With the start of college basketball season slated for late November, we’ll be taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster over the next month. Today, we preview Illinois. During the 2018-2019 season, Indiana ...
Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our recap of the 2019-2020 Indiana Hoosiers. Today, the series concludes with a look at coach Archie Miller. Previously: Armaan Franklin, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Damezi Anderson, Jerome Hunter, Rob Phinisee, Race Thompson, Al Durham, Justin Smith, ...
Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our recap of the 2019-2020 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Team offense. Previously: Armaan Franklin, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Damezi Anderson, Jerome Hunter, Rob Phinisee, Race Thompson, Al Durham, Justin Smith, Joey Brunk, Devonte Green, De’Ron Davis Team Offense ...
Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our player-by-player recap of the 2019-2020 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Rob Phinisee. Previously: Armaan Franklin, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Damezi Anderson, Jerome Hunter, Rob Phinisee Thompson (29 games): 3.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.7 bpg, 0.7 spg, ...
In its 32nd and final game of the season, the Hoosiers blocked 12 of Nebraska’s shots — a season-high. All the swatted attempts created variance in an already frenetic contest. For the balls that remained inbounds, sometimes the Hoosiers were able ...
Thoughts on an 89-64 win against the Cornhuskers: Nebraska came out the gates with nothing to lose, playing at a spirited pace. The Cornhuskers were beating the Hoosiers off the perimeter, scoring on back cuts and dropping in 3s at ...
As the Badgers tossed a 12-0 run on Indiana to take the lead for good late in the second half, the Hoosiers came up short on seven straight offensive possessions. So what went wrong? It can be boiled down to ...
Thoughts on a 60-56 loss to the Badgers: Indiana’s senior day started with perfection. Devonte Green and De’Ron Davis, both getting the rare start, carried the Hoosiers across the first several minutes of the contest. The seniors combined for Indiana’s ...
Al Durham worked his way to 11 points and four assists against Minnesota in IU’s win on Wednesday night. The Hoosiers put Durham in identical spots to make simple plays. In the pick and roll, Durham worked off the right ...
Thoughts on a 72-67 win against Minnesota: For all the good Indiana did in the first half — leading for much of it, getting up by as many as 10 points and playing with intensity — it was negated by ...
During Indiana’s narrow 67-66 loss to the Illini on Sunday afternoon, Kofi Cockburn’s shotblocking ability loomed large, especially in the second half. When Cockburn wasn’t swatting Indiana’s attempts at the rim, his mere presence made the Hoosiers hesitant. It led ...
Thoughts on a 67-66 loss to the Illini: If there’s a silver lining to Indiana’s 0-2 week, it’s this: Unlike so much of the conference season, the Hoosiers competed and didn’t wilt away on the road. Despite an awful offensive ...
In wins against Minnesota and Penn State last week, Indiana did a great job of making things difficult for big men Daniel Oturu and Lamar Stevens. But that wasn’t the case in its loss to the Boilermakers on Thursday night, ...
Thoughts on a 57-49 loss to the Boilermakers: Mackey Arena rocked and rolled, leading to a frantic first half for this bitter in-state rivalry. Yet, Indiana seemed poised to match the moment. The Hoosiers grabbed an early 6-2 lead. They ...
After Penn State put up a 30-5 run on the Hoosiers, Indiana’s 16-point first half lead became a six-point second half deficit at 48-42 with 12:17 to go. From there, Indiana scored the next 13 points of the game to ...
Thoughts on a 68-60 win against the Nittany Lions: Penn State isn’t a traditional Big Ten powerhouse, but make no mistake: The Nittany Lions are playing like one this year. To rip off eight straight wins (four of those coming ...