Indiana University Women’s Basketball Forwards Faith Wiseman and Jade Ondineme to Enter the Transfer Portal IU women’s basketball’s Faith Wiseman is set to enter the transfer portal, per a report from On3. The forward is the second Indiana player reportedly departing for the portal as of Thursday, joining Phoenix Stotijn. Wiseman, a Martinsville, Ind. native, entered college hoping to make a lasting impact down the road in Bloomington. But it never materialized for the 6-foot-4 sophomore, appearing in 26 games across her two seasons with the program. She averaged 5.1 minutes per game in her IU career, with 0.3 points and one rebound per game. The Hoosiers are down to 12 scholarship players remaining for next year’s roster, including their four incoming freshmen. Obviously, more players could join Wiseman and Stotijn in the portal, and Indiana can’t add its own transfers until the portal opens on April 6.
Forward Jade Ondineme is also planning to enter the transfer portal, per On3. This will mark three portal entrants for the Hoosiers. The junior college transfer appeared in 18 games this season and took on a more tangible role later in the season. With Zania Socka-Nguemen out with an injury, IU lacked frontcourt depth. Ondineme stepped into the reserve center role behind Edessa Noyan, and though she still played only sparingly, she saw action in six of Indiana’s last eight games, averaging 10.3 minutes. IU is now down to 11 scholarship players for 2026-27.
Indiana University Women’s Basketball Signee Addy Nyemcheck Named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year IU women’s basketball signee Addy Nyemchek has been named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year. Nyemchek becomes the fourth Gatorade Player of the Year on Indiana’s roster for 2026-27, joining Lenée Beaumont (Illinois, 2023), Maya Makalusky (Indiana, 2025), and Nevaeh Caffey (Missouri, 2025). The No. 28 recruit in the class of 2026 per ESPN, Nyemchek is also the first high school commit in Indiana program history to be selected to the McDonald’s All-American Game. The 6-foot-2 guard led Red Bank Catholic High to a state championship this season with a 30-2 record. Nyemchek, per MaxPreps, averaged 19.8 points, seven rebounds, four assists, 2.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 48 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range. Nyemchek is one of the headliners of Indiana’s strong incoming freshman class, perhaps the best of Teri Moren’s tenure in Bloomington, going on 13 years next fall. ESPN ranks the Hoosiers’ class No. 8 in the country, with Nyemchek, combo guard GiGi Battle (No. 32), point guard Ashlinn James (No. 64) joining the program; center Zoe Jackson is also part of the class, but she enrolled early and joined IU in January.
Cailtin Clark Struggles in Team USA’s FIBA World Cup Qualifying Win over Puerto Rico Team USA cruised to a 91-48 win over hosts Puerto Rico in the FIBA World Cup Qualifying tournament on Thursday night, and the woman of the match was Sky star Angel Reese. In her second game for the U.S. national team, Reese recorded a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds while also adding two assists in 16 minutes. Other big contributors included reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers, who led the team in scoring with 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting (and was +25 in 21 minutes played). Both Kelsey Plum and Kiki Iriafen also showed up on offense, while Caitlin Clark noticeably struggled. Clark, who recorded a double-double (17 points, 12 assists) in her national team debut against Senegal on Wednesday, went just 2-of-6 from the field and 1-of-5 from three. Clark finished with eight points, two assists and three rebounds in what turned out to be a relatively easy win for Team USA. Team USA, who have won gold at four straight World Cups and 11 overall, will play three more games over the next week against Italy, New Zealand and Spain.
Purdue Men’s Basketball Handels Northwestern in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Third Round Braden Smith had 16 assists to climb into second on the NCAA career list, and No. 18 Purdue outmuscled Northwestern for an 81-68 victory on Thursday that moved the Boilermakers into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Trey Kaufman-Renn and Oscar Cluff each scored 19 points for Purdue (24-8), and Cluff also grabbed 10 rebounds. The Boilermakers outrebounded the Wildcats 35-23 and enjoyed a 38-18 advantage in points in the paint. Smith is up to 1,045 assists in 142 career games, passing Ed Cota (1,030) and Chris Corchiani (1,038) with another smooth performance for the Boilermakers. Bobby Hurley is No. 1 with 1,076 assists in 140 games for Duke from 1989-93. Next up for Purdue is No. 11 Nebraska on Friday. The second-seeded Cornhuskers had a bye through the first three rounds.
Nick Martinelli had 25 points for Northwestern (15-19), which advanced with wins over Penn State and Indiana on the first two days of the tournament. Jayden Reid finished with 19 points and nine assists. Northwestern played without Arrinten Page, a 6-foot-11 forward who missed his fourth consecutive game because of an illness. And the Wildcats definitely missed the junior’s size and physicality as the Boilermakers dominated inside.
Purdue went on a 15-3 run to open a 38-15 lead with 5:47 left in the first half. Kaufman-Renn started the decisive stretch with a jumper in the paint, and Omer Mayer capped the surge with a fast-break layup off a Northwestern turnover. Another Kaufman-Renn basket helped Purdue to a 45-21 advantage at the break. The Boilermakers outscored the Wildcats 22-6 in the paint in the first half. It was a much better start for Purdue than the one it had in the regular-season meeting between the schools. Purdue trailed 34-25 at halftime before rallying for a 70-66 victory at Northwestern on March 4.
Phoenix Suns hand the Indiana Pacers their 11th Straight Loss Devin Booker scored 43 points, Jalen Green had 36 and the Phoenix Suns beat NBA-worst Indiana 123-108 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory and the Pacers’ 11th loss in a row. Seventh in the Western Conference, the Suns played the second game of a six-game trip they opened Tuesday night with a victory over Milwaukee. Booker was 14 of 31 from field, hit 4 of 7 3-ponters and made 11 free throws without a miss. He also had seven rebounds and five assists. Green shot 14 of 23, making three 3-pointers. Royce O’Neale had 15 points on 5-of-8 3-point shooting. Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 23 points — all the first half after he was questionable because of a lower-back problem. Center Ivica Zubac had eight points and six rebounds in 16 minutes in his Pacers debut. Sidelined by a sprained left ankle since December, Zubac joined Indiana in a trade-deadline deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. Booker scored 15 points in the first quarter that finished with the teams tied at 36. He added seven in the second and the Suns led 67-61 at the half.
Taylor University Women’s Tennis Collects its First Spring Victory Against IU Kokomo The Trojans defeated IU Kokomo (3-7) in a tight 4-3 decision on Thursday night at the Howard County Tennis Complex in Greentown, Indiana. Taylor came out strong in singles after earning the doubles point to begin the match at the Indoor season. IU Kokomo was short one player, allowing Taylor a victory in singles and an advantage in the doubles portion. After dropping No. 2 doubles, Taylor needed a victory on No. 1 and a tight match unfolded. Anna Stone and Maddy Fuqua pulled out a tense 7-5 victory to give the Trojans the vital doubles point.
Needing to win two of the five remaining singles, Taylor got a victory from Evy Danemayer on singles No. 3 as the sophomore won 6-1, 6-2 in dominant fashion. Stone delivered the decisive point at No. 4, after dropping the first set Stone won set two 6-1 to set up a tiebreaker. The junior won 10-7 to get the victory, her fourth of the season. Fuqua also went to a tiebreaker before falling on No. 1 singles, while Ellie Schaufelberger battled to a tight defeat on No. 2 singles to see the final score at the slimmest of margins. Taylor (4-5) continues its spring season with a road matchup against DePauw (3-7) on Tuesday, March 17th at 5:00 pm, before beginning Crossroads League action against No. 23 Bethel (2-0) on Saturday, March 21st at home.
Taylor University Men’s Lacrosse Remains at No. 8 in Latest NAIA Poll The Taylor men’s lacrosse team held steady at No. 8 in the second NAIA Top-10 Poll of the regular season, matching the program’s highest ranking. Taylor gained an additional five points in the new ratings, earning 33 points and sitting just one point back of being ranked sixth. The Trojans have opened their season with five wins in their first six outings for the program’s best start and have rattled off four-straight wins. During that four-game win streak, TU has held teams to 9.3 goals per outing, while averaging 15.0 goals per contest. No. 8 Taylor (5-1, 1-0 WHAC) will return to action on Saturday, March 14 with a 1:00 pm start on Wheeler Field against No. 10 Indiana Tech (2-2, 0-0 WHAC).