By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton made a lot of history in the 2023-2024 season. The star point guard put the Pacers back on the NBA (and Indianapolis fans’) map this season, and his eye-popping stats deserved their own column. The tracker was slowed by injuries a few times, but it’s quite […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — There are just two weeks to play in the NBA Regular Season, and the Indiana Pacers continue to fight for home-court advantage in the 1st Round of this year’s Playoffs. The Pacers have eight games remaining beginning with Sacramento on Monday night. Here are the potential scenarios and […]
Continue ReadingBy ZACH VOGTISL Writer Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and the Purdue Boilermakers danced their way into the Sweet 16 and have presented themselves with a fantastic opportunity. The 4th seed out of the Midwest Region handled a first round battle with 13th-seeded High Point by a final score of 75-63. The Panthers cut the lead […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After a thrilling nine days which resulted in four ridiculous victories, the Pacers were in desperate need of one of those “boring” wins on Saturday night. Could it be that simple? Not for this team, apparently. After building a 20-point lead through three quarters, they were well on […]
Continue ReadingBy ZACH VOGTISL Contributor It’s time to dance. We have once again reached the best time of the year. The bracket is out, the matchups are set, and we now embark on a three-week journey to crown a champion. So, what does that mean for Purdue? The Boilers secured the 4th seed in the […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — It’s officially Tournament season in the world of college basketball, and the Big Ten Tournament is back where it belongs, in the great city of Indianapolis. This time of year, you can choose to put your trust in the bracket projections if you’d like. As we’ve seen in the […]
Continue ReadingBy Tyler SmithISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After losing three straight games and facing the Milwaukee Bucks in a pivotal game for playoff seeding, the Indiana Pacers were in need of a little magic on Tuesday night. Insert famous Rob Perez quote here: “It’s always Haliburton.” Tyrese Haliburton returned to the court after missing the last […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor It’s been a rough few years (or decades, depending on who you ask) for Indiana basketball fans. However, things have changed for the better over the last few weeks. And now, you could even call their current situation the best-case scenario. The Hoosiers will have a new basketball coach shortly […]
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers were looking to come out of the All-Star break swinging with four straight games on their home court. Mission accomplished, as the blue and gold put together a 3-1 home-stand with the only loss coming at the hands of the Denver Nuggets on a back-to-back. On Wednesday night, the Pacers […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA Trade Deadline and All-Star Break have both come and gone, and it’s officially time to start thinking about the playoffs. After a 10-15 start to the season, the Indiana Pacers turned their season around and now find themselves as the current No. 4-seed in the Eastern […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — A year ago, I was covering the Indiana Hoosiers a little more extensively on this site and over at TheHoosier.com. In December of 2023, I wrote an article about Dusty May and pondered whether or not the Hoosiers should pounce on May before another team beat them to […]
Continue ReadingBy ZACH VOGTISL Contributor The Purdue Boilermakers came into the 2024-25 season with uncertain expectations. There was an intriguing mix of returning experience and exciting young talent. The question was always going to be how well Purdue could find a new identity after losing 2x National Player of the Year Zach Edey to the NBA. […]
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