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Indiana women’s basketball bounces back, beats Oregon 72-65
Indiana women’s basketball has found ways to win as the season has drawn to a close, picking up its latest victory with a 72-65 performance against Oregon on Sunday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers returned to Bloomington looking to rebound after going 0-2 in Los Angeles after stringing together three wins against Northwestern, Wisconsin and […]
Indiana defensive back Devan Boykin declares for 2026 NFL Draft
Devan Boykin, who was somewhat quietly a key component of Indiana football’s defense in the Hoosiers’ run to the 2025 national championship, has officially declared for the 2026 NFL Draft. He transferred to Indiana during the 2025 offseason after spending five seasons at NC State, redshirting in 2024 after suffering an injury that held him […]
3 Takeaways from Indiana’s blowout loss at Purdue
For the second consecutive game, Indiana men’s basketball was completely outclassed on the road by a superior opponent. This time, the score was even more lopsided and came at the hands of Purdue, making it worse than the loss to Illinois on Sunday. It was clear within the first five minutes that this was going […]
Quick Reaction: Indiana men’s basketball loses at Purdue 93-64
While Friday night’s matchup with Purdue at Mackey Arena wasn’t a must-win game for Indiana’s NCAA Tournament chances, getting blown out to the point of not being competitive in the second half is never good. Especially against Purdue. After being upset in Assembly Hall in late January, Matt Painter had his team ready for this […]
Curt Cignetti has another new contract thanks to Indiana’s CFP run
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti, once again, has a new contract. Cignetti and Indiana Athletics have agreed to terms on the details of a contract that runs through 2033, the same length as his previously agreed to deal from October. That contract gave Cignetti an average annual compensation of $11.6 million and contained a […]
Indiana football makes top-10 for top 2027 wide receiver
Indiana football is in the mix for one of the top wide receiver prospects in the high school recruiting class of 2027, per Hayes Fawcett of On3. Quentin Burrell, a wide receiver out of Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, listed Indiana as being among his top-10 programs under consideration on Friday evening. He’s a […]
Indiana men’s basketball injury report against Purdue: What to know
Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on rival Purdue on Friday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, the second of two matchups between the Hoosiers and Boilermakers on the season. The Hoosiers haven’t been without injury issues this season, but their availability report for the game is relatively clean and is as follows: […]
Purdue’s Matt Painter compliments Indiana: ‘They have some skilled guys’
Indiana men’s basketball has multiple players who can make a difference on a given possession, Purdue head coach Matt Painter said as much during a press conference ahead of the rivalry matchup on Friday night. Asked if he’d learned anything about the Hoosiers during the prior matchup, a 72-67 Indiana win at Assembly Hall, Painter […]
How to watch Indiana at Purdue: Tipoff time, TV and streaming options, spread
Indiana men’s basketball (17-9, 8-7 Big Ten) is set to take on Purdue (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten) on Friday night on the road in the second of two matchups in the annual in-state rivalry series between the two programs. The Hoosiers’ last outing was a 71-51 road loss at Illinois. That didn’t hurt Indiana’s bubble […]
Darian DeVries looks to instill confidence in Nick Dorn: ‘Keep shooting’
Nick Dorn was the catalyst for Indiana men’s basketball’s late season surge that saw the Hoosiers win three consecutive games against Rutgers, Purdue and UCLA to move back into position for an NCAA Tournament berth. A small forward transfer from Elon who spent much of the offseason recovering from an injury, Dorn’s 3-point shooting gave […]
Undefeated in ‘76 and ‘26: Shop Indiana Hoosiers merch on BreakingT
In 1976, Indiana men’s basketball won its third national championship with an 86-68 win over Michigan at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, capping a 32-0 season. No men’s college basketball teams have finished an undefeated season with a win in the national championship game ever since. In January, fifty years later, Indiana football won its first […]
Indiana men’s basketball at Purdue: 3 keys to a win over the Boilermakers
Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Purdue on Friday night in the second of two matchups in the annual in-state conference rivalry series. The Hoosiers are looking to solidify their standing on the right side of the bubble ahead of the NCAA Tournament while the Boilermakers are playing for a higher seed and […]
Indiana men’s basketball at Purdue: 5 things to know about the Boilermakers
Indiana men’s basketball is set for the second game of the annual rivalry series against Purdue, this one being tonight at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. The Hoosiers, sitting firmly on the right side of the bubble as of now, are still battling for a more secure NCAA Tournament spot. The Boilermakers have turned a […]
What does Indiana men’s basketball need to do to make the NCAA Tournament?
With just five regular season games remaining on the schedule, including Friday night’s matchup against Purdue at Mackey Arena, the Indiana Hoosiers are, once again, on the NCAA Tournament bubble. As of now, they happen to be on the right side of it. The Hoosiers are in 122 of 122 brackets surveyed on Bracket Matrix, […]
How Indiana men’s basketball can work Tayton Conerway back into its rotation
Indiana men’s basketball seems locked into its late-season starting lineup of Conor Enright, Lamar Wilkerson, Nick Dorn, Tucker DeVries and Sam Alexis. All things, considered, that’s probably fine. It’s the lineup that sparked a late season surge and, with acknowledgement given to Dorn’s recent 3-point slump, is probably the group that gives the Hoosiers the […]
Indiana Hoosiers News: Bryson Bonds joins football staff, athletics reports surplus
It’s been a relatively quiet week around Indiana Athletics with football in the rearview mirror and both basketball teams in the middle of substantial gaps between games. There’s still a bit of news to cover though. Here’s what you need to know about the Hoosiers today: What they’re saying about the Hoosiers ICYMI Around SB […]
Indiana football 2026 NFL Draft: Information on Fernando Mendoza and other Hoosiers prospects
The Indiana Hoosiers aren’t just the NCAA football champions, they are sending a slew of great prospects to the 2026 NFL Draft. With that level of talent, we are hosting a Q&A with the NFL fans around SB Nation’s extensive network. Here are a few sentences on each potential Indiana football player heading to the […]
Illinois’ Brad Underwood calls Indiana men’s basketball ‘an NCAA Tournament team’
His team may have beaten Indiana by 20, but Illinois men’s basketball head coach Brad Underwood still had praise for the Hoosiers during his postgame press conference on Sunday afternoon in Champaign. “In a night we didn’t shoot the ball very well, to have a twenty point win against a team that’s won five of […]
5 things we learned in Indiana men’s basketball’s blowout 71-51 loss at Illinois
Indiana men’s basketball fell to Illinois on the road in a 71-51 blowout that in all honesty wasn’t difficult to see coming. The Hoosiers are a team built primarily on scoring in the backcourt without much size, lacking any true 7-footers in their rotation. The Fighting Illini, on the other hand, are the tallest team […]
Quick Reaction: Indiana men’s basketball falls on the road to Illinois 71-51
Indiana men’s basketball headed to Champaign as hot as it’s been all season, having won five of the last six, including a pair of Quad 1 wins over Purdue and at UCLA. For the opening minutes, it looked like this would carry the Hoosiers to a close game on the road at No. 8 Illinois. […]
Game thread: Indiana Hoosiers men’s basketball at Illinois Fighting Illini
Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Illinois this afternoon at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. It’s the Hoosiers’ lone matchup with the Fighting Illini this season and serves as an incredible Quad 1 opportunity as Indiana looks to strengthen its NCAA Tournament resume in the final weeks of the regular season. […]
Are Indiana and Illinois rivals in basketball? And why they should be
Indiana men’s basketball is set to face off with Illinois this weekend in the first and only regular season matchup between the Hoosiers and the Fighting Illini of the 2025-26 season. It’s Indiana’s first year in a program rebuild under Darian DeVries and arguably the culmination of Illinois’ long-term project under Brad Underwood. The Hoosiers […]
How to watch Indiana at Illinois: Tipoff time, TV and streaming options, spread
Indiana men’s basketball (17-8, 8-6 Big Ten) is set to take on Illinois (8-15, 1-11 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon on the road in the hunt for a huge boost to its NCAA Tournament resume. The Hoosiers’ last outing was a 92-74 home blowout over Oregon that saw Lamar Wilkerson score 41 points. Indiana has […]
Previewing Indiana at Illinois men’s basketball: 5 things to know about the Illini
Indiana men’s basketball is set to hit the road to take on Illinois in Champaign on Sunday in one of the Hoosiers’ biggest matchups of the conference season. Boasting one of the most efficient offenses in the history of men’s college basketball by KenPom’s metrics, the Fighting Illini are led by true freshman star guard […]
Indiana is Greenville-bound in Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology projection
Indiana hasn’t played a game since Monday, so it’s NCAA Tournament hopes haven’t shifted too much since Joe Lunardi’s previous ESPN projection. As of right now the Hoosiers sit as a No. 9-seed heading to the East, which is unchanged from Tuesday’s update. But the situation around them can change, which will be something to […]
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