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Hoosiers in the NBA: Raptors pick up option for Jackson-Davis, Bryant re-signing with Cleveland
The 2026-27 NBA destinations for two former Hoosiers were confirmed on Monday. The Raptors are exercising their team option on Trayce Jackson-Davis‘ contract for the 2026-27 season, according to multiple reports. The move ensures that Jackson-Davis’ $2.41 million salary will be fully guaranteed. A 2023 second-round pick by Golden State, Jackson-Davis was traded from the [...]
Big Ten men’s basketball 2026-27 outlooks: Rutgers
We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Rutgers enters 2026-27 coming off a third straight losing season. The Scarlet Knights had a good stretch under Steve Pikiell before that, with four straight winning campaigns and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2021 and [...]
IU football 2025 season rewatch in 60: Game 11 — vs. Wisconsin
Let’s continue our look back at each of Indiana’s 16 wins in 2025 via BTN’s 60 minute condensed versions of each game. Below is the game 11 home finale against Wisconsin. IU only outgained Wisconsin by 14 yards and led just 10-7 at the break. But a 75-yard touchdown drive coming out of halftime, and [...]
Eight Hoosiers named preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sports
Eight IU football players are on 2026 preseason All-American teams at Athlon Sports. A theme is developing, as these are the same eight Hoosiers who appeared on Phil Steele’s four preseason All-American teams — although the specific team is different for some of the players. Even though IU has one of the top transfer portal [...]
IU basketball point guard Markus Burton ready to shine “outside my comfort zone”
“It was time for a change.” That’s how new IU basketball point guard Markus Burton describes his decision to enter the transfer portal following three successful seasons at Notre Dame. Any college athlete could use that explanation, but for Burton, it meant something more. It was time to leave home, and what to that point [...]
Curt Cignetti continues to tease stadium expansion in IU football’s future
Since Memorial Stadium was completed in 1960, the idea of expanding its capacity has been a bit of a joke among fans. With the completion of two end zone projects over the last 20 years, the available seats have actually grown by around 5,000. But a major expansion has never made much sense in Bloomington [...]
IU basketball class of 2027 commit Chase Branham headed to national prep school
Class of 2027 top-30 guard Chase Branham is coming to Indiana a year early. But he’s not headed to Bloomington. After announcing his commitment to IU in September and leading his high school to a state title, the 6-foot-4 Branham will spend his senior year at national prep school powerhouse La Lumiere in La Porte, [...]
IU football and OG Anunoby up for ESPY Awards
IU Athletics will be prominent at the 2026 ESPY Awards. The 2025 national championship football squad is up for Best Team, while quarterback Fernando Mendoza is up for Best Breakthrough Athlete and Best Men’s College Athlete. Former IU basketball player OG Anunoby’s game-winning Game 4 tip-in at the NBA Finals is also up for Best [...]
Former IU basketball big man Sam Alexis signed Summer League deal with Oklahoma City
Former IU basketball big man Sam Alexis will get a closer look from Oklahoma City during the NBA Summer League. Alexis signed a deal with the franchise to play over a slate of games that runs July 4 to July 16. He’ll be joined by fellow former Hoosier Lamar Wilkerson, who signed an Exhibit 10 [...]
Bob Knight’s 1987 national title ring is being auctioned
Legendary IU basketball coach Bob Knight’s 1987 national championship ring is being auctioned off. The ring is currently listed at Sotheby’s with an estimated sales price of $60,000 to $80,000. It is described as a 10 karat gold ring with various jewels. Knight auctioned all of his national championship rings, his Olympic gold medal, and [...]
‘That was a little fun for me’: How Trent Sisley helped IU men’s basketball with the transfer portal
As Indiana men’s basketball worked to rebuild its roster for 2026-27, Trent Sisley knew he had a role to play — by default. Sisley is the lone scholarship player returning to the Hoosiers from 2025-26, as the rest of last season’s players either exhausted their eligibilities or hit the transfer portal. The Santa Claus, Indiana [...]
IU basketball recruiting: Class of 2028 names to know — Top-20 4-star forward Logan Chwastyk
Class of 2028 forward Logan Chwastyk is an IU basketball recruiting name to know. The Indiana staff offered the 6-foot-10 Chwastyk a scholarship last week. A product of the Philadelphia, Pa. area, Chwastyk attends Malvern Prep in Malvern, Pa. As a high school sophomore he averaged 16.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.8 blocks [...]
Here are four IU football players in PFF’s top-10 returners at their position
IU football offensive tackle Carter Smith highlights the program’s top returning players in 2026. The Big Ten’s 2025 offensive lineman of the year was named by Pro Football Focus as the top returning offensive tackle in the nation. Three other Hoosiers are among the top-10 returners at their respective positions according to PFF. They are [...]
“Compete best when I’m angry”: IU football’s Curt Cignetti has chips on his shoulder for all 12 opponents
Fair warning to Howard: Curt Cignetti has found something to be angry about your Sept. 12 trip to Bloomington. No, Cignetti is not picking on the FCS program, he’s getting ready for the 2026 season — a campaign that features an entirely new dynamic for the 65-year-old head coach: The defense of a national title. [...]
Former IU basketball forward Tucker DeVries signs undrafted NBA deal with Boston
Former Indiana basketball forward Tucker DeVries has signed an NBA Exhibit 10 deal with the Boston Celtics. He’s the second member of the 2025-26 IU team to sign that kind of contract. Lamar Wilkerson signed with Oklahoma City. The deal will allow DeVries a chance to make the Celtics NBA roster, along with an opportunity [...]
Notes and observations from IU men’s basketball’s second open practice of summer
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men’s basketball held its second open practice of the summer Thursday morning. Mike Schumann attended last week’s session for The Daily Hoosier, so this was my first chance to see the new-look Hoosiers. I’m not going player-by-player the way Mike did last week, but I do have my own observations and notes to [...]
Watch: Jaeden Mustaf, Trent Sisley, and Vaughn Karvala discuss IU men’s basketball summer workouts
BLOOMINGTON — Watch as Indiana men’s basketball’s Jaeden Mustaf, Trent Sisley, and Vaughn Karvala met with the media on Thursday. Sisley is the team’s lone scholarship returnee. Mustaf transferred in from Georgia Tech, while Karvala enters his freshman year. For complete coverage of IU men’s basketball, GO HERE. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when [...]
IU basketball to host July exhibition against Canadian team ahead of Peru trip
Your first chance to see the new look 2026-27 IU basketball team is coming in a few weeks. As we’ve previously reported, members of the IU basketball team will be representing the USA in the fourth edition of the FISU (International University Sports Federation) America Games in Lima, Peru, later this summer. Ahead of the [...]
Former IU basketball star Lamar Wilkerson signs undrafted deal with Oklahoma City
After going undrafted, former IU basketball star Lamar Wilkerson has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Wilkerson grew up in Ashdown, Ark., less than 300 miles from Oklahoma City. The deal will allow Wilkerson a chance to make the Thunder NBA roster, along with an opportunity to stay with the franchise [...]
IU basketball recruiting: Class of 2028 name to know — Josiah Rose
Texas-based Josiah Rose is a name to monitor in the class of 2028 for IU basketball. The Indiana staff offered Rose a scholarship in May. A 6-foot-3 guard with a plus-six wingspan, Rose attends Faith Family Academy in Dallas, Texas. He posted 15.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.4 assists over 16 games in the Nike [...]
Big Ten men’s basketball 2026-27 outlooks: Northwestern
We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Northwestern suffered its first losing season in four years in 2025-26, finishing 15-19 overall and missing the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. Chris Collins had his team fighting hard until the very [...]
Watch: IU football’s Curt Cignetti sits down for long form interview with Adam Breneman
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti sat down for a long form interview with Adam Breneman. The pair covered a number of topics including what Cignetti learned from his father, player evaluation, recruiting, maintaining the edge after winning a title, and more. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. (Video via Next Up with [...]
Breakout potential: IU basketball guard Darren Harris believes he can shine in Darian DeVries’ system
It’s never been a question of talent. Darren Harris was a national top-50 recruit, and Virginia’s 2024 Gatorade Player of the Year. In the 2023 Nike EYBL Peach Jam Championship, he scored 28 points and was the MVP. And it’s no secret why dozens of high major programs were coveting the Herndon, Va. product. “He’s [...]
Why doesn’t IU football have a top-5 2027 recruiting class? Listen to Curt Cignetti’s words
It would have come as a surprise to no one if Indiana followed its historic 16-0 national championship season with one of the nation’s best high school recruiting classes. After all, IU coach Curt Cignetti has said several times the program’s recent run of success has opened many new doors on the recruiting trail. But [...]
NCAA approves age-based eligibility model: Here’s how it impacts IU football and basketball
The NCAA Division I Cabinet has unanimously voted to approve a new age-based eligibility model. The new approach will grant most athletes five years of eligibility in five years on campus. Here’s a quick overview of what will change and how it impacts IU football and basketball. PREVIOUS RULES Athletes were allowed four seasons of [...]