A surprise to some, a disappointment to others, and a lot of uncertainty from any perspective, one aspect of the lightning-fast reactions of a confused Indiana fanbase is true: you have to give Mike Woodson a chance to prove himself as the new head coach. The coaching search that spanned nearly two ...
Just a day after Selection Sunday, when the Indiana men’s basketball program received the inevitable news that it would be an NCAA Tournament spectator for the fifth straight year, the university decided it was time for a seismic change. Early Monday afternoon Stadium insider Jeff Goodman tweeted ...
INDIANAPOLIS -- History repeats itself for those who don’t take the time to learn it, and Indiana basketball never learned from its previous matchups with Rutgers. Twice this year Indiana looked capable of beating Rutgers but ended up with a four-point loss at home in January and a major collapse ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Just three seconds were left on the clock, players standing around, minds already off the game. Indiana’s Rob Phinisee put up and missed a garbage time 3-pointer as time expired to a very familiar scene. Purdue had once again outplayed Indiana, start to finish, as the Boilermakers ...
Every recurring theme Indiana basketball has shown all season was encapsulated in one game Tuesday night and it is ultimately an exemplification of the team’s demise this year. Like the vast majority of Indiana games this year, it was physical, low-scoring, largely without offensive flow, and the ...
Michigan’s overwhelming size created a mismatch with Indiana that the Hoosiers couldn’t handle from start to finish. Add the length and height of the Wolverines’ frontcourt to a stout Michigan defense that gave Indiana no easy opportunities and it creates a blowout. Michigan handled Indiana in ...
Indiana basketball went from on top of the world to the sky falling in a matter of minutes. Ten minutes had gone by in the first half, Al Durham had hit a 3-pointer and Indiana had a chokehold on Rutgers, 23-8. It was happening. Indiana had woken up from its lapse against Michigan State, played with ...
Selection Sunday is less than three weeks away, there are only four regular season games left to play, and Indiana basketball is stuck right where it has been the whole season — the bubble. Last Saturday’s home loss and collapse to Michigan State was the latest, and perhaps the epitome, of this ...
Despite leading for the vast majority of the game and Trayce Jackson-Davis’ career-high 34 points, Indiana found itself on the losing end against Michigan State at home Saturday afternoon. Indiana’s major defensive collapse in the last 10 minutes with no offensive support from its guards served ...
Indiana basketball is a different team when Rob Phinisee and Jerome Hunter are at their best. For most of the season, one of the two, if not both, have struggled with maintaining consistency, leaving a continual gap in Indiana’s scoring options and ultimately leading to some extra losses. On Wednesday, ...
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