The Darian Devries era begins with a blowout win as IU gets a ramp up in before heading to Chicago to play Marquette on Sunday. IU wants to play fast, shoot 3s and play a completely different game than we have seen for the past decade. Sign us up for that. We discuss.
Geoff and Ben are back from a few weeks off to discuss the current state of the IUBB transfer portal and other various musings.
Indiana welcome Darian DeVries as its 31st Head Basketball Coach. The guys discuss the impact, portal and overall fit at IU.
Indiana with an all too familiar performance as they drop a pivotal game that controls their NCAA Tournament hopes 72-59. This was a game Indiana could win, and just quite frankly didn't show up. Do they deserve to get in? Not up to them now. Lots of chatter in the IU coaching search. Geoff goes it alone as Ben celebrates his birthday. We will be back live Sunday night to discuss whether IU made it or not.
IU staved off a tough first half to beat Ohio State 66-60 moving them to 19-12 (10-10) on the year. Most prognosticators have the Hoosiers at least in Dayton at this point. A win against Oregon on Thursday in Indy would go a long way towards securing a bid and avoiding the first four altogether. Also, the coaching search seems to be narrowing. Who are the key names to watch for? We discuss.
Indiana loses a tough one down the stretch that got away from them with Oregon finishing the game on a 10-0 run. Mike Woodson was not happy with the officiating, and he made that clear with a profanity laced presser post-game (which I appreciate). Indiana moves to 18-12 (9-10) on the year. They now face Ohio State Saturday in Mike Woodson's last game at Assembly Hall. This is a DeFacto elimination chamber match for an NCAA berth. We discuss.
Indiana dominated Washington start to finish Saturday night to move to 18-11 (9-9) on the season. Malik Reneau and Luke Goode carried the Hoosiers offensively while the team continued its strong team defense. This one was never really in doubt. Oregon is a massive opportunity on Tuesday night. Oh, and how about those Black Uniforms! We discuss.
IU fought through a tough night at the FT line to get hot late making 6 consecutive 3's on the way to a must win game against Penn State 83-78. IU found out Malik Reneau was out with illness and had to play a man short. They had just enough to hang on and give themselves an opportunity to still make the NCAA tourney. IU moves to 17-11 (8-9) on the year. At Washington up next Saturday at 6ET.
Indiana uses a 48-18 2nd half to completely dismantle Purdue with the best defensive effort of the Mike Woodson era. #iubb moves to 16-11 (7-9) to keep themselves in the conversation for an NCAA tournament berth. Lots of work to do, but an exciting day for Hoosier fans. We discuss that and so much more!
The guy joined Often Daunted to talk about the upcoming coaching search, and what the Indiana job means. Is Indiana still an elite job? Who will want the job? Who do we want? We discuss.
IU loses a heartbreaker to UCLA 72-68 in a game they pretty much had to win. They drop to 15-11 (6-9 B1G) and are running out of chances to turn this around. Is there still a path? We discuss that and the obligatory new coach options.
IU with a performance no one saw coming last night. The two big system worked the way Woody had always envisioned it. A new 2-3 zone??? Is this the tweak this team needs? Is there a path? We discuss.
Indiana loses again as with Dusty May returns home to show why he may be the next coach at Indiana. Another. Another lackluster effort in the first half puts Indiana behind to where they can’t come back late after a great effort in the second half. Mike Woodson is gone, but he is still coaching seven more games. Someone explained to me why?
Join us to talk #iubb as this season has officially spiraled out of control. Indiana has lost 6 of 7 with Michigan Michigan St, UCLA and Purdue all up next. We need to start considering this team may not even make the B1G tourney let alone the NCAA.
Indiana loses another heartbreaker at Purdue as their season is slowly slipping away. Wisconsin is up next with no room for error moving forward.
Maryland beats IU 79-78 to deliver what may end up being the knockout blow to the #iubb season.
Indiana falls to 14-6 (5-4) after a 2nd half collapse surrendering 54 points to Northwestern. Missed opportunity for IU. Maryland up next on Sunday.
Indiana shows some pride as they pick up a must win game in Columbus 77-76. IU moves to 14-5 (5-3) with another road trip in Evanston on Wednesday.
Iowa embarrassed IU 85-60 leaving the guys wondering what in the world that was, Mike Woodson continues to have his teams get blown out and that’s a major, major problem. The road doesn’t get any easier from here and this team better figure it out and stop giving up when times get tough.
Indiana beat USC 82-69 to move to 13-3 and 4-1 in Big Ten play. Iowa up next Saturday.