Indiana University Women’s Basketball battles In-State Rival Butler The Indiana Hoosiers return home to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for a 7 PM matchup this evening with their in state rivals the Butler Bulldogs with the game streaming on Big Ten Network Plus. Indiana is 4-0 and coming off a huge road win at Florida State 76-72 to give Head Coach Teri Moren her 250th Career win as the Hoosiers Head Coach in her 12th season in Bloomington. A win tonight would give Moren 450 career wins in 23 seasons as college Head Coach. Moren is 250-112 in Bloomington and 449-242 overall. Lenee Beaumont led the way with 23 points; Shay Ciezki added 22 points and Zania Socka-Nguemen posted her third straight double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. The Sophomore from Sliver Spring Maryland is averaging 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Her three double doubles rank second in the nation and the sixth overall shooting 73 percent from the field.
Ciezki leads the Hoosiers in scoring with 23 points per game along with a team leading 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. Lenee Beaumont averages 11.5 points and a team leading 3.2 steals per game. The Hoosiers average 71.3 points per game while shooting 46 percent from the field 32 percent from three-point range and 74 percent from the free throw line. here are three Indiana natives playing for the Cream and Crimson with Faith Wiseman from Indian Creek, Chloe Spreen from Bedford North Lawrence and Maya Makalusky from Hamilton Southeastern. Makalusky’s older Sister Riley played at Butler for two seasons from 2023-25 before transferring to West Virginia this season. The older Makalusky scored 8 points in 19 minutes against Indiana a season ago while Maya was a Senior at Hamilton Southeastern in Fishers and was named 2025 Indiana Miss Basketball. The Hoosiers are leading the Big Ten in three-point field goal percentage defense through the first four games of the season as the opposition is shooting 17.6 percent from beyond the arc and averaging just three triples per game.
Butler is 2-2 overall and leaves Hinkle Fieldhouse for the first time this season with wins over Wright State 74-53 and Northern Kentucky 73-55. The Bulldogs lost to Columbia 74-69 overtime and Central Michigan 68-59. Lilly Zeinstra leads the Bulldogs averaging 14.2 points per game. Mallory Miller leads the team with 5 rebounds per game while averaging 8.3 points. Addison Baxter leads with 3.5 assists per game and Averages 7.3 points. Saniya Jackson leads 2.8 steals per game and averages 9.5 points, and Lilly Stoddard leads the Bulldogs with 1.8 blocks per game. Butler averages 68.8 points per game while shooting 48 percent from the field, 30 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the free throw line. The Bulldogs have four players form Indiana with Addison Baxter from Columbia City Sisters Nevaeh and Saniya Jackson from Fort Wayne Northrop and Lilly Stoddard from Crown Point. The rest of the Bulldogs roster represents Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Alabama, South Dakota and Michigan. Butler has one Senior, 3 Juniors, 5 Sophomores and 3 Freshmen. Head Coach Austin Parkinson is in his fourth year at Butler with a record of 42-54. Parkinson Coach at IUPUI now IU Indy for 10 seasons with a record of 266-195 and has overall record of 268-197. Parkinson played at Purdue from 2000-04 playing 120 games for the Boilermakers scoring 258 points, 386 assists, 155 rebounds, 91 steals and 7 blocks. The 44-year-old played at Northwestern HS in Kokomo, Indiana scoring 1,667 points, 413 rebounds, 678 assists, 371 steals and being named a 2000 Indiana All-Star.
The Hoosiers lead the all-time series 9-2 as Butler stunned the Hoosiers at Hinkle Fieldhouse on November 13, 2024, 56-46. Caroline Strande scored 14 points, and Sydney Jaynes added 11 points to lead the Bulldogs out outscored the Hoosiers 30-18 in the season half after the Hoosiers lead 28-26 at halftime. Shay Ciezki led the Hoosiers with 11 points and Yarden Garzon added 10 points. Indiana is 6-0 all time at home against Butler and 3-2 in Indianapolis with their only loss coming on December 9, 2012, 59-56. Ciezki is the only returning Hoosier that played in that loss to Bulldogs a year ago and she does not want a repeat performance of a year ago as the Hoosiers started 1-2 last season and were able to turn it around and make the NCAA Tournament.
Vaughn Karvala Commits to Indiana University Men’s Basketball Four-star wing Vaughn Karvala has signed his letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Indiana University under head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries, the program announced on Monday.
Vaughn Karvala -Forward | 6-7 | 190-Oregon, Wis. | Bella Vista Prep -No. 30 on ESPN | No. 46 on 247Sports | No. 60 on Rivals Three-year letterwinner for head coach Chris Siebert at Oregon High School in Wisconsin before transferring to Bella Vista Prep, a preseason top 10 team, prior to his senior season … averaged 26.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game as a junior … shot 53.5% from the floor and 41.9% from the 3-point lines in his final season with the Panthers … 2025 Badger Conference Player of the Year … broke the program’s all-time scoring mark during his third season … averaged 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and shot 34.3% from the 3-point line in 15 games with Team HERRO in the 2025 EYBL season … son of Eric and Alexandra Karvala … has one brother: Reese … born on Nov. 16, 2007.
DeVries on Karvala: “Vaughn has very good size, skill, and athleticism that makes him a highlight reel waiting to happen in the open floor. When you combine that with his ability to shoot the ball, he has a very bright future here.”
Indiana Football Holds at No. 2 in the Third College Football Playoff Rankings Holding steady at the No. 2 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, the Indiana football program enters its second idle week of 2025 in front of its Week 14 regular season finale in the Old Oaken Bucket Game on the road. Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for nine-straight CFP polls, all of those among the top 10. It is the 13th time in program history that IU has been among the contenders for a playoff spot. The Big Ten saw six schools ranked and three programs in the top 10 of the latest CFP rankings: Ohio State (No. 1), Indiana (No. 2), Oregon (No. 7), USC (No. 15), Michigan (No. 18) and Illinois (No. 21).
The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked schools. The four highest-ranked schools will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. The remaining schools will be seeded 5-12 based on their final ranking. If any of the five highest-ranked conference champions falls outside of the top 12, they will be seeded at the bottom of the 12-team pool. The eight schools seeded No. 5-12 will play in the CFP First Round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.). No. 2/2/2 Indiana (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) travel to Purdue (2-9, 0-8 Big Ten) for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on NBC from Ross-Ade Stadium in the Old Oaken Bucket Game.
College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 18
1. Ohio State (10-0)
2. Indiana (11-0)
3. Texas A&M (10-0)
4. Georgia (9-1)
5. Texas Tech (10-1)
6. Ole Miss (10-1)
7. Oregon (9-1)
8. Oklahoma (8-2)
9. Notre Dame (8-2)
10. Alabama (8-2)
11. BYU (9-1)
12. Utah (8-2)
13. Miami (Fla.) (8-2)
14. Vanderbilt (8-2)
15. USC (8-2)
16. Georgia Tech (9-1)
17. Texas (7-3)
18. Michigan (8-2)
19. Virginia (9-2)
20. Tennessee (7-3)
21. Illinois (7-3)
22. Missouri (7-3)
23. Houston (8-2)
24. Tulane (8-2)
25. Arizona State (7-3)
Tucker DeVries Lands on Wooden Award 2025-26 Men’s Preseason Top 50 Watchlist The Los Angeles Athletic Club’s John R. Wooden Award, presented by Principal, announced its 2025-26 Men’s Preseason Top 50 Watchlist, including redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries, on Tuesday afternoon at WoodenAward.com, launching the 50th anniversary season of college basketball’s most prestigious individual honor. Selected by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list comprises 50 student-athletes who are frontrunners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball: the Wooden Award All-American Team™ and the Wooden Award® Most Outstanding Player. The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2026 John R. Wooden Award® Men’s Player of the Year. Players not selected for the list remain eligible for inclusion on the Wooden Award® midseason, late-season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot will feature 15 top players who have demonstrated to their universities that they meet or exceed the Wooden Award® qualifications.
DeVries, the NCAA’s active leader in career points, began the season as Co-Big Ten Player of the Week after averaging 22.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steal per game during the opening week. Through four games, DeVries is averaging 17.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per contest. He is shooting 47.1% (24-of-51) from the floor, 45.5% (15-of-33) from the 3-point line, and 72.7% (8-of-11) from the free throw line. The Indiana Hoosiers (4-0) return to action at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 20, against Lindenwood at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD® 2025-26 MEN’S TOP 50 WATCHLIST
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
Solo Ball, UConn
Nate Bittle, Oregon
John Blackwell, Wisconsin
MIkel Brown Jr., Louisville
Cameron Boozer, Duke
Markus Burton, Notre Dame
Alex Condon, Florida
Ryan Conwell, Louisville
Donovan Dent, UCLA
Tucker DeVries, Indiana
AJ Dybansta, BYU
Zuby Ejiofor, St. John’s
Boogie Fland, Florida
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee
PJ Haggerty, Kansas State
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Bryce Hopkins, St. John’s
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Ian Jackson, St. John’s
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Alex Karaban, UConn
Xaivian Lee, Florida
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Jaland Lowe, Kentucky
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Koa Peat, Arizona
Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky
Richie Saunders, BYU
Emanuel Sharp, Houston
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Braden Smith, Purdue
Bennet Stirtz, Iowa
Andrej Stojakovic, Illinois
Bruce Thornton, Ohio state
JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Joseph Tugler, Houston
Milos Uzan, Houston
D.J. Wagner, Arkansas
Darrion Williams, NC State
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
About the John R. Wooden Award®- Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball, recognizing the Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, the Wooden Award All-America Teams for men and women, and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legends of Coaching recipient. Honorees are certified by their universities as meeting Wooden Award standards established by Coach Wooden, including progress toward graduation and at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Past winners include Larry Bird 1979, Michael Jordan 1984, Tim Duncan 1997, Kevin Durant 2007, Candace Parker 2007 and 2008, Maya Moore 2009 and 2011, Chiney Ogwumike 2014, and last year’s recipients Juju Watkins of USC and Cooper Flagg of Duke.
Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed nearly one million dollars to universities’ general scholarship funds and nonprofit enterprises in the names of the Wooden Award All-American recipients and has sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps. The John R. Wooden Award partners with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long event brings together Special Olympics athletes, Wooden Award All-Americans, and attending coaches. It is hosted at the Los Angeles Athletic Club during John R. Wooden Award Weekend. The mission of the John R. Wooden Award Foundation (JRWAF) is to promote teamwork, academic excellence, and character development, reflecting the enduring values of John R. Wooden. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the JRWAF serves as an angel organization, independently guiding the funding of educational, athletic, and philanthropic initiatives. A dedicated board of directors leads the Foundation’s efforts, committed to advancing John R. Wooden’s legacy and the timeless principles of his Pyramid of Success. The Legends of Coaching Award will be presented alongside the Wooden Award Men’s and Women’s Players of the Year on Friday, April 10, 2026, at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. For the latest updates, visit WoodenAward.com and follow @WoodenAward on X, Instagram, and Threads; to learn more about the Los Angeles Athletic Club, visit LAAC.com
No. 3/10 Indiana University Swimming makes first Midseason Impressions Indiana swimming and diving laid the foundation for its week at the Ohio State Invitational Tuesday night, posting four NCAA qualifying times in four relays during the opening night of its midseason meet inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of the Ohio State University. Both the men and the women had one victory and one runner-up finish on the night, and through two events the men sit atop their team standings with 128 points. The women are third in what should be a tight race with Louisville and Ohio State.
The men started the night victorious in the 200-yard medley relay thanks to a scorching first half of the quartet. Sophomores Miroslav Knedla (20.66) and Travis Gulledge (22.78) had the quickest backstroke and breaststroke legs, respectively, to gain an early cushion. Senior Owen McDonald (19.89) and junior Mikkel Lee (18.66) followed with strong splits in the butterfly and freestyle as the Hoosiers touched in 1:21.99 – a best time this season and 1.06 seconds quicker than Ohio State. McDonald was the only Hoosier to swim both ‘A’ relays, leading off the 800-yard freestyle. Junior Aaron Shackell had IU’s best split in 1:32.22, as the group placed second with a time of 6:13.01.
Freshman Liberty Clark led the ladies to victory in the 800 free relay, dropping a 1:41.55 leadoff. She was followed by juniors Miranda Grana (1:44.94), Macky Hodges (1:43.81) and Reese Tiltmann (1:45.61), summing up to a 6:55.91. That time ranks No. 5 in program history and beat runner-up Louisville by 5.85 seconds. Clark’s leadoff marks her first time under 1:42.00 and places her fifth in IU’s all-time performance list in the 200 free. Her best time coming into college was a 1:45.76. The Indiana women took second in the 200-medley relay. Senior Mya DeWitt posted the best leadoff split, a personal best 23.73 in the 50 back. Sophomore Jonette Lagreid (27.29) gave way to Grana (22.91) and senior Kristina Paegle, whose 21.03 anchor ranked No. 2 in the field.
TEAM STANDINGS
Men
1. Indiana – 128
2. Ohio State – 104
3. Louisville – 98
4. Yale – 70
5. Kentucky – 68
6. Penn State – 62
7. Purdue – 58
8. Cincinnati – 30
Women
1. Louisville – 112
2. Ohio State – 104
3. Indiana – 100
4. UCLA – 76
5. Purdue – 68
6. Cincinnati – 54
7. Kentucky – 46
8. Penn State – 38
9. Yale – 22
Day two of the Ohio State Invitational will feature the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, women’s 3-meter, men’s 1-meter and 200 freestyle relay. Prelims will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET, with finals to follow at 5:30 p.m.
Indy Eleven Soccer Names Michael Huber as the Team’s New President Indy Eleven Professional Soccer is pleased to announce the hiring of Michael Huber as the team’s new President. As President, Huber will take a lead role helping expand the club’s overall sport portfolio, expanding brand awareness, and enhancing community and government relations, and he will be integral in the pursuit of a new stadium. Huber will sit on Indy Eleven’s Executive Leadership Team and report directly to the Chief Executive Officer, Greg Stremlaw. “I am very pleased to see Michael join our organization as his connectivity in the community; experience in negotiating complex transactions; leadership in high-impact economic and civic initiatives; amongst a myriad of other successes, are a welcome addition to Indy Eleven,” stated Stremlaw.
Huber will start his new role on January 1 and has already started getting debriefed on upcoming projects as well as the 2026 season. He will also serve as a Senior Vice President for Keystone Group and be a strategic advisor to founder and owner of Indy Eleven & Keystone Group, Ersal Ozdemir. “I have known Michael for many years and his experience in the public and private sectors working on complex deals along with his strategic leadership, will be invaluable to expand Indy Eleven’s organizational growth and community impact. He will also play a crucial role to elevate and accelerate our transformational projects helping Keystone Group continue to lead as a force in transforming neighborhood, cities and communities,” stated Ersal Ozdemir.
“Indy Eleven has been a significant part of my and my family’s life for over a decade. As a fan I have witnessed first-hand the inspiring growth of Indy Eleven and its community of supporters in Indiana. To help Indy Eleven continue to grow and to impact the economic development of the Indianapolis region is nothing short of a dream opportunity,” stated Huber. Prior to joining Indy Eleven, Huber was most recently the Vice President, University Relations for Indiana University where he led Federal and State Government relations, economic development programs, student entrepreneurial programs, alumni entrepreneur funds, and the Center on Representative Government for IU. Prior to his role at Indiana University, Huber was the President & CEO of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce for nine years, amongst other jobs prior at the Indianapolis Airport Authority and served as the Deputy Mayor of Economic Development for the City of Indianapolis.
Huber holds a Master of Business Administration from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and a Bachelor of Science with a Major in Social Policy from Northwestern University. Michael and his wife Helen live in Indianapolis and have three children. For decades, Michael has maintained a busy side career as a pianist and music arranger, performing regularly throughout Indiana. “Our work to make Indiana University an engine of the state’s growth has been made stronger because of Michael’s leadership,” said IU President Pamela Whitten. “From shaping economic development partnerships to his advocacy for IU, we are deeply grateful for his many contributions to IU’s success and wish him well in his new adventures.”