Author: Mike Schumann

Davidson transfer forward Reed Bailey announced his commitment to IU on Sunday afternoon. The Atlantic 10 Conference’s top scorer in 2024-25, Bailey was named the league’s Most Improved Player and to the A-10 First Team. He has one year of eligibility remaining. As a junior this season, the 6-foot-10 and 230-pound Bailey averaged 18.8 points and added 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 47.7% overall including 41.5% from three on 41 attempts. The focal point of Davidson’s offense, Bailey was one of the highest-utilized players in the nation in 2024-25.  He used 32.1% of their possessions, which ranked No.…

Indiana will be seeing more of Myles Rice next year, but he’ll be playing for the other team. Rice announced Sunday he’s transferring to Maryland and their new head coach Buzz Williams.  He’s the second recent IU player to stay in the Big Ten and transfer to Maryland, following Jordan Geronimo, who exhausted his eligibility in 2025. The Hoosiers hosted Maryland in 2025, meaning they’ll likely be traveling to College Park next year.  Rice has two years of eligibility remaining, so he’ll probably end up playing a game in Bloomington if he sticks with the Terps. Coincidentally, Rice was central…

Indiana is a contender for one of the top players in the Atlantic 10 Conference — Davidson transfer forward Reed Bailey. The Atlantic 10 Conference’s top scorer, Bailey was named the league’s Most Improved Player and to the A-10 First Team. He has one year of eligibility remaining. As a junior this season, the 6-foot-10 and 230-pound Bailey averaged 18.8 points and added 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 47.7% overall including 41.5% from three on 41 attempts. He turned in 14 20-point games and scored in double figures 30 times. He was one rebound shy of a triple-double…

In some respects, Curt Cignetti and Julio Jones helped launch each other’s careers. Cignetti was the receivers coach at Alabama on Nick Saban’s first staff, and he helped propel Jones to a Hall of Fame caliber NFL career. They were together for three years, and Cignetti has mentioned Jones as a source of pride on his coaching resume. Jones played at Alabama during Cignetti’s second through fourth years in Tuscaloosa. Jones was the SEC freshman of the year in 2008. In a video released by Jones on Friday announcing his retirement, he mentioned Cignetti as one of the key figures…

Indiana currently has just one signee in its 2025 freshman class, but they’re actively involved with several prospects. A new name that emerged on Friday is Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga four-star point guard Nyk Lewis. Lewis decommitted from Xavier last week.  Sam Kayser is reporting Lewis is hearing from IU, along with Iowa, Vanderbilt, Seton Hall, VCU and Texas. The 6-foot-1 guard is the No. 51 overall prospect in the 2025 class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking.  He’s the No. 7 overall point guard. Lewis requested and received his release from Xavier after head coach Sean Miller left for Texas.…

Jakai Newton will be looking for a fresh start and a clean bill of health back in his home state. On Friday Newton announced on Instagram he’s headed to Georgia State University in Atlanta, about 30 minutes from where he went to high school. Newton was Mike Woodson’s first high school commit, but he was never able to make a meaningful impact during two seasons in Bloomington. The Georgia native played in four games and averaged 1.5 points per appearance in 2024-25. Newton dealt with multiple injuries during the season and had midseason surgery. He also missed the entire 2023-24…

Darian DeVries’ lost out on a primary transfer portal target to his former mentor. Iowa transfer guard Josh Dix is headed to Creighton where he’ll play for Greg McDermott.  DeVries was an assistant coach at Creighton under McDermott for several years. Dix visited IU earlier in the week.  DeVries had a prior connection with Dix after recruiting him as a high school prospect. The Hoosiers were competing against Creighton, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas for Dix. The Hoosiers also missed earlier this week on Ryan Conwell, who is headed to Louisville. DeVries has several roster openings to fill in his first…

The annual transfer portal extravaganza provides an opportunity for top talent in lower levels of college basketball to take a step up. That appears to be the next move for Division II standout Elyjah Freeman of Lincoln Memorial (Harrogate, Tenn.). Freeman is one of the top-50 prospects at any level in the transfer portal according to the national recruiting outlets. The 6-foot-8 freshman averaged 18.8 points and 9.2 rebounds this season. He shot 57% from the filed and 46% from three. Freeman earned South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team all-league honors. He should have three years of…

After three years in Bloomington, Malik Reneau is headed home. The 6-foot-9 forward/center announced Wednesday he’ll play his final season of college basketball back in his hometown of Miami, Fla. for the Miami Hurricanes. There Reneau will play for new Miami head coach Jai Lucas. “I’m coming home,” Reneau wrote on his X account. “It’s all about the U.” Reneau started 19 of the 26 games he played in as a junior for the Hoosiers.  He suffered a midseason knee injury. He averaged a team-best 13.3 points per game to go along with 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per outing.…

2024 Indiana Miss Basketball Chloe Spreen is transferring to IU, she announced on Wednesday. Spreen spent her freshman season at Alabama, where she appeared in 19 games, averaging 6.7 minutes per game.  The combo guard scored 23 points for the season in a limited role. Spreen will arrive at IU with three years of eligibility remaining. As a senior at Bedford North Lawrence Stars in 2023-24, Spreen helped lead the squad to a 20-5 record and its 13th-consecutive IHSAA Class 4A sectional title. Spreen averaged 20.9 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game during her senior year, and posted…