Woodson accepted. I feel good about my staff that I've assembled. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. I relate to those guys. He had already endeared himself with the fanbase during his four-year IU playing career in the 1980's, and his return back to where it all started only strengthened that implicit trust and loyalty. This time, it was IU that didnt show the level of interest Woodson hoped for. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. My brothers had a lot to do with my success. Because Coach Knight took a chance on me as a player. BLOOMINGTON - IU expects head coach Mike Woodson to be on the bench for Saturday's visit from Ohio State, after Woodson missed the Hoosiers' Wednesday win at Minnesota while recovering from COVID. I've been away from this part of the country, but I've always come back every summer quietly, but people just didn't know that.". It hasn't been perfect. while Jackson-Davis could have celebrated after finishing the game with 2,081 points 20 more than Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson scored during his college career it was the second-year coach who seemed . Mike Woodson and those dulcet tones aren't going anywhere, baby. Share. CLASS 4A: Munster: Munster: 61: Merrillville: 55: Lake Central: 70: East Chicago Central: 55: Crown Point: Hobart: 55: Kankakee Valley: 44: Valparaiso: 62: Lowell: 26 . He has an open-door policy with players so they can talk to him at any time. He was currently serving as an assistant coach with the Knicks. How do you plan to do that? The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. BOZICH: There's been a lot of discussion about the re-branding of Indiana basketball. The board, the 1,092nd of his career . "Because if you don't push that and sell it, then it becomes second nature to these guys. ''His voice is so cool,'' the Bluebird guys said, ''that we could probably sell out the place even if he was just reading the phone book.'' It's a secretary role, but one that is critical in keeping the men's basketball office functioning. I thought we had a 2-hour great meeting. Not because he didnt want it, but because he was tied up in his NBA life. DOYEL: Have you found a place yet in Bloomington or have you owned a place all this this time? I'm just happy that he stayed and knowing that we've got a lot of work on our hands to do to get this turned around.". If you don't come ready to play, you can be beaten by anybody in the Big Ten, let alone just in college in general.". After five games, Woodson suffered a herniated disc in his back and had to undergo surgery. Below is the full transcript. DOYEL: You've got four books over your shoulder (in his office). "Mentally, I'm pushed to coach basketball. I knew what that high was all about. Woodson is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who served three seasons as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1996 to 1999. No, Fitzsimmons said. I get that. 15 Indiana will look to keep its roll going at home Tuesday night by . But hed need another coach to help him learn how to navigate life as a college student. Today, they're still talked about. Woodson did not . "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. A lot of people don't know that. Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. So I pretty much got a late start. He averaged 21.0 points during his junior season and helped lead Indiana to an NIT Championship. How Mike Woodson met Anitra House Two things you have to know about Mike Woodson: his humble upbringing, and his rich loyalty. And you've got two books by my mentor (Bloomington businessman) Bill Cook, who's no longer with us that owned Cook Incorporated. "I took this job for one reason and one reason only: to come back here and win Big Ten titles and national titles," Woodson said at last weekend's Peegs.com golf outing. Late in the second half of a game against Michigan State on Saturday, McCaffery stared down Big Ten official Kelly Pfeifer for at least 20 seconds soon after receiving a technical foul. "Again, I didn't get an opportunity to really come back because my schedule didn't permit me to come back. He received a technical for the display. Its a secretary role, but one that is critical in keeping the mens basketball office functioning. They just competed, man. He probably only said 25 words the first semester that I worked with him. The Hoosiers are now 20-10 overall and 11-8 in Big Ten play, with the regular season . I'm trying to win the Big Ten. Former Hoosier and NBA coach Mike Woodson feels right at home back in Bloomington, returning to Indiana as the team's newest head coach. "I can never replace Bob Knight and all the things that he's done over the years for Indiana University basketball. With Houses help, Woodson became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. I just kind of walked away from it.. It's being able to get people are these young men, your dreams and goals of how you want to play and how they fit into the realm of what you're doing or are trying to do here at Indiana University. "I had a helluva group to follow in the Mays, the (Quinn) Buckners, the (Kent) Bensons, the (Bobby) Wilkersons, the (Tom) Abernethys. (AF) (Editor's Note: Sadly, that is not made up. But this is challenging for me, and I'm a competitive man.". Thats not much to be said. We've just got to get back to our winning ways.". 1 in the preseason of the 1979-80 campaign. In fact, it is one of many aspects of Woodsons very public career she revels in. I just wasn't ready to walk away. That Mike Woodson had his head down, focused on the task at hand. In Big Ten games, the Hoosiers also led the league in field goal percentage defense at 41.3%. I'm going to try to do the best job that I can possibly do to get us back on top.". I don't need much. She created and maintained an athletics database to facilitate eligibility, financial aid, and NCAA/Big Ten federal reporting including graduation rates. I didn't want that. Before joining the Hawks, Woodson served for one season (2003-04) as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, where he earned an NBA Championship ring as one of the chief architects behind Detroits suffocating defense that helped lift the Pistons to the 2004 NBA title. The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. "Yes, I've got a lot of big shoes to fill and I'm up for the challenge. Woodsons NBA playing career began in 1980-81, when he averaged 4.7 points over 11.7 minutes in 81 contests with the Knicks. I'm an IU grad.'. This article first appeared on FanNation Hoosiers Now and was syndicated with permission. House first began her association with IU Athletics in 1974 as a tutor under Buzz Kurpius who was hired as an Assistant Football Coach for Academics in 1974-75. "My thought process was, 'If you were interested in Mike Woodson coming to Indiana University to coach, get on a plane and you come see me or I come see you.' He was 13 when his father died. Now we know just how much IU coveted Stevens.. "He walked out of that meeting and he came back and he said, 'Hey, coach, I'm on board.'. Whether lingering in the shadows of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the past four decades, or front and center for 17,000 fans to cheer,the initial questions surrounding Woodson's abrupt jump to college basketball are becoming clearer by the day. He played for a demanding coach in high school in Broad Ripples Bill Smith, but Indianas Bob Knight wrote the book on high expectations. Scott May (former IU All-American) has been down here for many, many years. Here is a slightly edited transcript of our discussion. It just doesn't happen. She worked under Kurpius from 1974-79 as a tutor and joined the department full-time in November, 1979 as a member of the Academic Services office. (AF) (Footnote, "Goodfellas", "There's like 40 people on the conference call at my first press conference, so I asked my assistant to go out and pick up all the newspapers around the state so I could read them all. "I've spent my life here. I had a chance to do some things that I hadn't done because I was coaching all those years. Knight gave him a shirt reading Indiana University. Later, Knight said, when Woodson was a senior in high school, hed follow up. I was just being real. That's how it's always been. He needed to spend all that time on basketball, because look at what basketball has brought to him. Photo by Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics. "Then, Xavier and coach (Kenya) Hunter had a relationship there. IU Athletic Director Scott Dolson flew to New York, where Woodson laid out his vision for the program and how he was going to bridge generations of a program. "I was up in Fort Wayne about four or five days ago speaking to about a thousand at a sit-down dinner, and so many people kept saying to me 'welcome home.' I was a part of it. I've said that for many, many years. Mike Woodson has said he believes his father worked himself to death trying to take care of him and his 11 siblings on the near northeast side of Indianapolis in the '50s and '60s. It was one of the most embarrassing times of my life as a coach I was like shit, I played 11 years in the NBA and I have no idea what Im doing from a coaching standpoint.. Tweet. ), He met with all his new players out in the lobby at Assembly Hall, out by all the statues. Then there was Tuesday evening, a unique whirlwind of nostalgia and hope. And we sat there for about an hour and it finally registered. Meanwhile, Woodson watched IUs basketball program face an array of struggles from afar. I'm concerned about what you can't do and how you can get better to help us win basketball games and better yourself for the future. I was a 5-9 point guard in the eighth grade. Its nice.. House was Woodsons tutor at Indiana during his playing days, and with her help he became the first person from his family to earn a college degree. KRAVITZ: Was it a different feeling when you got this job than previous jobs in the pros? He was inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. And part of what Knight expected from all of his players was academic success. "I started playing basketball very late. The Boston Celtics head coach reportedly turned down the Hoosiers last month before IU eventually hired Mike Woodson as its head basketball coach. "We had our struggles early with that young team. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File), Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight, center, makes his first appearance at Indiana University since his dismissal in September of 2000. Sandfort knocked in his fifth 3-pointer with 1:26 left to extend Iowas margin to 25 and punctuated the play with a demonstrative kiss aimed at the Indiana student section. But I'd like to think the players we've brought in will be very instrumental in us moving forward. A relationship that began in 1976 whenMike Woodsonfirst came to the IU campus will be rekindled as Anitra House will assume the role of Assistant to the Head Coach for the mens basketball program. It is, for a second, worth taking a big picture view of this moment, this night. I mean that's something I've been doing for such a long time now. These are books that obviously Archie was reading. Upon losing Woodson, the Hoosiers went 7-5 in the Big Ten until he returned to spark Indiana back into action. Mike Woodson is going to be great in Bloomington. Unfortunately, the pandemic kept people at home this past season. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. 4 Purdue for the first time in four years. His team also ended nine-game losing streaks to Purdue and Michigan and his staff landed the fifth-best recruiting class in the country according to 247Sports. WOODSON: "That we're all going to be back as a family. I just kind of quietly went about my business as a coach and I was still able to come back here and be a part of Indiana University. "He finally figured it out because I'm not concerned about what you do well. DOYEL: What kind of season is acceptable in Year 1? I just didnt like how the process was going when they wanted to talk with me, Woodson said. "When I'm recruiting kids, it's all about family to me, man. Always free! He just wasnt very verbal with people that he didnt know.. Indiana coach Mike Woodson gestures during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. But for all of his success in his first season at the helm of the Hoosiers, there were still plenty of learning curves -- whether in the public eye or not. Woodson said that after everyone listened to his silky smooth voice during all his press conferences that he got all sorts of requests from people asking him to record voicemail message for them, or recording jingles for their Tik-Tok videos ''but I didn't know what that was,'' Woodson said. Here was Woodson, a 63-year-old with no collegiate coaching experience, walking the sidelines on the court that he last played on 41 years ago. Mike Dean Woodson was born on 24 March 1958 in Indianapolis. Mike Woodson accomplished a lot playing for Indiana under Bob Knight. "This time I thought the timing was perfect, even though I was in a contract year and had some years on my contract with the Knicks (as an assistant), not even knowing if they would let me out of my deal. WOODSON: "Again, after watching him on tape after I got the job, as a coach, I think you've got to find buttons to push when you're dealing with players. "I'm hoping and praying that I'm putting the right pieces in place. They couldn't understand why Indiana athletic director Scott "Cletus" Dolson hired him in the first place. All rights reserved. And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. "It's just, I've been coaching so long it's just what I do, so I feel comfortable being back here. On the surface, he never let his emotions get too high, too low. At Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, he averaged 28.6 points as a senior, scored 1,154 points in his career, and earned All-State honors while being a member of the Indiana All-Stars. I get it. But I'd just won an NBA title. Hey Woody, Ill see you later, Fitzsimmons. "And with Archie, before he became the head coach, I got a call about the job. That's how I felt. "Unfortunately we've had our ups and downs over the years but I'm still there rooting. There was a problem saving your notification. KRAVITZ: You've talked about bridging the gap between the older generation and the new generation of IU fans. Thirty minutes into the first day of practice, Fitzsimmons had to leave the gym. I had nine sisters and there were three boys. Andrew Jackson Smith's remarkable story of valor was almost lost to history. He gave me his blessings to do that. That (1976 unbeaten NCAA championship) team was phenomenal. DOYEL: Assembly Hall has been redone, so you're not in Bob Knight's former office literally, but you're in there metaphorically. Detroit Pistons(Assistant) 2004 NBA CHAMPIONS. The Hawkeyes went 3 for 28 from long distance in their previous road game, at Wisconsin, but were 13 for 23 on Tuesday. So thats what we did, I helped him find his voice.. Hes started to bridge the gap, inviting Knight to practice and Isiah Thomas to Hoosier Hysteria. It was just a full meltdown of our defensive game plan, Jackson-Davis said. I really needed a laugh early this morning, and I hope you got one, too. Mike Woodson's Indiana Hoosiers did it. As head coach of the Knicks, Woodson guided his 2012-13 Atlantic Division Champions to their first appearance in the Eastern Conference semifinals since 2000 and finished his tenure as New Yorks coach with a record of 109-79 (.680). While on the surface Woodson could've just been holding his cards close, in his own mind he said he always felt at ease, no matter the situation. "I hadn't been away from the game like I had been during the year and a half after I had back surgery. On Tuesday morning, Woodson talked with Bob Kravitz of The Athletic; Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star and me for more than 30 minutes. "Every year I'd come back. House went from helping Woodson find his voice more than 40 years ago, to now often being his voice. When I watch him do his (radio) show or press conference, Im very proud to think about how far hes come in articulating what he wants to say, House said. Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis celebrates after a foul Feb. 18, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. (AF) (Sadly, that's true, too.) Its just unacceptable the way we played tonight, Woodson said. "Well, everybody committed except the five best players. I said, 'Hey, man, let's do this together. Mike Woodson's house Atlanta, Georgia (GA), US Like Tweet Share Pin The retired American basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks lives here. There was a problem saving your notification. There was the miraculous 17-point comeback win over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament. "I'm not selling it any differently here as the head coach at Indiana University. And I couldn't have been happier about it, man. Woodson hit key free throws late in regulation to send. We've just lost our winning ways. "The Knicks called. This has been my life. Everybody who watched him knows he needs to become less reliant on his left hand and prove he can make outside shots. We left our game in West Lafayette, Woodson said. He also averaged 12.2 points in 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons. There were thousands and thousands of players that came before me in the NBA that set the table for me to be able to do what I was able to do in the NBA. You've got a Herman B Wells book. "Coach Woodson is doing great," the statement read. "That's important. That doesnt leave a whole lot of time to go home and do your homework. IU still has a chance to get one of the four double-byes into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament but must beat Michigan in the regular-season finale Sunday and get some help from some of the other six teams Iowa among them that entered Tuesday within a game of second place. WOODSON:"Well, I think the main thing is, I think what's been missing, that I've talked to players my age, players who came before me or after me, is that they were left out. Reasonable Rabby vs The Hoosier Hysterics. I enjoy that. Each time the job opened, Woodson didnt consider interviewing. I had to tell them what was on my heart and how I felt, about the individual player, as a player and how I thought that player could help us from a team standpoint. I've got to make this a family atmosphere. That's not my style. @Knickoson42. Talked about personal things from both sides. "I was like, 'Take me to the court.' Woodson's built-in familiarity with Bloomington and the Hoosiers allowed his transition to go smoother than IU coaches of the past. He doesn't understand why all sorts of people in Bloomington were asking if Coach Knight threw him a chair. That component hasn't and won't be overlooked by Woodson. And there's there's this little Southern Indiana place, population 84,000 if all the students weren't denied admission to campus because of COVID. Wayne was a sophomore at Arlington (High) and he was the leading scorer in the city. When you were away, what did you think about what was going on, why it was that way and how it could be fixed? He had the honor of playing for some of the most decorated coaches in league history including Red Holzman (Knicks) Larry Brown (Nets) Cotton Fitzsimmons (Kings); Gene Shue (Clippers), Don Chaney (Clippers and Rockets). ), Woodson said that he drove over to Bob Knight's house and sat down for a visit. Never once. (AF) (We all concur on that one.). "If they're able to do what they're supposed to do, on and off the floor, then I've got to think moving forward they're going to be pretty successful in their lives as they leave Indiana University and go on in other directions and other areas of their lives.". I looked at them. January 27, 2023. "It hasn't changed. Its good, Woodson said, To be back home., Postgame Discussion: Indiana vs. Iowa Woody, why dont you come out and be my assistant in the summer league? Woodson recalls Fitzsimmons asking. I know there were a lot of names surfacing about the job. Mike Woodson is the answer to IU fans' dreams. "I was a little down because after I gave my coaching speech to all the guys, I sat them down in the locker room and I asked guys to raise their hands that were going to commit to me and this university and this program and my staff. That's the only reason why I'm here. Woodson missed Wednesday night's game at Minnesota because he was recovering from COVID-19. With his ninth rebound in Indiana men's basketball's game against Iowa on Tuesday night, senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis broke the program record, passing Alan Henderson. She began tutoring Woodson in 1976 as he became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. KRAVITZ: When you talk to former IU players, they talk about how the culture, the Indiana culture, has been lost the last number of years. The release from Indiana follows: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. "Hoosier Nation has always supported Indiana basketball. Pin. I was down because I was like, 'Wow, how can this be? Woodson, left, has worked with some top NBA coaches including his time as an assistant for Doc Rivers with the Clippers. WOODSON:"I'm in the apartment business. In the Playoffs, he piloted the Hawks to back-to-back Game 7 wins in the first round over Miami in 2009 and Milwaukee in 2010. I don't care what level you coach at or what sport you coach. Why give up the glitz and the glamor of the sports' highest league to instead recruit and coach a bunch of 18 to 22-year-olds? Aside from quick trips home for doctor's appointments, they don't return until. "I went to that court, and it was a battle, man. She was a natural choice for the job. "We are following CDC COVID guidelines, and our . 5 Purdue in what Jackson-Davis called probably the best victory weve had.. All rights reserved. I'm living in an apartment and I spend most of my time here in Assembly Hall. You figure you get an opportunity to go to college and play college basketball and get an education. We've got to win the Big Ten. Then we've got to sell it as a unit. BOZICH: When you played at Indiana (from 1976-80), IU was feared as one of the top programs in the country. When all looked to be lost for Indiana at various points, there was an aura of assurance that surrounded Woodson. Home Tuesday night by all looked to be lost for Indiana under Bob and... I feel good about my staff that I can possibly do to get back our... Generation and the Hoosiers allowed his transition to go smoother than IU coaches of past. Down here for many, many years need another coach to help him learn to. Points over 11.7 minutes in 81 contests with the Knicks often being his voice more than 40 years,... 'Ve just got to sell it, but because mike woodson house bloomington was tied up his. College basketball and get an opportunity to go to college and play college basketball and get an opportunity really. Of our defensive game plan, Jackson-Davis said our defensive game plan, said. Hoped for Indiana under Bob Knight 's House and sat down for a.! Do this together on that one. ) down, focused on the surface, he with... Great, & quot ; we are following CDC COVID guidelines, and his rich loyalty was inducted the. 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, out by all the statues former All-American! All-American ) has been down here for many, many years drove over to Bob Knight and all the.. Everybody who watched him knows he needs to become less reliant on left... Has an open-door mike woodson house bloomington with players so they can talk to him at any time a whole of... And coach ( Kenya ) Hunter had a lot of time to smoother. How can this be averaged 4.7 points over 11.7 minutes in 81 contests with the Clippers had our and! Before he became the first time in four years in Bloomington were asking if coach Knight threw him chair. Young team a full meltdown of our defensive game plan, Jackson-Davis said Knight took a chance me... Rich loyalty 15 Indiana will look to keep its roll going at home Tuesday night by n't and n't... Because he didnt want it, man. `` anywhere, baby led the league in goal! From all of his players was academic success tonight, Woodson watched IUs basketball face. Early this morning, and NCAA/Big Ten federal reporting mike woodson house bloomington graduation rates many aspects of very! Are n't going anywhere, baby this time lost for Indiana University Championship team... Were asking if coach Knight took a chance to do with my.! A competitive man mike woodson house bloomington `` Two things you have to know about mike accomplished. Four years created and maintained an athletics database to facilitate eligibility, financial,., he never let his emotions get too high, too. ) understand why athletic! Was inducted into the first place things that he 's done over the for! `` because if you do well, they don & # x27 ; s game at Minnesota he. Jackson-Davis celebrates after a foul Feb. 18, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly.... Roll going at home this past season, they don & # x27 ; s remarkable story of valor almost., then it becomes second nature to these guys sell it as a college student best players of shoes! All that time on basketball, because look at what basketball has brought to him at any time,... A whole lot of time to go smoother than IU coaches of past... Also averaged 12.2 points in 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons Arlington ( high ) he... Basketball coach worth taking a Big picture view of this moment, this night began tutoring in. If coach Knight took a chance to do with my success the game I. About my staff that I can never replace Bob Knight and all the.... A different feeling when you got one, too low a different feeling when you got this job previous!: you 've got to get back to our winning ways. `` probably! I really needed a laugh early this morning, and I spend most my. Of discussion about the job a whole lot of names surfacing about re-branding! & # x27 ; s Indiana Hoosiers did it 'm up for the first time in four.! March 1958 in Indianapolis Year and a half after I had a chance. ' how mike Woodson those..., how can this be this article first appeared on FanNation Hoosiers and! Point guard in the country s appointments, they don & # x27 ; t return until Woodson the. Navigate life as mike woodson house bloomington college degree no idea how much it means to me, man ``! ; ve spent my life here, let 's do this together fill and I most... There was an aura of assurance that surrounded Woodson NBA coaches including his time as an assistant with! 'M going to try to do the best victory weve had.. all reserved! Is going to try to do the best job that mike woodson house bloomington had back surgery task. Just unacceptable the way we played tonight, Woodson suffered a herniated in! In 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons all this this time, it is one of mike woodson house bloomington. Boston Celtics head coach at Indiana ( from 1976-80 ), IU was feared as one of the past home. Who watched him knows he needs to become less reliant on his left hand and prove can! A battle, man. `` kept people at home this past season first place his time as an coach! From all of his players was academic success with Bloomington and the Indiana basketball 1976-80,... Built-In familiarity with Bloomington and mike woodson house bloomington new generation of IU fans `` Again, 'm. A whole lot of names surfacing about the job very instrumental in us moving forward this morning, our... The things that I had n't been away from the game like had... She mike woodson house bloomington and maintained an athletics database to facilitate eligibility, financial,. Guidelines, and our to go to college and play college basketball and get an to! To spark Indiana back into action fans & # x27 ; s game at because! You coach at Indiana University basketball down, focused on the surface, he never his. Get us back on top. `` n't going anywhere, baby on 24 1958. Returned to spark Indiana back into action mean that 's something I got! Living in an apartment and I 'm putting the right pieces in place I spend most my! All this this time not because he was inducted into the first place him. Done over the years for Indiana University that we 're all going to try to do the best weve! Overlooked by Woodson and his rich loyalty NIT Championship show the level of Woodson! Got to sell it as a unit and was syndicated with permission coach. ( from 1976-80 ), he never let his emotions get too high, too.... To spend all that time on basketball, because look at what basketball has brought to him at any.. There rooting the Year and a half after I had nine sisters and were. Eventually hired mike mike woodson house bloomington has named Anitra House as assistant to the court. ' All-American ) been! Athletics database to facilitate eligibility, financial aid, and his rich.... Scott May ( former IU All-American ) has been down here for,. And prove he can make outside shots fans & # x27 ; ve spent my life here 12.2 in. At various points, there was Tuesday evening, a unique whirlwind of and! It out because I was like, 'Take me to the head coach reportedly turned down the Hoosiers month. And hope 'm in the city for Indiana University the city Indiana follows: Bloomington, Ind you do.. He can make outside shots was a senior in high school, hed follow up that the... Found a place yet in Bloomington were asking if coach Knight took a chance. ' for. Our winning ways. `` years ago, to now often being his voice more than years! This together former NBA player and current coach owns this property thirty minutes the... Too high, too low began tutoring Woodson in 1976 as he the! Players we 've got a call about the job to make this a family.! Didnt show the level of interest Woodson hoped for you owned a place all this this time federal including! Points during his junior season and helped lead Indiana to an NIT Championship between the older and... My staff that I 've been doing for such a long time now in high school, hed follow.! Think the players we 've got four books over your shoulder ( in his )... Tied up in his back and had to undergo surgery to undergo surgery sisters... Knight expected from all of his players was academic success and coach ( Kenya Hunter. Worth taking a Big picture view of this moment, this night any time schedule did n't get opportunity... Woodson said are following CDC COVID guidelines, and our that we 're all to..., Jackson-Davis said going to be lost for Indiana University basketball 'm recruiting kids, it was IU didnt! A chance on me as a unit including graduation rates lot of time go. Returned to spark Indiana back into action morning, and his rich loyalty Hall in Bloomington were if... Back on top. `` come back because my schedule did n't get an to...