Indiana Hoosiers
Arkansas hires Keith Smart as assistant men's hoops coach

May. 12, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas hired former NBA coach and Indiana University basketball star Keith Smart as an assistant coach on Wednesday. ...

Woodson bolsters Indiana's roster with Pitt transfer

Apr. 12, 2021 04:03 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — New Indiana coach Mike Woodson spent most of last week trying to persuade his players to stick around. On Monday,...

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) walks on the court at the end of the championship game against Baylor in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Gonzaga joins long list of unbeaten teams to fall in tourney

By Michael Marot Apr. 05, 2021 11:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, then-New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson watches his team play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, in New York. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Fife returning to Indiana as part of Woodson's staff

Apr. 05, 2021 04:33 PM EDT

Bobby Plump, right, star of the 1954 Milan state championship basketball team that inspired the movie "Hoosiers," poses for a portrait with the movie's writer, Angelo Pizzo, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, during a Sweet 16 NCAA men's basketball game Saturday, March 27, 2021. Most fans naturally link Plump with Hinkle Fieldhouse because of the last-second shot he made in 1954 to give Milan High School the state championship. They know it as the shot that inspired the movie “Hoosiers." Around the state, Plump is revered for other reasons. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
AC Milan vs Inter Milan 3/28/2021

Apr. 04, 2021 04:10 PM EDT

FILE - Hinkle Fieldhouse is shown in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Butler and Marquette in Indianapolis, in this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo. Hinkle Fieldhouse is one of six venues hosting NCAA Tournament games later this week. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Indiana Snapshot: Plump still big hit at NCAA Tourney time

By Michael Marot Apr. 04, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

Ben Smith places an artistic rendering during a memorial for Luke Ratliff on the steps of Coleman Coliseum on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Health officials in Indiana said Saturday they are investigating whether anyone was exposed to COVID-19 by Alabama residents following Friday night’s death of Ratliff, a Crimson Tide fan who was in Indianapolis for the NCAA Tournament last weekend. Ratliff, a 23-year-old Alabama student, died after a brief illness, his father, Bryan Ratliff, told The Tuscaloosa News. The newspaper, citing multiple sources it did not identify, reported Ratliff died of complications related to COVID-19. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
NCAA fan's death prompts contact tracing in Indiana

Apr. 03, 2021 07:00 PM EDT

FILE - Hinkle Fieldhouse is shown in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Butler and Marquette in Indianapolis, in this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo. Hinkle Fieldhouse is one of six venues hosting NCAA Tournament games later this week. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Indiana snapshot: Single-class tourney still looms large

By Michael Marot Apr. 03, 2021 02:08 AM EDT

Rutgers' Jacob Young (42) puts up a shot against Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten Conference tournament, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Jackson-Davis returning to help revive Hoosiers program

By Michael Marot Apr. 02, 2021 06:00 PM EDT

Gonzaga head coach Mark Few and guard Jalen Suggs (1) watch from the sideline during the second half of an Elite 8 game against Southern California in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Few's mind and body approach puts Gonzaga on cusp of history

By John Marshall Mar. 31, 2021 05:48 PM EDT

FILE - Indiana's Kent Benson (54) is congratulated by teammate Jim Chews, left, after Indiana beat Michigan 86-68 to win the NCAA college basketball championship game in Philadelphia, in this March 30, 1976, file photo. (AP Photo/File)
AP Was There: Indiana wins '76 title, caps undefeated season

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

FILE - Indiana's Kent Benson (54) takes a rebound away from Kentucky's Rick Robey (53) during an NCAA college basketball at a Mideast Regional championship game at the University of Dayton arena in Dayton, Ohio, in this March 22, 1975, file photo. Kentucky's Bob Guyette is at right. Minutes after losing 92-90 to archrival Kentucky in the Mideast Regional championship, the underclassmen vowed to come back the next season and go undefeated. They did. And 45 years later, the 1975-76 Hoosiers remain America's last perfect college basketball team. (AP Photo/Charles Knoblock, File)
The last perfect team: Recalling Indiana's 1976 title run

By Michael Marot Mar. 31, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

Baylor guard Davion Mitchell (45) celebrates beating Arkansas 81-72 after an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Gonzaga's bid for a perfect season moves on to Final Four

By John Marshall Mar. 30, 2021 10:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, then-New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson watches his team play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, in New York. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Woodson presents rebuilding vision to get Hoosiers on track

By Michael Marot Mar. 29, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
March 30 1940 — Indiana routs Kansas 60-42 for the NCAA basketball championship. 1943 — Ken Sailors scores 16 points to...

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, then-New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson watches his team play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, in New York. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Raptors-Knicks 4/16/2014

Mar. 28, 2021 08:52 PM EDT

Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman reacts during the second half of a Sweet 16 game against Oral Roberts in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Elite 8 matchup pits coaches succeeding in family business

By Eric Olson Mar. 28, 2021 06:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, then-New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson watches his team play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, in New York. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Hoosiers bring back former star player Woodson as coach

By Michael Marot Mar. 28, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
March 27 1939 — Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 in the NCAA’s first national basketball tournament. 1942 — Joe Louis...

A section of seats at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum sit empty during a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game Friday, March 19, 2021, between Drexel and Illinois in Indianapolis. No bands. No cheer squad. No buildings filled with neutral fans suddenly throwing their support behind a plucky double-digit underdog hoping to pull off an upset. This is a decidedly different NCAA tournament experience for players and coaches when they get on the court. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Western Illinois at Illinois State 3/20/2021

Mar. 21, 2021 11:18 AM EDT