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Illinois guard Kylan Boswell will be a gametime decision against Indiana

Indiana men’s basketball’s road matchup at Illinois may get even tougher. Kylan Boswell, a starter at guard for the Illini and their top perimeter defender, will be a gametime decision on Sunday, per reporting from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He suffered a fractured hand in late January and has missed Illinois’ past seven games. The Illini […]

Shop Indiana Hoosiers football national championship merch on BreakingT

Indiana football won its first national championship just under a month ago, going from one of the losingest programs in the history of college football all the way to its mountaintop. Still looking for apparel to mark the occasion? The folks over at BreakingT have you covered with a line of Indiana merch commemorating the […]

Indiana football: Key positions to watch in 2026 spring ball

Indiana football unveiled its 2026 active roster this week, with some notable additions mixed into the highly-touted transfer class that Curt Cignetti and company brought in after the National Championship. Tyler Cherry, for example, is back in the mix after missing last season with a non-contact injury. Besides new numbers, questionably accurate height and weight […]

How to watch Indiana at USC: Tipoff time, TV and streaming options

Indiana women’s basketball (14-11, 3-10 Big Ten) is set to take on USC (15-9, 7-6 Big Ten) on the road for a late Thursday night matchup. The Hoosiers are coming off of three consecutive Big Ten wins, their first victories in league play on the season. Indiana’s defense has been better as of late, holding […]

Nine former Indiana football players invited to 2026 NFL Combine

Nine former Indiana football players have received invitations to participate in the annual NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, just up the road from Bloomington. Invitations were announced on Wednesday. Here’s the full list of former Hoosiers who received invitations. Other NFL Draft hopefuls from this past season who didn’t receive […]

Indiana quarterback Tyler Cherry returns to active roster for 2026 season

Indiana football’s quarterbacks room is back to full strength. Tyler Cherry, one of the first high school commitments of Curt Cignetti’s coaching tenure, is back on the Hoosiers’ active roster ahead of the 2026 season, per Indiana Athletics’ website. He spent the 2025 season as a student coach while rehabbing a knee injury he suffered […]

Indiana Hoosiers News: Football, men’s basketball recruiting updates

It’s been an eventful past week for the Hoosiers despite a bit of quiet creeping in. Both men’s and women’s basketball have short breaks before their next matchups with Teri Moren’s Hoosiers set for a trip to Los Angeles and Darian DeVries’ team facing one of their toughest tests in a road matchup at Illinois. […]

Indiana men’s basketball offers 2028’s top point guard prospect

Indiana men’s basketball has extended its latest offer in the high school class of 2028 as head coach Darian DeVries and staff look to the future. Michai White, the No. 1 point guard prospect in the class of 2028 as of this writing per the 247Sports Composite, landed an offer from the Hoosiers per Dushawn […]

Darian DeVries quietly gave his most important quote of Indiana’s season

Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries was asked about Sam Alexis’ recent leap in scoring production at center following the Hoosiers’ 92-74 win over Oregon on Monday night. It was Alexis’ second consecutive game scoring ten or more points, a stretch made up of a single missed shot on 18 combined attempts. DeVries’ answer […]

Lamar Wilkerson makes his mark on Assembly Hall with second 40-point game

Jay Edwards. Steve Alford. Calbert Cheaney. Eric Gordon. The history of Indiana men’s basketball is brimming with prolific scoring guards who brought the fans at Assembly Hall to their feet and left headscratching would-be defenders in their wake. Lamar Wilkerson did something on Monday night that none of the guys listed above accomplished during their […]

3 Takeaways from Indiana men’s basketball’s blowout win over Oregon

Though it hasn’t even been a full month since Indiana’s 82-59 drubbing of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, it felt like decades have passed between then and Indiana’s 92-74 win over Oregon Monday night. Two overtimes at UCLA, overtime against Wisconsin, a nervy finish in the win over Purdue, and a close loss to USC surely […]

Quick Reaction: Indiana men’s basketball beats Oregon 92-74

After four consecutive games decided by six points or fewer – including an overtime and double overtime win – Indiana men’s basketball finally won comfortably. Darian DeVries, who’s career started as an assistant for Dana Altman, handed Altman his first 10-game losing streak of Altman’s long, storied career. The Ducks came out looking for the […]

Indiana women’s basketball beats Purdue 74-59, extends winning streak

Indiana women’s basketball, after entering February without a win in Big Ten play, now has three in a row. The Hoosiers beat rival Purdue 74-59 on Sunday afternoon in Assembly Hall, getting revenge for the loss to the Boilermakers in Mackey Arena back in January, Indiana’s first defeat in the rivalry series since 2019. Indiana […]

How to watch Indiana vs Purdue: Tipoff time, TV and streaming options

Indiana women’s basketball (13-11, 2-10 Big Ten) is set to take on Purdue (11-12, 3-9 Big Ten) at home on Sunday afternoon. The Hoosiers are coming off of two consecutive Big Ten wins, beating Northwestern at home and Wisconsin on the road to earn their first victories in conference play. Shay Ciezki, the league’s leading […]

Is Indiana football in the mix for the country’s top defensive line prospect?

Indiana football’s recruiting outlook has changed in the wake of the Hoosiers’ first national championship win last month. The program was already positioned for success on the recruiting trail after a strong 11-2 first season under head coach Curt Cignetti followed by a 12-0 regular season and a Big Ten championship in 2025. Then Indiana […]

Indiana’s Darian DeVries predicts an NBA future for Lamar Wilkerson

Indiana men’s basketball wouldn’t have won its past two overtime games without Lamar Wilkerson and head coach Darian DeVries seems to know it. Wilkerson was a one-man engine for Indiana’s offense, deprived of a point guard in both overtimes at UCLA, and he drew fouls late in regulation and overtime against Wisconsin at home to […]

5 Key stats from Indiana men’s basketball’s 78-77 OT win over Wisconsin

Indiana men’s basketball beat Wisconsin 78-77 in overtime on Saturday afternoon at home in Assembly Hall thanks to some strong play from Lamar Wilkerson in the closing seconds of regulation and the extra period. It was an odd game all around for the Hoosiers who saw the lead slip in regulation before making just enough […]

Lamar Wilkerson’s drawn foul leads Indiana past Wisconsin in overtime

Lamar Wilkerson has stepped up when Indiana men’s basketball has needed him most this season and Saturday’s win over Wisconsin was no different. The Hoosiers found themselves in overtime after the Badgers clawed back into the game and took the lead in the closing minutes of regulation. When a late 3-point shot from Wisconsin big […]