And that House was telling the story of Woodson finding his voice on a radio show named after him wasnt lost on her. He gave me his blessings to do that. Somebodys got to coach the team.. But hed need another coach to help him learn how to navigate life as a college student. I had a plan going in when I put the tape together. And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. Woodson did not . Hey Woody, we can play golf every day, Fitzsimmons said. Mike Woodson has said he believes his father worked himself to death trying to take care of him and his 11 siblings on the near northeast side of Indianapolis in the '50s and '60s. 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. Why leave a 25-year NBA coaching career for college basketball? 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. Here is a slightly edited transcript of our discussion. This time, it was IU that didnt show the level of interest Woodson hoped for. Woodson, the boy who was hooked on IU basketball after receiving a T-shirt from Knight in grade school and who once couldnt fathom a coaching career, was at the epicenter of the Hoosier basketball world, winning his first career game. He was inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Just talked basketball. WOODSON: "Again, after watching him on tape after I got the job, as a coach, I think you've got to find buttons to push when you're dealing with players. "You guys, you write about it, but until you sit in that seat and have to experience it on a day-to-day basis, it's tough. 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. Upon losing Woodson, the Hoosiers went 7-5 in the Big Ten until he returned to spark Indiana back into action. But I've had my ups and downs, too. ''His voice is so cool,'' the Bluebird guys said, ''that we could probably sell out the place even if he was just reading the phone book.'' All my ties had always been here at Indiana University, always. "I took this job for one reason and one reason only: to come back here and win Big Ten titles and national titles," Woodson said at last weekend's Peegs.com golf outing. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. 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. BOZICH: In addition to Trayce, you were also able to recruit Xavier Johnson (from Pittsburgh), Miller Kopp (from Northwestern) and Tamar Bates (a top-50 high school recruit). I looked at them. When all looked to be lost for Indiana at various points, there was an aura of assurance that surrounded Woodson. Obviously everybody is upset after the game (against Purdue) and coming back and doing this; its not what we stand for, Jackson-Davis said. I didn't want that. Now,. KRAVITZ: This has little to do with basketball, but you come from a big family and I just wondered how that has shaped you? This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Jackson-Davis ninth rebound made him the schools career leader in that category ahead of Alan Henderson. (AP Photo), FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, then-New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson watches his team play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, in New York. BOZICH: One of the biggest recruiting wins you had was getting Trayce Jackson-Davis back for his junior year. "I think what has helped me is I've had relationships with people in my NBA world all these years. "I hadn't been away from the game like I had been during the year and a half after I had back surgery. I was a part of it. She worked under Kurpius from 1974-79 as a tutor and joined the department full-time in November, 1979 as a member of the Academic Services office. It was as if Woodson had never truly left Indiana, and Indiana never left him. That's how it's always been. So I don't know if it's ever really lost its brand. 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. That's the only thing that I'm selling here as a head coach. We left our game in West Lafayette, Woodson said. The development of Trey Galloway New Indiana men's basketball coach Mike Woodson, right, is handed his old IU jersey by Athletic Director Scott Dolson on Monday morning after he was introduced as leader of the program with. Caitlin Clark. There has been struggles and a bit of a malaise. Woodson approached her to join his staff just weeks after taking the job. "It wasn't funny 35 years ago, and it's sure not funny now.'' @Knickoson42. KRAVITZ: When you talk to former IU players, they talk about how the culture, the Indiana culture, has been lost the last number of years. "We are following CDC COVID guidelines, and our . BLOOMINGTON, Ind. During his coaching career, Woodson would quietly come back to Bloomington whenever he could. "Because if you don't push that and sell it, then it becomes second nature to these guys. Stays mild with some sun. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. So he didnt know what he could do (academically). BLOOMINGTON, Ind. In 1991, after playing a decade in the NBA, Woodson was content with stepping away from the game. 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. He said the same about his own team after the . When you were away, what did you think about what was going on, why it was that way and how it could be fixed? "This is no knock against Archie (Miller) or Tom Crean, the guys that were here. But then came 2021, when the timing finally seemed right. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Medium) $ 12.00. Products. (AF) For you young people, a phone book is a large printed object that has names and phone numbers in it of everyone who lives in your town. She created and maintained an athletics database to facilitate eligibility, financial aid, and NCAA/Big Ten federal reporting including graduation rates. The game ball, he said, hes going to keep. 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. Quick brag . He, Gayle (Cook's wife) and Carl, his son, all these years, about 40 years, I've had a relationship with that family. (AF) (We all concur on that one.). Now I get to make people happy, by writing them a nice letter from coach, and showing them the side of him that I know, House said. 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. But from there he lived in New York, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Houston, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Cleveland again, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, New York again, Los Angeles again, and New York a third time. He was a little different at that point in time than he is now, said House on Monday evening to IU radio voice Don Fischer on Woodsons show. ), Woodson said that he drove over to Bob Knight's house and sat down for a visit. Murray, with Galloway's hand in his face, pulled up and drained the 3-pointer over his defender. That's what I'm going to try to do. Homes - Celebrity - Sports - Basketball Links: en.wikipedia.org By: neotrix Advertisement Celebrity Homes Mailing List Policies Your Name Comment Advertisement Nearby: (AF) (Footnote, "Goodfellas", "There's like 40 people on the conference call at my first press conference, so I asked my assistant to go out and pick up all the newspapers around the state so I could read them all. Indiana head coach Mike Woodson reacts to the action on the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Minnesota, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. That's going to be my job to get it back. Anitra House first started tutoring IU mens basketball players when Woodson was a freshman in Bloomington. We've got to make the playoffs. KRAVITZ: At your age, people are starting to think about boats, golf and retirement. "If we could walk into a Big Ten title, man, it would be one of the most beautiful things that can happen to this program. He had already endeared himself with the fanbase during his four-year IU playing career in the 1980's, and his return back to where it all started only strengthened that implicit trust and loyalty. I'm trying to win the Big Ten. And there's there's this little Southern Indiana place, population 84,000 if all the students weren't denied admission to campus because of COVID. "But my loyalty and my feelings toward the basketball program have always been stronger than ever. For the past three Januarys, the couple have left Chicago and set up house in a Bloomington extended-stay hotel. It is, for a second, worth taking a big picture view of this moment, this night. His team also ended nine-game losing streaks to Purdue and Michigan and his staff landed the fifth-best recruiting class in the country according to 247Sports. I had to tell them what was on my heart and how I felt, about the individual player, as a player and how I thought that player could help us from a team standpoint. Indiana University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson named former Hoosier All-American and Indianapolis native Mike Woodson as the 30th head coach in the mens basketball programs history on March 28, 2021. 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. "When I say that he was my mentor, he was my mentor at an early age. "I had a helluva group to follow in the Mays, the (Quinn) Buckners, the (Kent) Bensons, the (Bobby) Wilkersons, the (Tom) Abernethys. You've got to find players and people around you that believe in what you do. (AF). He (Knight) taught me how to play the game of basketball from a fundamental standpoint, Woodson said. Because Coach Knight took a chance on me as a player. That's not to say it's going to happen. After its regular week-long, non-televised celebrations, the annual awards ceremony concluded with its main ceremony on Saturday night. "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. And when you say you brought your money back to Bloomington, do you own property or restaurants? BLOOMINGTON, Ind. It's all good.". I played 11 years in the NBA. I've got to make this a family atmosphere. "That's like the oldest, most stale joke in Indiana basketball history,'' Woodson said. "I'm really back now, and that means a great deal to me," Woodson said. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler) Iowa - Away - Hoosiers Lose 74-83 Indiana threw away an 11-point first half lead and fell to Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tweet. I've been here my whole life.". Not because he didnt want it, but because he was tied up in his NBA life. Yes, I had to do my homework and due diligence on the player. BOZICH: There's been a lot of discussion about the re-branding of Indiana basketball. Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star. After five games, Woodson suffered a herniated disc in his back and had to undergo surgery. No longer are fans and pundits askingwhy? Katy, Texas (TX), US. 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. They couldn't understand why Indiana athletic director Scott "Cletus" Dolson hired him in the first place. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. And I walked away from that game that day saying, 'If I can hold my own against Wayne Radford, I got a shot at it. "But I blossomed as a player. DOYEL: What kind of season is acceptable in Year 1? I'm trying to win the national title. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) Mike Woodson has been the Indiana University men's basketball coach for less than two months but has already reshaped the roster, completed his staff and set goals. WOODSON: "These books were left over. Indiana men's basketball's effort bothered head coach Mike Woodson in the loss to the No. And part of what Knight expected from all of his players was academic success. WOODSON:"I'm in the apartment business. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. About a week later, Dolson offered the job. In New York, "anything I wanted was a phone call away. Fact is, mister, you start screwing up this team, Ill personally hide-strap your ass to a pine rail and send you up the Monon Line!' Woodson stayed in. Woodson hit key free throws late in regulation to send. Pin. Some may disagree, but this is a great hire. Now we've got to go after the rest of the guys.' The board, the 1,092nd of his career . "My thought process was, 'If you were interested in Mike Woodson coming to Indiana University to coach, get on a plane and you come see me or I come see you.' "Scott was on the plane the next day. They came in here and kicked our ass, it was just that simple.. 247Sports Home; . "So I had to do some damage control I had to start setting up meetings with the parents and the players. I've said that for many, many years. January 27, 2023. I gave him the biggest hug. I'm not going to do that. But Murray answered with a 3-pointer, starting a string of eight consecutive made baskets for the Hawkeyes, at the end of which they led 61-40. She was a natural choice for the job. That's what we did over the years. "People don't give that enough credit. Woodson's built-in familiarity with Bloomington and the Hoosiers allowed his transition to go smoother than IU coaches of the past. "Then, Xavier and coach (Kenya) Hunter had a relationship there. 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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's conservative wing signaled deep skepticism Tuesday over President Joe Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt, suggesting the administration may have overstepped its authority by creating a program estimated to benefit more than 40 million . You have permission to edit this article. "So the interview really wasn't an interview (in 2017) as far as I was concerned. How Mike Woodson met Anitra House Two things you have to know about Mike Woodson: his humble upbringing, and his rich loyalty. Even losing my dad at an early age, I just basically watched him work himself to death, trying to take care of his kids. Mike Dean Woodson was born on 24 March 1958 in Indianapolis. (AF) (Sadly, that's true, too.) These are books that obviously Archie was reading. How long has being the IU basketball coach been your dream? It might have been the only work House would have come out of retirement for. 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. "Coach Woodson is doing great," the statement read. I feel good about my staff that I've assembled. Want to thank you, Woodson said in his opening remarks when he was introduced as the new IU head coach in March. I dont want no part of coaching.. He continued on with his coaching cliches, telling his players to take it one game at a time. All he wanted to do, he said, was beat Eastern Michigan. As an assistant, he has worked for greats such as Chris Ford (Bucks), George Karl (Bucks), Larry Brown (76ers and Pistons), Mike DAntoni (Knicks), Doc Rivers (Clippers), and Tom Thibodeau (Knicks). I'm living in an apartment. He mostly took in the game on the sideline with his hands folded under his chest. But, boy, that team became a beautiful team to watch over the years. But this is challenging for me, and I'm a competitive man.". House went from helping Woodson find his voice more than 40 years ago, to now often being his voice. There's fans everywhere I (went) in my walk of life in the NBA. I've been away from this part of the country, but I've always come back every summer quietly, but people just didn't know that.". But after leading his Hoosiers to a huge road win over arch-rival Purdue, Woodson was filled with pride. DOYEL: You've got four books over your shoulder (in his office). Now back at his alma mater for the past year, Woodson has seeminglyembraced all the challenges. He was living in New York City - the most famous city in the world - and decided to move to. He and I became close friends. "The Knicks called. "A kid in our neighborhood said, 'Hey, Wayne Radford plays at this court around the corner from you.'. I put some film together based on his play here at Indiana University. He just wasnt very verbal with people that he didnt know.. Former Hoosier and NBA coach Mike Woodson feels right at home back in Bloomington, returning to Indiana as the team's newest head coach. Because I know coaching is hard. And Miller, I knew people that knew Miller in Houston, Texas, because I lived in Houston for 20-some years. 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. That's not my style. (AF), Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. There's no way in hell they should not be a part of this program and in a grand way, too. 9 min read. I don't need much. He lost his dad when he was 13, and he started working part-time, and going to school, and moving around to different schools, and playing basketball. But after that day, Woodson was hooked on coaching, wanting to provide the same mentorship as Knight did for him. Photo by Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. I just think Indiana basketball is still as big as ever. "I've spent my life here. He played for a demanding coach in high school in Broad Ripples Bill Smith, but Indianas Bob Knight wrote the book on high expectations. 3 University of Kansas on Dec. 17. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) Mike Woodson has beenthe Indiana University men's basketball coach for less than two months but has already reshaped the roster, completed his staff and set goals for the 2021-22 season. What message did you have that resonated with them? Conversely, as the season progressed and Woodson grew more comfortable, the Hoosiers followed his lead. And if we can position ourselves to win a national title, then that's what I'm going to push for. That Mike Woodson had his head down, focused on the task at hand. "When I got the call from Scott (Dolson, the IU athletic director) about the possibility of interviewing, I told him the same thing: 'Either you come see me or I come see you.'. Don't miss out on any of our exclusive football, basketball and recruiting coverage. (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. IU finished the conference season with six straight victories and won the Big Ten title. I really needed a laugh early this morning, and I hope you got one, too. So Woodson went out to Phoenix, Arizona, for his first coaching job. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. I was down because I was like, 'Wow, how can this be? It was already set when I came to Indiana University. Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. I'm going to try to do the best job that I can possibly do to get us back on top.". There was a problem saving your notification. I had a chance to retool and rethink what I really wanted to do the rest of my coaching career. Most kids start very young. 12-seed Wyoming in the NCAA Tournament, the Hoosiers' first March Madness win in six years. And every time you change a school its a difficult transition. It hasn't been perfect. DOYEL: Have you found a place yet in Bloomington or have you owned a place all this this time? Pulled out of retirement to assume the role of Assistant to the Head Coach for the mens basketball program, House regularly sees a strong, confident Woodson take charge of a room, with all eyes on him. "When I first got my coaching gig in Atlanta, I had just won an NBA title (as an assistant) with Larry Brown in Detroit. The athletic department said Friday in a news release that Woodson . Before joining the Hawks, Woodson served for one season (2003-04) as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, where he earned an NBA Championship ring as one of the chief architects behind Detroits suffocating defense that helped lift the Pistons to the 2004 NBA title. 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. The 54th NAACP Image Awards did the thing! The Hawkeyes led 47-36 at halftime after shooting 61%. That's not my makeup. The 64-year-old was born on March 24, 1958 in Indianapolis. Sandfort knocked in his fifth 3-pointer with 1:26 left to extend Iowas margin to 25 and punctuated the play with a demonstrative kiss aimed at the Indiana student section. Proudly powered by Tuto WordPress theme from, Baseball Schedule (links to iuhoosiers.com), IU basketball still in contention for a Big Ten Tournament double-bye, The Daily Hoosier Report: The Latest in IU News and Recruiting Notes (3/1), Watch: Q&A with IU football OC Walt Bell, new WR coach Anthony Tucker, Look: IU radio legend Don Fischer featured on BTNs The Journey, IU basketball: Iowa at Indiana The Report Card, Iowa extends winning streak over IU by causing defensive breakdowns, Watch: Woodson and Jackson-Davis discuss loss to Iowa Its just unacceptable. I've said it time and time again: Indiana University basketball is Bob Knight. 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. There was a problem saving your notification. 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 . But at the end of the day, it's relationships, it's talking to people. "You've got all these players that went to different universities. Iowa had built a double-digit lead less than three minutes into the game and made its first five shots, including three 3-pointers. We've just lost our winning ways. He is an Indiana player coming back to Indiana to coach Indiana Basketball fans are living in a dream world where everything is just the way it should be, and none of us wants to wake up. Indiana landfill to house waste shipments from toxic Ohio train derailment IU Bloomington issues alert for armed person on campus News / Feb 27, 2023 / 10:08 PM EST (AP) Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson is expected to return to the sideline Saturday night for a crucial Big Ten contest against Ohio State. But what wasn't immediately clear waswhy? - Indiana suffered a 90-68 blowout loss on its home court on Tuesday night against Iowa. Fitzsimmons, though, knew exactly how to convince Woodson. "I took all my NBA money and I brought it back to Bloomington. If you do that, you put yourself in a position to win basketball games. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images) - 2NHDRKD from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. But every year I was right there rooting. Emailed daily. While the crowd roared to life after his name was introduced, Woodson remained focused in the huddle with his players. Today she watches him lead a high major college basketball program and deal with the media, but she remembers a much different side of him in 1976. Watch as Indiana coach Mike Woodson met with the media following a 90-68 loss to Iowa on Tuesday in Bloomington. My senior year in college I did an internship at the company. Its good, Woodson said, To be back home., Postgame Discussion: Indiana vs. Iowa Hes the ultimate multi-tasker now, and he tried to be (when he was younger). Mike Woodson and those dulcet tones aren't going anywhere, baby. Getty Images. The Scott Mays, (George) McGinnis, (Steve) Downing, the Van Arsdale twins, the guys who came before Mike Woodson, set the table. "That's the only reason that I'm back. Woodson, left, has worked with some top NBA coaches including his time as an assistant for Doc Rivers with the Clippers. I'm an IU grad.'. From 2011 to 2017, he was the head coach for the University of . You figure you get an opportunity to go to college and play college basketball and get an education. How do you plan to do that? Late in the second half of a game against Michigan State on Saturday, McCaffery stared down Big Ten official Kelly Pfeifer for at least 20 seconds soon after receiving a technical foul. Thirty to 40 of Woodsons friends and family attended Tuesdays game, including longtime writer Bob Hammel, whom Woodson exchanged pleasantries with in the press room, bringing back memories from the programs past. I was wishing every coach that was here that they would have success. That's how I felt. I'm going to bring every one of them back, starting next month. Whether lingering in the shadows of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the past four decades, or front and center for 17,000 fans to cheer,the initial questions surrounding Woodson's abrupt jump to college basketball are becoming clearer by the day. She has completed coursework for a Doctorate and has finished all but her dissertation in language education. With Houses help, Woodson became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. You've got to be dedicated to what you're doing. "As long as I'm the coach here, they're going to be a part of it. Perkins had 23. 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