Thoughts on an 89-61 loss to the Cardinals: Embarrassing. There’s no other way to put this one. The Hoosiers entered the game as 2.5-point favorites. They exited as 28-point losers. That number would have been 33 had Anthony Leal not ...
After averaging 4.1 rebounds a game as a freshman, Mackenzie Mgbako has upped that to 7.7 this season in roughly the same amount of minutes per game — not including Thursday night’s contest against UNC-Greensboro. That’s second on the team ...
Thoughts on a 69-58 win against the Spartans: Indiana looked like it was well on its way to a blowout victory. Early on, the Hoosiers locked up on D. Ball pressure combined with Oumar Ballo deterring shots at the rim ...
In Indiana’s 87-71 victory against South Carolina, Stanford transfer Kanaan Carlyle scored 12 points, his first time in double figures as a Hoosier. Carlyle flashed an ability to score at all three levels and showed he could be a playmaker, ...
Thoughts on an 87-71 win against the Gamecocks: Three games in the books for the Hoosiers. Three double-digit victories recorded. Yet, it’s clear this team has a lot of room to grow. The consistency from possession to possession isn’t there ...
There’s no question Indiana has better spacing and movement on offense this season. That’s due to a new wrinkle: utilizing a healthy dose of the Princeton offense. Specifically, the Hoosiers have been running a version of the point series from ...
Thoughts on a 90-55 win against the Panthers: Indiana played groggy in the first half of this noon tipoff. “I thought we were still in bed asleep,” Mike Woodson said. “It was awful.” The Hoosiers feigned interest, playing uninspired basketball ...
Mackenzie Mgbako scored a career-high 31 points against SIUE in Indiana’s opening-night victory. Mgbako knocked down 4-of-5 from deep in the win. Interestingly, all five attempts came differently, as the Hoosiers showed some variety in getting their rising sophomore looks. ...
Thoughts on an 80-61 win against the Cougars: A season ago, Indiana had issues putting away lesser non-conference opponents. The closer-than-projected final score margins ultimately hurt the Hoosiers in the computer rankings, one of several reasons they failed to reach ...
Freshman Bryson Tucker made his debut for the Hoosiers on Friday night against Marian University. He led all scorers with 19 points. Tucker thrived in the mid-range, showed off a knack for scoring in transition and sported a high basketball ...
Thoughts on a 106-64 win against Marian: From the jump, the Hoosiers dominated this one. Indiana’s size, athleticism, talent and depth were just way too much for the Knights. The Hoosiers posted a stout 1.38 points per possession against Marian’s ...
In Indiana’s 66-62 win against Tennessee on Sunday, Washington State transfer Myles Rice scored 20 points and dished out four assists. Rice’s speed and aggressiveness out of the point guard position led to plenty of opportunities for himself and others, ...
Thoughts on a 66-62 win against the Volunteers: This certainly didn’t have the feel of a charity exhibition. Indiana and Tennessee both played with intensity. Each squad got after it on defense. Things got chippy at times. But that didn’t ...
Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our recap of the 2023-24 Indiana Hoosiers. Today we conclude the series with a look at head coach Mike Woodson. Previous recaps: Gabe Cupps, Mackenzie Mgbako, Malik Reneau, Kel’el Ware, Kaleb Banks, CJ Gunn, Payton ...
Nebraska shut down Kel’el Ware on Friday night, holding him to just a 3-of-10 performance from the field. Ware didn’t score a point in the first half and took just two shots in the paint. The Cornhuskers limited his touches ...
Thoughts on a 93-66 loss to the Cornhuskers: That escalated quickly. In the final 2:58 of the first half, Nebraska ripped this off: Three Keisei Tominaga 3-pointers, a Jamarques Lawrence 3-pointer, a Juwan Gary 3-pointer and two free throws from ...