How good of a coaching job is Indiana basketball? Here are the pros and cons

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BLOOMINGTON – Indiana basketball’s search for Mike Woodson’s replacement will likely progress at a slow burn for now.

The Hoosiers still have at least seven games left and, barring something unexpected, the carousel won’t really get going in earnest — at least at the level IU will want to hire from — until teams start dropping out of the NCAA tournament.

Which means, while Indiana keeps much of the operation behind the scenes, there will be plenty of time to discuss what kind of job the Hoosiers are hiring to. It is one messy with contradictions, full of ambition, an unappealing pressure cooker, a high-ceiling opportunity and a place where nearly a half-dozen full-time coaches have crashed and burned this century.

What to make of that curious blend? What can Scott Dolson offer Mike Woodson’s successor? Some thoughts.

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Indiana is believed to have one of the most robust men’s basketball NIL pools in the country. It’s possible, if not probable, that the Hoosiers have the richest roster in the Big Ten this year (those numbers aren’t ever perfectly comparable).

Hoosiers Connect, IU’s partner collective, is already adjusting its approach with the House settlement forthcoming. That should ensure Indiana doesn’t have trouble with the NIL clearinghouse meant to regulate deals more tightly beginning this summer.

And the department is prepared to fund men’s basketball through revenue sharing at a level few, if any, Big Ten peers will match. Only other basketball-serious schools, such as Purdue, UCLA and perhaps Maryland, are expected to match IU’s commitment.

One of Woodson’s lasting positive legacies on his alma mater will be the reestablishment of an NBA pipeline that had dried up. It’s easier to tell players a certain story about their career path through Bloomington to the league than it was four years ago.

Couple that to the program’s…

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Author : Indianapolis Star

Publish date : 2025-02-11 10:04:00

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