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Tyler Tachman was a writer for Inside the Hall from July 2020 through August 2022. Follow him on Twitter.

Frustration and the question of what’s next: Navigating the state of Indiana’s basketball program through the Lucas Oil Stadium crowd

INDIANAPOLIS – From chants of “Fire Archie” to sentiments of unflinching support, the diverging viewpoints about the current state of Indiana’s basketball program were represented by the crowd in Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday night. For the third time this ...

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News and notes from Archie Miller’s radio show

  • Tyler Tachman Mar 9, 2021 3
 
News and notes from Archie Miller’s radio show

“Inside IU Basketball with Archie Miller” returned Monday night with play-by-play announcer Don Fischer. On the final episode of the season, Miller recapped Indiana’s loss to rival Purdue and previewed this week’s Big Ten Tournament. • Miller opens by saying that ...

A once promising Indiana season has turned into a tale of missed opportunities and what-ifs

Before Indiana’s season was in shambles, Trayce Jackson-Davis, wearing a gold jersey he’d earned for his effort in practice, talked about potential. Specifically, his team’s potential. This was back on Jan. 3, when Indiana’s record was 6-4, in what now ...

News and notes from Archie Miller’s radio show

  • Tyler Tachman Mar 4, 2021 3
 
News and notes from Archie Miller’s radio show

“Inside IU Basketball with Archie Miller” returned Thursday night with play-by-play announcer Don Fischer. Miller recapped Indiana’s losses to Michigan and Michigan State and previewed the regular-season finale against Purdue. • Miller opens by giving injury updates, saying “we’re really ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s loss to Michigan State

Indiana’s path to make the NCAA tournament has essentially evaporated as the Hoosiers fell to Michigan State 64-58 Tuesday night at the Breslin Student Events Center. Indiana has now lost four consecutive games and needs a win against Purdue and ...

‘He’s as loyal as it gets’: Doubted and overlooked, Al Durham’s turbulent career isn’t one to forget

The doubts weren’t a secret. Sean Sherman heard them. There were a few people close to the Southern Stampede AAU program that cast their criticisms. They approached Sherman and murmured about Al Durham. I don’t think he’s a high-major, they’d ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s loss to Rutgers

  • Tyler Tachman Feb 25, 2021 3
 
Five takeaways from Indiana’s loss to Rutgers

Indiana suffered an embarrassing 74-63 loss at Rutgers Wednesday night that will significantly narrow its path to make the 2021 NCAA tournament. Here are five takeaways from the loss to the Scarlet Knights: • Indiana’s fast start quickly disappears: With ...

News and notes from Archie Miller’s radio show

  • Tyler Tachman Feb 23, 2021 3
 
News and notes from Archie Miller’s radio show

“Inside IU Basketball with Archie Miller” returned Monday night with play-by-play announcer Don Fischer. Miller recapped Indiana’s win over Minnesota and loss to Michigan State. He also talked about the upcoming matchups against Rutgers and Michigan. – Miller opens by ...

Indiana falls apart during second half in loss to Michigan State

At halftime on Saturday afternoon, Indiana trotted into the locker room with a four-point lead. They hadn’t played exceptionally well. But they hadn’t played badly, either. There was no slow start. In fact, the Hoosiers jumped out to a 19-6 lead ...

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Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Minnesota

  • Tyler Tachman Feb 18, 2021 3
 
Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Minnesota

Indiana took care of business against Minnesota on Wednesday night and added another win to its total as Selection Sunday nears. Here are five takeaways from Indiana’s 82-72 win over Minnesota: • Rob Phinisee shows signs of improvement: Phinisee played ...

Slow start hampers Indiana in loss at Ohio State

  • Tyler Tachman Feb 14, 2021 3
 
Slow start hampers Indiana in loss at Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The amber-colored digital numbers above the baskets in Value City Arena had just flickered under 12 minutes when Archie Miller decided to burn a timeout. It was still the first half of Indiana’s 78-59 blowout loss to ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Northwestern

It will go down in the record books as a win. For much of the game in Evanston, Indiana looked like it was going to fall to a Northwestern team that had lost nine consecutive games. After beating No. 8 ...

News and notes from Archie Miller’s radio show

  • Tyler Tachman Feb 9, 2021 3
 
News and notes from Archie Miller’s radio show

“Inside IU Basketball with Archie Miller” returned Monday night with play-by-play announcer Don Fischer. Miller recapped IU’s win over Iowa and loss to Illinois. He also looked ahead to Indiana’s road game on Wednesday against Northwestern. – Miller opened by ...

Four-star class of 2022 guard CJ Gunn commits to Indiana

Four-star shooting guard CJ Gunn announced his commitment to Indiana this evening. The Lawerence North High School product is the first piece of Indiana’s 2022 recruiting class. Gunn is ranked No. 107 nationally and the No. 14 shooting guard, according ...

Youth movement: Freshmen provide boost in IU’s upset win over Iowa

They weren’t on the floor when Armaan Franklin shimmied in front of his defender. They weren’t in the lineup when Franklin’s shot cut through the net to win the game. Or when he skipped across the hardwood, pointing up to ...

Trying to crack the code of Indiana’s unpredictable offense

For more than six minutes against Illinois on Tuesday, Indiana failed to make a shot from the field. It started with a missed layup from Trey Galloway, followed by another from Armaan Franklin. Then a 3-point attempt was off from ...