Indiana University Women’s Basketball Lands a Commitment from Four Star Finley Parker for the Class of 2027 Indiana women’s basketball has picked up its first commitment in the class of 2027. And it’s a big one. Forward Finley Parker announced her commitment to the Hoosiers on social media Thursday. The Woodstock, Ga. native is ranked the No. 26 player in the country for the class of 2027 by 247Sports, and ESPN has her at No. 53. Both sites have her as a four-star recruit. Per MaxPreps, Parker averaged 19.6 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game this past season as a junior. At 6-foot-3, she’ll give the Hoosiers length and spacing as a 3 or a 4.
Teri Moren has recruiting momentum at the high school level, landing Parker’s commitment after adding a strong class of 2026. Indiana offered Parker a scholarship in April 2025, and she visited the program in June and December. Her other offers included Michigan, Purdue, Georgia, Wisconsin, Marquette, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Arkansas, Wake Forest, Missouri, Clemson, and BYU.
Indiana University Women’s Basketball Signee Gigi Battle Leads DME Academy to Chipotle Nationals Victory Indiana University Women’s Basketball Signee Gigi Battle scored 16 points and pulled down 9 rebounds to lead DME Academy from Daytona Beach Florida to a 55-50 win over Long Island Lutheran from Brookville, New York in the Opening Round of the Chipotle Nationals Girls Basketball Tournament at Hamilton Southeastern HS in Fishers Thursday Morning. DME is 23-4 on the season and advances to the Semifinals to take on the St. James Academy from Virginia. Long Island Lutheran ends their season at 17-5. Battle is one of four freshman that is in the class of 2026 that is heading to Bloomington in the fall of 2026 for Head Coach Teri Moren. Battle is 5-11 and went 7-17 from the field, 2-4 from three-point range along with 3 assists, 2 steals, a turnover and 2 fouls in 31 minutes of action. Chikae Desdunes led DME to score 17 points and went 8-8 from the free throw line. Desdunes announced after the game her commitment to Rutgers and new coach Gary Redus after she decommitted from Penn State. Sara Okeke, who is heading to USC, scored 11 points and 9 rebounds and was faced with double and triple teams all game long.
DME finished the game 18-51 from the field for 35%, 7-25 from three-point range for 28% and 12-16 from the free throw line for 75%. The Bulls had 34 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks and 15 turnovers. The game was tied 2 times and DME never trailed in the game. Kentucky bound Savannah Swords scored 19 points for Long Island Lutheran and went 6-6 from the free throw line her teammate Emily McDonald who is heading to Lexington with Swords scored 12 points and nailed two three pointers as McDonald won the Three Point shooting contest at the McDonalds All-American Game in Phoenix earlier in the week. Olivia Jones headed to Vanderbilt, scored 8 points. The Crusaders were 17-48 from the field for 35%, 6-26 from three-point range for 23% and 10-12 from the free throw line for 83%. LuHi as they are referred to had 26 rebounds, 11 steals, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 14 turnovers. The Crusaders were missing two key players; Duke Signee Sanai Green and Junior Taylor Brown are out due to injuries they both suffered earlier in the season.
DME led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter and outscored the Crusaders 20-11 in the second quarter to lead 34-24 at halftime as Battle had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist in the first half and had a strong second quarter. LuHi outscored DME 26-21 in the second half. The third quarter was a defensive battle as LuHi scored 7 points and DME scored 6 as DME led 40-31 going into the fourth quarter. LuHi outscored DME 19-15 in the fourth quarter as LuHI missed a three pointer in the final seconds that went out of bounds and DME scored on a wide-open layup with no time left to make it a five-point margin of victory.
In Game 2 the Bullis School from Potomac, Maryland rolled to a 72-56 win over Bishop Gorman from Las Vegas, Nevada. Bullis is 28-6 on the season and advances to the Semifinals to face the Westtown School from Pennsylvania. Bishop Gorman who won the Nevada Class 5A State Title finishes with a record of 23-4. Bullis led the entire 32 minutes, and the game was never tied. Junior Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka led Bullis with 22 points and pulled down 21 rebounds and showed why she is one of the top players in the Class of 2027 and will be one of the top priorities for every major college basketball program. Adora Nwude who is headed to Fordham, added 17 points and 6-4 Junior Adina Asuelimen had 16 points and 15 rebounds as the trio combined for 55 of the teams 72 points. Bullis went 27-67 from the field for 40%, 6-23 from three-point range for 26% and 12-14 from the free throw line for 86%. The Bulldogs had 51 rebounds, 14 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks and 14 turnovers.
Texas bound Aaliah Spaight scored 26 points along with 10 rebounds and was the only player in double figures for the Gales. Addysen Carr went out in the first half with a leg injury and the Gales struggled from there. Bishop Gorman finished 19-61 from the field for 31%, 4-22 from three point for 18% and 14-18 from the free throw line for 78%. Bishop Gorman had 31 rebounds, 9 assists, 7 steals and 13 turnovers. Bullis led 27-16 after the first quarter and outscored Bishop Gorman 14-8 in the second quarter to lead 41-24 at halftime. Bullis controlled the second half outscoring Bishop Gorman 21-14 in the third quarter to lead 48-38 going to the fourth quarter as Bishop Gorman outscored Bullis 18-10 in the fourth quarter as Bullis was too much for Bishop Gorman as the rebounding margin was too much for the Gales to overcome.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball Signee Vaughn Karvala and CIA Bella Vista Win Their Quarterfinal at the Chipotle Nationals Indiana University Signee Vaughn Karvala scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, an assist and a block with no turnovers in 24 minutes for the CIA Bella Vista Bears in a 79-67 win over Paul VI from Virigina in the Second Quarterfinal of the Chipotle Nationals Boys Basketball Tournament Thursday Afternoon at Hamilton Southeastern High School. Karavla is 6-8 and headed to play for Head Coach Darian Devries as part of the Class of 2026. Karavla is from Wisconsin but transferred to CIA Bella Vista which is in Phoenix Arizona for his Senior Season. Karvala went 5-7 from the field, 3-4 from three-point range and 2-2 from the free throw line. West Virginia Commit Miles Sadler led the Bears with 26 points along with 21 points from Junior Paul Osaruyi. The Bears are 24-4 on the season and won the EBYL Scholastic League Conference Championship beating their In-state rivals Arizona Compass Prep 69-65 in North Augusta, South Carolina. The Bears went 22-58 from the field for 54%, 7-17 from three-point range for 41% and 16-21 from the free throw line for 76%. The Bears had 31 rebounds, 14 assists, 12 steals, 2 blocks and 10 turnovers.
Paul VI from Chantilly, Virginia finishes the season with a 33-3 record and Jordan Smith who headed to Arkansas scored 35 points and is ranked the second beat player in the nation and showed why going 11-24 from the field, 3-11 from three-point range and 10-13 from the free throw line. The 6-2 Senior had 4 rebounds, a steal and 4 turnovers and played all 32 minutes. Sophomore Ryan Bahr had a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Panthers were 22-63 from the field for 35%, 7-37 from three-point range for 19% and 16-19 from the free throw line for 84%. The Panthers had 32 rebounds, 8 steals, 6 assists, 1 block and 12 turnovers. There were 2 ties and 2 lead changes as CIA Bella Vista led 19-13 after the first quarter and outscored Paul VI 23-16 in the second quarter to lead 42-29 at halftime. The Panthers outscored the Bears 22-14 in the third quarter as the Bears led 56-53 going into the fourth quarter as the Bears put it away in the fourth quarter 23-16 to advance to the Semifinals.
Game 1 was a battle of Florida Teams as Montverde Academy from the Orlando area beat Prolific Prep from Fort Lauderdale 57-55 in a game that featured 8 ties and 9 lead changes. The game was tied with seconds left when Prolific missed the shot and got the offensive rebound and turned the ball over and Montverde’s Derek Daniels went the other way and slammed it home to give the Eagles the win and advance to the Semifinals. Daniels is a 6-8 Junior and had 9 points and 10 rebounds but as went in to slam he took several steps and could have been called for traveling and it was not called as the Eagles are 22-6 on the season. Prolific Prep moved its campus from Napa, California to Fort Lauderdale, Florida after the 2024-25 school year. The Crew finishes the season with a 37-4 record and were led by Arizona bound Caleb Holt with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Junior Nasir Anderson added 12 points and BYU Commit Bruce Branch III scored 11 points. Montverde led 35-30 at halftime and led by as many as 12 points in the game. Prolific outscored Montverde 25-22 in the second half and it was an epic battle between two of the top teams in the State of Florida.
AZ Compass Prep from Chandler, Arizona and the top seeded team in this tournament beat Spire Academy from Geneva, Ohio 69-52 in Game 3 Thursday Evening. AZ Compass Prep led the entire game leading 38-21 at halftime and both teams scored 31 points in the second half as the game got chippy. Maryland bound Kaden House led the Dragons with 20 points, Xavier Bound Kalek House scored 15 points along with a double-double from Junior DeMarcus Henry who had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Dragons improve to 26-2 on the season. King Gibson led Spire with 21 points and is one of the best players in the Class of 2027. The point guard went 7-8 from the free throw line and had 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists and 2 steals. Alabama bound Taris Bouie added 13 points. Spire had 21 turnovers and AZ Compass Prep had 9 for the game as Dragons move on to the Semifinals while Spire completes its season with a 28-3 record.
Dynamic Prep from Dallas, Texas who was the Runner Up in this tournament last year beat Link Academy from Branson, Missouri 81-76 in the final game of the day. Marcus Spears Jr., who is the top ranked player in the class of 2027 scored 29 points and pulled down 8 rebounds to lead Dynamic Prep to the win and 17-1 season record. Spears Jr. is 6-9 and is the son of ESPN Analyst and Former NFL Player Marcus Spears and showed his versatility as Link could not slow him down. Texas Tech bound Dakai Spear scored 26 points and went 13-14 from the free throw line. Seven Spurlock added 12 points. Link Academy ends their season with a 24-5 record and there was scary moment when 6-9 Mississippi State bound Tristan Reed scored on a slam dunk and came down hard on his shoulder and his head bounced off the floor. Reed had 6 points, 3 rebounds and a steal. Reed was down on the floor for several minutes and was taken on a stretcher off the floor to a nearby hospital for further evaluation. Junior Davion Thompson scored 26 points to lead the Lions and Michigan State bound Carlos Medlock Jr, scored 20 points. The game had 5 ties and 8 lead changes but once Reed went down and was taken off the floor the focus switched to his well-being, but Link continued the battle until the buzzer sounded but Dynamic holds on to advance to the Semifinals.
Ray Looze, Liberty Clark and Josh Bey all earn Big Ten Post Swimming Awards Three members of the Indiana swimming and diving program – head coach Ray Looze and freshmen Josh Bey and Liberty Clark – featured in the Big Ten postseason awards announced by the conference office on Wednesday.
Big Ten Men’s Swim Coach of the Year: Ray Looze -For the fifth consecutive season, IU head swimming coach Ray Looze is the Big Ten Men’s Coach of the Year. With this season’s honor, Looze now owns the conference records for most men’s coach of the year awards (10), women’s coach of the year awards (7) and total coach of the year awards (17). Looze led the men of IU swimming and diving to their fifth straight Big Ten title as well as a fifth straight top five team finish at the NCAA Championships. At the national meet, Looze’s Hoosiers repeated as the No. 3 team in the nation despite returning only four individual scorers and graduating three national champions from last year’s roster. Ten of Indiana’s 15 All-Americans this year were first-time individual point-scorers.
Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Year and Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Year: Josh Bey- Josh Bey is the third athlete to win Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Year and Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Year in the same season (first since Felix Auböck, 2017). An IU athlete has earned the award in five consecutive seasons between Bey, Owen McDonald (2025) and Brendan Burns (2022-24). As a freshman, Bey set the No. 8 fastest 400 IM (3:34.90) and No. 10 fastest 200-yard breaststroke (1:48.79) in NCAA history. Bey scored 41 points in his NCAA Championships debut, leading all freshmen and all Big Ten athletes while ranking No. 5 in the country overall. He reached the podium in all three of his events, highlighted by a silver medal finish in the 200-yard breaststroke. With that performance, Bey joined 2025 NCAA Champion Jassen Yep as the only Hoosiers to break the 1:49 barrier in the 200 breaststroke (1:48.79). Bey’s first Big Ten Championships was highlighted by his performance in the 400 IM. His 3:34.90 broke the Big Ten, meet and program records in the event as he claimed his first individual conference title. The freshman was IU’s second-highest scoring athlete, contributing 85 points to the team title tally.
Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Year: Liberty Clark (Unanimous)- After breaking seven program records, two Big Ten records, two Big Ten Championship records and two 17-18 National Age Group records during her freshman season, Liberty Clark is the Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Year by unanimous decision. Clark contributed a team-high 45 points to the Indiana women’s program’s No. 7 team finish at her first NCAA Championships. That total ranked No. 9 nationally, No. 3 among NCAA freshmen, No. 2 among Big Ten athletes and tops among Big Ten freshmen. The Chico, California, native reached the podium in all seven of her events, highlighted by a silver medal in the 200-yard freestyle and bronze in the 200-yard freestyle relay. During the meet, Clark became the fifth woman to break the 1:40 barrier in the 200 freestyle before becoming the second to break it twice, recording times of 1:39.70 and 1:39.88.
At her first Big Ten Championships, Clark won three conference titles and four more silver medals, and her 92 points tied for the most in the field with Michigan junior Bella Sims. During that meet, Clark broke Big Ten meet records in the 100-yard freestyle (46.22) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:07.72). Over the dual meet season, Clark earned a conference record nine Big Ten women’s weekly awards, as she was twice named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week and won Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors seven times. Clark broke her first program records in the 50-yard freestyle and 100 free at Indiana’s midseason meet, the Ohio State Invitational, in November – three months into her collegiate career.
Indiana University Softball Hoosiers Head West for Series at No. 9 UCLA After a two-game non-conference break, Indiana Softball will resume Big Ten play this weekend starting today and going through at No. 9 UCLA for a three-game series. The Hoosiers enter the weekend with a 27-7 overall record and a 7-2 mark in the Big Ten. UCLA is 29-5 with a 10-2 showing in the Big Ten. Each of the squads stack up in the top four of the conference, as UCLA is No. 3 and Indiana is No. 4.
The Hoosiers’ prolific offense ranks top-15 nationally in a number of statistical categories: No. 9 (.366), No. 4 On Base Percentage (.477), No. 8 RBI (272), No. 7 Scoring (8.94), No. 6 Total Runs (304), No. 3 Stolen Bases (91), No. 2 Triples (19). Avery Parker and VanBrandt each have 10 home runs on the season thus far. Josie Bird is just behind them with nine. Parker needs one home run to tie and two home runs to break the program’s career record of 45. After not playing home throughout the entire month of February, the Hoosiers were 8-3 at Andy Mohr Field in the month of March. For all games in March, the Hoosiers posted an 11-3 record. Against Portland State in the Littlewood Invitational (Feb. 12), VanBrandt hit for the cycle as part of a 5-for-5 day where she also totaled two home runs. UCLA will be the fourth ranked opponent that Indiana has faced this season.
Indiana had a solid 2-0 weekend to close out March at Andy Mohr Field. The Hoosiers faced Detroit Mercy for a two-game set and won the Friday game, 8-0 in six innings, and then closed out Saturday with a 7-5 win. Friday notably featured freshman Aubree Hooks throwing her first career collegiate no-hitter. Hooks went 6.0 innings and nearly had a perfect game as she only allowed one walk, and no Titans reached base via error. Hooks is the first Hoosier freshman to throw a no-hitter since Jasmine Reyes did so against IU Indy on March 7 in the 2025 season. In the two-game series, three Hoosiers recorded a triple as Aly VanBrandt had one in the Friday game while Madalyn Strader and Ellie Goins both had one in game two of the series. The two wins over the Titans marked the Hoosiers as winners of six of their last seven games.
UCLA enters the weekend with a 29-5 record and a 10-2 conference showing so far in their second season as members of the Big Ten. The Bruins come into the weekend following their first series loss, after they went 1-2 at top-10 ranked Nebraska in Lincoln. Prior to those games, UCLA had not lost since February 14. The Bruins picked up series sweeps against Wisconsin, Michigan State and Rutgers prior to last weekend. UCLA owns notable non-conference victories over LSU, Auburn, Duke, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Florida, among others. Megan Grant (.532) and Jordan Woolery (.515) are the team’s top two bats at the plate and rank No. 2 and 3, respectively, in the Big Ten’s best for batting average. Grant has 23 homers while Woolery has 20. Tinsley Taylor is the team’s ace in the circle, posting a 2.91 ERA and a 16-3 record to go along with 90 strikeouts. Indiana and UCLA’s series history dates back to 1998. The Hoosiers won the initial meeting, 6-2, but the Bruins have won the next three to hold a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series. Last year was the first meeting between the two teams as conference foes when UCLA won 5-4 in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten Tournament.
Indiana University Track and Field Heads to Louisiana for the Battle of the Bayou The Indiana track and field program is set to compete in the Battle on the Bayou, hosted by LSU. The meet is scheduled to start today and will conclude conculde from the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. The Hoosiers will compete against high quality competition over the weekend including Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, LSU, Minnesota, Missisippi State, Missouri, North Dakota State, Oklahome, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, UCla, USC, SELA, and William Carey. Indiana has entered 42 athletes in a combined 23 events on the men’s and women’s side.
THE HOOSIER LINEUP
| Men’s | Women’s | |
| Sprints/Hurdles | ||
| 100m | Trelee Banks-RoseJasiah Rogers | Aliyah JohnsonLyric Steele |
| 200m | Novo OnovwerosuokeKalen SargentMarcus TownsendChristian Woodson | Kaselle DavisAliyah JohnsonKristina Vincic |
| 400m | James BurnettCJ MartinCameron MullensKalen SargentAntonio SmithDaquan Tate | Omema AnyanwuKiera DavisKatelyn HenselmeierAva Olomajeye |
| 100m Hurdles | — | |
| 110m Hurdles | John ColquittTyler Tarter | |
| 400m Hurdles | John ColquittTyler Tarter | Ryann ParrishKai Snell |
| Mid-Distance | ||
| 800m | D’Angelo BrownCamden Marshall | Amelia DoddsVeronica HargraveCiara KepnerCatie McCabeLily MyersMichaela QuinnJoey RastrelliNola Somers Glenn |
| 1,500m | D’Angelo BrownCamden Marshall | Lily MyersMichaela QuinnJoey Rastrelli |
| Distance | — | — |
| 3,000m | — | — |
| 5,000m | — | — |
| 10,000m | — | — |
| Relays | ||
| 4x100m | Jasiah Rogers, Novo Onovwerosuoke, Christian Woodson, Trelee Banks-Rose, John Colquitt, Marcus Townsend | Kristina Vincic, Kiera Davis, Lyric Steele, Aliyah Johnson, Ava Olomajeye |
| 4x400m | Kalen Sargent, Novo Onovwerosuoke, John Colquitt, Daquan Tate, Cameron Mullens Tyler Tarter, James Burnett, Antonio Smith, CJ Martin | Kiera Davis, Veronica Hargrave, Ava Olomajeye, Amelia Dodds, Kristina Vincic Ryann Parrish, Kaselle Davis, Katelyn Henselmeier, Nola Somers Glenn, Ciara Kepner, Omema Anyanwu |
| Jumps | ||
| High Jump | Lee Martin | Kaselle Davis, Josie Page, Taylor Schoonveld |
| Long Jump | James BurnettVince DaveroAlex Smith | Kelly Moran |
| Triple Jump | Vince Davero | Kelly Moran |
| Pole Vault | Lukas BraucTyler Carrel | Kailen Kramer |
| Throws | ||
| Hammer Throw | — | — |
| Shot Put | — | — |
| Discus | — | — |
| Javelin | — | — |
| Multis | ||
| Decathlon | — | |
| Heptathlon | ||
2026 Indiana University Volleyball Season Tickets on Sale After a record-breaking campaign in 2025, the Indiana volleyball program announced that season tickets are on sale for next season. IU’s ticket office unveiled season ticket plans on Wednesday for the 2026 volleyball campaign at Wilkinson Hall. Red Zone and reserved season ticket holders have an application in their online account to renew their seats for next seasons. The renewal deadline for the new campaign is on May 31st. General admission season ticket holders will be able to purchase season tickets again for IU’s home games in 2026.
Head coach Steve Aird and the Hoosiers rewrote record books in 2025. IU set program single-season records (in the NCAA era) for overall wins (25) and Big Ten wins (14). Wilkinson Hall hosted the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament enroute to IU’s appearance in the regional semifinals. While the full home schedule hasn’t been unveiled yet, it is expected that IU will host over 10 games during the 2026 season. The Hoosiers return a large core of their roster including All-Big ten outside hitter Jaidyn Jager and All-American setter Teodora Krickovic.
2026 Season Ticket Pricing- Red Zone: $180 (adult only), Reserved: $120- Adult/ $60- Youth, GA: $96 – Adult / $36- Youth