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The Indiana basketball team had played in a couple of thrillers as of late, losing to Kansas and beating Morehead State. Both of those games were close, but the Hoosiers left no doubt in a victory on Thursday night against North Alabama basketball. Indiana played a much more complete game in that one as they […]

Indiana basketball senior point guard Xavier Johnson has been out since suffering a lower left leg injury on Nov. 26 against Harvard, and head coach Mike Woodson spoke about his status on Monday ahead of the 69-68 win over Morehead State. “He’s still going to be out. I don’t know how long,” Mike Woodson said, […]

The last two games that Indiana basketball has played highlight the college basketball world pretty well. The Hoosiers have played two thrillers in a row, but the difference is that one came against the #2 team in the country, Kansas, and the other came against Morehead State basketball. Indiana lost a close one to the […]

Kansas basketball player Hunter Dickinson is looking at the bright side after he received a cold reception from Indiana basketball fans during a game. Dickinson is making a joke after the Hoosiers’ fans jeered at him during Kansas’ 75-71 win Saturday over Indiana. “They gave us a great shot,” Dickinson said, per ESPN.  “I could […]

It took all 40 minutes and a hard-fought comeback, but the Kansas basketball team was able to walk into Assembly Hall a one-loss team and depart the same, securing a 75-71 win over the Indiana Hoosiers despite trailing by 13 points with 15 minutes to go in the 2nd half. For the first 35 minutes […]

Indiana basketball head coach Mike Woodson gave insight into the Hoosiers loss against the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks at home. Woodson and his squad held a double-digit lead as home underdogs, pushing it to a comfortable 13-point margin, but that wasn’t enough to close out Kansas in the end. The Jayhawks wound up defeating Indiana […]

The Indiana basketball team is off to a decent start this season, but it could’ve been a lot better if they had pulled off an upset against #2 Kansas basketball on Saturday. The Hoosiers came into the game with a 7-2 record and a perfect 2-0 record in conference play. Indiana played well enough to […]

The Indiana Hoosiers have been playing solid basketball to start the 2023-24 NCAA season. They are currently 7-2 and 2-0 in Big 10 Conference play. But they’ve been hit with injury woes. Freshman guard Jakai Newton’s status for this season is question due to a knee injury. Indiana also does not have a current timeline […]

Ranked second in the nation, Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks take a trip up north to Bloomington to take on Mike Woodson’s Indiana Hoosiers in this blue-blood matchup. Below we will continue our college basketball odds series with a Kansas-Indiana prediction and pick. Two historic programs, but two completely different paths so far. Starting with Kansas […]

So much of the tradition of college basketball is the environment and crowds of schools across the country. Kansas basketball’s Allen Fieldhouse is consistently one of the loudest places in the sports, but Jayhawks head coach Bill Self knows his team is entering a raucous territory on Saturday when it heads to Assembly Hall to […]

If you’re a college basketball fan and you hear the term “blue bloods,” unless your favorite actor is Tom Selleck, the first thing you’re going to think of is a medley of programs who fit this description. Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA, Kansas and Indiana. This weekend, not only do Carolina and Kentucky play in […]

Mike Woodson and his Indiana basketball team are off to a decent start in the 2o23-24 season as they are currently 7-2 (2-0) and atop the Big Ten standings. Obviously it’s early as there have only been two conference games played, but the Hoosiers are in the best spot they could be in. Not only […]

The Indiana basketball family has been busy mourning the death of legendary coach Bobby Knight lately off the court. On the court, the Hoosiers are 7-2 on the season, led by Coach Mike Woodson and a talented albeit relatively unknown roster nationally. Coach Woodson stated that his freshman point guard Jakai Newton is likely out […]

Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson gave an update on the health status of freshman guard Jakai Newton Monday night on the “Inside Indiana Basketball” radio show with team play-by-play announcer Don Fischer. Indiana basketball announced on Aug. 16 that Newton was out indefinitely after undergoing a procedure to treat a pre-existing injury. He has not […]

The Indiana basketball program is off to a 7-1 start to the season, but head coach Mike Woodson addressed the possibility that Trey Galloway is pressing so far this year after a 78-75 win over Michigan. “Well, it kind of looks like that a little bit but we’ll get him comfortable eventually because I thought […]

Indiana basketball head coach Mike Woodson feels the frontcourt tandem of Malik Reneau and Kel’el Ware has been carrying the load for the team so far. Mike Woodson made the honest assessment after Indiana basketball’s 78-75 win over Big Ten rival Michigan on Tuesday. “Woodson on Peacock postgame, on Reneau and Ware: ‘They’ve been carrying […]

The Indiana Hoosiers take on the Michigan Wolverines. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Indiana Michigan prediction and pick. Find how to watch Indiana Michigan. The Indiana Hoosiers have lost only one game this season. The Michigan Wolverines have lost four of their last five games. Michigan is favored by 7.5 points […]

Indiana basketball posted a strong win over Big Ten rival Maryland on Friday, winning 65-53 in a game they never trailed. Indiana coach Mike Woodson doesn’t want the victory to get to his players’ heads, however. Woodson is sending a strong message to his team, as his program continues Big Ten play. “It’s going to […]

Maryland opens up Big Ten play as they face Indiana. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Maryland-Indiana prediction, pick, and how to watch. Maryland comes into the game just 4-3 on the year. They started just 1-3 on the year and struggled to score. They were held to just […]

The Indiana basketball program is 6-1 on the season, but is without a marquee win and has struggled mightily shooting from beyond the arc, but head coach Mike Woodson does not seem concerned, and believes his team could make the tournament while thriving on the inside. “Maybe we might be that team that makes the […]

Indiana basketball is off to an impressive 5-1 start to begin the 2023-24 campaign and has now won two straight games after beating Louisville and Harvard. Their only loss so far came to the defending national champion UConn Huskies, who won March Madness earlier in the year in dominant fashion. That defeat was a 77-57 […]

Shots fired. UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is throwing some criticism at Indiana after the Huskies blew out the Hoosiers, 77-57 on Sunday. UConn basketball put together an impressive performance in all phases of the game to get the win. Hurley had some ideas after as to why UConn had so much success. “Just […]

There’s just something about the UConn basketball team and MSG. Whether it be Kemba Walker going on a tear in the Big East tournament in 2011, or the Shabazz Napier-led squad winning the East regional in the NCAA Tournament at MSG in 2014, or earlier that season, Connecticut winning an early-season tournament at Madison Square […]

The Indiana basketball program is 2-0 on the season, but the two wins came in closer-than-expected fashion against Florida Golf Coast and Army, and head coach Mike Woodson had some comments for freshman Mackenzie Mgbako and others on the roster. “He’s got to play harder and do the things we want downn on both ends […]

The Indiana Hoosiers are undefeated through two games in the 2023-24 college basketball season, but head coach Mike Woodson is far from satisfied with the performance of his team. After Indiana basketball squeaked past the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Nov. 7, 69-63, the Hoosiers got another scare on Sunday, as they scored a 72-64 […]

Indiana basketball had a solid season in 2023 that saw them go to the NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed, but they did fall in the second round to #5 seed Miami Florida. This year, the Hoosiers are looking for another successful campaign, but they lost a lot of talent from last year’s squad. This […]

Legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight passed away a couple days ago at age 83, just a week before the start of the Hoosiers’ 2023-2024 basketball season. Knight had dealt with health issues in recent years, including dementia, Alzheimer’s and a battle with pneumonia. To honor one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, […]

NBA and Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas paid tribute to former Indiana basketball head coach Bob Knight on Wednesday. Isiah Thomas re-tweeted a video montage from Indiana basketball that showed his playing days with Knight in the early 1980s. ❤️❤️ lots of teammate tears flowing tonight for our coach https://t.co/o2xMzS8fX2 — Isiah Thomas (@IsiahThomas) November […]

The sports world mourned the passing of legendary Indiana basketball head coach Bob Knight on Wednesday. Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson shared his fondest memory of Bob Knight on his official X account shortly afterward. “Rest in peace to Hall of Fame basketball coach Bobby Knight! I remember when he came to recruit me […]

Former Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight was one of the most controversial and captivating figures in sports history, to fans nationwide and to Purdue basketball fans. Some hated him, some loved him, many respected him and some feared him. According to Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter, Knight’s impact on the game was something to behold. […]

Indiana basketball has a rich tradition of playing winning college basketball. One of the drivers for the success of the program was Bob Knight. Knight helped the Hoosiers to multiple national titles, Big 10 Conference Championships, and a plethora of other accomplishments. Now, the basketball world reflects on and cherishes his influence after Knight Legacy […]

Legendary Indiana basketball head coach Bob Knight passed away at the age of 83 on Wednesday. The NBA, NCAAB, and sports world paid tribute to the one of the greatest head coaches in college basketball history. Legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight has passed away at the age of 83. Rest in peace 🙏 pic.twitter.com/89tkmfoU4c […]

The Indiana Hoosiers men’s basketball team is preparing for the 2023-2024 season, but they got some unfortunate news regarding star freshman Mackenzie Mgbako. He was arrested for trespassing and resisting law enforcement early on Sunday morning, and now Mgbako has been hit with criminal trespass charges after the arrest, per Zach Osterman of the Indy […]

The Indiana Hoosiers got a major recruiting victory Sunday, when one of the top prospects in the country verbally committed to the school’s men’s basketball program. College basketball recruiting writer Joe Tipton reports on X that 2024 five-star Liam McNeeley has committed to Indiana over Kansas. McNeeley is a 6-foot-7 small forward who had a […]

Although they are decades removed from their heyday, the Hoosier State still holds Indiana basketball in high regard. Mike Woodson’s efforts to build the program back into a noteworthy power are not being ignored. Nor are they going unrewarded. The head coach is getting a $1 million annual raise and will now earn $4.2 million […]

Although Jalen Hood-Schifino is now strutting his wares in Southern California for the Los Angeles Lakers, he will always bleed Indiana basketball cream and crimson. Hood-Schifino will return to his Indiana roots early next month He will host a youth basketball camp for kids aged six to 16 years old in Bloomington, IN on September […]

Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has meetings with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors, among others, at the NBA Draft Combine, according to a Wednesday tweet from NYT Sports Contributor Adam Zagoria. “Trayce Jackson-Davis of @IndianaMBB has meetings at the Combine with New Orleans, Bucks, Hornets, Lakers, Toronto, Washington, Golden State,” wrote Zagoria. “Also […]

Mike Woodson is more than excited with Indiana basketball’s new five-star recruit, Mackenzie Mgbako. In a tweet, Woodson greeted Mgbako’s arrival with four words: “Welcome to Indiana son.” Welcome to Indiana son @mackenziemgbako pic.twitter.com/rtZNDJaq1V — Mike Woodson (@MikeWoodsonNBA) May 16, 2023 The news came after Mackenzie Mgbako rescinded his commitment from NCAA basketball powerhouse, the […]

As a five-star high school recruit and McDonald’s All-American, Mackenzie Mgbako is one of the might highly sought players in the country. A reality that was proven when he committed to and then decommitted from the prestigious Duke University shortly after big man Kyle Filipowski announced his intention to return to the Blue Devils for […]