Author: Seth Tow

Indiana men’s and women’s basketball took home several Big Ten weekly awards Monday. IU men’s basketball guard Lamar Wilkerson was named co-Big Ten Player of the Week, sharing the honor with Nebraska’s Pryce Sandfort. Wilkerson enjoyed a historic performance against Penn State on Tuesday, setting a program record with 10 3-pointers and setting a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall scoring record with 44 points. The fifth-year added four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in Indiana’s 113-72 win over the Nittany Lions. He then followed it up with 15 points in IU’s 72-60 loss at Kentucky. Wilkerson is the second player…

Valentyna Kadlecova started the first 10 games of the season for Indiana women’s basketball. But as of Monday, Kadlecova is no longer a Hoosier. The sophomore has left the program to return home to the Czech Republic to play professionally. “This was a decision Valentyna made with careful consideration,” IU head coach Teri Moren said in a statement, “and we wish her the best in her next chapter.” Kadlecova averaged 22.6 minutes per game through Indiana’s first 10 contests this season, as she started for a new-look Hoosier team. But her playing time was trending downwards, as she went over…

The first six weeks of Darian DeVries’ first season coaching Indiana men’s basketball brought plenty of ups and downs. The Hoosiers, sporting a completely overhauled roster from last season, have had games where they’ve looked unstoppable. Everything on both ends of the court flows so seamlessly on those nights, and opponents struggle to keep up and then stop the bleeding. There have also been some ugly wins, where the final score doesn’t reflect how Indiana actually played, and some cracks showed. But IU’s games against Louisville and Kentucky always looked like the litmus tests on the non-conference schedule; those two…

Watch as quarterback Fernando Mendoza is announced as the winner of the Heisman Trophy — Indiana’s first in program history — along with his reaction, his trophy lift, and his victory speech. Video credit to ESPN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyTi2f38KQw For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE.  The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Instagram, X, and Facebook Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

Fernando Mendoza has won the first-ever Heisman Trophy in Indiana football history. The redshirt junior was named the winner Saturday evening in New York, taking home the 91st Heisman Trophy. IU’s quarterback beat out fellow finalists Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt quarterback), Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame running back), and Julian Sayin (Ohio State quarterback). Mendoza — 6-foot-5, 225 pounds — has led the way for Indiana’s historic 13-0 season, earning the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff and a berth in the Rose Bowl. The 22-year-old has come through for the Hoosiers in several clutch moments this year. His…

Going into his first season at Indiana, Fernando Mendoza set a lofty goal for himself. The quarterback saw a list online of the top 10 early-season Heisman Trophy contenders, and he wasn’t on it. An ESPN story from August listed 21 players with better odds of winning the award. Mendoza didn’t tell anyone, but he decided to take his shot at the Heisman. “I was like, ‘Wow. I want to make a goal to myself.’ It’d be so special, and I prayed about, ‘Imagine if I could just make the ceremony. How cool would that be? I’d be able to…

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is in New York City for the Heisman Trophy ceremony Saturday night, but he’s already won multiple other player of the year awards. Mendoza joined IU head coach Curt Cignetti in sweeping the Walter Camp Awards on Wednesday. He was named AP Player of the Year on Thursday. And Friday evening, he added the Maxwell Award and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award to his haul. The Maxwell goes to “the most outstanding college football player,” while the O’Brien goes to the best quarterback in the country. Mendoza is the second IU player to receive the…

Watch as Indiana women’s basketball coach Teri Moren, guard Shay Ciezki, and wing Maya Makalusky discussed IU’s 71-53 win over Louisiana-Monroe. Videos provided by IU Athletics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQYxDCAN55I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58cBXRemaRY For complete coverage of IU women’s basketball, GO HERE.  The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Instagram, X, and Facebook Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

Indiana women’s basketball beat Louisiana-Monroe 98-54 Thursday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Below are three quick reasons why the Hoosiers won, along with highlights, final stats, and a few quotes. IU (9-2) is back in action on Sunday at home against Eastern Michigan. —————————————————— Three quick reasons why Indiana beat ULM 1. Overcoming thin depth: Indiana center Zania Socka-Nguemen missed her fourth straight game with a lower body injury. But she wasn’t alone this time: guard Jerni Kiaku and forward Faith Wiseman were also unavailable. Neither Wiseman nor Kiaku have seen extensive action this season, but Wiseman’s absence, in…

BLOOMINGTON — Lamar Wilkerson entered Tuesday’s game against Penn State in a bit of a shooting slump. The Sam Houston State transfer had shot 10 for 29 from the field and 4 for 15 from 3-point range in Indiana’s last two games, losses to Minnesota and Louisville. He scored 15 points against the Golden Gophers and 12 against the Cardinals, but he’s capable of better performances. Wilkerson snapped out of the relative funk in a massive way against the Nittany Lions. The fifth-year torched them for 44 points, on 16-for-22 shooting with a 10-for-15 clip from beyond the arc. He…