Indiana University Women’s Basketball lands Arkansas Transfer Phoenix Stotijn Indiana women’s basketball has landed its second player out of the transfer portal this offseason. Arkansas guard Phoenix Stotijn has committed to the Hoosiers, she announced Sunday night on social media. The Amsterdam, Netherlands native averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 rebounds per game for the Razorbacks this past season as a freshman. Stotijn, 5-foot-9, shot 31.7 percent from the field and 26 percent from 3-point range while playing in 21 games for Arkansas, with 12 starts. She’ll arrive in Bloomington with three years of eligibility remaining. Stotijn joins Alabama transfer Chloe Spreen as backcourt additions from the portal for Indiana this offseason. Lenée Beaumont returns to the Hoosiers and figures to play a prominent role at guard for IU. Incoming freshman Nevaeh Caffey, who was recently named Miss Show-Me Basketball, will also enter the position group next season.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball lands Davidson Transfer Reed Bailey Davidson transfer forward Reed Bailey announced his commitment to IU on Sunday afternoon. The Atlantic 10 Conference’s top scorer in 2024-25, Bailey was named the league’s Most Improved Player and to the A-10 First Team. He has one year of eligibility remaining. As a junior this season, the 6-foot-10 and 230-pound Bailey averaged 18.8 points and added 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 47.7% overall including 41.5% from three on 41 attempts. The focal point of Davidson’s offense, Bailey was one of the highest-utilized players in the nation in 2024-25. He used 32.1% of their possessions, which ranked No. 18 in the nation. And he was elite at drawing fouls, with 6.5 per 40 minutes, No. 33 in the country. His assist rate was 25.3%, good for No. 182. Bailey led the A-10 in free throws attempted (221) and made (170), was second with 201 field goals made and also ranked among the league leaders in field goal percentage (.480, 7th), assists per game (3.8, 9th) and rebounds per game (6.3, 12th). At the time of his commitment to IU, Bailey was ranked the No. 23 player in the transfer portal by On3. Bailey is from Harvard, Mass. and attended Brewster Academy for high school. He has one year of eligibility remaining. Bailey is Indiana’s third transfer portal addition since the hiring of head coach Darian DeVries. Bailey will join Tucker DeVries and Conor Enright, along with freshman Trent Sisley next season on the IU roster. Luke Goode is also seeking a hardship waiver to return in 2025-26.
Former Indiana University Men’s Basketball Player Myles Rice announces he will Transfer to Maryland Indiana will be seeing more of Myles Rice next year, but he’ll be playing for the other team. Rice announced Sunday he’s transferring to Maryland and their new head coach Buzz Williams. He’s the second recent IU player to stay in the Big Ten and transfer to Maryland, following Jordan Geronimo, who exhausted his eligibility in 2025. The Hoosiers hosted Maryland in 2025, meaning they’ll likely be traveling to College Park next year. Rice has two years of eligibility remaining, so he’ll probably end up playing a game in Bloomington if he sticks with the Terps. Coincidentally, Rice was central to Indiana’s late game collapse in a 70-67 loss to Maryland in January when he failed to properly execute baseline out-of-bounds play in the closing seconds. The confirmed departures by Rice, Gabe Cupps and Trey Galloway create a void at point guard for new head coach Darian DeVries. The Hoosiers have added DePaul’s Conor Enright as one primary ball handler for the 2025-26 squad. After transferring in from Washington State, Rice played one season in Bloomington. He appeared in all 32 games and made 25 starts for IU in 2024-25. He was one of four Hoosiers to appear in all 32 games. After arriving in Bloomington with great promise, Rice had an up-and-down season. He averaged 10.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.0 steal per game. Rice shot 41.2% (112-of-272) from the floor, 32.5% (27-of-83) from the 3-point line, and 81.8% (72-of-88) from the free throw line. He opened the season as a starter but would later become a reserve in Mike Woodson’s final season as head coach.
Indiana University Softball uses 15-Run Inning to Beat Maryland Sunday Night After trailing 8-4 through the top of the third inning, Indiana’s game against Maryland was paused due to inclement weather on Sunday night at Andy Mohr Field. After the delay, the momentum completely flipped for a major Hoosier comeback. Indiana drew one run in the bottom of the third to make it 8-5, but then in the bottom of the fourth, the Hoosiers scored 15 runs for a commanding, 20-8 lead. Indiana would close the game with a 20-10 win over Maryland in the final score column. With the win, Indiana is now 24-10 overall with a 4-5 record in the Big Ten. Maryland jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a 2-run home run by Sydney Lewis and a sacrifice fly from Madison Runyan. Indiana countered with an RBI single from Avery Parker and a 2-RBI double from Alex Cooper to make it 3-3 after one inning. After the top of the third inning, when Maryland was leading 8-4, the game was put on pause due to heavy rain. Kinsey Mitchell’s double to left center brought Aly VanBrandt home to make it 8-5 in the bottom of the third inning. The Hoosiers’ 15-run fourth inning was built by home runs from Taylor Minnick, Parker and Melina Wilkison along with a triple from Madalyn Strader, and Josie Bird reaching on a fielder’s choice for an RBI. The 15-run outburst got Indiana’s lead up to 20-8 after four innings. The Terrapins scored two more runs in the top of the fifth before Indiana closed the game out in five innings on the run rule. Indiana outhit Maryland, 17-4. Copeland, Minnick, Parker and VanBrandt each had three hits. Seven Hoosiers contributed multiple RBI on the night. Indiana has won three games in a row at Andy Mohr Field.
Indiana University Baseball takes Series Opener over Michigan State Junior outfielder Devin Taylor described it as “death by one thousand paper cuts.” On a day where the wind was blowing in, against one of the Big Ten’s premier arms, the Indiana Baseball team (16-14, 7-6 B1G) took advantage of what the visitors gave them. The Hoosiers racked up 12 hits (11 singles) in a 6-4 win over Michigan State on Sunday afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field. IU’s offense found a way to chop hits through the Michigan State defensive shift, eventually piecing together six runs on 12 hits. Michigan State’s Joseph Dzierwa, who entered the weekend only allowing six earned runs on the season, allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits in just five innings. The Hoosiers took the lead in the fourth inning on a two-run single from Taylor and never relinquished it. Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Gavin Seebold (W, 2-3) gave IU a fantastic start, tossing five innings and allowing just two earned runs. Senior southpaw Ryan Kraft and redshirt senior closer Jacob Vogel (SV, 1) combined on the final 12 outs to put the home team back in the win column. Three different freshmen (Jake Hanley, Cooper Malamazian and Will Moore) provided multi-hit days for the Hoosiers. True freshmen combined for seven of the 12 IU hits and played fantastic defense behind IU’s stellar pitching performance.
Kokomo’s Flory Bidunga Returns to The University of Kansas after withdrawing from the Transfer Portal Coveted big man Flory Bidunga, one of the top players in the transfer portal, has signed a deal to stay at Kansas, he told ESPN on Sunday. The move keeps Bidunga in Lawrence and represents a huge victory for coach Bill Self as he rebuilds the Kansas roster following a season that fell below expectations. “I’m really excited to be back for another year to continue to grow and develop and bring a national championship to Kansas,” Bidunga told ESPN. Bidunga came to Kansas as a top 20 recruit and averaged 5.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He ranked as Jeff Borzello’s No. 8 player in the transfer portal. The move marks the rare case of a high-profile player jumping into the transfer portal and then deciding to return to his original school. Bidunga made it clear upon entering the portal that Kansas remained a strong option, and that materialized in recent days. Bidunga drew a strong list of suitors that included Indiana in his home state and Auburn. He averaged 16.3 minutes per game for the Jayhawks, a number that should increase with Kansas’ low-post mainstay Hunter Dickinson out of eligibility. Bidunga scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a double-overtime loss to Houston earlier this year. That was part of a three-game stretch in which he also logged double-doubles at TCU and against UCF. Bidunga came to Kansas as a McDonald’s All American and two-time Indiana state Player of the Year from Kokomo High School.