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Indiana men’s basketball planning for summer 2026 international trip to Peru
Last summer, the Indiana men’s basketball program embarked on a foreign tour (well, kinda) to Puerto Rico ahead of Darian DeVries’ first season as the Hoosiers head coach. It gave the all-new team a few more practices on top of exhibition games. It seems DeVries thought it was a good idea, because he’s set for […]
Indiana men’s basketball: Aiden Sherrell scouting report
Aiden Sherrell, a 6’11, 255 lb power forward from Alabama, comes to Indiana as the highest-rated transfer prospect in Darian DeVries’ highly-touted 2026 portal class. As a starter from a Sweet 16 team last year, Sherrell brings proven production and talent to the frontcourt that Indiana desperately needed in DeVries’ first year. Looking at his […]
Indiana men’s basketball: Markus Burton scouting report
Indiana got its starting point guard via the transfer portal earlier this offseason, signing Markus Burton from Notre Dame. The Mishawaka, Indiana native spent his first three seasons in South Bend, though he played just ten games last year due to an ankle injury, meaning he likely has two years of eligibility remaining. Burton was […]
Indiana men’s basketball shifts Assembly Hall student section seating
For years, Indiana men’s basketball’s student section has occupied portions of the Assembly Hall bowl alongside a set of bleachers behind the arena’s south basket, closest to the opposing bench and alongside the Big Red Basketball Band. That’s set to change as Indiana is making the move to place students in the bleachers behind both […]
Hoosiers Daily News: NFL Draft landing spots, basketball student section updates
It’s been an eventful week around Indiana Athletics as baseball and softball carry on while football and both basketball programs plunge deeper into the slowness of the offseason. There’s news about the football program’s impending White House visit in the wake of the national championship, an expansion of the men’s basketball student section and notes […]
Indiana football offers 4-star 2027 edge rusher Wyatt Smith
Indiana football is looking to add onto its defensive line through the 2027 high school recruiting pool, offering another edge rusher this week. Wyatt Thomas, who plays at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, shared that he’d recently been extended a scholarship offer from the program via social media, becoming the program’s […]
Bison Breakdown: What’s your favorite NFL Draft landing spot for the Hoosiers?
Indiana football saw a program-record eight players selected in the 2026 NFL Draft, with a member of the 2025 national championship roster hearing their name called in each of the draft’s seven rounds last week. The headliners are No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza to the Las Vegas Raiders and No. 30 overall pick Omar […]
Indiana football offers 3-star 2027 in-state edge Ifeanyi Emedobi
Indiana football has extended a scholarship offer to in-state edge rusher Ifeanyi Emedobi, according to reporting from Matt Weaver of 247Sports. Emedobi is rated as a 3-star prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals, with the former ranking him in as the 36th highest-rated edge rusher, 10th highest-rated player in the state of Indiana and 430th […]
Hoosiers Daily News: NCAA Tournament expansion, Indiana basketball recruiting
It’s been an eventful week for Indiana Athletics from the wake of the NFL Draft to spring football wrapping up. There’s still baseball and softball to play while most of the Hoosiers turn their eyes to the summer offseason. Here’s what to know about Indiana today: What they’re saying about the Hoosiers ICYMI on The […]
Now Indiana men’s basketball realllllly can’t miss the NCAA Tournament
Indiana men’s basketball has taken part in just two of the last ten NCAA Tournaments. The Hoosiers are firmly on the bubble when March rolls around most of the time and, far more often than not, are left out of the field. Their only two appearances came under Mike Woodson, in the First Four in […]
Tyran Stokes, 2027’s top high school basketball recruit, commits to Kansas, Bill Self
Our long national… well, not really a nightmare, more that weird dream that doesn’t seem to end, anyway whatever, it’s over. Tyran Stokes has made his college decision official. It is not Kentucky. It’s the other school that felt like a serious player in this recruitment all along: Kansas. Good for Bill Self, remarkably bad […]
Indiana men’s basketball in top-6 for 4-star 2026 forward Ladarius Givan
Indiana men’s basketball may be looking to add onto its signing group in the class of 2026, which is already three players strong. Ladarius Given, a power forward out of Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia who is originally from Alabama, has revealed the top six programs he’s considering after decommitting from Mississippi State in […]
Wednesday Headlines: Indiana football recruiting buzz, NFL Draft results
It’s been eventful times for Indiana Athletics with the football program coming off of the spring game, NFL Draft and a massive recruiting weekend while the men’s and women’s basketball programs go about filling out their respective rosters through the transfer portal. Meanwhile, baseball picked up a win over Louisville. Here’s what to know about […]
Jalen Brewster, nation’s No. 1 prospect, visits Indiana football
Indiana football was in the headlines this past season for its 12-0 run through the regular season, downing of Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship and subsequent march through the College Football Playoff all the way to a national championship. Now it’s still in those headlines, just in the offseason. Jalen Brewster, a Texas […]
Indiana football in strong position with 5-star in-state wide receiver Monshun Sales
Indiana football is coming off of a national championship won thanks in large part to the efforts of a talented wide receiver out of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers have been looking to add another standout receiver from that same program for a while and find themselves in a strong position to […]
Indiana football: NFL Draft Days 2-3 Recap
Indiana football landed its second No. 1 overall pick in program history when Fernando Mendoza had his name called by the Oakland Raiders Thursday night. Omar Cooper Jr. was also a first round selection, going No. 30 to the New York Jets. By Saturday night, a total of eight Hoosiers had been selected breaking the […]
What the Houston Texans are getting in Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher
Indiana football saw its eighth player taken in the NFL Draft on Saturday when the Houston Texans selected linebacker Aiden Fisher with the 243rd overall pick pick in the seventh round. Here’s what to know about the newest Texan (like, for the team and state, I suppose). Aiden Fisher – LB – 6’1”, 232 lbs […]
What the Tennessee Titans are getting in Indiana center Pat Coogan
Indiana football saw its seventh player taken in the NFL Draft on Saturday when the Tennessee Titans selected center Pat Coogan with the 194th overall pick in the sixth round. Here’s what to know about the newest Titan: Pat Coogan – C – 6’5”, 311 lbs Coogan transferred to Indiana ahead of the 2025 season […]
What the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting in Indiana tight end Riley Nowakowski
Indiana football saw its sixth player taken in the NFL Draft on Saturday when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected tight end Riley Nowakowski with the 169th overall pick in the fifth round. Here’s what to know about the newest Steeler: Riley Nowakowski – TE/FB – 6’2”, 243 lbs One of the most telling things about Nowakowski […]
What the San Francisco 49ers are getting in Indiana running back Kaelon Black
Indiana football saw its fourth player taken in the NFL Draft on Friday when the San Francisco 49ers selected running back Kaelon Black with the 90th overall pick in the third round, reuniting him with quarterback Kurtis Rourke, who was selected in last year’s draft. Here’s what to know about the newest 49er: Kaelon Black […]
What the Baltimore Ravens are getting in Indiana wide receiver Elijah Sarratt
Indiana football saw its fifth player taken in the NFL Draft on Saturday when the Baltimore Ravens selected wide receiver Elijah Sarratt with the 115th overall pick in the fourth round. Here’s what to know about the newest Raven: Elijah Sarratt – WR – 6’2”, 210 lbs Sarratt’s journey to the NFL went through Saint […]
What the New York Jets are getting in Indiana cornerback D’Angelo Ponds
Indiana football saw its third player taken in the NFL Draft on Friday when the New York Jets selected cornerback D’Angelo Ponds with the 50th overall pick in the second round, reuniting him with wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. Here’s what to know about the newest Jet: D’Angelo Ponds – CB – 5’8”, 182 lbs […]
Friday Headlines: Fernando Mendoza goes No. 1 overall, Omar Cooper Jr. to the Jets
It was a huge week for Indiana Athletics as Heisman Trophy winner and national champion quarterback Fernando Mendoza was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday while the football program held the annual spring game. There’s plenty to talk about. Here’s what you need […]
Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. selected by New York Jets in NFL Draft
Indiana football broke its NFL first round drought of multiple decades when quarterback Fernando Mendoza was picked first overall on Sunday night. The program added a second when wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. was selected 30th overall by the New York Jets. Cooper Jr. spent three seasons in Bloomington, remaining with the program during the […]
If we had to do the same again, we would, our friend…
Can you hear the drums Fernando? I remember long ago another starry night like this Fernando Mendoza arrived in Bloomington in the Spring of 2025 after transferring in from California. His younger brother, Alberto Mendoza, had been recruited by then-James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti and elected to follow Cignetti and staff once he’d accepted […]
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