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Game Day essentials: No. 11 Wisconsin (13-4, 5-1) vs. Indiana (12-6, 4-3) Tip Time: 8:30 p.m. Eastern, Friday Location: Kohl Center (17,071), Madison, Wis. Television: FS1 (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel) Stream: Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Wisconsin is around a 10.5 point favorite. KenPom Projected Score: No. 94 Indiana 66 – No. 12 Wisconsin 79 Series: Indiana leads series, 97-80. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/road-woes-inside-the-numbers-of-indianas-away-losing-streak-against-wisconsin/ Wisconsin’s Greg Gard Greg Gard was named the 17th head coach for the Wisconsin Badgers in the spring of 2016. Gard officially took over the job as an interim in the 2015-16 after then-current head coach Bo…

No. 2 Purdue (15-2, 4-2) vs. Indiana (12-5, 4-2) Tip Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda) Stream:  Peacock IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread:  Purdue is around a 9.5 point favorite. KenPom Projected Score: No. 91 Indiana 70 – No. 3 Purdue 81 Series: Purdue leads series, 125-92. WHITE OUT:  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall will undergo a White Out for the first time since defeating No. 18/15 North Carolina by a score of 77-65 on Nov. 30, 2022. The rivalry — one of the best…

Game Day Essentials: Minnesota (12-3, 3-1) vs. Indiana (11-5, 3-2) Tip Time: 6:30 p.m. Eastern, Friday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: FS1 (Lisa Byington and Stephen Bardo) Stream:  Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread:  Indiana is a 3.5 point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 93 Indiana 74 – No. 78 Minnesota 72 Series: Indiana leads, 107-69. Minnesota’s Ben Johnson Ben Johnson is in his third year as head coach of Minnesota’s men’s basketball. Johnson was officially named the program’s 18th head coach in school history on March 22nd, 2021. Johnson’s current stint at Minnesota is…

Game Day Essentials: Rutgers (8-6, 0-3) vs. Indiana (11-4, 3-1) Tip Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena (8,000), Piscataway, N.J. Television: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Stephen Bardo) Stream:  Peacock IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread:  Rutgers is around a 3.5-point favorite. KenPom Projected Score: No. 91 Indiana 67 – No. 89 Rutgers 70 Series: The series is tied 8-8. Rutgers’s Steve Pikiell Steve Pikiell is in his eighth season as head coach of the Rutgers men’s basketball squad. Pikiell was hired on March 19th, 2016, to become the 18th head coach in program history, Since joining the Scarlet Knights, Pikiell…

Game Day Essentials: Nebraska 11-2 (1-1) vs. Indiana 10-3 (2-0) Tip Time: 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,000), Lincoln, Neb. Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Shon Ellis) Stream:  Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Nebraska is around a 6-point favorite. KenPom Projected Score: No. 87 Indiana 72 – No. 54 Nebraska 79 Series: Indiana leads series, 19-7. Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg Fred Hoiberg is in his fifth season as head coach of the Nebraska men’s basketball squad. A Lincoln native, Hoiberg serves as the program’s 28th coach in history. Hoiberg began his coaching career with a return to…

IU Basketball Game Day Essentials: Kennesaw State (9-4) vs. Indiana (9-3) Tip Time: 6:00 p.m. Eastern, Friday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: BTN+ (Austin Render, Galen Clavio, Tricia Whitaker) Stream:  BTN+ IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread:  Indiana is around a 12.5 point favorite. KenPom Projected Score: No. 84 Indiana 88 – No. 209 Kennesaw State  75 Series: Indiana leads series, 3-0. See also: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/indiana-expecting-multiple-recruiting-guests-for-kennesaw-state-game/ Kennesaw State’s Antoine Pettway Antoine Pettway is serving his first season as head coach at any collegiate program and was named the program’s eighth coach in Kennesaw State’s history earlier this year. Prior to…

With Tom Allen exiting and new head coach Curt Cignetti at the helm, we will have yet another chaotic football transfer portal window to track.Follow along on this page as player arrival and departure announcements through the portal will be regularly updated. Other player decisions and roster moves such as those returning for a final year of eligibility, the NFL Draft, and the pursuit of other careers will also be included. The windows for college football players to formally enter the transfer portal are Dec. 4 to Jan. 2, and April 16 to April 30. For all the latest IU…

IU Basketball Game Day Essentials: North Alabama (6-6) vs. Indiana (8-3) Tip Time: 8:30 p.m. Eastern, Thursday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: BTN (Cory Provus, Trent Meacham) Stream:  Fox Sports IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread:  Indiana is around a 14.5 point favorite. KenPom Projected Score: No. 87 Indiana 81 – No. 225 North Alabama 68 Series: Indiana leads series, 2-0. North Alabama’s Tony Pujol Pujol enters his sixth season as head coach of North Alabama’s men’s basketball squad. Last season, Pujol lead the Lions to an 18-15 record, and led North Alabama to their first NCAA Division 1…

Curt Cignetti is off to a good start in his first official offseason as Indiana’s head football coach. In just a few weeks, Cignetti has had nine announced commitments from the transfer portal, with most of them being highly sought after players by a multitude of teams. The only catch? So far they’re all on offense, except for one. Cignetti checked all of the boxes off on my offensive wish list that I came up with the day the portal opened. The coaching staff went out and strengthened their receiver room, added a quarterback with experience and the stats to…

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall will be rocking on Saturday afternoon. In need of a resume boost, Indiana hosts a national powerhouse in the No. 2 ranked Kansas Jayhawks. Here’s everything you need to know about the high profile game in Bloomington. ——————————————————————– Game Day Essentials: No. 2 Kansas (9-1) vs. Indiana (7-2) Tip Time: 12:30 p.m. Eastern, Saturday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: CBS (Rich Waltz, Jim Spanarkel) Stream:  CBS IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread:  Kansas is around a 7.5 point favorite. KenPom Projected Score: No. 78 Indiana 71 – No. 12 Kansas 77 Series: Indiana leads…