Lander latest to return to Hoosiers
DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette
Indiana guard Khristian Lander, a five-star recruit in the 2021 class out of Evansville who re-classified to 2020 and played for the Hoosiers this season, has pulled his name out of the transfer portal and plans to play for IU next season, he announced this afternoon. I want to be one of the reasons Indiana basketball gets back to being great again, Lander said in a statement posted on social media. I m putting my trust into my team, Coach (Mike) Woodson and the staff he is assembling.
Lander is the latest of the players who put their names in the transfer portal following the Hoosiers decision to move on from former coach Archie Miller to announce he will return to play for Woodson. Parker Stewart had already done so, while All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis spurned the NBA to return to Indiana, putting his faith in the new coach.
Dane Fife to join Woodson’s staff at IU
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It’s been a good few days for Mike Woodson.
After starting his weekend with a recommitment from his program’s best returning player, the new Indiana coach poached an assistant from a conference rival. And really, it’s not just any ol’ assistant coach.
It’s Dane Fife, the former Hoosier guard and longtime Michigan State assistant, who was officially announced as Woodson’s second hire on Monday afternoon. Fife’s appointment comes less than a week after Kenya Hunter, a holdover from Archie Miller’s last staff at IU, decided to stick with Woodson.
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Stewart, Gunn, Duncomb remain committed to IU in early wins for Woodson
DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette
New Indiana coach Mike Woodson s first job is to re-recruit his own players. He s off to a good start.
The Hoosiers got two pieces of good news tonight, when former Tennessee-Martin guard Parker Stewart pulled his name out of the transfer portal and returned to Indiana and class of 2022 commit C.J. Gunn, a four-star guard out of Lawrence North, re-affirmed his commitment to the Hoosiers after speaking with Woodson.
In addition, incoming freshman Logan Duncomb, a four-star recruit in the 2021 class from Cincinnati, told Inside the Hall that he remains committed to Indiana and plans to get to campus for the first time in June. That decision was less surprising, since Duncomb had said he thought Woodson was an awesome hire when it was announced.