"Mentally, I'm pushed to coach basketball. "We had our struggles early with that young team. But it lives on forever now thanks to the efforts of his family . So he didnt know what he could do (academically). I've got to make this a family atmosphere. "That's kind of how we got Davis. He taught me how to be a man on and off the floor.. Talked about personal things from both sides. I'm new at this. Caitlin Clark. "That's the only reason that I'm back. I interviewed for the head job. They wanted me to stay on board. "They should never be closed out because this program was built around a lot of great players who have played here. But after leading his Hoosiers to a huge road win over arch-rival Purdue, Woodson was filled with pride. Woodson stayed in. Yes, I had to do my homework and due diligence on the player. Now,. 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. Woodson responded immediately, scoring 27 points in an upset win against Kentucky the weekend after Knight's punishments were announced. Hosted by Grammy . BOZICH: Your name was mentioned for the Indiana job in 2017, when IU hired Archie Miller. I never dreamt this would ever happen to me, Woodson said earlier this year. I'm going to try to do the best job that I can possibly do to get us back on top.". 5 Purdue in what Jackson-Davis called probably the best victory weve had.. "There has really not been any surprises for me, and I don't mean that in a braggadocious way," Woodson said. Mike Woodson's Indiana Hoosiers did it. Hey Woody, we can play golf every day, Fitzsimmons said. I'm trying to win the national title. "He finally said, 'Well, damn coach, we've been sitting here watching tape and you haven't put anything on there that I've done well.'. He was living in New York City - the most famous city in the world - and decided to move to. I've had a lot of good times and I've had some bad times. . As a senior in the 1979-80 season, he was named the Big Tens most valuable player, despite undergoing mid-season back surgery. "So I had to do some damage control I had to start setting up meetings with the parents and the players. Stays mild with some sun. Mike Woodson is the answer to IU fans' dreams. Anitra House, I know if youre listening, boy, you were very instrumental in me getting through school. WOODSON:"Again, I didn't come back just to come back and be the coach at Indiana. DOYEL: Have you found a place yet in Bloomington or have you owned a place all this this time? I was just waiting and waiting and waiting. "But my loyalty and my feelings toward the basketball program have always been stronger than ever. "It wasn't a knock against the young kid, but I showed film of what he couldn't do. "I hadn't been away from the game like I had been during the year and a half after I had back surgery. So I don't need much. 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. Woody, why dont you come out and be my assistant in the summer league? Woodson recalls Fitzsimmons asking. It's a secretary role, but one that is critical in keeping the men's basketball office functioning. He, Gayle (Cook's wife) and Carl, his son, all these years, about 40 years, I've had a relationship with that family. Born in Indianapolis, Woodson was a star scoring guard under Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight from 1976-80, helping the school average 20 wins per season in his time there before the . "I would try to find ways to brag about us, because it's a great institution from an academic standpoint and the program, like you said, it was sitting at the top. 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. 5 University of Arizona on Dec. 10, and thought his team wasn't tough enough in a loss to Rutgers on Dec. 3. This pairing Woodson leading IU basketball seemed unlikely for more reasons than one. "There's a lot of great college coaches, I mean, there's no cupcakes in the Big Ten, there's just not. The untested Woodson was left to run practice on his own. Indiana blown out by Iowa in worst home loss under Woodson, Northwest Allen County Schools faces backlash following decision to cancel school play, Nixed Carroll High School play to be replaced, superintendent says officials didn't cave to pressure, Indiana at Purdue Wrap-Up: The rivalry belongs to the Hoosiers, Purdue continues scuffling, Stalled Lofts at Headwaters Park project faces cost and contaminants, Board's stubborn focus preventing Philharmonic accord. (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. BOZICH: When you played at Indiana (from 1976-80), IU was feared as one of the top programs in the country. "My ties have always been in Bloomington. We've just got to get back to our winning ways.". "When I say that he was my mentor, he was my mentor at an early age. But I'd just won an NBA title. Murray, with Galloway's hand in his face, pulled up and drained the 3-pointer over his defender. In the Playoffs, he piloted the Hawks to back-to-back Game 7 wins in the first round over Miami in 2009 and Milwaukee in 2010. 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. BLOOMINGTON - Trayce Jackson-Davis set Indiana's career rebounds record Tuesday night. I've had my battles physically over the years, from the back surgery I had many years ago. Slideshow continues on the next slide Everyones upset. 9 min read. And maybe I was nave and foolish to even go into Atlanta, knowing that we had gutted the whole team and started over with 18-, 19- and 20-year-old kids. Woodson returned to the Bloomington campus in the spring of 2021 with a vast experiences and knowledge after playing in the NBA for 11 seasons beginning in 1980 and serving as a coach in the league beginning in 1996 for seven NBA franchises, including nine years combined as a head coach with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks. January 27, 2023. That's what we did over the years. But then came 2021, when the timing finally seemed right. 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. It just doesn't happen. I went in there selling playoffs. IU finished the conference season with six straight victories and won the Big Ten title. "That," IU coach Mike Woodson said postgame, mincing zero words, "was a bullshit performance With all that, the silky smooth Woodson decided to use those dulcet tones to record audio versions of bedtime stories instead of coaching basketball, hence the announcement today on April 1. "And with Archie, before he became the head coach, I got a call about the job. "So I'm grateful and honored that this university put this team in my hands. He was currently serving as an assistant coach with the Knicks. Michael Dean Woodson is a head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's team. The transcript of what Mike Woodson said after Indiana's 79-71 road win at Purdue. I didn't want that. Indiana basketball's Mike Woodson talks family, Hoosiers' struggles, Bob Knight, apartment living, BOZICH | How Mike Woodson kept Trayce Jackson-Davis at IU, BOZICH | Fife will help Woodson put the Indiana back in Indiana basketball, BOZICH | Larry Brown explains why Mike Woodson is right coach for Indiana -- and their future, BOZICH | With Jackson-Davis returning, Woodson won his first week at Indiana, BOZICH | Rewards outweigh risks as Mike Woodson takes over Indiana basketball, BOZICH | Former Hoosiers star Mike Woodson named Indiana basketball coach, WDRB FCC Applications & Related Materials. (AP) Trayce Jackson-Davis quickly caught and surpassed his coach on Indiana's career scoring list Saturday. Tuesday was the worst home loss of the coachs two-year tenure and equaled the largest margin of defeat for the Hoosiers this season (they also lost by 22 to Kansas, 84-62). Mike Woodson accomplished a lot playing for Indiana under Bob Knight. You've got to be dedicated to what you're doing. I just think Indiana basketball is still as big as ever. I just didnt like how the process was going when they wanted to talk with me, Woodson said. She has completed coursework for a Doctorate and has finished all but her dissertation in language education. "Scott was on the plane the next day. That's not to say it's going to happen. Again, a lot of it had to do with timing, but this was the perfect timing. "It's a lot of work in college, it is," Woodson said. 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.". 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. He played for a demanding coach in high school in Broad Ripples Bill Smith, but Indianas Bob Knight wrote the book on high expectations. (AF), Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. Hes started to bridge the gap, inviting Knight to practice and Isiah Thomas to Hoosier Hysteria. Indiana won 87-85 in overtime. I said, 'Hey, man, let's do this together. In fact, it is one of many aspects of Woodsons very public career she revels in. 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. ), He met with all his new players out in the lobby at Assembly Hall, out by all the statues. I was a part of it. "I have those Cook books. Why leave a 25-year NBA coaching career for college basketball? Because Coach Knight took a chance on me as a player. Woodson accepted. WOODSON:"I'm in the apartment business. I could never not root for the Indiana Hoosiers.". I just told him. Not because he didnt want it, but because he was tied up in his NBA life. Woodson joined the Knicks staff following six seasons as head coach of the Hawks, where he guided the Hawks to the NBA Playoffs in each of his last three seasons (including 2007-08, ending Atlantas eight-year Playoff drought), and into the Eastern Conference Semifinals in his last two seasons. I don't. IU also led the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense at 39.6% and finished second in blocked shots at 4.83 a game. 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. Even through the buzzer in Indianas 68-62 win, one that was closer than it shouldve been, Woodson remained calm. Woodson never forgot the role House played in his acclimation to college life and helping him to deliver on his promise to earn a degree. (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. He gave me his blessings to do that. There was IU's 66-58 win over No. 15 Indiana 90-68 on Tuesday night. How does it fit? 247Sports . I'm an average nobody. 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. That's how I felt. That's not my makeup. I've been on the front end of it, when it was good. 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. That soft, soothing voice "will make millions,'' some slick NYC record producer said. "A week later, we'd had some communications within that week. - Indiana coach Mike Woodson is expected to return to the sideline on Saturday when the Hoosiers take on Ohio State at 8 p.m. Boys & Girls Club Beverage Tumbler $ 13.00. 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. "After watching all three, they kind of fit a need that we had here at Indiana University. But after that day, Woodson was hooked on coaching, wanting to provide the same mentorship as Knight did for him. Watch as Indiana coach Mike Woodson met with the media following a 90-68 loss to Iowa on Tuesday in Bloomington. 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. Everybody who watched him knows he needs to become less reliant on his left hand and prove he can make outside shots. Fran McCaffery is in Bloomington today fresh off perhaps his strangest moment as a head coach and he's set the bar pretty high in that regard. (AF) (Actually, that's true too, amazingly. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. He'd come home to Bloomington, he figured, and work alongside his friend Scott May at a real. My. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. But this is challenging for me, and I'm a competitive man.". House was Woodsons tutor at Indiana during his playing days, and with her help he became the first person from his family to earn a college degree. When I watch him do his (radio) show or press conference, Im very proud to think about how far hes come in articulating what he wants to say, House said. Katy, Texas (TX), US. (AF) (Yea, youngsters, a music record is oh, never mind. "I don't have a home yet. "I was up in Fort Wayne about four or five days ago speaking to about a thousand at a sit-down dinner, and so many people kept saying to me 'welcome home.' DOYEL: What kind of season is acceptable in Year 1? And we're going to try to make this thing happen together. The board, the 1,092nd of his career . What did you do to convince him to stay and how can you fix his weaknesses? That's what I'm going to try to do. He is a graduate of Indiana University and an AP Top 25 football voter. "I'm hoping and praying that I'm putting the right pieces in place. Mike Woodsons voice? A good tutor figures out what you can do, and what you need to do better, just like a basketball coach, its not that different, and you try to make sure they improve. Now, Woodson says, it's his turn to repay the fanbase for sticking by his side over 40 years later, even when they didn't have to. Despite the goings-on during a game or behind the scenes, Woodson continued to appear in control as his even-keeled, laid-back personality gave Indiana fans a reason for optimism. I was so excited. I had a plan going in when I put the tape together. DOYEL: You've got four books over your shoulder (in his office). But hed need another coach to help him learn how to navigate life as a college student. Mike Woodson is one of the best players to ever put on an Indiana uniform, and now he's coming home to Bloomington to coach the Hoosiers. I'm an IU grad.'. Its nice.. (AF), "I kept thinking every morning and every night that I was moving from New York City to Bloomington, and that just started to blow my mind,'' Woodson said. Indiana (20-10, 11-8) concludes the regular season on Sunday at home against Michigan. What message did you have that resonated with them? He has an open-door policy with players so they can talk to him at any time. 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. They're playing great basketball. And Jim Dolan, the Knicks' owner, that's the only guy that I had to go face to get out of this deal. WOODSON:"First of all, to think about all the accomplishments that coach Knight has had in his career as a coach and even as a player at Ohio State it's hard to imagine for me, the guy who played for him, the guy who was given a scholarship to come from Indianapolis to play for him at Indiana, for me, it's like a dream come true. He also averaged 12.2 points in 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons. There were thousands and thousands of players that came before me in the NBA that set the table for me to be able to do what I was able to do in the NBA. I'm happy as hell that we were able to get three quality players that I think can help this program and help us move forward as we navigate this.". It was just a full meltdown of our defensive game plan, Jackson-Davis said. "So the interview really wasn't an interview (in 2017) as far as I was concerned. Thirty minutes into the first day of practice, Fitzsimmons had to leave the gym. And that House was telling the story of Woodson finding his voice on a radio show named after him wasnt lost on her. Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. The Hoosiers are now 20-10 overall and 11-8 in Big Ten play, with the regular season . He (Knight) taught me how to play the game of basketball from a fundamental standpoint, Woodson said. The only way I can do my homework is to watch these guys play on tape and assess them that way. "Tamar Bates' parents and I had some things in common based on people I knew while living in Atlanta. Mike Woodson - Postgame Q&A (Iowa) Watch on. Instead, they're askinghow far can he take them? Iowa defeated Indiana 90-68. My thing was, 'Golly, I just wish they would have given me an opportunity to coach them.'. There was a problem saving your notification. 15 Indiana men's basketball had some momentum for perhaps the first time all night, junior guard Trey Galloway found himself guarding junior forward Kris Murray on the perimeter. CLASS 4A: Munster: Munster: 61: Merrillville: 55: Lake Central: 70: East Chicago Central: 55: Crown Point: Hobart: 55: Kankakee Valley: 44: Valparaiso: 62: Lowell: 26 . @Knickoson42. He was inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. In 1991, after playing a decade in the NBA, Woodson was content with stepping away from the game. Right after I got here I ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce and got egg noodles with ketchup. House was Woodson's tutor at Indiana during his playing days, and with her help he became the first person from his family to earn a college degree. "I didn't get them all. I've said it time and time again: Indiana University basketball is Bob Knight. I'm living in an apartment and I spend most of my time here in Assembly Hall. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. They couldn't understand why Indiana athletic director Scott "Cletus" Dolson hired him in the first place. Aside from quick trips home for doctor's appointments, they don't return until. The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Thats all I needed to hear, Woodson said. It might have been the only work House would have come out of retirement for. Sign up with TheHoosier.com here. Most kids start very young. She created and maintained an athletics database to facilitate eligibility, financial aid, and NCAA/Big Ten federal reporting including graduation rates. 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. Because, again, I've never recruited at the college level, but I've recruited at the NBA level.
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