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

Video: Rashon Burno reacts to loss at Indiana

  • Tyler Tachman Nov 12, 2021 3
 
Video: Rashon Burno reacts to loss at Indiana

Northern Illinois coach Rashon Burno addressed the media following his team’s 85-49 loss to Indiana on Friday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch his postgame comments below:

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The night Mike Woodson finally returned home

  • Tyler Tachman Nov 9, 2021 3
 
The night Mike Woodson finally returned home

In the days leading up to his IU coaching debut, Mike Woodson didn’t let his excitement show. He continued on with his coaching cliches, telling his players to “take it one game at a time.” All he wanted to do, ...

Video: IU players, Mike Woodson react to win over Eastern Michigan

Trayce Jackson-Davis, Xavier Johnson and Mike Woodson addressed the media following Indiana’s 68-62 win over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch both postgame press conferences below:

News and notes from Mike Woodson’s radio show

  • Tyler Tachman Nov 8, 2021 3
 
News and notes from Mike Woodson’s radio show

“Inside Indiana Basketball with Mike Woodson” aired Monday night as Woodson spoke with play-by-play announcer Don Fischer. Woodson previewed Indiana’s upcoming matchups with Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois to open the 2021-22 season. – Woodson on returning to Indiana: “I ...

Four-star 2022 forward Noah Clowney commits to Alabama

Class of 2022 four-star power forward Noah Clowney announced his commitment to Alabama Monday evening on CBS Sports HQ. Clowney, who’s ranked 62nd nationally and 9th at his position, chose Alabama over Indiana and Virginia Tech. With Clowney’s commitment to ...

2021-22 Player Profile: Trayce Jackson-Davis

  • Tyler Tachman Oct 29, 2021 3
 
2021-22 Player Profile: Trayce Jackson-Davis

With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’ve transitioned from our look at other Big Ten programs to our player-by-player previews of the 2021-22 Indiana roster. Today, our player profiles continue with a look at junior Trayce Jackson-Davis.  ...

Former Indiana coach Bob Knight attends practice as season tipoff nears

During practice in Assembly Hall on Thursday, former IU coach Bob Knight wrapped his arm around Mike Woodson. As the two sat next to each other, a smile crept across Woodson’s face. With just 12 days until the start of ...

The extraordinary beginnings of Jakai Newton

  • Tyler Tachman Oct 22, 2021 3
 
The extraordinary beginnings of Jakai Newton

What happened on his first Halloween wasn’t expected. Jakai Newton was five months old when his father Brandon Newton took him and his cousins trick or treating. Brandon held young Jakai in his arms as they went from house to ...

Mike Woodson is giving Race Thompson a chance to be himself on the court

Mike Woodson isn’t the type of coach to make foregone conclusions solely based on what a player did in the past. “I don’t want to pigeonhole” them, he says. Still, Woodson does his research, asking around to gain a better ...

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Video: Rob Phinisee, Race Thompson and Trayce Jackson-Davis at 2021 Big Ten media day

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s Rob Phinisee, Race Thompson and Trayce Jackson-Davis addressed the media on Friday morning at 2021 Big Ten media day at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Inside the Hall was there and we’ve got the full media session available below:

‘We love you Woody’: Excitement builds at Mike Woodson’s first Hoosier Hysteria

In his first act at Hoosier Hysteria as Indiana’s head coach, Mike Woodson, wearing candy stripe pants and a crimson top, strutted out to “Big Poppa” by The Notorious B.I.G. In the middle of a spotlight, he made his way ...

Video: Hoosier Hysteria interviews, dunk contest and 3-point shooting highlights

This year’s Hoosier Hysteria didn’t feature a scrimmage, but it did feature a dunk contest and a 3-point shootout along with Assembly Hall debuts for several IU newcomers. Following the event, Tamar Bates and Xavier Johnson discussed their first Hoosier ...

Amid a rainy morning, families arrive early at Hoosier Hysteria in anticipation of a new era of IU basketball

James Stepp, huddled under a canopy of umbrellas, is smiling. He’s wearing an Indiana Hoosiers hat. Also, an Indiana script T-shirt. Plus, a crimson gaiter wrapped around his neck. It’s just after 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. Rain is splashing ...

‘Is somebody going to guard me?’: In his own unique way, Miller Kopp is bringing a swagger to Indiana

From the far corner of Indiana’s bench in the Bahamas last month, you could hear his voice. There was Miller Kopp, socks off, ankle wrapped in ice, foot stretched out on a chair, knowing that he wouldn’t play the rest ...

Mike Woodson’s new practice tradition, expectations for the program and other things we learned at IU’s media day

Mike Woodson, Indiana’s newly appointed head basketball coach, has made his standards blatantly clear. He’s done so by starting a new tradition for the team every day before practice. The players huddle together and crane their necks to look at ...

Video: 2021-22 season media day press conferences with IU’s 13 scholarship players

All 13 of Indiana’s scholarship players addressed the media on Monday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the program’s 2021-22 season media day. Watch all of the player press conferences below: