Report Indicates Indiana University Men’s Basketball Will Host Milwaukee in Early November One of Darian DeVries’ first games as IU basketball head coach will include a home game against Milwaukee. That’s according to a report by Rocco Miller, who says Indiana, Milwaukee, Marquette and Little Rock are all part of a Multi-Team Event in which they will each play two games. As previously reported, the Hoosiers will also face Marquette in Chicago in early November as their other game in the MTE.
Milwaukee was 21-11 last season and No. 141 according to KenPom. They were 14-6 and tied for second place in the Horizon League under head coach Bart Lundy, who is entering his fourth season leading the program after signing a new contract extension. The Panthers have won at least 20 games each of the last three seasons under his direction. Lundy’s Milwaukee teams are known for their up-tempo approach on the offensive end. His offense finished with top 5 entries in the school’s record books in scoring average (78.4 ppg), total points (2,510), field-goal percentage (.468), field goals made (907), and field goals attempted (1,939) last season. The team finished first in the NCAA in fastbreak points with 18.4 per game as the team embraced Lundy’s “Tilt The Floor” motto. The Panthers also set a program record in rebounds per game at 39.2 to rank No. 21 in the nation, helping Milwaukee place second in the NCAA in rebound margin at +9.3.
Gone are Milwaukee’s two most productive players from last season, Themus Fulks and Jamichael Stillwell, both of whom transferred to Central Florida. Some of the players expected to lead the way for Milwaukee in 2025-26 are 6-foot-7 forward Chandler Jackson (17 ppg at Parkland College); 6-foot guard Isaiah Dorceus (14.5 ppg at Daytona State); 6-foot-4 guard Seth Hubbard (8.4 ppg for Toledo); 6-foot-10 center Faizon Fields (6.7 ppg); 6-foot-8 forward Danilo Jovanovich (5.3 ppg at Milwaukee); and 6-foot-8 wing John Lovelace (4.5 ppg at Milwaukee). In Bart Torvik’s preseason projections Milwaukee is ranked No. 235 nationally. In addition to Milwaukee and Marquette, Indiana will play Louisville in Indianapolis and Kentucky in Lexington as part of their 11-game nonconference slate. The other seven games have not been revealed.
Ella Troutt Signs with Indiana University Softball Indiana Softball head coach Shonda Stanton announced the signing of transfer Ella Troutt to the program on Thursday. Troutt transfer to IU after spending her freshman year at Georgia. She will have three years of eligibility with the Hoosiers. The Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., native is a pitcher and made six appearances with two starts in the circle in her lone season at Georgia.
She had a 2-0 record with a 7.68 ERA in 13.2 innings pitched and recorded seven strikeouts. She earned victories against Western Carolina (Feb. 16) and UMBC (Feb. 28). Against UMBC, she set a career-high of five strikeouts. Troutt also scored a run as a pinch runner in a win over Longwood (Feb. 16). She was a part of Georgia’s 35-win season and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2025. Troutt helped the team to a regional title as the Bulldogs won the Durham Regional and took No. 3 Florida to three games in the Gainesville Super Regional. Troutt also was named to the SEC’s First Year Academic Honor Roll in this past season.
Prior to Georgia, Troutt was a standout at South Walton High School where she was named team MVP for the Seahawks in her senior year. She concluded the season with a 0.62 ERA, striking out 193 batters in 91 innings for a 2.12 strikeouts per inning average. At the plate, she hit .492 with a .560 on-base percentage, knocking seven home runs and driving in 33 runs. In travel ball, she played for Georgia Impact and Impact Gold where she helped her team place fifth at the PGF tournament in 2023 and won the Alliance Super Cup Championship and TFL Championship in 2022.
Big Ten Announces Conference Baseball Opponents for the 2026 Season Each of the 17 baseball programs in the Big Ten learned their conference dates and opponents this month for the 2026 season. For the second-straight year, each team will play 10 league weekends with an additional series against a non-conference opponent worked in the 11-week slate. During next year’s campaign, head coach Jeff Mercer and the Hoosiers will face all six schools they didn’t play in 2025. The only holdover opponents are regionally protected rivalries against Illinois and Purdue as well as series against Maryland and Iowa.
After facing the two Los Angeles schools in their debut season, IU will meet Washington and Oregon in 2026 for the first time as Big Ten foes. The Hoosiers host Washington in Bloomington (March 6-8) to open the conference slate before making the trip to Eugene (March 13-15) for the first weekend meeting all-time against the Ducks. Minnesota (March 20-22) comes to town for the first time since 2022 before IU heads back to Lincoln to face Nebraska (March 27-29) for the second time in three years. Home weekends against Rutgers (April 3-5) and Iowa (24-26) highlight the April slate. IU will head to Maryland (April 10-12) to face a familiar foe in its only road conference series of the month.
IU’s bye weekend during the 11-week stretch of conference play comes from April 17-19. Last season, IU’s bye weekend came at the beginning of May and featured a three-game sweep at Abilene Christian. If IU were to play at home next season – it would give Mercer and the Hoosiers three home weekends in April. May features a trio of regional rivalries – including back-to-back weekends at Northwestern (May 1-3) and Purdue (May 8-10). The Hoosiers close the 2026 regular season with an annual series against Illinois (May 14-16). The Big Ten Tournament in Omaha is set to be played from May 19-24. The rest of the 56-game regular season schedule will be released this fall.
Former Indiana University Men’s Basketball Player Juwan Morgan Joins the Assembly Ball TBT Squad Assembly Ball, the Indiana alumni team hosting The Basketball Tournament’s (TBT) regional alongside All Good Dawgs (Butler alumni) at Hinkle Fieldhouse from July 19–22, announced the roster addition of former Hoosier Juwan Morgan. Morgan joins Yogi Ferrell, Jordan Hulls, Race Thompson, Al Durham, James Blackmon Jr. and Troy Williams as the first seven roster commitments for Assembly Ball. Additional players will be announced in the coming weeks.
Morgan returns to TBT for the second consecutive year after making an immediate impact with Assembly Ball in last summer’s opening round, recording a double-double in their win over The Cru (Valparaiso Alumni). Morgan spent four seasons at Indiana (2015–2019), where he appeared in 128 games and finished his career ranked in the top ten in program history in rebounds and blocks. A two-time All-Big Ten selection and team captain as a senior, he averaged 15.5 points and 8.2 rebounds in his final season while starting all 35 games. Morgan was named Big Ten Player of the Week three times in his career, set the Crossroads Classic scoring record twice, and posted just the second triple-double in IU history.
After graduation, Morgan spent three seasons in the NBA, spending most of his time with the Utah Jazz. Morgan made the move overseas in 2023, currently playing with Ferrell for Buducnost Voli in Montenegro. The winner of the Indianapolis Regional will advance to TBT’s quarterfinals on July 27. The semifinals will be held on July 31, and TBT’s $1 million championship will be played on Aug. 3. Tickets are on sale now at tbthoops.com/tickets. For more information on this year’s TBT or Assembly Ball, visit tbthoops.com.
Brooke Mannon Signs with Indiana University Softball Indiana Softball head coach Shonda Stanton announced the signing of transfer Brooke Mannon to the program on Thursday. Mannon comes to Bloomington after spending two seasons at Arizona. Mannon will have two years of eligibility left for the Hoosiers. The West Jefferson, Ohio, native is a pitcher and made 33 appearances with 15 starts in the circle when at Arizona. In 2025, Mannon made four starts over seven appearances. She had a 1-0 record, a 3.71 ERA and eight strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched. She also held opposing hitters to a .111 batting average.
As a freshman in 2024, Mannon made 11 starts in 26 appearances with a 7-3 record. She compiled a 4.96 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 53.2 innings pitched. She also held opposing batters to a .257 batting average. At Arizona, she was part of two NCAA Tournament teams. Mannon helped the team win the Fayetteville Regional in 2024 before falling in the Super Regional at Oklahoma State. The Wildcats hosted a regional in 2025 as the No. 13 overall national seed and reached the regional final before being eliminated by Ole Miss. In 2024, she was an NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete.
She prepped at West Jefferson High School and was tabbed as the No. 17 overall recruit in the class of 2023 according to Extra Inning Softball. Mannon was named the 2023 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year while being heralded as a First Team All-American by Extra Inning Softball. She was a three-time first-team All-Conference selection, three-time All-State player and a three-time first-team All-Central District standout at West Jefferson. Mannon played travel ball for the Ohio Hawks and helped them to two Elite 8 finishes in Alliance National Fastpitch.
Former Indiana University Football Player Tracy Porter Selected as Member of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame Class of 2025 A pair of defensive backs are going into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame this year. The Saints announce that cornerback and former Indiana University Hoosier Tracy Porter and safety Brett Maxie have been chosen for enshrinement by a media selection committee. Porter made one of the most memorable plays in franchise history when he picked off Peyton Manning with 3:24 left in Super Bowl XLIV and ran for a 74-yard touchdown that iced the Saints’ win over the Colts. The 2008 second-round pick played four seasons with the Saints and had 195 tackles, seven interceptions, four forced fumbles, a sack, and three fumble recoveries in 43 regular season games for the team. Maxie was undrafted in 1985 and spent nine seasons in New Orleans. He had 438 tackles, 15 interceptions, three interception returns for touchdowns, three sacks, and five fumble recoveries during his time with the Saints. The Saints also announced that Steve Gleason will receive their Hall of Fame Courage Award and that the Fleur de Lis Award will be given to former WGNO sports director Ed Daniels.