She has completed coursework for a Doctorate and has finished all but her dissertation in language education. And if you're wondering what all these (AF) symbols are after every headline and paragraph, it stands for APRIL FOOLS!!!! Because, again, I've never recruited at the college level, but I've recruited at the NBA level. In Big Ten games, the Hoosiers also led the league in field goal percentage defense at 41.3%. And you've got two books by my mentor (Bloomington businessman) Bill Cook, who's no longer with us that owned Cook Incorporated. "After watching all three, they kind of fit a need that we had here at Indiana University. That's the only thing that I'm selling here as a head coach. Mike Woodson's house Atlanta, Georgia (GA), US Like Tweet Share Pin The retired American basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks lives here. 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. Now we've got to go after the rest of the guys.' You would only expect that. Man, Woodson responded. Thats all I needed to hear, Woodson said. "That's kind of how we got Davis. Woodson, the boy who was hooked on IU basketball after receiving a T-shirt from Knight in grade school and who once couldnt fathom a coaching career, was at the epicenter of the Hoosier basketball world, winning his first career game. Four weekends ago, I was back home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to surprise my little sister at her show choir competition. I could never not root for the Indiana Hoosiers.". I've said it time and time again: Indiana University basketball is Bob Knight. Tweet. I've had my battles physically over the years, from the back surgery I had many years ago. KRAVITZ: When you talk to former IU players, they talk about how the culture, the Indiana culture, has been lost the last number of years. 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. Woodson is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who served three seasons as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1996 to 1999. "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. "I don't have a home yet. I've been able to do that over the years in the NBA. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. 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. Download this stock image: BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson coaches on the sidelines against the Wisconsin Badgers on January 14, 2023, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. WOODSON:"Again, I didn't come back just to come back and be the coach at Indiana. "It wasn't funny 35 years ago, and it's sure not funny now.'' I was just being real. There was a time when "Siri, call Lindsey's cell'' actually didn't work. But then came 2021, when the timing finally seemed right. During his coaching career, Woodson would quietly come back to Bloomington whenever he could. Other coaches were mentioned, too. I just think Indiana basketball is still as big as ever. He probably only said 25 words the first semester that I worked with him. ), Woodson also wondered why there was no statue of his coach, Bob Knight, who won three titles in the building. The demands on Woodsons time outside of school meant that he was in for a major adjustment when he arrived at IU in 1976. "We got the Knicks up and going. "Mentally, I'm pushed to coach basketball. In the days leading up to his IU coaching debut, Mike Woodson didnt let his excitement show. WOODSON: "I've got to give my staff a lot of credit. The 54th NAACP Image Awards did the thing! And that House was telling the story of Woodson finding his voice on a radio show named after him wasnt lost on her. He'll find good Italian food in Bloomington, he'll get that Bob Knight statue built, he'll win a lot of games and he will teach Trayce Jackson-Davis how to shake and bake with that right hand. Scott's been here all these years grinding, looking out over everything that we've done from a real estate standpoint. But every year I was right there rooting. A native of southern Indiana who graduated from Silver Creek High School, she earned a bachelors degree in secondary education/social studies and a masters degree in reading. Scattered storms (a few could be severe), mainly in Kentucky, BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 29, 2021 - Head Coach Mike Woodson of the Indiana Hoosiers and Indiana Hoosiers Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson during a press conference in Bloomington, IN. "Again, I didn't get an opportunity to really come back because my schedule didn't permit me to come back. He gave me his blessings to do that. (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. As an NBA head coach with Atlanta (2004-2010) and New York (2011-2014), Woodson saw his teams compile two 50-plus win seasons including a personal high of 54 victories during the 2012-13 season with the Knicks. BLOOMINGTON - Trayce Jackson-Davis set Indiana's career rebounds record Tuesday night. "As long as I'm the coach here, they're going to be a part of it. Before joining the Hawks, Woodson served for one season (2003-04) as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, where he earned an NBA Championship ring as one of the chief architects behind Detroits suffocating defense that helped lift the Pistons to the 2004 NBA title. I can go to dinner and there's an IU (fan), 'Hey, Woody, how you doing? I get it. "My ties have always been in Bloomington. My. And every time you change a school its a difficult transition. And we sat there for about an hour and it finally registered. I just wasn't ready to walk away. But after that day, Woodson was hooked on coaching, wanting to provide the same mentorship as Knight did for him. If you don't come ready to play, you can be beaten by anybody in the Big Ten, let alone just in college in general.". "I didn't get them all. Thats not much to be said. BOZICH: But did you and your peers talk about what was wrong and how it could be fixed? But hed need another coach to help him learn how to navigate life as a college student. "That's like the oldest, most stale joke in Indiana basketball history,'' Woodson said. They're playing great basketball. There was a problem saving your notification. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. What do you want people to say about the culture that you're going to establish? Today she watches him lead a high major college basketball program and deal with the media, but she remembers a much different side of him in 1976. I was down because I was like, 'Wow, how can this be? "I'm not selling it any differently here as the head coach at Indiana University. That's just the nature of coaching and the nature of sports.". "We just travel. I apologize to our fans. "You guys, you write about it, but until you sit in that seat and have to experience it on a day-to-day basis, it's tough. WOODSON: "The timing was always kind of off or against me, even when Tom Crean received the job (in 2008). It hasn't been perfect. Mike Woodson is the answer to IU fans' dreams. But I'm not looking at anything else differently.". 1 in the preseason of the 1979-80 campaign. 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 13 when his father died. Getty Images. Against crazy odds, they have all but assuredly secured themselves a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.. "They should never be closed out because this program was built around a lot of great players who have played here. We left our game in West Lafayette, Woodson said. "People don't give that enough credit. I don't need much. Jackson-Davis ninth rebound made him the schools career leader in that category ahead of Alan Henderson. I really needed a laugh early this morning, and I hope you got one, too. Its good, Woodson said, To be back home., Postgame Discussion: Indiana vs. Iowa I never dreamt this would ever happen to me, Woodson said earlier this year. The transcript of what Mike Woodson said after Indiana's 79-71 road win at Purdue. "Scott was on the plane the next day. Hey Woody, Ill see you later, Fitzsimmons. When all looked to be lost for Indiana at various points, there was an aura of assurance that surrounded Woodson. "So I'm grateful and honored that this university put this team in my hands. But then plans changed when Woodson got a call from the late Cotton Fitzsimmons. And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. DOYEL: Assembly Hall has been redone, so you're not in Bob Knight's former office literally, but you're in there metaphorically. Emailed daily. I walked away from that meeting really dejected. 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) Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson is expected to return to the sideline Saturday night for a crucial Big Ten contest against Ohio State. 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. Mike Woodson has said he believes his father worked himself to death trying to take care of him and his 11 siblings on the near northeast side of Indianapolis in the '50s and '60s. "To answer your question, I'm looking to push this team and put a competitive team on the floor that's going to make our fan base so happy. All rights reserved. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. Sandfort knocked in his fifth 3-pointer with 1:26 left to extend Iowas margin to 25 and punctuated the play with a demonstrative kiss aimed at the Indiana student section. Now I get to make people happy, by writing them a nice letter from coach, and showing them the side of him that I know, House said. How does it fit? Because Coach Knight took a chance on me as a player. Knight, is surrounded by former players and staff during a ceremony with the Indiana players of the 1980 Big Ten championship team the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. Most kids start very young. A relationship that began in 1976 whenMike Woodsonfirst came to the IU campus will be rekindled as Anitra House will assume the role of Assistant to the Head Coach for the mens basketball program. I had nine sisters and there were three boys. But Murray answered with a 3-pointer, starting a string of eight consecutive made baskets for the Hawkeyes, at the end of which they led 61-40. There has been struggles and a bit of a malaise. "To me, really there is no in between. But I've had my ups and downs, too. (AF), Woodson said he hasn't been well-received since he got to Bloomington, because a lot of fans who are Hall of Fame coaches from their mom's basement wanted a young, flashy successful college coach instead instead of an old man who's never once coached a college game. The Scott Mays, (George) McGinnis, (Steve) Downing, the Van Arsdale twins, the guys who came before Mike Woodson, set the table. Indiana men's basketball's effort bothered head coach Mike Woodson in the loss to the No. But what wasn't immediately clear waswhy? You have permission to edit this article. He scored a career-high 18.2 ppg with Kansas City in 1982-83. "I couldn't believe it after all these years. Here was a once-thriving basketball program that has slipped further and further away from national relevancy. Knight stayed true to his promise. Iowa defeated Indiana 90-68. Even through the buzzer in Indianas 68-62 win, one that was closer than it shouldve been, Woodson remained calm. 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). "It's a lot of work in college, it is," Woodson said. There's no way in hell they should not be a part of this program and in a grand way, too. I just didnt like how the process was going when they wanted to talk with me, Woodson said. Late in the second half of a game against Michigan State on Saturday, McCaffery stared down Big Ten official Kelly Pfeifer for at least 20 seconds soon after receiving a technical foul. Woodson played 104 games for the Hoosiers after graduating in 1976 from Broad Ripple High School and is the fifth all-time leading scorer with 2,061 points and his 19.8 points per game average is tied (Calbert Cheaney) for the second highest by a Hoosier who played four seasons in college. 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. I had a plan going in when I put the tape together. (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. 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. "Yes, I've got a lot of big shoes to fill and I'm up for the challenge. This time, it was IU that didnt show the level of interest Woodson hoped for. "Well, everybody committed except the five best players. They exploited it and they took advantage of it and they hit shots, so credit to them.. Houses area of focus at that time was language education, and her job at the time among other things was to help the hyper-focused Woodson blossom into a communicator. 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 just started going down the list of guys that didn't raise their hand in the meeting. Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. He taught me how to be a man on and off the floor.. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. "You guys never saw me come back, but every summer I was back here, visiting friends and family. Knight gave him a shirt reading Indiana University. Later, Knight said, when Woodson was a senior in high school, hed follow up. "The Knicks called. "I got the call that Sunday (March 28) that they were offering me the job. - Indiana suffered a 90-68 blowout loss on its home court on Tuesday night against Iowa. Do you mind telling me what any of them are? "The Knicks called (last fall) and asked me to come back (as an assistant coach). The Hawkeyes went 3 for 28 from long distance in their previous road game, at Wisconsin, but were 13 for 23 on Tuesday. I've said that for many, many years. 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.". 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Iowa forward Kris Murray (24) makes contact with Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23), who was bringing the ball up court during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. 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? So I don't know if it's ever really lost its brand. My thing was, 'Golly, I just wish they would have given me an opportunity to coach them.'. Indiana (20-10, 11-8) concludes the regular season on Sunday at home against Michigan. She got papers from Bloomington, Indianapolis, South Bend, Lafayette, Muncie, Evansville, Richmond, Martinsville, Bedford, French Lick, Paoli, Spencer and Clay City and it was THE SAME STORY in every paper.'' And when you say you brought your money back to Bloomington, do you own property or restaurants? Mike and his wife, Terri, have two daughters, Alexis and Mariah, who were volleyball players at Georgia Tech. "But coming from a big family taught me values. We've just lost our winning ways. I dont want no part of coaching.. Its a secretary role, but one that is critical in keeping the mens basketball office functioning. That component hasn't and won't be overlooked by Woodson. He wondered why he didn't have a statue himself. Friday's invite-only (and non-televised) awards dinner will go on as scheduled from L.A. Live Event Deck, a popular event venue located . I've been here my whole life.". Dateline BLOOMINGTON, Ind. But I'd just won an NBA title. She began tutoring Woodson in 1976 as he became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. All my ties had always been here at Indiana University, always. So he didnt know what he could do (academically). I relate to those guys. Indiana won 87-85 in overtime. Mike Woodson accomplished a lot playing for Indiana under Bob Knight. In his first months as Indianas head coach, Woodson has captivated the fanbase and reignited the program with energy by way of his natural charisma. Mike Woodson and those dulcet tones aren't going anywhere, baby. So I pretty much got a late start. (Photo: Peegs.com) Woodson's built-in. "But I blossomed as a player. He is a graduate of Indiana University and an AP Top 25 football voter. He has an open-door policy with players so they can talk to him at any time. Woodson captained the USAs Pan American Games team to a gold medal during the summer prior to his senior year and was all set to have a perfect season with the Hoosiers who were ranked No. I knew what that high was all about. That was huge for me, because it gave me a chance to retool. She was a natural choice for the job. 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. Alexis also played one season at IU. (AF), Big cities, big fun. 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. 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. "I scored 2,000 damn points and won Big Ten Player of the Year when I only played six games!!!!'' A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. And I've been on the back end of it, when it was bad. The 64-year-old was born on March 24, 1958 in Indianapolis. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Like. I was the head coach in (Atlanta). Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Indiana University's campus in Bloomington, Ind. Trey Galloway scored five quick points to help the Hoosiers cut the deficit to 21-18, but Iowa responded with a 13-2 spurt that included a pair of 3s from Payton Sandfort. Hes started to bridge the gap, inviting Knight to practice and Isiah Thomas to Hoosier Hysteria. A lot of people don't know that. 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