Note - This Story was done in partnership with IUPUI Sports Capitol Journalism.INDIANAPOLIS – One year ago, the Purdue Boilermakers were in this same spot — a one-seed playing a 16-seed at the start of the NCAA tournament — and the results of that loss to FDU are still a constant reminder. Purdue’s ...
The 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend took place Feb. 16-18. The last time that the All-Star festivities took place in Indianapolis was in 1985. After initially being selected to host All-Star weekend in 2021, Indianapolis’ hosting duties were pushed to this year due to COVID-19 pandemic.Friday Night Celebrity ...
Samuelson was drafted by the Chicago Sky as the fourth pick in the 2019 WNBA draft after a successful career at UConn. She then went on to play for the Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm and last played the 2022 season with the Los Angeles Sparks. With the Sparks she averaged 9.7 points, 3 rebounds and 1.9 ...
IUPUI Men’s Cross Country coach Justin Roeder had a question he wanted answered- “What points in a cross-country race are most influential in predicting your final position?” IUPUI applied data science graduate student Kael Ecord was given the opportunity through the Sports Innovation Institute ...
The Indiana Pacers have acquired Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors as well as a 2024 second-round pick from the New Orleans Pelicans. The Raptors have received Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, Kira Lewis Jr. and a 2026 first-round pick from the Pacers, as well as a 2024 first-round pick from either the ...
The Jaguars shot 59.3% from the field, 60% from behind the arc and 70.6% from the free-throw line. Leading the Jags was junior Jlynn Counter with 18 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Multiple other players recorded double figure points. Sophomore Abdou Samb scored 13, sophomore Vincent Brady ...
Fueled by resilience and a collective determination to reshape their narrative, the Jaguars of IUPUI are rising above recent challenges. After a 5-27 season in 2022-2023, coupled with a 3-26 record the year before, the time for change is now.The team has started the season with a 3-6 record, securing ...
The Jaguars have finished in second place for the Horizon League regular season, behind Milwaukee by five points. This is the highest the Jaguars have placed while being in the Horizon League. In the final two conference games of the season, the Jaguars shut out Robert Morris 1-0, where sophomore Cailynn ...
On Sept. 25, the IUPUI women’s soccer team concluded their regular season with a 2-0 win over their in-state rival, Purdue Fort Wayne. The win secured the Jags the two seed and a first-round bye in the Horizon League tournament. Despite an outstanding regular season performance, the Jags enter the tournament as underdogs to Milwaukee, who have won the last five Horizon League championships. IUPUI knows a thing or two about being underdogs. IUPUI came into the season ranked sixth out of eleven teams in the preseason poll, but massively overperformed those expectations.
Bobby Knight was born on Oct. 25, 1940, in Massillon, Ohio, and grew up in Orrville, Ohio. He began his organized basketball career at Orrville High School. He carved out a long hall of fame career as a coach after a college basketball career that spanned from 1959-1962 at Ohio State, winning the NCAA ...
Indiana University President Pamela Whitten has expressed exciting plans for the future of Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI) following the announcement of the split between Indiana University and Purdue earlier this year. Although Whitten's goal is a positive one, there are questions about ...
The Indiana Pacers took on the Washington Wizards opening day on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in front of a large Indianapolis crowd.Tyrese Haliburton and newly signed Bruce Brown were the stars of the game. Haliburton had a double-double of 20 points and 11 assists as well as a steal ...
On Sept. 15, IUPUI would come out victorious in their own invitational with a statement win over five other schools which included Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, UIndy, Northern Kentucky and Thomas More. The IUPUI men’s cross country team took the Jaguar Invitational by storm with a remarkable victory. ...
Going into halftime on September 10, 2023, the IUPUI women’s soccer team was down 1-0 against Lindenwood. Being counted out at halftime is where the Jags are most comfortable.
IUPUI’s volleyball team starts the season with six wins and five losses thus far. Despite starting with a lead in their first few games, the Jags fell hard at the Coyote Classics losing 3-0 to South Florida, South Dakota and Drake. They made a comeback winning 3-1 to Southern Indiana and continued ...
The IUPUI Jaguars Cross Country team is hosting the Jaguar Invitational on Sept. 15 in Shelbyville, Indiana. The Jags are coming off a strong outing in the Mike Baumer XC classic where they came in 2nd out of 15 schools. Senior Nate Kaiser and Graduate Student Andrew Whitinger put up the two fastest ...
Making her first start in the Indianapolis 500 in 2013, Katherine Legge returns to the Speedway after a decade-long absence. Legge returns with Rahal Letterman-Lanigan in the No. 44 Hendrickson Honda. Legge, who hails from Guildford, England, made her first 500 start in 2012, driving for Dragon ...
David Land is a motorsports fan who just got lucky. Land, 29, is a full-time motorsports journalist who has covered the IndyCar series by making videos on Youtube. With over 88,000 subscribers and millions of channel views, Land has garnered an audience that is thirsty for IndyCar content. Land gained ...
On March 30, the athletics department at IUPUI introduced the 2023 class for its Hall of Fame. The class includes volleyball player Kaitlyn Hickey, swimmer Alexus Laird, golfer Jose Pablo Segurola, men’s basketball player Alex Young, cross country and track star Robert Murphy and former Director of Athletics Michael Moore.
Last week, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted the annual Open Test for the Indianapolis 500. Thursday’s 8.5 hour test saw lots of action as Friday was canceled due to rain.
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