Indiana University Men’s Basketball travels to Michigan State Indiana University hits the road for the first of two road games in its 123rd season of competition in men’s basketball at Michigan State at 9pm this evening. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. The Spartans, led by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo, enter tonight’s contest with a 16-10 record and an 8-7 mark in B1G play. The game will be the first played in East Lansing since the tragic shootings at Michigan State University on Feb. 13. Michigan State lost to on the road at Michigan 84-72 in the first game since the tragic events on campus. The Spartans game with Minnesota was to take place 2 days later on campus but that was postponed and has not been rescheduled.
Indiana overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half against Illinois to walk away with a 71-68 win to sweep the season series against the Illini. With four games remaining, IU ranks third in the Big Ten standings with a 10-6 conference record and 19-8 overall. Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis compiled a 26-point, 12-rebound double-double in the victory. He also added five blocks, three steals, and two assists. He is the first high-major conference player since Emeka Okafor (UConn, 2004) to post at least 25 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and three steals in a game. Freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino came up big in the clutch to seal the win for Indiana with 13 points, a career-high-match seven rebounds, and three assists. He scored four points in the final 1:20, including the go-ahead free throws with 30 seconds to play. Fifth-year senior forward Miller Kopp knocked down four 3-points to score 12 points and sixth-year senior Race Thompson added 10 points and six rebounds.
Indiana controls the series (71-58) against Michigan State. The Spartans have won 23 of the last 25 games of the series played at the Breslin Center dating back to the 1991-92 season. The Hoosiers knocked off Michigan State by a score of 82-69 in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Jan. 22. Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis went off for 31 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, and five blocked shots in the win. He became the first high-major player since Michael Sweetney (Georgetown, 2003) to accomplish that statistical line in a men’s college basketball game. Head coach Mike Woodson averaged 21.4 points in his eight career contests against the Spartans.
Mackenize Holmes earns Fourth Big Ten player of the week award Senior forward Mackenize Holmes is the Big Ten Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, announced by the league on Monday. Holmes joins Jill Champan (2000-01) as the only two Hoosiers to win the award four times in one season. This also increases Holmes’ weekly honors to seven in her career, the most of any player in school history.
The Gorham, Maine native averaged 26.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 blocks and shot 70.6 percent from the floor in three wins for No. 2 IU last week while also recording 1.7 steals and 1.0 assists per game. Holmes started the week off with a career-high 33 points, her third 30-point game this season, along with five rebounds while shooting 83.3 percent from the floor in a victory at No. 13 Ohio State. She added 27 points along with five rebounds, five blocks and two steals at home against No. 12 Michigan on Thursday. On Sunday, Holmes went 10-for-11 from the floor with seven boards, four blocks and three steals as Indiana beat Purdue on Sunday in the rivalry Barn Burner Trophy game and clinch a share of the Big Ten title in the win.
Indiana University Men’s Soccer welcomes the class of 2023 to Bloomington Indiana men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley announced on Monday the addition of 11 newcomers ahead of the 2023 season. “I’m really excited to have this group of young men join us here at Indiana.” Yeagley said. “We have great versatility with this group. We have every line of the field covered. Some [will be] immediate contributors, and some others might take time but, overall, great culture, great kids and excellent students. We think all of them are going to have a big impact here at Indiana.”
Transfers- Hugo Bacharach | Defender | 6-4 | Benicàssim, Spain | Colegio La Magdalena/Fairleigh Dickinson- Spanish defender Hugo Bacharach joins IU after three years at Fairleigh Dickinson, where he was selected first-team All-Northeast Conference following each season. As a junior, Bacharach was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Knights to NEC regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Incoming Freshman- Saed Anabtawi | Goalkeeper | 6-2 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Fort Wayne Canterbury School- Indiana native Saed Anabtawi joins IU as a mid-year enrollee and will participate in the program’s training sessions and exhibitions. Anabtawi comes to Bloomington from Fort Wayne Canterbury High School, where he totaled 27 shutouts and 294 saves in his career. Anabtawi is a two-time United Soccer Coaches High School All-American.
Alex Barger | Forward | 5-9 | 150 | Naperville, Ill. | Naperville North High School- Last season as a junior, Alex Barger was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Illinois Boys Soccer Player of the Year. The Midwest’s No. 13 recruit according to Top Drawer Soccer, Barger played for Sockers FC Chicago and Evolution SC while earning four letters at Naperville North High School, where he sits No. 2 in career assists, with 42, and No. 7 in goals, with 43. Barger is a two-time United Soccer Coaches High School All-American.
EJ Dreher | Midfielder | 5-8 | 145 | Valparaiso, Ind. | Valparaiso, Ind.- Indiana native EJ Dreher is a mid-year enrollee for IU this spring. Dreher led his club team, Indiana Elite FC, to four state cup championships and a Super Y national runner-up finish. Dreher also lettered all four years at Valparaiso High School, where he scored 30 goals and tallied 34 assists. A two-sport athlete, Dreher also lettered in basketball at Valparaiso.
Alex Kara | Goalkeeper | 6-4 | 185 | Louisville, Ky. | Louisville Collegiate School- Goalkeeper Alex Kara joins Indiana from Sporting Kansas City Academy, with whom he has trained since 2021. Kara is from Louisville, Kentucky, where he played for Javanon FC until joining Sporting KC. With Javanon, Kara helped his club to two Kentucky state titles in 2018 and 2021 as well as a midwest regional final appearance in his final season. Kara is also a two-time state champion with Louisville Collegiate School.
Josh Maher | Defender | 6-3 | 175 | Caseyville, Ill. | Althoff Catholic- Top Drawer Soccer rated Josh Maher as a four-star recruit as well as the No. 35 overall prospect in the nation. Maher was selected to St. Louis CITY SC’s first team during its MLS NEXT Pro season in 2022 and helped the club to a western conference title. During his youth career, Maher also captained St. Louis CITY SC Academy’s U17 team, as well as Saint Louis Scott Gallagher academy squads. Josh is the youngest brother of former Hoosier Jack Maher, now in Major League Soccer with Nashville SC, and Joey Maher, a current member of the IU program.
Clay Murador | Forward | 5-11 | 165 | Aledo, Texas | Aledo High School- Clay Murador is a three-sport star at Aledo High School in Texas, where he has lettered in soccer, football and track and field. A four-year letterwinner in soccer, Murador has totaled 44 goals and 15 assists for Aledo while winning two state titles in football and setting a school record in the 400-meter race with a time of 48.06. Murador also played for the Dallas Texans and led the club in scoring in each of its last two seasons.
Collins Oduro | Forward | 5-7 | 150 | Bibiani, Ghana | The Phelps School- The Philadelphia prep player of the year in 2022, Collins Oduro is coming off a 39-goal season last fall at The Phelps School, which he led to a 22-2 record – the best mark in school history – on its way to the Penn-Jersey Athletic Association title. Oduro played club for the Right to Dream Academy, which he captained and led to a Gothia Cup title in 2021.
Logan Oliver | Midfielder | 5-11 | 165 | Baltimore, Md. | YSC Academy- Logan Oliver joins IU after captaining the Philadelphia Union U17 team which won the MLS NEXT Cup title in 2022. In 2023 Logan was one of the few Academy players called up to play with Philadelphia Union II in MLS NEXT PRO. The Union were rated as the top academy in the country in 2022. Oliver is rated No. 134 in Top Drawer Soccer’s 2023 club player rankings.
Justin Shreffler | Midfielder | 5-10 | 150 | Westlake, Ohio | Westlake High School- Justin Shreffler is a 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-American after leading Westlake High School to an undefeated regular season. A four-year Varsity letterwinner, Shreffler has totaled 46 goals and 30 assists during his career at Westlake. Shreffler also competed at Spire FC.
Lucas Wolthers | Forward | 6-1 | 180 | Hendersonville, Tenn. | Merrol Hyde Magnet School- Lucas Wolthers is the No. 2-rated South Region recruit and a top 150 recruit Nationally. Wolthers has seen academy action with Nashville SC, leading the club in scoring during the 2021-22 season. During the 2020-21 season with Tennessee United Soccer Club, Wolthers totaled 43 goals and 11 assists over just 23 matches.
Indiana University Football hiring Anthony Tucker as Wide Receivers Coach It didn’t take long for Indiana to find its next wide receivers’ coach. And that’s because the IU staff turned to a familiar face. Just days after the news broke Adam Henry was leaving IU to join the Buffalo Bills, Tom Allen hired Anthony Tucker as his replacement. Tucker is coming to Bloomington after spending two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Utah State. While there the Aggies were 96th nationally in total offense in 2022, and 19th in 2021. Tucker came to Utah State after spending the previous three years at UCF as he helped the Golden Knights to a 28-8 record, including a 19-5 conference mark, and three bowl games. Highlighting this stint was the 2018 season, as UCF won the American Athletic Conference with an 8-0 record and finished the year ranked No. 11 in the nation with a 12-1 record, culminating in an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.
Tucker spent the 2018 season as the Knights’ running backs coach, added the title of passing game coordinator in 2019 and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2020. Prior to UCF, Tucker spent two seasons as the running backs coach at Maryland. There he worked under current IU offensive coordinator Walt Bell. Tucker also spent three seasons coaching the running backs (2014-15) and wide receivers (2013) at Arkansas State under Bell. At Idaho State during the 2011-12 seasons, Tucker coached wide receivers on a squad that was among the top 10 in the nation in passing in back-to-back seasons. He was also an offensive technical assistant at Colorado in 2010 and coached wide receivers and was the passing game coordinator at Lakewood (California) High School from 2006-09.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Tucker played professional football. He signed as a free agent with the New York Giants in 1999 and earned a practice squad spot in 2000. He later played for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 2001 and signed with the St. Louis Rams in 2002 before suffering a career-ending injury. Tucker holds a bachelor’s degree from Fresno State, where he was a two-year starter at wide receiver. He was a Western Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete and a three-time member of the Dean’s List, and was once a member of the President’s List by virtue of having a 4.0 GPA.
A football and track & field star at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, Calif., under coach John Barnes, the winningest coach in Orange County history, he helped his team compile a perfect 14-0 record his senior season in 1993 to win the school’s third straight CIF championship. He was a team captain on the track, where he participated in hurdle and sprinting events. He was born February 27, 1976, at the Fort Carson Army Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. He lived in Seoul, Korea for a year as a child.
Indianapolis Indians and the Columbus Clippers will wear Negro League Jersey’s this summer during their matchups To celebrate Black History Month and the second year of Minor League Baseball’s “The Nine” initiative, the Indianapolis Indians announced a partnership with the Columbus Clippers in honoring the Indianapolis ABCs and Columbus Blue Birds ballclubs that played in the Negro Leagues during their series against each other in May and June. Negro Leagues Week presented by Hoosier Lottery and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission will take place at Victory Field from Tuesday, June 20 through Saturday, June 24. The Negro Leagues Summer Series debuts on Saturday, May 27 at Huntington Park, where the Indians will wear ABCs jerseys and caps as the road team against the Clippers, who will honor the Blue Birds with specialty jerseys. The Negro Leagues recognition continues with the same jerseys worn June 20-24 at the Vic. Both teams will auction off the game-worn, autographed ABCs and Blue Birds jerseys to benefit Indianapolis Indians Charities and Clippers Charities.
The ABCs were a charter member of the Negro National League and played in the first official Negro Leagues game against the Chicago American Giants on May 2, 1920, at Washington Park in Indianapolis. Oscar Charleston, an Indianapolis native who today is regarded as one of the best baseball players of all time despite never having the chance to play in the major leagues, played for the ABCs. He later became manager of the Indianapolis Clowns, another Circle City-based Negro Leagues team that featured Hank Aaron, Chuck Harmon and the first three women to ever play professionally with men – Toni Stone, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson and Connie Morgan.
The Blue Birds were an associate member of the Negro National League in 1931 and became a founding member of the second incarnation of the Negro National League in 1933. The team rebranded to the Akron Black Tyrites and the Cleveland Giants following a pair of mid-, and late-season moves during the 1933 campaign. The International League West foes first collide at Victory Field from April 25-30 but will remain as the Indians and Clippers during that respective series.
The Indianapolis Indians open the 2023 season on Friday, March 31 against the Omaha Storm Chasers at Victory Field. Full season, half season and mini plans are on sale, and group and premium reservations may also be made. Single-game tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 1 at 10 AM. For more on the Indians, visit IndyIndians.com or contact the Victory Field Box Office at (317) 269-3545 or Tickets@IndyIndians.com.
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