- 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. Club Kid Puzzle $ 5.00. Got a lot of work that needs to be done to get this team back on top. There was a problem saving your notification. They're going to be welcome because they deserve that. "After watching all three, they kind of fit a need that we had here at Indiana University. 4 Purdue for the first time in four years. And if you're wondering what all these (AF) symbols are after every headline and paragraph, it stands for APRIL FOOLS!!!! Woodson then earned the head coaching job with the Atlanta Hawks, followed by New York Knicks. BLOOMINGTON After Indianas road loss to Iowa on Jan. 5, Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson called the performance of the referees bulls---.. He was a little different at that point in time than he is now, said House on Monday evening to IU radio voice Don Fischer on Woodsons show. The release from Indiana follows: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. My thing was, 'Golly, I just wish they would have given me an opportunity to coach them.'. Just talked basketball. Its a secretary role, but one that is critical in keeping the mens basketball office functioning. "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. WOODSON: "I don't know if IU has ever lost its brand. "I can never replace Bob Knight and all the things that he's done over the years for Indiana University basketball. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. "So I've gone through the struggles, too, just like a lot of Indiana University basketball fans. "You guys never saw me come back, but every summer I was back here, visiting friends and family. 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. You know what they are, now that vinyl is back.). "And my staff that I rave about and will continue to rave about has put me in position to get on the phone and do Zooms with these parents and players. And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. The board, the 1,092nd of his career . Murray, with Galloway's hand in his face, pulled up and drained the 3-pointer over his defender. I don't care what level you coach at or what sport you coach. I just wasn't ready to walk away. Then we've got to sell it as a unit. I've had a lot of good times and I've had some bad times. "Because if you don't push that and sell it, then it becomes second nature to these guys. 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. He was living in New York City the most famous city in the world and decided to move to little ol' Bloomington on Monday when he was offered the job by current athletic director and former IU towel boy Scott Dolson. "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. Dateline BLOOMINGTON, Ind. I've said it time and time again: Indiana University basketball is Bob Knight. Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. Right after I got here I ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce and got egg noodles with ketchup. "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. Conversely, as the season progressed and Woodson grew more comfortable, the Hoosiers followed his lead. After Crean was fired in 2017, though, Woodson put his name into consideration. Below is the full transcript. ), Woodson said that he drove over to Bob Knight's house and sat down for a visit. She has completed coursework for a Doctorate and has finished all but her dissertation in language education. (AF) *(Footnote, quotes courtesy of Henry Hill, "Goodfellas''), Woodson is 63 years old. In 1996, he got his first assistant coaching job with the Milwaukee Bucks, which eventually led him to become an assistant coach under Larry Brown for the 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons. He often looked back at his assistant coaches or twirled his finger to urge his players on. But from there he lived in New York, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Houston, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Cleveland again, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, New York again, Los Angeles again, and New York a third time. (AF) (Sadly, that's true, too.) "Scott was on the plane the next day. She worked under Kurpius from 1974-79 as a tutor and joined the department full-time in November, 1979 as a member of the Academic Services office. Well, Im going too right? Woodson asked. Mike Woodson's House. WOODSON:"I've never felt that I was 63. Like. "Every year I'd come back. 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. Indiana won 87-85 in overtime. "It's a lot of work in college, it is," Woodson said. What did you do to convince him to stay and how can you fix his weaknesses? But this is challenging for me, and I'm a competitive man.". "Unfortunately we've had our ups and downs over the years but I'm still there rooting. My senior year in college I did an internship at the company. BOZICH: In addition to Trayce, you were also able to recruit Xavier Johnson (from Pittsburgh), Miller Kopp (from Northwestern) and Tamar Bates (a top-50 high school recruit). There was IU's 66-58 win over No. 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. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. They exploited it and they took advantage of it and they hit shots, so credit to them.. 15 Indiana's 90-68 home loss to Iowa. Even losing my dad at an early age, I just basically watched him work himself to death, trying to take care of his kids. Mike and his wife, Terri, have two daughters, Alexis and Mariah, who were volleyball players at Georgia Tech. It might have been the only work House would have come out of retirement for. (AF) (Actually, that's true too, amazingly. "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.". That's not to say it's going to happen. He was living in New York City - the most famous city in the world - and decided to move to. Woodson hit key free throws late in regulation to send. They cheer their team, and when they come to Bloomington it's totally opposite . All rights reserved. I've said that for many, many years. The untested Woodson was left to run practice on his own. That was a bulls--- performance tonight. I've been able to do that over the years in the NBA. "At that time I was in the eighth grade. So he didnt know what he could do (academically). Just as he was starting to get serious with the game of basketball, a young Woodson also started to take on jobs to help keep the family afloat, all while trying to keep up at school. 15 Indiana 90-68 on Tuesday night. I can go to dinner and there's an IU (fan), 'Hey, Woody, how you doing? "There's a lot of great college coaches, I mean, there's no cupcakes in the Big Ten, there's just not. "That's all I needed to hear. Ryan Joseph "Archie" Miller (born October 30, 1978) is an American men's college basketball coach for the Rhode Island Rams.. Miller played point guard for North Carolina State from 1998 to 2002 and ended his career among the school's leaders in free-throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage, and total three-pointers. Everybody is bragging about their program. You've got an old Branch McCracken book. "When I say that he was my mentor, he was my mentor at an early age. The Knicks selected Woodson with the 12th pick of the 1980 NBA Draft and he enjoyed an 11-year NBA playing career, averaging 14.0 points over 786 games for the Knicks (1980-81), New Jersey (1981-82), Kansas City/Sacramento (1981-82 through 1985-86), the LA Clippers (1986-87 through 1987-88), Houston (1988-89 through 1990-91) and Cleveland (1990-91). Woodson missed Wednesday night's game at Minnesota because he was recovering from COVID-19. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Medium) $ 12.00. The transcript of what Mike Woodson said after Indiana's 79-71 road win at Purdue. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Woodson wanted to attend Bob Knights basketball camp, but given he grew up in a family with 12 siblings in inner-city Indianapolis he didnt have enough money to pay for it. WOODSON:"The thought process when I traveled all those years in the NBA, you always were looking for bragging rights amongst your peers in the NBA. Whereas some NBA coaches may perceive college basketball as a step down, Woodson hasn't, especially not in the brutally-honest Big Ten where a team can be humbled on any given night just as easily as it can be praised. 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 . If you do that, you put yourself in a position to win basketball games. "That's the only reason that I'm back. Woodson approached her to join his staff just weeks after taking the job. They're playing great basketball. "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. The release from Indiana follows: How do you plan to do that? "If I was going to stay, that would be the first thing I'd fix,'' Woodson said. @Knickoson42. But I'd like to think the players we've brought in will be very instrumental in us moving forward. "That's important. "The Knicks called (last fall) and asked me to come back (as an assistant coach). Watch as Indiana coach Mike Woodson met with the media following a 90-68 loss to Iowa on Tuesday in Bloomington. I'm an IU grad.'. We've got to win the Big Ten. (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. 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. I was down because I was like, 'Wow, how can this be? "But my loyalty and my feelings toward the basketball program have always been stronger than ever. Joining Woodson for the post-game press conference was senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis. Wayne was a sophomore at Arlington (High) and he was the leading scorer in the city. Never once. 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. But, boy, that team became a beautiful team to watch over the years. Other coaches were mentioned, too. So I pretty much got a late start. Each time the job opened, Woodson didnt consider interviewing. That was huge for me, because it gave me a chance to retool. Mike Woodson is going to be great in Bloomington. Hed come home to Bloomington, he figured, and work alongside his friend Scott May at a real estate company. They couldn't understand why Indiana athletic director Scott "Cletus" Dolson hired him in the first place. "And you've got to get players to perform at a high level. So Woodson went out to Phoenix, Arizona, for his first coaching job. All my ties had always been here at Indiana University, always. Thats not much to be said. Click To Watch Free 'NAACP Image Awards 2023' Live Stream. 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. 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"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.". "They should never be closed out because this program was built around a lot of great players who have played here. - Indiana suffered a 90-68 blowout loss on its home court on Tuesday night against Iowa. I go to 29 different (arenas) to play NBA basketball, and IU is all over the place. (AF) For you young people, a phone book is a large printed object that has names and phone numbers in it of everyone who lives in your town. "I'm really back now, and that means a great deal to me," Woodson said. Because coaching is hard. Knight gave him a shirt reading Indiana University. Later, Knight said, when Woodson was a senior in high school, hed follow up. But there was also All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis throwing down dunks, providing optimism that the program is starting an upward trend. Woodson discussed why, at age 63, he wanted the challenge of the IU job, how he intends to reshape the program's culture, growing up with 11 sisters and brothers and his early success recruiting. That soft, soothing voice "will make millions,'' some slick NYC record producer said. And I've been on the back end of it, when it was bad. DOYEL: Assembly Hall has been redone, so you're not in Bob Knight's former office literally, but you're in there metaphorically. 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. Fitzsimmons, though, knew exactly how to convince Woodson. The defeat, just Indianas second at home this season against 14 victories, came three days after the Hoosiers had gone on the road to beat No. He also averaged 12.2 points in 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons. Wayne Radford (another former IU player from Indianapolis), I talk about Wayne, but he was one of the first guys that I met at the age of 14. Mike Woodson - Head Coach - Staff Directory - Indiana University Athletics Indiana University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson named former Hoosier All-American and Indianapolis native Mike Woodson as the 30th . I'm new at this. But for all of his success in his first season at the helm of the Hoosiers, there were still plenty of learning curves -- whether in the public eye or not. 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.". 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. Stays mild with some sun. Now back at his alma mater for the past year, Woodson has seeminglyembraced all the challenges. "I could have stayed in the NBA, I've lived over half my life in the NBA. "Then, Xavier and coach (Kenya) Hunter had a relationship there. 1 in the preseason of the 1979-80 campaign. You asked me about at 63, why am I still in this?". I'm trying to win the Big Ten. "I couldn't believe it after all these years. Hey Woody, Ill see you later, Fitzsimmons. I had a chance to do some things that I hadn't done because I was coaching all those years. (AF), Woodson said he met with Indiana's current players players, but he couldn't understand why Trey Galloway had his pants tucked into his socks, why Khristian Lander had a man-bun and not a bald head and goatee like Woody rocks, why Joey Brunk's back was worse than his and why Trayce Jackson-Davis shook hands with him using his left hand. 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. Me being next to the youngest, most of my older sisters and an older brother, they were out of the home. You have permission to edit this article. He is an Indiana player coming back to Indiana to coach Indiana Basketball fans are living in a dream world where everything is just the way it should be, and none of us wants to wake up. Everybody who watched him knows he needs to become less reliant on his left hand and prove he can make outside shots. What do you want people to say about the culture that you're going to establish? Its nice.. That's how it's always been. DOYEL: What kind of season is acceptable in Year 1? His teacher, though, covered the cost and Woodson proceeded to win a three-on-three tournament. He was working himself to death, with no time for eloquence. "I got the call that Sunday (March 28) that they were offering me the job. 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. After its regular week-long, non-televised celebrations, the annual awards ceremony concluded with its main ceremony on Saturday night. 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. He doesn't understand why all sorts of people in Bloomington were asking if Coach Knight threw him a chair. 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