday evening in San Antonio. At 39, Golden is the youngest coach to win the tournament since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. But did you know — two of the youngest coaches to ever win the NCAA Tournament were running the IU program? At 35, Bob Knight is tied for the third youngest coach to win the title when he led the Hoosiers to their undefeated season in 1976.  He also led Indiana to an undefeated regular season a…

17 years after he was fired by Indiana, Kelvin Sampson came up short in a grueling national championship game. Sampson’s Houston Cougars lost 65-63 to Florida Monday evening in San Antonio after leading by 12 in the second half.  Houston committed four straight turnovers to end the game. It was Sampson’s fourth trip to the Final Four and first appearance in the national title game. The 69-year-old Sampson remains at 799 career wins, but he’s come a long way since his time in Bloomington. On Feb. 22, 2008 Indiana forced Sampson out after he was accused by the N.C.A.A. of…

With everyone looking ahead towards Indiana’s new coaching staff and roster, it’s easy to lose sight of the people impacted by the change. Most, if not all of Mike Woodson’s IU staff is looking for a fresh start after the upheaval of the last two months. Former assistant coach Yasir Rosemond has found a good landing spot.  He was announced on Monday as an assistant coach at LSU where he’ll work under head coach Matt McMahon. “I’m beyond excited and incredibly grateful for the opportunity to join the LSU Basketball program,” Rosemond said in an LSU release. Rosemond was on…

Indiana will need a long, athletic, rim-protecting big man who can dominate the glass on Darian DeVries’ first roster. But it won’t come in the form of former in-state high school phenom Flory Bidunga.  He announced on Sunday a return to Kansas after a brief stint in the transfer portal.  Multiple national outlets said Indiana was a potential landing spot for Bidunga, along with Auburn.  That speculation grew when IU hired Drew Adams as an assistant coach.  Adams’ family has a connection to Bidunga. But in the end a return to Kansas was in order, and IU’s search for a…

Indiana is pursuing Sam Houston transfer shooting guard Lamar Wilkerson. He might be a name familiar to Hoosier fans.  Wilkerson played against IU in Bloomington this past season and scored 18 points (8-of-18 from the field overall, 2-of-4 from three), a scoring output that was below his season average. Wilkerson, a two-time first-team All-CUSA selection, ended the season as the league leader in scoring at 21.2 points per game during conference play for Sam Houston. The senior guard scored in double figures in all 32 games this season and 20 or more points in nine of the 18 league contests.…

Will a sixth year finally be what connects Indianapolis native Nijel Pack and IU basketball? The Hoosiers are one of a handful of schools focusing on Pack for his final season of eligibility.  According to a report by Jeff Goodman, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Clemson and Kansas State are the main schools after Pack. Over 122 games, Pack has compiled a highly productive college basketball career that started with two years at Kansas State before the last three at Miami (Fla.). The 6-foot and 185-pound guard has scored 1,745 points and has a 14.3 points per game career average with 121…