But to get (Race) Thompson back, to get Khristian Lander and (Jordan) Geronimo back, that was a major start for me, even though we lost Armaan Franklin (to Virginia) and the big fella, Joey (Brunk to Ohio State). Proudly powered by Tuto WordPress theme from, Baseball Schedule (links to iuhoosiers.com), IU basketball still in contention for a Big Ten Tournament double-bye, The Daily Hoosier Report: The Latest in IU News and Recruiting Notes (3/1), Watch: Q&A with IU football OC Walt Bell, new WR coach Anthony Tucker, Look: IU radio legend Don Fischer featured on BTNs The Journey, IU basketball: Iowa at Indiana The Report Card, Iowa extends winning streak over IU by causing defensive breakdowns, Watch: Woodson and Jackson-Davis discuss loss to Iowa Its just unacceptable. "As long as I'm the coach here, they're going to be a part of it. I couldn't sell it no other way when I went to Atlanta. Indiana men's basketball's effort bothered head coach Mike Woodson in the loss to the No. All rights reserved. But I'm not looking at anything else differently.". "I took all my NBA money and I brought it back to Bloomington. BOZICH: There's been a lot of discussion about the re-branding of Indiana basketball. "And I think once he realized that, and it wasn't a knock against the young man. You've got an old Branch McCracken book. Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. "He finally said, 'Well, damn coach, we've been sitting here watching tape and you haven't put anything on there that I've done well.'. Everyones upset. It was just a full meltdown of our defensive game plan, Jackson-Davis said. After Archie Miller was fired, Woodson made it clear he was interested. 15 Indiana's 90-68 home loss to Iowa. WOODSON: "The timing was always kind of off or against me, even when Tom Crean received the job (in 2008). Well, Im going too right? Woodson asked. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. "I hadn't been away from the game like I had been during the year and a half after I had back surgery. 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. Im the coach, I gotta get them ready to play. "To answer your question, I'm looking to push this team and put a competitive team on the floor that's going to make our fan base so happy. "After watching all three, they kind of fit a need that we had here at Indiana University. Iowa had built a double-digit lead less than three minutes into the game and made its first five shots, including three 3-pointers. Knight gave him a shirt reading Indiana University. Later, Knight said, when Woodson was a senior in high school, hed follow up. Somehow, they did it. Aside from quick trips home for doctor's appointments, they don't return until. He doesn't understand why all sorts of people in Bloomington were asking if Coach Knight threw him a chair. We've got to make the playoffs. ', "That's kind of how my career (got started). (AF), Big cities, big fun. Its a secretary role, but one that is critical in keeping the mens basketball office functioning. Not because he didnt want it, but because he was tied up in his NBA life. He is a graduate of Indiana University and an AP Top 25 football voter. I knew nothing about coaching, Woodson said. I really felt good about the interview once Scott left and came back to Bloomington, still not knowing that I would get the shot to coach. The athletic department said Friday in a news release that Woodson . That Mike Woodson had his head down, focused on the task at hand. "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. It's all good.". But then came 2021, when the timing finally seemed right. Below is the full transcript. Ryan Joseph "Archie" Miller (born October 30, 1978) is an American men's college basketball coach for the Rhode Island Rams.. Miller played point guard for North Carolina State from 1998 to 2002 and ended his career among the school's leaders in free-throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage, and total three-pointers. "I think what has helped me is I've had relationships with people in my NBA world all these years. Anitra House first started tutoring IU mens basketball players when Woodson was a freshman in Bloomington. "At that time I was in the eighth grade. Today, they're still talked about. "I scored 2,000 damn points and won Big Ten Player of the Year when I only played six games!!!!'' Now we've got to go after the rest of the guys.' KRAVITZ: At your age, people are starting to think about boats, golf and retirement. So Woodson went out to Phoenix, Arizona, for his first coaching job. (AP) Kris Murray scored 26 points, Tony Perkins flirted with the first triple-double in Iowa history and the Hawkeyes beat No. (AF) (We all concur on that one.). Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. I'm going to bring every one of them back, starting next month. "It wasn't a knock against the young kid, but I showed film of what he couldn't do. "That's all I know. All my ties had always been here at Indiana University, always. Woodson accepted. "But coming from a big family taught me values. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. Indiana forward Miller Kopp, right, attempts to block a shot by Iowa guard Tony Perkins in the second half Tuesday in Bloomington. WOODSON:"Well, you talk about it but, again, you like to think when they put people in place, they're the right person to get the job done and you root for that person. (AF) (Sorry, TJD, just had to do it. 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. "We are following CDC COVID guidelines, and our . WOODSON:"I'm in the apartment business. No longer are fans and pundits askingwhy? I'm going to try to do the best job that I can possibly do to get us back on top.". That's the only reason why I'm here. I had nine sisters and there were three boys. "So to be able to get an opportunity to come back and coach, something I had been doing for a number of years at the NBA level, it was just like a dream come true because it just doesn't happen that often that a player gets to play college basketball at the highest level you can play it, go pro, go into in coaching and then circle back. I just started going down the list of guys that didn't raise their hand in the meeting. They came in here and kicked our ass, it was just that simple.. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. He just wasnt very verbal with people that he didnt know.. "It wasn't funny 35 years ago, and it's sure not funny now.'' 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. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. (AF) (Yea, youngsters, a music record is oh, never mind. "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.". "Again, I didn't get an opportunity to really come back because my schedule didn't permit me to come back. Wayne Radford (another former IU player from Indianapolis), I talk about Wayne, but he was one of the first guys that I met at the age of 14. Woodson returned to the Bloomington campus in the spring of 2021 with a vast experiences and knowledge after playing in the NBA for 11 seasons beginning in 1980 and serving as a coach in the league beginning in 1996 for seven NBA franchises, including nine years combined as a head coach with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks. See also: Three keys, highlights, final stats. BOZICH: In addition to Trayce, you were also able to recruit Xavier Johnson (from Pittsburgh), Miller Kopp (from Northwestern) and Tamar Bates (a top-50 high school recruit). I wasn't being realistic about it. 247Sports . New Indiana men's basketball coach Mike Woodson, right, is handed his old IU jersey by Athletic Director Scott Dolson on Monday morning after he was introduced as leader of the program with. ET) The feel-good Coming2Bloomington story of Mike Woodson returning to his alma mater at Indiana as its new basketball coach came to an abrupt ending on Thursday morning when the legendary former Hoosiers star told Sports Illustrated Indiana that he was quitting. "When I first got my coaching gig in Atlanta, I had just won an NBA title (as an assistant) with Larry Brown in Detroit. And that House was telling the story of Woodson finding his voice on a radio show named after him wasnt lost on her. And if you're wondering what all these (AF) symbols are after every headline and paragraph, it stands for APRIL FOOLS!!!! Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. I don't. I'm trying to win the national title. Tony Perkins, who might make my All-Indiana Killer team if I bother to do one, then escaped Galloway's attention for another layup to make . Indiana shot 43%. Today she watches him lead a high major college basketball program and deal with the media, but she remembers a much different side of him in 1976. BOZICH: Your name was mentioned for the Indiana job in 2017, when IU hired Archie Miller. Now, Woodson says, it's his turn to repay the fanbase for sticking by his side over 40 years later, even when they didn't have to. This has been my life. WOODSON: "That we're all going to be back as a family. (AF), Woodson said he hasn't been well-received since he got to Bloomington, because a lot of fans who are Hall of Fame coaches from their mom's basement wanted a young, flashy successful college coach instead instead of an old man who's never once coached a college game. "There's a lot of great college coaches, I mean, there's no cupcakes in the Big Ten, there's just not. Big Ten tournament seeding and tiebreaker scenarios, Big Ten tournament seeding and tiebreaker scenarios, Five takeaways from Indianas loss against Iowa, Indianas defense nonexistent in 90-68 loss to Iowa, Five takeaways from Indianas win over Eastern Michigan. Everybody is bragging about their program. And when Chester Woodson passed away in 1971, a 13-year-old Michael Dean Woodson followed suit he put his head down and got work. WOODSON:"First of all, to think about all the accomplishments that coach Knight has had in his career as a coach and even as a player at Ohio State it's hard to imagine for me, the guy who played for him, the guy who was given a scholarship to come from Indianapolis to play for him at Indiana, for me, it's like a dream come true. 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. It just doesn't happen. Homes - Celebrity - Sports - Basketball Links: en.wikipedia.org By: neotrix Advertisement Celebrity Homes Mailing List Policies Your Name Comment Advertisement Nearby: "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.' I knew what that high was all about. I just kind of walked away from it.. (AP) Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson is expected to return to the sideline Saturday night for a crucial Big Ten contest against Ohio State. Katy, Texas (TX), US. "But it didn't work out that way and I wish them nothing but the best as they move forward and move on with their careers. "I can never forget the guys that came before me. You've got to be dedicated to what you're doing. 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? 5 University of Arizona on Dec. 10, and thought his team wasn't tough enough in a loss to Rutgers on Dec. 3. I just didnt like how the process was going when they wanted to talk with me, Woodson said. A widely-touted "players' coach" dating back to his NBA days, Woodson seemingly knew the right buttons to press at each turn, even if it took longer than some might've hoped. I had (another back surgery) a couple years ago that really got me back. When cracks appeared to be forming throughout the season and shades of Indiana's old ways began rearing its ugly head, Woodson was often the mediator and reconciler. "But I blossomed as a player. But, boy, that team became a beautiful team to watch over the years. "That's important. 5 Purdue in what Jackson-Davis called probably the best victory weve had.. As their area took on more responsibilities, her role expanded and culminated with experience as a learning specialist, certifying eligibility, and athletic financial aid. He said the same about his own team after the . "So I'm grateful and honored that this university put this team in my hands. We've got to win the Big Ten. There has been struggles and a bit of a malaise. Because coaching is hard. I said, 'Hey, man, let's do this together. They exploited it and they took advantage of it and they hit shots, so credit to them.. I walked away from that meeting really dejected. 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. People that know me knew that over the years. At least once a week there is great news about the direction of the program. - Indiana coach Mike Woodson appeared on the weekly radio show 'Inside Indiana Basketball' with Don Fischer on Monday night at Southern Stone Restaurant. He was inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. I could never not root for the Indiana Hoosiers.". "So I had to do some damage control I had to start setting up meetings with the parents and the players. Just as he was starting to get serious with the game of basketball, a young Woodson also started to take on jobs to help keep the family afloat, all while trying to keep up at school. Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis celebrates after a foul Feb. 18, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. I think when you're recruiting players you've got to put them in the best positions to be successful. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The game ball, he said, hes going to keep. But I've had my ups and downs, too. 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. The folks over at The Bluebird, Bloomington's coolest music place when live music is allowed, asked him to come over and play the sax for a while and just read lyrics. WOODSON:"I've never felt that I was 63. DOYEL: What kind of season is acceptable in Year 1? How long has being the IU basketball coach been your dream? "We had our struggles early with that young team. DOYEL: Assembly Hall has been redone, so you're not in Bob Knight's former office literally, but you're in there metaphorically. 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. Woodson joined the Knicks staff following six seasons as head coach of the Hawks, where he guided the Hawks to the NBA Playoffs in each of his last three seasons (including 2007-08, ending Atlantas eight-year Playoff drought), and into the Eastern Conference Semifinals in his last two seasons. (AF), Woodson said, "One dude in overalls said, 'I dont know why Cletus drug your tired old bones in here, he must of owed you something fierce. 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. She retired from her position as Director of Eligibility and Systems in 2014. ), Woodson also wondered why there was no statue of his coach, Bob Knight, who won three titles in the building. (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. "When I say that he was my mentor, he was my mentor at an early age. How Mike Woodson met Anitra House Two things you have to know about Mike Woodson: his humble upbringing, and his rich loyalty. "I'm hoping and praying that I'm putting the right pieces in place. "We got the Knicks up and going. Fran McCaffery is in Bloomington today fresh off perhaps his strangest moment as a head coach and he's set the bar pretty high in that regard. "I started playing basketball very late. "Because if you don't push that and sell it, then it becomes second nature to these guys. Meanwhile, Woodson watched IUs basketball program face an array of struggles from afar. 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. They're going to be welcome because they deserve that. "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. (AF), "I kept thinking every morning and every night that I was moving from New York City to Bloomington, and that just started to blow my mind,'' Woodson said. "Tamar Bates' parents and I had some things in common based on people I knew while living in Atlanta. The transcript of what Mike Woodson said after Indiana's 79-71 road win at Purdue. Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) shoots during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Penn State, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. After an up and down two weeks where Indiana suffered two losses and recorded two wins including one over Purdue at Mackey Arena Mike Woodson joined Don Fischer for his radio show Monday . "That's like the oldest, most stale joke in Indiana basketball history,'' Woodson said. What message did you have that resonated with them? These are books that obviously Archie was reading. Hey Woody, Ill see you later, Fitzsimmons. Woodson missed Wednesday night's game at Minnesota because he was recovering from COVID-19. "That," IU coach Mike Woodson said postgame, mincing zero words, "was a bullshit performance Indiana and Woodson learned the harsh reality of that numerous times last season: blowing a 22-point lead against Wisconsin, losing to a Penn State team which hadn't played in over three weeks due to health and safety protocols, falling to Rutgers at home on a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Ron Harper Jr., the list goes on. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. So I don't need much. Got a lot of work that needs to be done to get this team back on top. Murray, with Galloway's hand in his face, pulled up and drained the 3-pointer over his defender. "A kid in our neighborhood said, 'Hey, Wayne Radford plays at this court around the corner from you.'. WOODSON: "I'm from a family of 12. Iowa defeated Indiana 90-68. "Yes, I've got a lot of big shoes to fill and I'm up for the challenge. (Photo: Peegs.com) Woodson's built-in. Finally, sitting in the press room after the game, Woodson let himself crack a smile. They wanted me to stay on board. 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. It spurred a carousel of coaches: Mike Davis, then Kelvin Sampson, Dan Dakich and Tom Crean. They knew people that I knew in Atlanta. "I'm really back now, and that means a great deal to me," Woodson said. 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. "The Knicks called (last fall) and asked me to come back (as an assistant coach). Never once. I'm an average nobody. I dont want no part of coaching.. I don't care what level you coach at or what sport you coach. KRAVITZ: You've talked about bridging the gap between the older generation and the new generation of IU fans. 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. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. And I honestly thought I could help him make the next move to the big leagues. That soft, soothing voice "will make millions,'' some slick NYC record producer said. I've said it time and time again: Indiana University basketball is Bob Knight. Woody, why dont you come out and be my assistant in the summer league? Woodson recalls Fitzsimmons asking. So here I am.". "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. BLOOMINGTON After Indianas road loss to Iowa on Jan. 5, Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson called the performance of the referees bulls---.. I never dreamt this would ever happen to me, Woodson said earlier this year. Thirty to 40 of Woodsons friends and family attended Tuesdays game, including longtime writer Bob Hammel, whom Woodson exchanged pleasantries with in the press room, bringing back memories from the programs past. Woodson stayed in. House went from helping Woodson find his voice more than 40 years ago, to now often being his voice. Here was a once-thriving basketball program that has slipped further and further away from national relevancy. Getty Images. 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. But Murray answered with a 3-pointer, starting a string of eight consecutive made baskets for the Hawkeyes, at the end of which they led 61-40. After securing a sweep of in-state rival Purdue for the first time in a decade, No. I've got to make this a family atmosphere. Woodson played 104 games for the Hoosiers after graduating in 1976 from Broad Ripple High School and is the fifth all-time leading scorer with 2,061 points and his 19.8 points per game average is tied (Calbert Cheaney) for the second highest by a Hoosier who played four seasons in college. Indiana (20-10, 11-8) concludes the regular season on Sunday at home against Michigan. Andrew Jackson Smith's remarkable story of valor was almost lost to history. I just wasn't ready to walk away. In 1991, after playing a decade in the NBA, Woodson was content with stepping away from the game. And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. Even through the buzzer in Indianas 68-62 win, one that was closer than it shouldve been, Woodson remained calm. "I was like, 'Take me to the court.' I had a chance to retool and rethink what I really wanted to do the rest of my coaching career. After starring for Broad Ripple High School, Woodson accepted a scholarship offer to Indiana. - Indiana suffered a 90-68 blowout loss on its home court on Tuesday night against Iowa. - Indiana coach Mike Woodson said on his weekly radio show with Don Fischer on Monday night that senior point guard Xavier Johnson will not play on Tuesday against Iowa. Pulled out of retirement to assume the role of Assistant to the Head Coach for the mens basketball program, House regularly sees a strong, confident Woodson take charge of a room, with all eyes on him. "So the interview really wasn't an interview (in 2017) as far as I was concerned. With all that, the silky smooth Woodson decided to use those dulcet tones to record audio versions of bedtime stories instead of coaching basketball, hence the announcement today on April 1. He led the Hoosiers to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2003 and helped three players earn All-Big Ten status including Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson and Xavier Johnson. You figure you get an opportunity to go to college and play college basketball and get an education. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler). Murray got the Hawkeyes off to a fast start, hitting 3-pointers on their first two possessions. He gave me his blessings to do that. He was a little different at that point in time than he is now, said House on Monday evening to IU radio voice Don Fischer on Woodsons show. The Boston Celtics head coach reportedly turned down the Hoosiers last month before IU eventually hired Mike Woodson as its head basketball coach. He often looked back at his assistant coaches or twirled his finger to urge his players on. Its just unacceptable the way we played tonight, Woodson said. Well, I've always bragged about Indiana University, regardless of how they were doing. 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