Purdue’s Haarms enters Transfer Portal Purdue Boilermakers by Staff - April 6, 2020April 16, 20200 Purdue men’s basketball head coach Matt Painter has announced that Matt Haarms has entered the transfer portal. Haarms, a 7-foot, 3-inch from Amsterdam, averaged 8.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 52.4 percent from the field, 31.3 percent from 3-point range and 63.4 percent from the
Iowa’s Brand named NWCA National Coach of the Year Iowa Hawkeyes by Staff - April 6, 2020April 16, 20200 The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced Wednesday that University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands has been named 2020 NWCA National Coach of the Year. The NWCA coaching honor is the second of Brands’ career. He first won the award in 2008 following Iowa’s national championship. The 2020 Hawkeyes were favored
Indiana State and Purdue scheduled for 2020-21 Season Indiana State Sycamores Purdue Boilermakers by Staff - April 6, 2020April 16, 20200 Head coach Matt Painter has announced that the Boilermakers will host Indiana State in a non-conference game on Nov. 13, in Mackey Arena. Tip time and television designation will be announced at a later date. Purdue owns a 29-4 all-time advantage against the Sycamores, last defeating Indiana State on Dec. 18, 2010, a
Tamika Catchings named to 2020 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Fever News by Staff - April 4, 2020April 16, 20200 Indiana Fever vice president of basketball operations and general manager Tamika Catchings was inducted into the 2020 Class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame today. The Class of 2020 will be enshrined on Saturday, August 29 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “I am
WNBA issues statement on 2020 Season Fever News by Staff - April 3, 2020April 16, 20200 WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert released the following statement: “As developments continue to emerge around the COVID-19 pandemic, including the extension of the social distancing guidelines in the United States through April 30, the WNBA will postpone the start of its training camps and tip of the regular season originally scheduled for
Berger and Patberg Named 2020 NCAA Division I WBCA Coaches’ All-American Honorable Mention Indiana Hoosiers by Staff - April 2, 2020April 16, 20200 Indiana guards Ali Patberg and Grace Berger have been named to the 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honorable mention team. The duo is the first pair of All-American selections from Indiana since 1986 when Karna Abram and Cindy Bumgarner earned Fast Break All-American Special Mention honors. They were both
Call A Pacer returns for 2020 Pacers News by Staff - April 2, 2020April 16, 20200 For the 27th year, the Indiana Pacers have teamed with the Indianapolis Public Library to present Call-A-Pacer, a collaboration that allows callers to listen to featured Pacers’ players and personalities read from fun, basketball-inspired children’s books. While the library remains closed during the Coronavirus pandemic, fans of all ages can
Brenna Wise named to Senior Class Award First Team Indiana Hoosiers by Staff - March 31, 2020April 16, 20200 Indiana senior forward Brenna Wise was selected to the Senior CLASS Award First Team. The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I women’s basketball coaches, national basketball media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I women’s basketball. Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu won the
Purdue to Face West Virginia in Hall of Fame Invitational Purdue Boilermakers by Staff - March 25, 20200 The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has announced that the Purdue men’s basketball team will face West Virginia in the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational on Dec. 13. The game will take place Dec. 13, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of a tripleheader. It will mark Purdue’s first
Indiana Fever sign Jessica January Fever News by Staff - March 20, 20200 The Indiana Fever signed free agent guard, Jessica January, to a training camp contract today. “Jessica is a veteran point guard and floor general with significant international experience,” Head Coach Marianne Stanley said. “Signing her to our training camp roster will give us additional competition at our guard positions." She averaged 14.8