Former Indiana University Women’s Basketball Player Yarden Garzon Transfers to Maryland IU women’s basketball transfer Yarden Garzon is headed to Maryland. The junior will arrive in College Park, Md. with one year of eligibility remaining. She’s one of six players to leave the Hoosiers in the transfer portal this offseason. Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (Murray State) is the only other player who’s committed to a new program; Jules LaMendola, Lilly Meister, Lexus Bargesser, and Henna Sandvik remain uncommitted. Garzon was a three-year starter for Teri Moren in Bloomington. She was IU’s leading scorer this past season as a junior, with 14.4 points per game. The Ra’anana, Israel native became Indiana’s all-time leader in 3-pointers this past season, racking up 220 across her three seasons. She shot better than 40 percent from 3-point range in all three years with the Hoosiers. Garzon also crossed the 1,000-point milestone as a junior, and she twice earned All-Big Ten second team honors. The Terrapins also landed a commitment from Penn State center Gracie Merkle, whom Indiana also targeted in the portal.
Alessandra Teodosescu Signs with Indiana University Women’s Tennis Indiana women’s tennis head coach Gabby Moore has announced the signing of Alessandra Teodosescu for the 2025-26 season. “We are extremely excited to welcome Alessandra to our family” Moore said. “Her work ethic, maturity and her trust in us to continue to develop her as a player were characteristics that stood out right away during the process. While her accomplishments as a player needs no introduction, the most important thing to me while building this programs culture, is who you are as a person and Alessandra oozes the characteristics that we are looking for. She is loving, kind, dedicated and wants the best for not only herself but everyone around her. We are thrilled to have her join our family here and I’m confident that she will have a huge impact and thrive in our program. Go Hoosiers!” Teodosescu was ranked as high as No. 30 in the world by ITF Juniors and has played in three junior major grand slams (Wimbeldon, Roland Garros, US Open). She also appeared as a J500 Criciuma finalist and was a W25 Santa Margherita di pula doubles champion. She is the younger sister of current Hoosier Nicole Teodosescu.
Former Indiana University Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach Yasir Rosemond Headed to LSU With everyone looking ahead towards Indiana’s new coaching staff and roster, it’s easy to lose sight of the people impacted by the change. Most, if not all of Mike Woodson’s IU staff is looking for a fresh start after the upheaval of the last two months. Former assistant coach Yasir Rosemond has found a good landing spot. He was announced on Monday as an assistant coach at LSU where he’ll work under head coach Matt McMahon. “I’m beyond excited and incredibly grateful for the opportunity to join the LSU Basketball program,” Rosemond said in an LSU release. Rosemond was on the IU staff for all four years of Woodson’s tenure. He was a relative unknown who had been out of coaching for a brief stint after being connected to the FBI’s NCAA college basketball investigation. The IU job was a career resurrection for him. “I sat in my car and cried for 10 minutes when coach (Mike) Woodson offered me the job,” Rosemond said shortly after he was hired in 2021.
An Atlanta native, Rosemond’s recruiting connections were attractive to Woodson, and he helped the Hoosiers land several players during his four years. Kel’el Ware, a big man transfer from Oregon, was probably Rosemond’s most decorated recruit. Ware became the third Hoosier in the last 25 seasons to average at least 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He was a Big 10 Second Team selection. Some of the other players Rosemond played a significant role in recruiting to Indiana were Michael Durr, Jakai Newton, Myles Rice, Kanaan Carlyle, and Kaleb Banks.
Rosemond ended up serving as head coach for one game when Woodson was ill. He led IU to a 61-57 win at Minnesota, a game in which star forward Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 25 points and added 21 rebounds. As head coach for the game, Rosemond did a postgame interview on the Big Ten Network and delivered an epic line. “If you can find 25 to 30 people better than him (Jackson-Davis) in the NBA draft, I’ll kiss your ass.” he told Robbie Hummel live on the air. Indiana went 4-4 against Purdue during Woodson’s time at IU, and Rosemond took the lead for game planning against a Boilermaker program going through on of their best stretches in program history. After IU made their first NCAA Tournament in six years in 2022, Rosemond received a raise and an associate head coach title.
Former Indiana University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Kelvin Sampson comes up short in the National Championship Game 17 years after he was fired by Indiana, Kelvin Sampson came up short in a grueling national championship game. Sampson’s Houston Cougars lost 65-63 to Florida Monday evening in San Antonio after leading by 12 in the second half. Houston committed four straight turnovers to end the game. It was Sampson’s fourth trip to the Final Four and first appearance in the national title game. The 69-year-old Sampson remains at 799 career wins, but he’s come a long way since his time in Bloomington.
On Feb. 22, 2008, Indiana forced Sampson out after he was accused by the N.C.A.A. of recruiting violations. Later reports indicated drug abuse became a major problem with certain members of Sampson’s final IU team. After a 25-4 start to a season that saw the Hoosiers ranked as high as No. 12 as late as March 2, 2008, everything imploded. Indiana lost four of its last five games, including first round exits in both the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. Indiana was placed on probation by the NCAA for three years. The Hoosiers went 28-66 overall and 8-46 in the Big Ten for the three seasons following Sampson’s tenure. Sampson took a job in the NBA and eventually returned to college coaching in 2014. He’s recorded four straight seasons of 32 or more wins at Houston and won four straight conference titles. Meanwhile, IU has not advanced past the Sweet 16 season Sampson resigned.
Former Purdue Men’s Basketball Player Myles Colvin Transfers to Wake Forest The transfer portal turnstiles keep spinning. Monday, former Purdue guard and Indianapolis native Myles Colvin found the next stop on his collegiate career: Wake Forest. The 6-foot-5 sophomore played two years with Matt Painter’s crew before entering the transfer portal last week. He consistently came off the bench and averaged 17.8 minutes a game. Last season, Colvin finished with 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds a game as the Boilers season ended in the Sweet 16. His best game came against No. 23 Ole Miss in November, when he helped lead the Boilers to a two-point win with a 20-point game. He had five games in double figures during the 2024-25 season. Before his time at Purdue, Colvin was a four-star dunking phenom at Heritage Christian in Indianapolis. He’s the son of former Purdue linebacker Roosevelt Colvin, who won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. Myles’ sister Raven Colvin was All-Big Ten on the Boilers’ volleyball team. Colvin joins redshirt sophomore center Will Berg, sophomore forward Camden Heide, and redshirt junior guard Brian Waddell as Purdue players opting for the transfer portal. Heide committed to Texas at the end of last week.
Indianapolis 500 Veteran Shigeaki Hattori Passes Away in a Car Accident Indianapolis 500 veteran Shigeaki Hattori died in a fatal car accident in North Carolina, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Monday. IMS said that Hattori died from the car accident April 5. He was 61 years old. Hattori, from Okayama, Japan, moved to the U.S. in 1995 for Indy NXT, then known as Indy Lights, going on to win races at Homestead-Miami Speedway and World Wide Technology Raceway. In 1999, Hattori made his IndyCar debut that would lead to eight Champ Cap World Series starts for Bettenhausen Motorsports. A year later he moved to Indy Racing League to score four finishes in the top 10. Hattori competed at IMS three times with a pair of starts. In 2002, Hattori competed in the Indianapolis 500, starting 27th and finishing 20th. Then in 2003, he started 30th and finished 30th. Hattori’s best IndyCar Series finish was 6th at the Texas Motor Speedway in 2002. Hattori had a career in NASCAR where he both drove and owned entries. Later, he decided to focus on leading Hattori Racing Enterprises, which fielded Johnny Sauter, Alex Bowman, and Ross Chastain.