In the midst of a disappointing campaign following the missing of the NCAA tournament for a second consecutive year, Indiana Coach Mike Woodson plans to resign at the end of this season, Hoosiers Scott Dolson sports director announced on Friday.
“During a meeting with coach Woodson on Wednesday, he informed me that he wanted to resign as a head coach of our program at the end of the current season,” Dolson said in a press release. “He said that it has been in his mind for some time and that it was an emotional and difficult decision. We have had later reflected conversations on his decision and his desire to ensure that the program is in the best position to move forward. »»
Woodson’s employment security is called into question with sources indicating in recent days at CBS Sports that Woodson planned to resign after being more and more examined in last month. Indiana (14-9) has lost four in a row (and six of its last seven), falling from the image of the NCAA tournament in the process.
The Woodson program is far from the expectations attached to it last fall. Iu was n ° 17 in the top 25 of the pre-season AP but has not been classified since early December. The Hoosiers sank in the lower half of a big ten of 18 teams and need a huge increase against a hard ten -ten calendar in the last weeks of the regular season Mars madness.
After the Indiana was late 19-2 to start its match at Wisconsin on Tuesday evening, Woodson had it later: “Again, it was on me, guy. We push, pull and scraper and just try to get what we can get. The guys have not yet withdrew tonight.
The Hoosiers lost 76-64 to fall to 5-7 at the conference.
“We are just not a difficult team right now,” added Woodson. “We are not. Mentally, we are not hard.
In the event of dismissal, Woodson would be due to more than $ 8 million. If he arrives at an official resignation arrangement with the school, the finances of his exodus could be reduced.
Woodson, 66, was hired in March 2021 following the dismissal of $ 10 million from Archie Miller after his four -year term in Bloomington. Woodson was brought because of his Indiana ties. He played for Bob Knight (1976-1980) but notably never trained in college. Woodson worked in the Nba For 25 years, especially as a head coach of Hawks and Knicks. The first former IU Quinn Buckner, and others, perplexed that he replaces Miller.
The Hoosiers made the NCAA tournament as seeded n ° 12 in 2022, with 21-14 in the beginnings of Woodson. In the 2nd year, with the Trayce All-American Jackson-Davis and the choice of Lottery Jalen Hood-Schifino, the Indiana went 23-12 and obtained a seeded but lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament. This team finished tied in the second row of Big Ten.
In the past two years have been considerable disappointments. The Indiana went 19-14 years ago, a season, then was one of the biggest expenditure on the portal last spring, eliminating $ 5 million, according to sources. The investment did not pay. Indiana has a 2-9 quad 1 file, and its tournament prospects were aggravated by planning a mass without a conference of November / December.
The next Indiana match is at home on Saturday at 1 p.m. HE on CBS. HOOSIERS are welcome in 17-5 MichiganTrained by Dusty May, a former Indiana manager who was a hot name on the coach carousel last season. Can refuse the openings of Louisville And Vander When he chose to take a five -year contract to train Wolverines.
Mike Woodson record at Indiana
| Season | Wl | NCAA tournament |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 21-14 | First round |
| 2022-23 | 23-12 | Second round |
| 2023-24 | 19-14 | Lack |
| 2024-25 | 14-9 | TBD |
Since the 2022-23 season
| Category | Wl |
|---|---|
| Home record in Big Ten | 36-36 |
| Road file in Big Ten | 13-24 |
| Home vs classified teams | 8-21 < |
| Road teams VS classified | 1-10 |
<< Lost 11 consecutive games