By Will Hogsett | @WHHogsett Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – On the last night of the college basketball season, Indiana University coach Archie Miller remembered how he delivered the information that shook the world of his players. “It was like telling them a family member was sick, or something happened to somebody,” Miller said. …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: A year ago, Sports Capital Journalism Program student Dylan Hughes was assigned to cover the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. On the second scheduled day of the tournament, he covered the unprecedented cancellation of the conference tournament, followed by the cancellation of the NCAA tournament. As Indianapolis prepares to host the 2021 NCAA …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: In an unprecedented decision, the NCAA announced Thursday afternoon that its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments have been cancelled as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The men’s tournament had taken place each year since 1939, while the women’s tournament had been held since 1982. Sports Capital Journalism students Will Hogsett and …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: The Big Ten Conference issued the following statement late Thursday morning, minutes before the scheduled game between Rutgers and Michigan at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Sports Capital Journalism Program students Dylan Hughes and Will Hogsett will file reports this afternoon. The Big Ten Conference announced today that it will be canceling the remainder of …
Read MoreBy Dylan Hughes | @ByDylanHughes INDIANAPOLIS – Early in the evening, the opening matchup of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northwestern Wildcats started as a normal game. By the time Minnesota advanced to the second round with a victory over the Wildcats, the fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse …
Read MoreThe Big Ten Conference announced this evening that beginning Thursday, March 12, 2020, attendance at all Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament games will be limited to student-athletes, coaches, event staff, essential team and Conference staff, TV network partners, credentialed media, and immediate family members of the participating teams. Additionally, all further Big Ten Conference winter …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Zo Tyson of the Sports Capital Journalism Program, writing for the Horizon League website, selected the three stars of the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship final at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. https://horizonleague.org/news/2020/3/10/mens-basketball-hlmbb-three-stars-of-the-day-tuesday-march-10.aspx
Read MoreBy Matt Karner | @karner44 Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS — The unprecedented success of the Northern Kentucky Norse men’s basketball program continues to flourish under new head coach Darrin Horn after its 71-62 victory over UIC in the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship. In only its fourth year as an active Division I …
Read MoreBy Josh Ayen | @jayen1996 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Holly Hoopingarner still remembers the last time an IUPUI women’s basketball team played in a conference championship game. In the 2016-2017 season, Hoopingarner’s freshman season with IUPUI, the Jaguars were seconds away from winning the Summit League title. IUPUI ultimately fell in overtime to …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Meghan Rominger, writing for the Horizon League website, describes Northern Kentucky’s victory in the final of the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. https://horizonleague.org/news/2020/3/10/northern-kentucky-claims-second-straight-horizon-league-mens-basketball-title.aspx
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