In this series where Hoosiers On SI is ranking the top 16 men’s basketball, women’s basketball and football players of the 2020s so far, the No. 16 choice for football is Mike Katic.
Both Goode and Leal are seeking eligibility waivers to return to Indiana for the 2025-26 season. Indiana men’s basketball’s 2025-26 roster has just about taken shape thanks to new head coach Darian DeVries’ transfer portal moves, but there’s still pieces that could fall into place.
STARLIGHT, Ind. – There were many things Indiana men’s basketball fans wanted to hear from Indiana men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries on Wednesday night during the Hoosiers Connect fundraiser at Huber’s Winery, Orchard and Vineyard.
Talking through Darian DeVries’ Indiana Hoosiers. With the exception of (potentially) Luke Goode and Anthony Leal, Indiana men’s basketball has undergone a complete transformation from last season.
There are a lot of changes going on with the Indiana basketball program since it was left out of the NCAA Tournament with a 19-13 record. Coach Mike Woodson stepped down, and on Tuesday hired former West Virginia and Drake coach Darian DeVries.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana's men's basketball season came to an abrupt end on Sunday when the Hoosiers were not selected to be in the NCAA Tournament.
The Big Ten conference announced awards for the 2024-25 men's basketball season on Tuesday, and three Hoosiers were recognized. Indiana center Oumar Ballo and forward Malik Reneau received All-Big Ten honorable mentions, and guard Anthony Leal was listed among the Sportsmanship Award honorees.
The long-standing tradition on Senior Day for Indiana men’s basketball is to have the senior give a farewell speech to the fans. The head coach also says words to the crowd.
Entering the season, neither Anthony Leal nor Luke Goode had clear paths towards playing time, much less the 20 minutes or so they average per game now.
Anthony Leal has typically received the loudest cheers from the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall crowd during introductions since he joined the starting lineup in mid-January. That’s in part because he’s a Bloomington native and the 2020 Indiana Mr.
BLOOMINGTON — Anthony Leal grew up in Bloomington, right down the road from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. He was named Mr. Basketball in 2020 while playing for Bloomington High School South.
Emotions can sometimes get the best of competitors during a rivalry game. That appeared to be the case on Sunday, when Indiana's Anthony Leal appeared to kick Purdue's Caleb Furst below the belt while the two fought for a rebound.
Things got pretty spicy pretty early in Sunday afternoon's rivalry clash between Indiana and No. 13 Purdue. Early in the first half, a tangle up between Hoosiers guard Anthony Leal and Purdue forward Caleb Furst resulted in a potential ejection situation — though that wasn't the end result.
Dylan Andrews sank two clutch free throws with four seconds remaining to help UCLA avoid a late-game collapse in a 72-68 win over Indiana on Friday in Bloomington, Ind.
Anthony Leal garnered national recognition after making one of the most improbable shots in recent Indiana basketball history. After Rutgers star freshman Ace Bailey blocked Indiana point guard Myles Rice's shot off the backboard, Leal corralled the rebound and hoisted a last-second heave.
IU basketball coach Mike Woodson met with the media following an 84-74 win over Rutgers on Thursday. Joining him for the postgame Q&A were IU players Mackenzie Mgbako and Anthony Leal.
Indiana men’s basketball is a third of the way through its season. Twelve games are in the books with a minimum of 19 to go, though it will likely be more assuming the Hoosiers make the Big Ten Tournament.
Indiana Hoosiers Guard Anthony Leal is raising the bar for athletes everywhere, especially during this Christmas season of giving. In a grand gesture that was caught on camera by his mother, Leal went out of his way to gift his sister something truly thoughtful and generous.
The Indiana basketball program is going to look a whole lot different with many new faces coming in this season however, they will bring back a very strong returning core from a season ago.
The Indiana basketball team hasn’t had a great season this year and they have never really been in consideration for the NCAA Tournament. However, the Hoosiers have now found themselves three wins away from winning the Big Ten Tournament and getting an automatic qualifier.
Anthony Leal made a go-ahead basket with five seconds remaining to lift No. 6 seed Indiana to a 61-59 win over No. 11 seed Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday night in Minneapolis.
Penn State basketball’s season likely ended Thursday night, barring a postseason bid that seems unlikley. A shot by Anthony Leal with five seconds left gave Indiana a 61-59 lead, and ended up being the game winner when Puff Johnson’s 3 fell short.
Indiana basketball players Anthony Leal and Gabe Cupps spoke to reporters following Indiana’s 74-68 win against Iowa on Tuesday night at Assembly Hall.