The Minute After: Purdue

  • Jacob Savage 01/28/2018 6:58 pm  
 

Thoughts on a 74-67 loss to the Boilermakers: Heading into Sunday’s lone meeting of the season with Purdue, the obstacles facing the Hoosiers were right there in the open for everyone to see. Indiana was clearly outmatched in the frontcourt. ...

The Minute After: Youngstown State

  • Jacob Savage 12/29/2017 11:09 pm  
 

Thoughts on a 79-51 win over the Penguins: With the non-conference slate drawing to a close and full-time Big Ten play looming, Friday night’s game against the Penguins looked like an opportunity for this all-over-the-place team to develop some consistency ...

Rochester native Isaiah Stewart talks Indiana, Thomas Bryant

  • Jacob Savage 07/19/2017 9:25 am  
 

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – If 6-foot-9 power forward Isaiah Stewart is looking for a blueprint to follow and reach his dreams of someday playing in the NBA, he doesn’t have to look very far. In fact, he’s been seeing it ...

Top 30 guard Luguentz Dort wants to visit IU

  • Jacob Savage 07/19/2017 8:26 am  
 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The first July evaluation period for Archie Miller as Indiana’s head coach was one to remember. With significant roster turnover looming at the end of the upcoming 2017-18 season, Miller and staff faced an uphill battle to ...

Four-star point guard David Duke on IU: “It would be a good fit”

  • Jacob Savage 07/17/2017 9:23 am  
 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – At this time one year ago, David Duke was on the outside looking in. The mailbox was empty. The phone wasn’t ringing. But, he says, the fire inside him was building. Now the No. 47 ranked prospect ...

Five-star point guard Darius Garland updates recruitment

  • Jacob Savage 07/17/2017 9:14 am  
 

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – One of the summer’s most intriguing recruitments is continuing to heat up. Darius Garland, the all-everything point guard that led Bradley Beal Elite to a 6-1 record in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Finals ...

Indiana prioritizing Race Thompson as July recruiting heats up

  • Jacob Savage 07/16/2017 2:51 pm  
 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For college coaches, especially those trying to make up ground with recruits like the Indiana staff, the July evaluation period can be both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, the three periods provide an opportunity ...

Roundup: A look at how Indiana recruiting targets fared at Peach Jam

  • Jacob Savage 07/13/2016 9:35 am  
 

Several Indiana recruiting targets were in action last weekend at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Finals at the Peach Jam in North Augusta, SC. The Peach Jam is the crowned jewel of the EYBL season and the premier ...

Indiana remains in pursuit of five-star Hamidou Diallo

  • Jacob Savage 07/12/2016 9:31 am  
 

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – A little more than a year ago, Indiana extended a scholarship offer to Hamidou Diallo. At the time, the 6-foot-5 Diallo of from Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) was a four-star recruit and the No. 79 player overall ...

Elite point guard Tremont Waters looking for the right fit

  • Jacob Savage 07/11/2016 9:22 am  
 

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Tremont Waters has had doubters as long as he can remember. The 5-foot-11, 160 pound South Kent (Conn.) point guard says his size has long been a topic of conversation and, at times, has left him ...

2017 guard Andrew Platek opening eyes on EYBL circuit

  • Jacob Savage 07/11/2016 9:10 am  
 

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Each year, starting in the spring and continuing through the heat of the summer, hundreds of premier high school basketball players from around the country hit the AAU trail in hopes of gaining exposure, increasing their stock, ...

Four-star big man Tony Bradley talks improvement, recruiting

  • Jacob Savage 07/14/2015 8:16 am  
 

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Class of 2016 Bartow (Fla.) forward Tony Bradley is continuing to stockpile offers from the nation’s top programs. His lengthly list of offers is a who’s who of college basketball and includes Kansas, North Carolina, Florida, ...

Five-star wing Michael Porter has Indiana ties

  • Jacob Savage 07/13/2015 8:26 am  
 

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Anyone who follows Indiana high school basketball knows the state is producing a feast of talent in the Class of 2017. Within the state’s borders are two players in the 247 Composite top 30 national rankings ...