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Mark Montieth: Knight’s first Final Four team at IU set the stage for future success
Fifty years ago, Indiana University reached the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament with the first and unlikeliest of Bob Knight’s five Final Four teams.
Congressional hearing targets ‘NIL chaos’ in college sports
College sports leaders have been calling for help in the form of a federal law to bring uniform regulation to the way athletes can earn money off their fame with sponsorship or endorsement deals.
Women making case in tourney for own March Madness TV deal
Women’s basketball seems to have found a winner with its new Sweet 16 format in March Madness, and the timing couldn’t be better with looming TV contract negotiations on the horizon.
Dusty May, student of Bob Knight, takes FAU to Final Four
In his fifth season as head coach Florida Atlantic University, Dusty May has shepherded an anonymous program bereft of basketball history to the apex of the sport. His coaching journey began as a student manager for Coach Bob Knight in 1996.
College-focused Homefield Apparel finds opportunity in March Madness
The Indianapolis company specializes in selling vintage-themed T-shirts to fans of 150 universities, and surprising storylines have become a sure thing in the 68-team NCAA tournament.
Women hope Sweet 16 next step to own March Madness TV deal
The NCAA is expected to decide by the fall if the women’s tournament will become a separate entity after hiring Endeavor, a consulting firm, to determine how to take championships to market.
College hoops staffs specialize to meet roster, NIL demands
Coaches across college basketball are bolstering support staffs and looking at ways to evolve to deal with recruiting, roster management and athletes who can earn money.
NCAA upsets continue as top-seeded IU women fall on home court
The host Hoosiers (28-4) became the second No. 1 seed to be eliminated in two nights. It’s the first time since 1998 that two No. 1 seeds did not advance to the Sweet 16.
The maddest March ever? Underdogs head to the Sweet 16
Defending national champion the University of Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue University are gone—the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet 16 won’t have blue bloods Kentucky, Duke or North Carolina for only the second time since 1979.
Miami storms past IU into Sweet 16
Indiana University Coach Mike Woodson gave all the credit to Miami, which held a 42-26 rebounding advantage.
Indiana women open NCAA tourney with rout of Tennessee Tech
Sydney Parrish scored 19 points and had eight rebounds to lead the top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers.
Jackson-Davis leads Indiana past Kent State in March Madness
The fourth-seeded Hoosiers (23-11) advanced to play fifth-seeded Miami on Sunday for a trip to Kansas City for the Midwest Region semifinals.
Purdue, Painter lament another early March Madness exit
For the third straight year, the Boilermakers were bounced by a double-digit seed, losing Friday night to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson.
Men’s college basketball players making twice as much as women
The pay difference comes mainly from money flowing from so-called NIL collectives. Excluding the money from collectives, male and female basketball players made roughly the same amount of money from NIL deals.
A bigger March Madness? Many obstacles stand in the way
For the first time in more than a decade, NCAA and college sports leaders are committed to a serious examination of increasing the number of teams allowed to compete in an event that has become one of the crown jewels of American sports.
New NCAA president: Indianapolis ‘perfect home’ for organization, more events
Baker, who officially stepped into the head role at the NCAA last week replacing longtime leader Mark Emmert, said he’s receptive to more of the organization’s championships being held in Indiana.
New NCAA president says NIL rules could protect athletes
As Charlie Baker takes over as president of the Indianapolis-based NCAA, he brings a different way of thinking about one of the more important and most polarizing issues in college athletics: regulating how college athletes monetize their fame.
NCAA asks U.S. appeals court to block pay for student-athletes
The case is just the latest one to test the NCAA’s traditional amateurism model—and comes as the organization already faces complicated issues stemming from the advent of “name, image and likeness deals.
Jury: NCAA not liable in former quarterback’s death
The NCAA remains a defendant in dozens of similar cases that argue it should bear some responsibility for the long-term health problems associated with head injuries athletes suffer while playing for their schools.