MICHAEL MAROT
UCLA guard Johnny Juzang is fouled while catching a pass between Michigan guard Franz Wagner, left, and guard Eli Brooks, right, during the second half of an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Big Ten becomes big flop by getting shut out of Final 4

By Michael Marot Mar. 31, 2021 01:43 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Big Ten spent most of this season talking about being

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, then-New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson watches his team play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, in New York. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Woodson presents rebuilding vision to get Hoosiers on track

By Michael Marot Mar. 29, 2021 02:21 PM EDT
Mike Woodson has a plan to revive Indiana basketball. He

Gonzaga forward Anton Watson (22) drives between Creighton forward Christian Bishop, left, and Mitch Ballock (24)in the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Unbeaten Zags keep rolling with 83-65 rout of Creighton

By Michael Marot Mar. 28, 2021 04:28 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gonzaga guard Andrew Nembhard believes he still has room to

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, then-New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson watches his team play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, in New York. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Hoosiers bring back former star player Woodson as coach

By Michael Marot Mar. 28, 2021 04:13 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Woodson won one Big Ten title and one NIT championship

Villanova forward Jermaine Samuels, center, tries to pass from defensive pressure from Baylor guard Adam Flagler, left, and Baylor forward Flo Thamba, right, in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Baylor defense too much for Villanova in flat 2nd half

By Michael Marot Mar. 27, 2021 09:15 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jay Wright kept finding ways to help fifth-seeded Villanova

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) is fouled by Oklahoma guard Elijah Harkless (24) in the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Monday, March 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Unbeaten Zags hope to take next step against Creighton

By Michael Marot Mar. 27, 2021 02:05 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Top-seeded Gonzaga has heard the resounding refrain all

Ohio guard Lunden McDay (15) drives to the basket to score during the first half of a first-round game against Virginia in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Virginia loses 62-58 to Preston, Ohio, ending title defense

By Michael Marot Mar. 20, 2021 09:44 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Virginia spent two years on top of the college

LSU guard Cameron Thomas (24) reacts to the team's win over St. Bonaventure as he leaves the court after a first round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
LSU overcomes slow start to outmuscle St. Bonaventure 76-61

By Michael Marot Mar. 20, 2021 04:19 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Freshman Cameron Thomas scored 27 points in another

Houston guard Jamal Shead (1) attempts to block a shot by Cleveland State forward Deante Johnson (35) during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Houston beats Cleveland State 87-56 as Sampson ties Wooden

By Michael Marot Mar. 19, 2021 09:50 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Quentin Grimes scored 18 points and Houston coach

Texas Tech guard Clarence Nadolny (3) steals the ball away from Utah State guard Marco Anthony (44) with a diving effort during the second half of a first round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Texas Tech uses 2nd-half surge to get past Utah State 65-53

By Michael Marot Mar. 19, 2021 04:14 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Mac McClung scored 16 points in his first career NCAA

Texas Southern forward John Walker III (24) passes the ball off to a teammate after being stopped en route to the basket by Mount St. Mary's forward Nana Opoku (22) during the second half of a First Four game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Texas Southern beats Mount St. Mary's 60-52 in NCAA opener

By Michael Marot Mar. 18, 2021 07:32 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Texas Southern forward John Walker III celebrated the

Purdue guard Jaden Ivey, left, drives around Indiana guard Rob Phinisee, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday, March 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Baby Boilers 2? Purdue leaning on Fab 4 for tourney run

By Michael Marot Mar. 18, 2021 02:54 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden Ivey grew up with high expectations.

FILE - Hinkle Fieldhouse is shown in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Butler and Marquette in Indianapolis, in this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo. Hinkle Fieldhouse is one of six venues hosting NCAA Tournament games later this week. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Indiana Snapshot: Butler's pitch to Hinkle changed sport

By Michael Marot Mar. 17, 2021 05:34 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tony Hinkle faced a life-changing choice in early 1921.

FILE - Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight gestures during a news conference in Bloomington, Ind., in this Wednesday, June 16, 1999, file photo. Tony Hinkle turned Butler's pass-and-cut offense of the 1920s into a coaching textbook for generations. Bob Knight and Gene Keady added their own revisions following Hinkle's forced retirement in 1970. Today, those three remain the gold standard of basketball innovation in Indiana, a state where successful coaches have spent more than a century testing novel concepts, breaking barriers and polishing philosophies before introducing them America.(AP Photo/Chuck Robinson, File)
Indiana snapshot: Coaching legacy looms large across America

By Michael Marot Mar. 16, 2021 05:15 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tony Hinkle and John Wooden created coaching manuals that

FILE - Hinkle Fieldhouse is shown in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Butler and Marquette in Indianapolis, in this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo. Hinkle Fieldhouse is one of six venues hosting NCAA Tournament games later this week. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Indiana snapshot: Basketball temples take center stage

By Michael Marot Mar. 15, 2021 04:55 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George McGinnis remembers every detail from that night he

Indiana head coach Archie Miller complains to official Bo Boroski after receiving a technical foul during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday, March 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Indiana fires Miller, raises private money to cover buyout

By Michael Marot Mar. 15, 2021 04:07 PM EDT
Archie Miller’s $10.3 million buyout was one of college basketball’s priciest.

Illinois center Kofi Cockburn (21) goes up for a dunk against Ohio State in an NCAA college basketball championship game at the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
No. 3 Illinois beats No. 9 Ohio State to take Big Ten title

By Michael Marot Mar. 14, 2021 11:41 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 3 Illinois accomplished one major goal. The next one

Illinois guard Da'Monte Williams, right rear, celebrates as Giorgi Bezhanishvili follows through on a dunk over Rutgers' Ron Harper Jr. during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten Conference men's tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
No. 3 Illinois gets past No. 5 Iowa, into Big Ten title game

By Michael Marot Mar. 13, 2021 11:07 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Illinois center Kofi Cockburn learned some hard lessons

Ohio State guard CJ Walker (13) shoots over Michigan guard Eli Brooks (55) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
No. 9 Buckeyes edge No. 4 Michigan, make Big Ten title game

By Michael Marot Mar. 13, 2021 08:52 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ohio State guard Duane Washington Jr. just wanted a second

Ohio State forward Zed Key (23) shoots over Purdue center Zach Edey (15) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
No. 9 Buckeyes beat No. 21 Purdue in OT, make Big Ten semis

By Michael Marot Mar. 12, 2021 10:10 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seth Towns is a natural when it comes to staying poised.