Im going to play golf.. Woodson accepted. Among the All-Stars hes mentored are Ray Allen (Milwaukee Bucks), Kenny Anderson (Atlanta Hawks), Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks), Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons), Sam Cassell (Milwaukee Bucks), Derrick Coleman (Philadelphia 76ers), Baron Davis (New York Knicks), Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), Richard Hamilton (Detroit Pistons), Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks), Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers), Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks), DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers), Shawn Kemp (Cleveland Cavaliers), Jason Kidd (New York Knicks), Kenyon Martin (New York Knicks), Dikembe Mutombo (Philadelphia 76ers), Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers), Paul Pierce (Los Angeles Clippers), Julius Randle (New York Knicks), Glenn Robinson (Milwaukee Bucks), Derrick Rose (New York Knicks), Amare Stoudemire (New York Knicks),Antoine Walker (Atlanta Hawks), Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons) and Rasheed Wallace (Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks). Copyright 2021 WDRB Media. So I pretty much got a late start. And every time you change a school its a difficult transition. It's being able to get people are these young men, your dreams and goals of how you want to play and how they fit into the realm of what you're doing or are trying to do here at Indiana University. (AF) (Actually, that's true too, amazingly. WOODSON: "These books were left over. Meanwhile, Woodson watched IUs basketball program face an array of struggles from afar. But then came 2021, when the timing finally seemed right. 5 University of Arizona on Dec. 10, and thought his team wasn't tough enough in a loss to Rutgers on Dec. 3. 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. (AF) (Yea, youngsters, a music record is oh, never mind. "I can never replace Bob Knight and all the things that he's done over the years for Indiana University basketball. 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. And Jim Dolan, the Knicks' owner, that's the only guy that I had to go face to get out of this deal. Mike Woodson and those dulcet tones aren't going anywhere, baby. Just talked basketball. (AP) Kris Murray scored 26 points, Tony Perkins flirted with the first triple-double in Iowa history and the Hawkeyes beat No. "He finally figured it out because I'm not concerned about what you do well. "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.'. "But I like the direction of where we are right now and where we are headed, knowing there is a lot of work that's got to be done.". He taught me how to be a man on and off the floor.. He often looked back at his assistant coaches or twirled his finger to urge his players on. "If they're able to do what they're supposed to do, on and off the floor, then I've got to think moving forward they're going to be pretty successful in their lives as they leave Indiana University and go on in other directions and other areas of their lives.". There's fans everywhere I (went) in my walk of life in the NBA. Murray got the Hawkeyes off to a fast start, hitting 3-pointers on their first two possessions. (April 1, 2021, 8 a.m. "I can never forget the guys that came before me. I feel good about my staff that I've assembled. I knew what that high was all about. WOODSON:"I've never felt that I was 63. That Mike Woodson had his head down, focused on the task at hand. "That's like the oldest, most stale joke in Indiana basketball history,'' Woodson said. 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. The Hawkeyes led 47-36 at halftime after shooting 61%. Early in the second half, when No. WOODSON: "I've got to give my staff a lot of credit. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. "That's all I needed to hear. For the past three Januarys, the couple have left Chicago and set up house in a Bloomington extended-stay hotel. Woodson did not . It was just a full meltdown of our defensive game plan, Jackson-Davis said. "We got the Knicks up and going. WOODSON: "Sure it was different, because I spent my whole life here at Indiana. IU finished the conference season with six straight victories and won the Big Ten title. BLOOMINGTON After Indianas road loss to Iowa on Jan. 5, Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson called the performance of the referees bulls---.. Want to thank you, Woodson said in his opening remarks when he was introduced as the new IU head coach in March. I don't. He has an open-door policy with players so they can talk to him at any time. Woodson, left, has worked with some top NBA coaches including his time as an assistant for Doc Rivers with the Clippers. Indiana shot 43%. 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. WOODSON:"Well, I think the main thing is, I think what's been missing, that I've talked to players my age, players who came before me or after me, is that they were left out. The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. (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. I go to 29 different (arenas) to play NBA basketball, and IU is all over the place. 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. I've had my battles physically over the years, from the back surgery I had many years ago. Mike Woodson's House. This pairing Woodson leading IU basketball seemed unlikely for more reasons than one. Because, again, I've never recruited at the college level, but I've recruited at the NBA level. When cracks appeared to be forming throughout the season and shades of Indiana's old ways began rearing its ugly head, Woodson was often the mediator and reconciler. "And I think once he realized that, and it wasn't a knock against the young man. 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.". "So I had to do some damage control I had to start setting up meetings with the parents and the players. 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. 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. There's no way in hell they should not be a part of this program and in a grand way, too. I looked at them. I kind of think I helped Michael find his voice, House said. But after leading his Hoosiers to a huge road win over arch-rival Purdue, Woodson was filled with pride. WOODSON:"Again, I didn't come back just to come back and be the coach at Indiana. "To answer your question, I'm looking to push this team and put a competitive team on the floor that's going to make our fan base so happy. He'll find good Italian food in Bloomington, he'll get that Bob Knight statue built, he'll win a lot of games and he will teach Trayce Jackson-Davis how to shake and bake with that right hand. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. (AF) (Sadly, that's true, too.) (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. "When I first got my coaching gig in Atlanta, I had just won an NBA title (as an assistant) with Larry Brown in Detroit. 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. "They should never be closed out because this program was built around a lot of great players who have played here. You have permission to edit this article. "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. He'd come home to Bloomington, he figured, and work alongside his friend Scott May at a real. I just didnt like how the process was going when they wanted to talk with me, Woodson said. Getty Images. I kind of walked away from that thinking it's just not going to happen for Mike Woodson, which I was fine with that. 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. Knight stayed true to his promise. Woodson played 104 games for the Hoosiers after graduating in 1976 from Broad Ripple High School and is the fifth all-time leading scorer with 2,061 points and his 19.8 points per game average is tied (Calbert Cheaney) for the second highest by a Hoosier who played four seasons in college. But I'd like to think the players we've brought in will be very instrumental in us moving forward. I can go to dinner and there's an IU (fan), 'Hey, Woody, how you doing? That's what we did over the years. "And with Archie, before he became the head coach, I got a call about the job. "It's just amazing. How long has being the IU basketball coach been your dream? "There's a lot of great college coaches, I mean, there's no cupcakes in the Big Ten, there's just not. I said, 'Hey, man, let's do this together. The game ball, he said, hes going to keep. Just as he was starting to get serious with the game of basketball, a young Woodson also started to take on jobs to help keep the family afloat, all while trying to keep up at school. "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.'. Indiana was that way. I just think Indiana basketball is still as big as ever. I've been on the front end of it, when it was good. (Brad Penner / USA Today file) He has a story to tell, and while he's 63. "Scott was on the plane the next day. And I honestly thought I could help him make the next move to the big leagues. Yes, I had to do my homework and due diligence on the player. When Tuesday finally came, Woodson kept the same composure. 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. "I didn't get them all. "Mentally, I'm pushed to coach basketball. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Large) $ 12.00. But it lives on forever now thanks to the efforts of his family . I'm trying to win the Big Ten. I thought we had a 2-hour great meeting. Mike and his wife, Terri, have two daughters, Alexis and Mariah, who were volleyball players at Georgia Tech. "I was able to do that along with my staff to get these three to commit to us. Upon losing Woodson, the Hoosiers went 7-5 in the Big Ten until he returned to spark Indiana back into action. 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. There was Indiana's first win over then-No. Scott's been here all these years grinding, looking out over everything that we've done from a real estate standpoint.