WOODSON: "That we're all going to be back as a family. "So the interview really wasn't an interview (in 2017) as far as I was concerned. Indiana blown out by Iowa in worst home loss under Woodson, Northwest Allen County Schools faces backlash following decision to cancel school play, Nixed Carroll High School play to be replaced, superintendent says officials didn't cave to pressure, Indiana at Purdue Wrap-Up: The rivalry belongs to the Hoosiers, Purdue continues scuffling, Stalled Lofts at Headwaters Park project faces cost and contaminants, Board's stubborn focus preventing Philharmonic accord. Woodsons NBA playing career began in 1980-81, when he averaged 4.7 points over 11.7 minutes in 81 contests with the Knicks. I've been here my whole life.". My brothers had a lot to do with my success. He is a graduate of Indiana University and an AP Top 25 football voter. And if we can position ourselves to win a national title, then that's what I'm going to push for. "I was up in Fort Wayne about four or five days ago speaking to about a thousand at a sit-down dinner, and so many people kept saying to me 'welcome home.' "You've got all these players that went to different universities. So I don't need much. Tuesday was the worst home loss of the coachs two-year tenure and equaled the largest margin of defeat for the Hoosiers this season (they also lost by 22 to Kansas, 84-62). I kind of think I helped Michael find his voice, House said. We've just lost our winning ways. "I can never forget the guys that came before me. 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 . 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. 9 min read. It's being able to get people are these young men, your dreams and goals of how you want to play and how they fit into the realm of what you're doing or are trying to do here at Indiana University. At the age of 63, what compelled you to take on this job? I told that kid, 'Take me to the courts,' because I wanted to see how I fared against Wayne Radford, who I read about in the paper. Copyright 2021 WDRB Media. Registered Address 403 EAST SIXTH ST, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47408 United States Agent Name MIKE WOODSON Agent Address 403 EAST SIXTH ST, BLOOMINGTON, IN, 47408 Directors / Officers MIKE WOODSON, agent, 4 Aug 1980 - MIKE WOODSON, president, 21 Apr 2016 - TERRY WOODSON, secretary, 21 Apr 2016 - Registry Page https://bsd.sos.in.gov/PublicBusiness. But then plans changed when Woodson got a call from the late Cotton Fitzsimmons. Want to thank you, Woodson said in his opening remarks when he was introduced as the new IU head coach in March. The development of Trey Galloway "A kid in our neighborhood said, 'Hey, Wayne Radford plays at this court around the corner from you.'. It hasn't been perfect. (AP Photo), 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 head coach Mike Woodson during the team's Hoosier Hysteria NCAA basketball season kickoff event in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. I couldn't sell it no other way when I went to Atlanta. 4 Purdue for the first time in four years. The Scott Mays, (George) McGinnis, (Steve) Downing, the Van Arsdale twins, the guys who came before Mike Woodson, set the table. January 27, 2023. 5 Purdue in what Jackson-Davis called probably the best victory weve had.. "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. But this is challenging for me, and I'm a competitive man.". Indiana landfill to house waste shipments from toxic Ohio train derailment IU Bloomington issues alert for armed person on campus News / Feb 27, 2023 / 10:08 PM EST "We just travel. "He finally figured it out because I'm not concerned about what you do well. "This is no knock against Archie (Miller) or Tom Crean, the guys that were here. Above is the full Q&A. I just told him. I had a chance to retool and rethink what I really wanted to do the rest of my coaching career. You would only expect that. Mike Woodson is going to be great in Bloomington. WOODSON: "These books were left over. Dateline BLOOMINGTON, Ind. I'm trying to win the Big Ten. We've got to win the Big Ten. Fact is, mister, you start screwing up this team, Ill personally hide-strap your ass to a pine rail and send you up the Monon Line!' You know what they are, now that vinyl is back.). Caitlin Clark. Somehow, they did it. BLOOMINGTON - IU expects head coach Mike Woodson to be on the bench for Saturday's visit from Ohio State, after Woodson missed the Hoosiers' Wednesday win at Minnesota while recovering from COVID. I put some film together based on his play here at Indiana University. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Medium) $ 12.00. "The Knicks called. You figure you get an opportunity to go to college and play college basketball and get an education. Chester Woodson was. (AF) (Sadly, that's true, too.) We've got to try to win a national title because that's what it's all about. KRAVITZ: This has little to do with basketball, but you come from a big family and I just wondered how that has shaped you? Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. "I have those Cook books. Murray got the Hawkeyes off to a fast start, hitting 3-pointers on their first two possessions. Reasonable Rabby vs The Hoosier Hysterics. (AP) Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson is expected to return to the sideline Saturday night for a crucial Big Ten contest against Ohio State. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. He averaged 21.0 points during his junior season and helped lead Indiana to an NIT Championship. DOYEL: You've got four books over your shoulder (in his office). To be able to circle back home and coach Indiana University basketball means a great deal to me, Woodson said. (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. Other coaches were mentioned, too. Iowa defeated Indiana 90-68. DOYEL: Assembly Hall has been redone, so you're not in Bob Knight's former office literally, but you're in there metaphorically. 1 in the preseason of the 1979-80 campaign. I've been on the front end of it, when it was good. Mike Woodson's Indiana Hoosiers did it. Well, I've always bragged about Indiana University, regardless of how they were doing. Somebodys got to coach the team.. Katy, Texas (TX), US. I just kind of quietly went about my business as a coach and I was still able to come back here and be a part of Indiana University. (The Hawkeyes) had their way, doing everything they wanted to do. Scott's been here all these years grinding, looking out over everything that we've done from a real estate standpoint. "A week later, we'd had some communications within that week. "I was able to do that along with my staff to get these three to commit to us. And part of what Knight expected from all of his players was academic success. He continued on with his coaching cliches, telling his players to take it one game at a time. All he wanted to do, he said, was beat Eastern Michigan. 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. "I scored 2,000 damn points and won Big Ten Player of the Year when I only played six games!!!!'' My senior year in college I did an internship at the company. IU still has a chance to get one of the four double-byes into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament but must beat Michigan in the regular-season finale Sunday and get some help from some of the other six teams Iowa among them that entered Tuesday within a game of second place. I'm just happy that he stayed and knowing that we've got a lot of work on our hands to do to get this turned around.". And that House was telling the story of Woodson finding his voice on a radio show named after him wasnt lost on her. "As long as I'm the coach here, they're going to be a part of it. I've said that for many, many years. This connection Woodson and IU basketball started to really take shape when he was in sixth grade. Knight gave him a shirt reading Indiana University. Later, Knight said, when Woodson was a senior in high school, hed follow up. He was 13 when his father died. - 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. I go to 29 different (arenas) to play NBA basketball, and IU is all over the place. 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. 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. "I took this job for one reason and one reason only: to come back here and win Big Ten titles and national titles," Woodson said at last weekend's Peegs.com golf outing. Homes - Celebrity - Sports - Basketball Links: en . "My ties have always been in Bloomington. 15 Indiana will look to keep its roll going at home Tuesday night by . "It's a lot of work in college, it is," Woodson said. He probably only said 25 words the first semester that I worked with him. And I've been on the back end of it, when it was bad. Woodson approached her to join his staff just weeks after taking the job. This has been my life. There's fans everywhere I (went) in my walk of life in the NBA. "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. "And with Archie, before he became the head coach, I got a call about the job. That's what I'm about. But I'm not looking at anything else differently.". It is, for a second, worth taking a big picture view of this moment, this night. But at the end of the day, it's relationships, it's talking to people. Scott May (former IU All-American) has been down here for many, many years. Now we've got to go after the rest of the guys.' Me being next to the youngest, most of my older sisters and an older brother, they were out of the home. Katy, Texas (TX), US. And maybe I was nave and foolish to even go into Atlanta, knowing that we had gutted the whole team and started over with 18-, 19- and 20-year-old kids. Woodson, left, has worked with some top NBA coaches including his time as an assistant for Doc Rivers with the Clippers. Perkins had 23. 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. He was working himself to death, with no time for eloquence. Its nice.. 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. Hey Woody, we can play golf every day, Fitzsimmons said. 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I had to tell them what was on my heart and how I felt, about the individual player, as a player and how I thought that player could help us from a team standpoint. 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. "We got the Knicks up and going. But a lot of these guys are local, a lot of guys live up in Indy, they're close. And if you're wondering what all these (AF) symbols are after every headline and paragraph, it stands for APRIL FOOLS!!!! Because coaching is hard. At Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, he averaged 28.6 points as a senior, scored 1,154 points in his career, and earned All-State honors while being a member of the Indiana All-Stars. WOODSON: "I don't know if IU has ever lost its brand. "Again, I didn't get an opportunity to really come back because my schedule didn't permit me to come back. The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. Here was a once-thriving basketball program that has slipped further and further away from national relevancy. 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. Woodson accepted. Woodson hit key free throws late in regulation to send. Mike and his wife, Terri, have two daughters, Alexis and Mariah, who were volleyball players at Georgia Tech. That Mike Woodson had his head down, focused on the task at hand. He lost his dad when he was 13, and he started working part-time, and going to school, and moving around to different schools, and playing basketball. BOZICH: Your name was mentioned for the Indiana job in 2017, when IU hired Archie Miller. (AP) Trayce Jackson-Davis quickly caught and surpassed his coach on Indiana's career scoring list Saturday. Born in Indianapolis, Woodson was a star scoring guard under Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight from 1976-80, helping the school average 20 wins per season in his time there before the . The athletic department said Friday in a news release that Woodson . But I'd like to think the players we've brought in will be very instrumental in us moving forward. He pushed me and he put me in the best position to be successful. When I got the call about IU when it opened up, I was gung ho about pursuing it and I was hoping like hell I got the opportunity to come back.". (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. It was already set when I came to Indiana University. He doesn't understand why all sorts of people in Bloomington were asking if Coach Knight threw him a chair. The 54th NAACP Image Awards did the thing! Staff Writer. Never once. BLOOMINGTON - After Indiana's road loss to Iowa on Jan. 5, Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson called the performance of the referees "bulls---.". Right after I got here I ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce and got egg noodles with ketchup. I had nine sisters and there were three boys. They're going to be welcome because they deserve that. At least once a week there is great news about the direction of the program. I don't. "It's just amazing. "To me, really there is no in between. Watch as Indiana coach Mike Woodson met with the media following a 90-68 loss to Iowa on Tuesday in Bloomington. "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. Today, they're still talked about. We had a bunch of people who helped us from a business standpoint to learn the real estate market. This time, it was IU that didnt show the level of interest Woodson hoped for. - Indiana coach Mike Woodson appeared on the weekly radio show 'Inside Indiana Basketball' with Don Fischer on Monday night at Southern Stone Restaurant. Hes started to bridge the gap, inviting Knight to practice and Isiah Thomas to Hoosier Hysteria. Because Coach Knight took a chance on me as a player. That was kind of disheartening over all these years. 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. Quick brag . I'm not going to do that. Because I know coaching is hard. The game ball, he said, hes going to keep. The untested Woodson was left to run practice on his own. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. The Hoosiers are now 20-10 overall and 11-8 in Big Ten play, with the regular season . Why leave a 25-year NBA coaching career for college basketball? That soft, soothing voice "will make millions,'' some slick NYC record producer said. I get that. "But my loyalty and my feelings toward the basketball program have always been stronger than ever. 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. "I hadn't been away from the game like I had been during the year and a half after I had back surgery. 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. That's what I'm going to try to do. (AF) (Actually, that's true too, amazingly. The board, the 1,092nd of his career . "I would try to find ways to brag about us, because it's a great institution from an academic standpoint and the program, like you said, it was sitting at the top. He scored a career-high 18.2 ppg with Kansas City in 1982-83. But after that day, Woodson was hooked on coaching, wanting to provide the same mentorship as Knight did for him. His team also ended nine-game losing streaks to Purdue and Michigan and his staff landed the fifth-best recruiting class in the country according to 247Sports. Photo by Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics. (AF) (We all concur on that one.). KRAVITZ: Was it a different feeling when you got this job than previous jobs in the pros? "Mentally, I'm pushed to coach basketball. Hosted by Grammy . Hed come home to Bloomington, he figured, and work alongside his friend Scott May at a real estate company. I just didnt like how the process was going when they wanted to talk with me, Woodson said. "And I think once he realized that, and it wasn't a knock against the young man. In New York, "anything I wanted was a phone call away. But, boy, that team became a beautiful team to watch over the years. Talked about personal things from both sides. I never dreamt this would ever happen to me, Woodson said earlier this year. I'm living in an apartment and I spend most of my time here in Assembly Hall. Jackson-Davis ninth rebound made him the schools career leader in that category ahead of Alan Henderson. Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. "It hasn't changed. He was currently serving as an assistant coach with the Knicks. And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. 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? He said the same about his own team after the 15th-ranked Hoosiers lost to the Hawkeyes 90-68 at Assembly Hall on Tuesday night, a defeat that ended IUs hopes of sharing the Big Ten championship with Purdue. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) Mike Woodson has been the Indiana University men's basketball coach for less than two months but has already reshaped the roster, completed his staff and set goals. Each time the job opened, Woodson didnt consider interviewing. I walked away from that meeting really dejected. I've had my battles physically over the years, from the back surgery I had many years ago. WOODSON: "The timing was always kind of off or against me, even when Tom Crean received the job (in 2008). I've got to make this a family atmosphere. Some may disagree, but this is a great hire. (AF) (Sorry, TJD, just had to do it. Asked if his emotions were any different heading into Tuesday than when he coached for a new team in the NBA, Woodson said: I dont know.. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images) - 2NHDRKD from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. 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. I went in there selling playoffs. As an assistant, he has worked for greats such as Chris Ford (Bucks), George Karl (Bucks), Larry Brown (76ers and Pistons), Mike DAntoni (Knicks), Doc Rivers (Clippers), and Tom Thibodeau (Knicks). My. "But I like the direction of where we are right now and where we are headed, knowing there is a lot of work that's got to be done.". I'm going to try to do the best job that I can possibly do to get us back on top.". "I can never replace Bob Knight and all the things that he's done over the years for Indiana University basketball. "I was like, 'Take me to the court.' DOYEL: Have you found a place yet in Bloomington or have you owned a place all this this time? "There has really not been any surprises for me, and I don't mean that in a braggadocious way," Woodson said. Year 1 in your coaching tenure is not supposed to be your best one, but what do you expect to see, based on your roster and your own goals? 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. "Unfortunately we've had our ups and downs over the years but I'm still there rooting. "If we could walk into a Big Ten title, man, it would be one of the most beautiful things that can happen to this program. After Crean was fired in 2017, though, Woodson put his name into consideration. 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. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler), Indiana men's basketball coach Mike Woodson. WOODSON: "I'm from a family of 12. WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's conservative wing signaled deep skepticism Tuesday over President Joe Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt, suggesting the administration may have overstepped its authority by creating a program estimated to benefit more than 40 million . 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. Got a lot of work that needs to be done to get this team back on top. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Dylan Sinn is a College Sportswriter, covering mainly Indiana, Purdue and Notre Dame, as well local colleges in northeast Indiana and Fort Wayne TinCaps baseball. I was a 5-9 point guard in the eighth grade. "I'm going to do a lot of things to make sure they're involved in what we've doing here at Indiana University and this program.". "There's a lot of great college coaches, I mean, there's no cupcakes in the Big Ten, there's just not. (AF), Big cities, big fun. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. In the days leading up to his IU coaching debut, Mike Woodson didnt let his excitement show. That's the only reason why I'm here. That's the only thing that I'm selling here as a head coach. 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. BOZICH: But did you and your peers talk about what was wrong and how it could be fixed? Even losing my dad at an early age, I just basically watched him work himself to death, trying to take care of his kids. "It wasn't funny 35 years ago, and it's sure not funny now.'' (AF) (Editor's Note: Sadly, that is not made up. People that know me knew that over the years. They came in here and kicked our ass, it was just that simple.. 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. After securing a sweep of in-state rival Purdue for the first time in a decade, No. That component hasn't and won't be overlooked by Woodson. (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. 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 . And Miller, I knew people that knew Miller in Houston, Texas, because I lived in Houston for 20-some years. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Now,. IU head coach Mike Woodson speaks to a crowd of IU fans at a Peegs.com golf outing on May 20, 2022, at Pfau Golf Course in Bloomington, Indiana. Early in the second half, when No. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Large) $ 12.00. I really needed a laugh early this morning, and I hope you got one, too. "I wasn't able to come back and actually catch games because of the conflict of me playing my schedule in the NBA just never allowed me to come and catch a game. The 64-year-old was born on March 24, 1958 in Indianapolis. All rights reserved. He has worked for ESPN, CBSSports and FOXSports and most recently spent five years at ESPN as a multi-platform basketball insider - on SportsCenter, doing sideline for games, features, 1-on-1 sit-downs and also establishing himself as the pre-eminent news-breaker in college basketball. I'm an average nobody. There was a problem saving your notification. Woodson was the 1980 Big Ten Player of the Year and NABC All-American as a senior in leading the Hoosiers to a conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournaments Sweet Sixteen. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Products. There was IU's 66-58 win over No. That was a bulls--- performance tonight. "That's kind of how we got Davis. Boys & Girls Club Beverage Tumbler $ 13.00. "So I've gone through the struggles, too, just like a lot of Indiana University basketball fans. I just think Indiana basketball is still as big as ever. In fact, it is one of many aspects of Woodsons very public career she revels in. That's just the nature of coaching and the nature of sports.". Indiana (20-10, 11-8) concludes the regular season on Sunday at home against Michigan. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) Mike Woodson has beenthe Indiana University men's basketball coach for less than two months but has already reshaped the roster, completed his staff and set goals for the 2021-22 season. As their area took on more responsibilities, her role expanded and culminated with experience as a learning specialist, certifying eligibility, and athletic financial aid. "That's important. 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