Sources: Woodson to return as Hoosiers’ coach

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Personnel WriterMar 6, 2024, 07:46 PM ET

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• Basketball recruiting insider.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Mike Woodson will return as

Indiana’s head coach for the 2024-25 season, sources validated to ESPN on Wednesday, ending speculation regarding his future in Bloomington.The Hoosiers are nearing the end of their worst season under Woodson, sitting at 17-13 total and 9-10 in Huge 10 play with one game left in the routine season after Wednesday night’s 70-58 win over Minnesota.The Hoosiers started the season 10-3 and 2-0 in the Big Ten, however they lost 10 of 14 games before righting the ship and winning 3 in a row.Woodson’s return was initially reported by the Indianapolis Star. He declined to comment when inquired about his return after Wednesday’s game.The Hoosiers reached the NCAA tournament in each of Woodson’s very first two seasons, including last season’s second-place Huge Ten finish. They made a 4-seed in the NCAA competition before being up to ultimate Last 4 participant Miami in the second round.Woodson, 65, is a previous Indiana star who played under Bob Knight from 1976 to 1980 before being selected in the first round of the

1980 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. After an NBA profession that consisted of 11 years as a player and 25 years as a head coach and assistant coach, he was worked with by his alma mater in 2021 to replace Archie Miller.Woodson would have been owed$12.6 million if Indiana let him go, although his contract would have permitted the school to pay it in $1 million annual installments.