Indiana University Men’s Basketball Completes its Three Game Tour of Puerto Rico with a Second Straight Comeback Victory The Indiana Hoosiers erased a 20-point deficit for the second-straight contest to defeat Mega Superbet, a professional team based of Serbia, by a score of 81-80 in the final game of the program’s foreign tour at the Coliseo Guillermo Angulo in San Jaun, Puerto Rico. IU wrapped the trip with a 3-0 record. Senior forward Reed Bailey capped the comeback with a baseline dunk with 6.6 seconds remaining off an assist from fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson. Wilkerson sealed the win on the defensive end by forcing Mega’s Savo Drezgic into a contested jumper that fell short. The Hoosiers trailed by a score of 50-30 at the half and 78-71 midway through the fourth quarter. IU closed the contest on a 10-2 run. Indiana led for 27 seconds in the exhibition. Indiana shot 26-of-33 (78.8%) from the free throw line.
The Hoosier bench scored 24 points and outscored the Mega reserves by 12. The second unit for IU shot 8-of-17 (47.1%) from the floor and all posted a positive plus-minus. Mega shot 16-of-27 (59.3%) from the floor and 7-of-14 (50.0%) from the floor in the first half but were held to 7-of-23 (30.4%) from the field and 3-of-11 (27.3%) from behind the arc in the second half. IU outrebounded Mega by a total of 36-29 and posted an 11-5 advantage on the offensive glass. Indiana added nine second-chance points. Indiana started Tayton Conerway, Conor Enright, Lamar Wilkerson, Tucker DeVries and Reed Bailey.
Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway scored all 18 of his points in the first half to pace the Hoosier offense. He made 9-of-10 free throw attempts and 4-of-6 shots from the floor. The Troy transfer added three rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson took over the game in the second half with all 17 points coming after intermission. He shot 5-of-12 from the floor in the second half, knocked down three 3-pointers, and dished out four assists. Senior forward Sam Alexis finished with 15 points (10 in the second half) on 5-of-9 shooting from inside the 3-point line. He added three rebounds and a blocked shot. The Florida transfer averaged 12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, and shot 15-of-28 (53.6%) from the floor in three exhibition games in Puerto Rico. Fifth-year senior forward Tucker DeVries scored 13 second-half points and went 7-of-8 from the free throw line. He pulled down five rebounds and handed out a pair of assists.
Senior forward Reed Bailey scored six points and ripped down a team-high seven rebounds. He contributed two steals. Junior guard Jasai Miles knocked down his lone field goal attempt, a second-half 3-pointer, to finish with four points and two rebounds. Redshirt senior guard Conor Enright knocked down a 3point shot, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out four assists in 23 minutes. Freshman guard Aleksa Ristic hit a floater with less than a minute to play to go along with two assists. Freshman forward Trent Sisley hit a corner 3-pointer in the third quarter. Sophomore forward Josh Harris and junior guard Ian Stephens did not appear in the game.
Indiana University Football Ranked in the Preseason AP Top 25 for the First Time Since 2021 After a historic 2024 season, Indiana football is living in a bigger spotlight. The Hoosiers are ranked No. 20 in the preseason AP Poll entering 2025. They checked in at No. 19 in the Coaches Poll last week. IU began last year unranked, but cracked the polls in week five after defeating Charlotte. The team finished the season No. 10 in the final AP Poll after reaching the College Football Playoff. This is the program’s first preseason AP Poll ranking since 2021. Indiana opens the year against Old Dominion on Saturday, August 30 at 2:30 p.m. in Bloomington. Here is the full preseason AP poll:
- Texas (25 first place votes)
- Penn State (23)
- Ohio State (11)
- Clemson (4)
- Georgia (1)
- Notre Dame
- Oregon (1)
- Alabama
- LSU
- Miami (FL)
- Arizona State
- Illinois
- South Carolina
- Michigan
- Florida
- SMU
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma
- Texas A&M
- Indiana
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- Texas Tech
- Tennessee
- Boise State
Texas, led by Peyton Manning’s nephew Arch Manning at quarterback, will start the year at No. 1. They beat out Penn State by only five points, which is the closest preseason poll at the No. 1 spot since 1998.
Indiana opens the 2025 Men’s Soccer Campaign with a Dominating Win Over Western Michigan The Indiana Hoosiers opened the 2025 Men’s Soccer Season with top 20 exhibition matchup Monday Evening against the Western Michigan Broncos at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The teams played four 30 minutes periods instead of the two 45-minute halves to give both teams an opportunity to give as many players a chance to get some playing time. Indiana dominated the match with a 5-0 win and getting a clean sheet to open up the two game exhibition schedule against a quality opponent as both teams are looking for deep runs in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers finished the 2024 season with an 11-5-5 record falling at Denver 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. Todd Yeagley begins his 16th season and the Hoosiers lost seven starters including Goalkeeper JT Harms from a season ago but for Indiana they don’t rebuild they reload as they brought in 6 Transfers and 4 Freshman to keep a tradition and a standard of excellence going. Yeagley is 204-68-57 with the Hoosiers and 211-77-59 in 17 seasons after spending one season at Wisconsin in 2009. Indiana is looking to keep its NCAA Tournament streak alive making the tournament 38 straight times and 49 out of 52 years since becoming a varsity sport in 1973. The Hoosiers have made the Sweet 16 10 years in row and have won 8 National Championship but are looking for their first title since 2012.
Western Michigan played its second exhibition game in three days after traveling to across the state to Oakland University last Friday Night. The Broncos will play their third and final exhibition game on Friday afternoon when they host Xavier at 2 PM. Western Michigan will open the season at home on August 21, when they host the Kentucky Wildcats. The Broncos were 12-3-6 a season ago and lost to Ohio State 2-1 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Chad Wiseman begins his 13th season as the head coach with a 138-58-37 record and is the all-time winningest coach in program history and has taken Western Michigan to the NCAA Tournament four times in 2017 and three straight times from 2002-24. Wiseman coached Olivet from 2009-12 with a record 53-25-6. Wiseman has an overall record of 176-80-37 and played for Western Michigan from 1998-99 and 2000-01 and was the teams leading scorer for three of the four seasons.
The Hoosiers struck first in the ninth minute when Colton Swan scored in the box off the Charlie Heuer corner kick. Indiana controlled the possession to start the match as the backline set up the Hoosiers to get forward and get the corner kick to create the chance to score on the Hoosiers first shot of the game. Western Michigan had 2 shots to 1 for Indiana as the Hoosiers had 3 corner kicks to zero for the Broncos and Graduate Student Holden Brown who transferred in from the University of Virginia and is a Zionsville, Indiana native made one save in the first 30-minute period. Timi Adams who is graduate transfer from Virginia Tech started in goal for Western Michigan and did not make save for the Broncos. In first 30 minutes. The Broncos brought in Redshirt Junior Alex Lindenwirth to start the second period replacing Adams. Five minutes into the second period Indiana Forward Palmer Ault and Western Michigan Defender Christian Shannon collided while going for a ball in the air. Both were able to walk off the field on their own. Western Michigan put three shots on target but could not find the back of net. Alex Barger had a shot on target that was saved by Lindenwirth. Indiana scored twice in a four minute and 25 second span to take a 3-0 lead. Cristiano Bruletti scored with 7 minutes left with the assist going to Heuer and Clay Murador. Heuer got on the scoresheet with 3:35 left with the assist to Jacopo Fedrizzi.
Freshman Judewellin Michel replaced Holden Brown to start the third period between the pipes for the Hoosiers. Timi Adams returned for Western Michigan to replace Alex Lindenwirth. Michel is 6-5 and 216 pounds from Montreal Quebec Canada and he was tested several times by the Broncos in the third period but the Broncos struggled to find the back of the net all match. Indiana added a fourth goal with 7:23 in the third period Freshman Jayvyn Jackson scored with Murador getting his second assist of the night. Both Michel and Adams started the fourth and final period between the pipes for their respective teams. Indiana added a fifth goal with 22:10 left in the fourth and final period as Redshirt Sophomore Luke Reidell scored and Seth Stewart got the assist. Indiana outshot Western Michigan 12-8 as the Broncos had two saves to one for the Hoosiers and Indiana had seven corner kicks to five for Western Michigan. The Hoosiers will play their second and final exhibition game Saturday Night when they host the Louisville Cardinals at 8 PM. Indiana always plays one of the hardest schedules in the nation and the Hoosiers will open up the Regular Season at Home on August 21 hosting the Clemson Tigers in a top 15 matchup.
Three Indiana University Football Players Named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List The Indiana football defensive trio of Aiden Fisher, Mikail Kamara and D’Angelo Ponds all saw their name on the preseason watch list for the Bednarik Award. It is the second preseason player of the year list the trio finds themselves on, as they are also a part of the Bronko Nagurski preseason watch list. Indiana joins Clemson, Georgia, Oregon, Penn State, Texas and Texas Tech as the seven programs with three-or-more players on the preseason list. The Maxwell Football Club has bestowed the Chuck Bednarik Award annually to the most outstanding defensive player in college football since 1995. Semifinalists will be announced November 11 and the three finalists will be unveiled November 25. The winner of the 31st Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 11, 2025.
The first-ever first-team All-America pick at linebacker in program history in 2024, Fisher is back after his 118-tackle season that ranks No. 16 on the single season charts. The first-team All-Big Ten pick last season anchored a defense that led the nation in rushing defense. Along with his 118 stops, he added 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and four pass breakups. A 2024 finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and semifinalist for the Bednarik Award last season, Kamara was a second-team All-America pick by The Athletic and first Indiana defensive lineman since Greg Middleton (first team) in 2007 to earn All-America status. The first-team All-Big Ten selection led the FBS in total pressures (73) and graded as the No. 4 edge rusher in the Big Ten and No. 15 in Power 4 (86.7) per Pro Football Focus a season ago. A second-team All-America pick by six outlets in 2024, Ponds was a first-team All-Big Ten pick as a true sophomore. Rated the top cornerback in the Big Ten and No. 9 in Power 4 (84.2) per Pro Football Focus he picked off three passes, broke up nine more passes and ended the season with 55 tackles (35 solo).
The award is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik, an NFL Hall of Fame linebacker and center who played his entire career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Known as one of the last “60-minute men” for playing both offense and defense, Bednarik exemplified toughness, excellence, and leadership on the field—values that the award bearing his name seeks to recognize in today’s top defensive players. The Bednarik Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored more than 900 recipients since 1935. This season, 12 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.
The Maxwell Football Club was founded in 1935 and is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The Club recognizes excellence in performance at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels of the game. The Maxwell Club is also deeply involved and fully vested in the community through programs to promote academic excellence, community volunteerism, and leadership. High school student-athletes around the country have an opportunity to participate in MFC Showcase events, free of charge, through the generosity of our corporate partners, NFL Foundation, College Sports Communicators, SRA Inc., Vertical Raise, Quinco Inc., the ETC Foundation, and the Bradley Law Firm.
Indiana University Track and Field Athletes shine during International Summer Competitions Several athletes with ties to the Indiana University track and field program competed on the world stage this summer between the FISU World University Games, USTF National Championships, and multiple international championships. Trelee Banks-Rose and Jania Hodges competed in three events (200, 4×100) across the World University games starting from Jul. 22nd to Jul. 29th. Jania Hodges represented Team USA in the 400-meter hurdles, while Trelee Banks-Rose participated in the men’s 200-meter sprint and the 4×100 relays.
In Eugene, Oregon, Camden Marshall broke his own school record in the men’s 800m during the USATF Outdoor and Para National Championship. His new record time of 1:44.89 placed eighth among the competition. Indiana has also had success in other international competition over the summer. Sean Mockler defended his title in the Irish hammer throw with his mark of 65.52m. This distance measured nearly 5m farther than the silver medalist. Martin Segurola had a productive summer competing in the Spanish U23 championship followed by the Euro U23 championships. Segurola became the Spanish champion in the 1,500m with his time of 3:53.97. After qualifying for the Euro U23 championship, he earned 6th place in a competitive group of runners.
The Big Ten Conference Announces the 2025 Field Hockey Television Schedule The Big Ten Conference has announced its television schedule for the 2025 field hockey season. The Big Ten Network (BTN) will broadcast seven conference games involving all nine participating schools. BTN will also cover the Big Ten Tournament from Bloomington, Ind., with a semifinal doubleheader on November 7, followed by the championship game on November 9. The first broadcast is scheduled for Friday, September 19, when Indiana plays host to Iowa. Field Hockey Fridays will be a theme on the linear schedule with an exception on Sunday, October 5, when Rutgers and Michigan face off in Ann Arbor.
In addition to the BTN lineup, Big Ten games and nonconference contests will be streamed on B1G+, BTN’s subscription streaming service, providing access to stream 2,700 more games and next-day on-demand archives.
Listed below is this year’s television schedule:
| Date | Teams | Time | Network |
| Friday, September 19 | Iowa at Indiana | 4 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, September 26 | Michigan State at Penn State | 4 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, October 3 | Maryland at Ohio State | 3 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Sunday, October 5 | Rutgers at Michigan | 12 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, October 10 | Maryland at Iowa | 4 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, October 17 | Northwestern at Rutgers | 4 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, October 24 | Michigan at Northwestern | 4 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, November 7 | Big Ten Tournament Semifinal | 1 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, November 7 | Big Ten Tournament Semifinal | 4 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Sunday, November 9 | Big Ten Tournament Championship | 12 p.m. ET | BTN |