Author: Seth Tow

Lamar Wilkerson isn’t looking at projections. The Indiana men’s basketball alum spoke to media after a pre-draft workout with the Golden State Warriors, and he said he’s told his agents he does not yet want to know about his chances at being selected in the NBA Draft or earning a two-way contract opportunity. He’s letting them handle that aspect for now, while he focuses on his workouts and soaking in the pre-draft experience. “I’m just enjoying it right now,” Wilkerson said on Monday. “I just want to go in here and just live in the moment.” Wilkerson is looking to…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. We kick off our series with Illinois, which is coming off its first Final Four appearance in 21 years. Brad Underwood has led the Fighting Illini to six straight NCAA Tournaments, with wins in five of those postseasons. They’ve captured one Big Ten regular-season title under Underwood, along with two conference tournament championships. Illinois looks positioned to contend once again. WHO’S GONE: Keaton Wagler (17.9 PPG) (entered NBA Draft) Kylan Boswell (12.3 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) Ben Humrichous (5.8…

BORDEN, Ind. — Indiana men’s basketball took a summer trip to Puerto Rico in August 2025, leading into the start of the semester weeks later. This year, IU is going to Peru for a similar trip with team bonding, additional practices, and preseason games. But there are some differences between the trips, which head coach Darian DeVries is hoping will be beneficial for his team. “Excited about the trip. The extra time in the gym is very useful,” DeVries said at Huber’s Orchard and Winery Wednesday. “I like … it’s a little bit sooner in the summer, July 18th to…

HAMILTON, Ohio — Chase Branham’s basketball journey traces back through his family. He spent his childhood watching his older brother, Jake, go through his career on the court. Chase is eight years younger than Jake, so they were never direct rivals. They rarely played 1-on-1 against each other, because of the age difference and the physical disadvantages that meant for Chase. When they did face off, it would be on a mini hoop, with stealing and blocking not allowed. Jake went on to play collegiately for NAIA Central Methodist for a year before taking a walk-on spot at Missouri State.…

Indiana’s Big Ten home and away opponents are out for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/here-are-iu-basketballs-big-ten-matchups-for-the-2026-27-season/ Of course, this only shows the matchups and venues on tap for the Hoosiers this coming season. The actual schedule, typically released in August or September, should be more illuminating as to how the year could play out for Darian DeVries’ program. But here are two things that stand out about IU’s slate of Big Ten opponents. Staying home Indiana will have a strong home-court slate in conference play this coming season. Of the top seven Big Ten teams in Torvik’s early 2027 projections,…

For the fourth season in a row, Indiana softball is heading to the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers are the No. 3 seed in the Knoxville regional, with No. 1 seed Tennessee (No. 7 overall), No. 2 Virginia, and No. 4 Northern Kentucky. IU will open regional play against the Cavaliers on Friday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET. The winner of that game will take on the winner between the Volunteers and the Norse Saturday for a spot in Sunday’s regional final. The losers will face off in an elimination game Saturday. Indiana enters the tournament with a 42-14 overall…

The WNBA season tips off Friday night, and two former Indiana women’s basketball players open the season on rosters. Mackenzie Holmes enters her second season with the Seattle Storm looking to make more of an impact. The forward played sparingly last year, appearing in 10 games for the Storm, with double-digit minutes in only one contest. Holmes played in the WNBL in Australia over the offseason, averaging 21.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game and earning an All-WNBL first team selection. The Gorham, Maine native averaged 17 minutes per game across Seattle’s two preseason games. Meanwhile, Shay Ciezki earned a…

Indiana football’s game against Northwestern has been moved to Friday, Sept. 25 as part of the FOX College Football Friday series, the program announced. The matchup was originally slated for Saturday, Sept. 26. A kickoff time has yet to be announced. The Hoosiers will now play on a Friday night for a fifth consecutive season. This is their first Big Ten game on a Friday night since they hosted Illinois on opening night in 2022. Indiana’s last three Friday night games have come against FCS opponents. This will be the Big Ten opener for Curt Cignetti’s team in 2026, following…

After a year with Indiana men’s basketball in the Big Ten, head coach Darian DeVries adapted his strategy for the transfer portal. Though he didn’t take the Indiana job in March 2025 any later than some other recent hires who found immediate success, the timeline of getting things set up behind the scenes early on impacted roster-building efforts. IU, for one reason or another, wound up with a flawed team largely filled by mid-major transfers. The Hoosiers, forced to build nearly an entirely new roster for a second straight year, have gone a different route this offseason. They emphasized size…

Indiana women’s basketball is headed to Florida over Thanksgiving this coming year. The Hoosiers will take part in the Elevance Health Fort Myers Tipoff on Friday, Nov. 27 and Saturday, Nov. 28 at Florida Southwestern State College. They’ll play games against Mississippi State and Georgia Tech in the event, with specific dates and times yet to be determined. The games will air on ION. Teri Moren’s program participated in this same event in Nov. 2023, when it picked up wins over Tennessee and Princeton. IU also played in Fort Myers, Fla. last season, but in a different tournament — Coconut…