Category: Hoosiers

Streak over, Rivalry back on

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — There’s nothing quite like the Purdue and Indiana basketball rivalry. And with Purdue’s recent domination in the series, you could say Thursday night marked the rivalry’s return.  Behind Lafayette’s own Rob Phinisee, the Hoosiers defeated #4 Purdue 68-65 in a thriller at Assembly Hall. It was Indiana’s point-guard […]

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Hoosiers prevail, improve to 3-0

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, IND —  Mike Woodson and Dane Fife on the sidelines. The roar of the Assembly Hall crowd. Things felt right again in Bloomington on Wednesday evening.  And despite a rough night at the foul line, the Hoosiers prevailed with a 76-74 victory over a good St. John’s team. Trayce […]

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Hoosiers land transfer Xavier Johnson

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — Mike Woodson cannot be stopped or contained. The new Hoosiers coach has been on fire in his first 10 days on the job. The majority of the IU team has already decided to stay after talking with him, Hoosier legend Dane Fife was hired as an assistant, and now… […]

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Mike Woodson introduced as IU Mens Basketball Coach

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — It wasn’t the flashy hire that many people wanted, but the flashy hires don’t always work out.  Despite his lack of college coaching experience, Mike Woodson is more than qualified and more than capable to lead the Indiana men’s basketball program.  It could be a train-wreck. It could […]

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Hoosiers and Pacers continue to play the waiting game

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — If you’re a fan of both Indiana teams, you’ve been through a lot over the last several years.  Neither the Hoosiers or Pacers have won a post-season round in quite some time. And now? They’re both in a holding pattern of sorts.  One team is still looking for […]

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Smith: Hoosier nation deserves more than this

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor It’s year number four in the Archie Miller era, and the seasons have really started to blend together.  Night in and night out, it feels like we are watching the same exact game, over, and over.  The majority of Hoosier fans aren’t even expecting the “glory days” type of results […]

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Hoosiers survive in OT behind Phinisee and Durham

By CALEB LYNNISL Contributor BLOOMINGTON — After an 0-2 start to conference play, a home game against Penn State was as close to a must-win as the Indiana Hoosiers could get. The criticism of Al Durham and Robert Phinisee kept building, however it was their energy and production that led the Hoosiers to the much-needed […]

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Armaan Franklin leads Hoosiers past Bulldogs

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  Armaan Franklin must love Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers sophomore has connected on 12-of-16 from 3-point range in three career games in this building. He scored 20 points on Saturday, helping the Hoosiers defeat the Butler Bulldogs 68-60 in the Crossroads Classic. “I still don’t know why this […]

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Hoosiers continue building tournament resume

By TYLER SMITHISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, IND.– The eye-test may say the Indiana Hoosiers are a bubble team. But their resume is starting to say otherwise.  They don’t have any bad losses (and won’t all season based on their remaining schedule), and on Thursday night, they added another huge win. Number 11 Michigan State was in […]

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