"A week later, we'd had some communications within that week. While on the surface Woodson could've just been holding his cards close, in his own mind he said he always felt at ease, no matter the situation. "I hadn't been away from the game like I had been during the year and a half after I had back surgery. Hosted by Grammy . I told that kid, 'Take me to the courts,' because I wanted to see how I fared against Wayne Radford, who I read about in the paper. "I started at the top with Davis. If you don't come ready to play, you can be beaten by anybody in the Big Ten, let alone just in college in general.". Staff Writer. "So for me, to say that I'm going to bridge the old to the new, I'm bringing (the former players) back. But there was also All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis throwing down dunks, providing optimism that the program is starting an upward trend. Now back at his alma mater for the past year, Woodson has seeminglyembraced all the challenges. WOODSON:"The thought process when I traveled all those years in the NBA, you always were looking for bragging rights amongst your peers in the NBA. 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. The untested Woodson was left to run practice on his own. Woodson was the 1980 Big Ten Player of the Year and NABC All-American as a senior in leading the Hoosiers to a conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournaments Sweet Sixteen. I'm just happy that he stayed and knowing that we've got a lot of work on our hands to do to get this turned around.". And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. Some may disagree, but this is a great hire. "I don't have a home yet. When all looked to be lost for Indiana at various points, there was an aura of assurance that surrounded Woodson. But at the end of the day, it's relationships, it's talking to people. The Hawkeyes led 47-36 at halftime after shooting 61%. That doesnt leave a whole lot of time to go home and do your homework. "Then, Xavier and coach (Kenya) Hunter had a relationship there. Thats all I needed to hear, Woodson said. I had a chance to retool and rethink what I really wanted to do the rest of my coaching career. Here is a slightly edited transcript of our discussion. Hey Woody, we can play golf every day, Fitzsimmons said. "I was able to do that along with my staff to get these three to commit to us. Mike and his wife, Terri, have two daughters, Alexis and Mariah, who were volleyball players at Georgia Tech. Got a lot of work that needs to be done to get this team back on top. At the age of 63, what compelled you to take on this job? And that House was telling the story of Woodson finding his voice on a radio show named after him wasnt lost on her. WOODSON: "These books were left over. That's the only reason why I'm here. Photo by Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics. That (1976 unbeaten NCAA championship) team was phenomenal. That's going to be my job to get it back. (AF), Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. So Woodson went out to Phoenix, Arizona, for his first coaching job. We've just lost our winning ways. Woodson's built-in familiarity with Bloomington and the Hoosiers allowed his transition to go smoother than IU coaches of the past. That's how it's always been. "We are following CDC COVID guidelines, and our . WOODSON:"I'm in the apartment business. KRAVITZ: You've talked about bridging the gap between the older generation and the new generation of IU fans. 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. In 2000, Knight was fired, leaving the fan base split. On Tuesday morning, Woodson talked with Bob Kravitz of The Athletic; Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star and me for more than 30 minutes. 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. He just wasnt very verbal with people that he didnt know.. 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. I've had a lot of good times and I've had some bad times. "I'm really back now, and that means a great deal to me," Woodson said. That's how I felt. Yes, I had to do my homework and due diligence on the player. What do you want people to say about the culture that you're going to establish? Want to thank you, Woodson said in his opening remarks when he was introduced as the new IU head coach in March. "I can never forget the guys that came before me. "I went to that court, and it was a battle, man. In his first year, Woodson guided the team to a nine-win improvement, an NCAA Tournament win, built the top-rated defense in the Big Ten according to KenPom (22nd, nationally). Club Kid Puzzle $ 5.00. 9 min read. She began tutoring Woodson in 1976 as he became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. You would only expect that. 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. I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook." ''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.'' After its regular week-long, non-televised celebrations, the annual awards ceremony concluded with its main ceremony on Saturday night. Again, a lot of it had to do with timing, but this was the perfect timing. Just talked basketball. There was the miraculous 17-point comeback win over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament. People that know me knew that over the years. I enjoy that. Even losing my dad at an early age, I just basically watched him work himself to death, trying to take care of his kids. I wasn't being realistic about it. That soft, soothing voice "will make millions,'' some slick NYC record producer said. After Crean was fired in 2017, though, Woodson put his name into consideration. Man, Woodson responded. You've got a Herman B Wells book. I just kind of quietly went about my business as a coach and I was still able to come back here and be a part of Indiana University. I gave him the biggest hug. IU still has a chance to get one of the four double-byes into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament but must beat Michigan in the regular-season finale Sunday and get some help from some of the other six teams Iowa among them that entered Tuesday within a game of second place. "They liked that and they were able to commit to us. House first began her association with IU Athletics in 1974 as a tutor under Buzz Kurpius who was hired as an Assistant Football Coach for Academics in 1974-75. 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. I just told him. "I got the call that Sunday (March 28) that they were offering me the job. 4 Purdue for the first time in four years. Wayne was 6-2 and 400 pounds. Hes started to bridge the gap, inviting Knight to practice and Isiah Thomas to Hoosier Hysteria. A lot of people don't know that. "They should never be closed out because this program was built around a lot of great players who have played here. And Jim Dolan, the Knicks' owner, that's the only guy that I had to go face to get out of this deal. He was currently serving as an assistant coach with the Knicks. It spurred a carousel of coaches: Mike Davis, then Kelvin Sampson, Dan Dakich and Tom Crean. Well, I've always bragged about Indiana University, regardless of how they were doing. And we're going to try to make this thing happen together. BOZICH: There's been a lot of discussion about the re-branding of Indiana basketball. He also averaged 12.2 points in 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Large) $ 12.00. "I can never replace Bob Knight and all the things that he's done over the years for Indiana University basketball. (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. I just wasn't ready to walk away. But a lot of these guys are local, a lot of guys live up in Indy, they're close. Slideshow continues on the next slide Coaching is tough. Mike Woodsons voice? 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. Woodson stayed in. But I'd just won an NBA title. "Because if you don't push that and sell it, then it becomes second nature to these guys. You've got to find players and people around you that believe in what you do. 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 put some film together based on his play here at Indiana University. "I'm going to do a lot of things to make sure they're involved in what we've doing here at Indiana University and this program.". BLOOMINGTON, Ind. 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's just the nature of coaching and the nature of sports.". Storms arrive late. Prior to his six years at the helm of the Hawks, Woodson logged eight seasons as an assistant coach with Milwaukee (1996-97 through 1998-99), Cleveland (1999-2000 through 2000-01), Philadelphia (2001-02 through 2002-03) and Detroit (2003-04). Chester Woodson was. Never once. "Scott was on the plane the next day. And Miller, I knew people that knew Miller in Houston, Texas, because I lived in Houston for 20-some years. "At that time I was in the eighth grade. I've been here my whole life.". BLOOMINGTON, Ind. They cheer their team, and when they come to Bloomington it's totally opposite . 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. I dont want no part of coaching.. Somehow, they did it. 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). 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. You've got to be dedicated to what you're doing. It is, for a second, worth taking a big picture view of this moment, this night. He pushed me and he put me in the best position to be successful. And I couldn't have been happier about it, man. But Im here.. I was just being real. Products. "But coming from a big family taught me values. I get it. That's the only thing that I'm selling here as a head coach. 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. I'm living in an apartment. The 54th NAACP Image Awards did the thing! He and I became close friends. That was a bulls--- performance tonight. He wondered why he didn't have a statue himself. Everybody is bragging about their program. She retired from her position as Director of Eligibility and Systems in 2014. Joining Woodson for the post-game press conference was senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis. BOZICH: But did you and your peers talk about what was wrong and how it could be fixed? (AP) Trayce Jackson-Davis quickly caught and surpassed his coach on Indiana's career scoring list Saturday. It's all good.". We've got to win the Big Ten. Woodson is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who served three seasons as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1996 to 1999. 15 Indiana 90-68 on Tuesday night. About a week later, Dolson offered the job. Indiana head coach Mike Woodson during the team's Hoosier Hysteria NCAA basketball season kickoff event in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. BOZICH: One of the biggest recruiting wins you had was getting Trayce Jackson-Davis back for his junior year. The 64-year-old was born on March 24, 1958 in Indianapolis. 15 Indiana will look to keep its roll going at home Tuesday night by . The demands on Woodsons time outside of school meant that he was in for a major adjustment when he arrived at IU in 1976. 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. IU head coach Mike Woodson speaks to a crowd of IU fans at a Peegs.com golf outing on May 20, 2022, at Pfau Golf Course in Bloomington, Indiana. You asked me about at 63, why am I still in this?". 3 University of Kansas on Dec. 17. "I wasn't able to come back and actually catch games because of the conflict of me playing my schedule in the NBA just never allowed me to come and catch a game. My. I kind of think I helped Michael find his voice, House said. The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler), Indiana men's basketball coach Mike Woodson. "Again, I didn't get an opportunity to really come back because my schedule didn't permit me to come back. They're going to be welcome because they deserve that. 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. @Knickoson42. You have permission to edit this article. Woodson approached her to join his staff just weeks after taking the job. KRAVITZ: Was it a different feeling when you got this job than previous jobs in the pros? DOYEL: Assembly Hall has been redone, so you're not in Bob Knight's former office literally, but you're in there metaphorically. All my ties had always been here at Indiana University, always. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. In the days leading up to his IU coaching debut, Mike Woodson didnt let his excitement show. I never dreamt this would ever happen to me, Woodson said earlier this year. I've got to make this a family atmosphere. He was living in New York City - the most famous city in the world - and decided to move to. Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis celebrates after a foul Feb. 18, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. 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. BLOOMINGTON - Trayce Jackson-Davis set Indiana's career rebounds record Tuesday night. Mike Woodson's House. She got papers from Bloomington, Indianapolis, South Bend, Lafayette, Muncie, Evansville, Richmond, Martinsville, Bedford, French Lick, Paoli, Spencer and Clay City and it was THE SAME STORY in every paper.'' "So I had to do some damage control I had to start setting up meetings with the parents and the players. (AF) (Sorry, TJD, just had to do it. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Sign up with TheHoosier.com here. 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. And if we can position ourselves to win a national title, then that's what I'm going to push for. 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. Everybody who watched him knows he needs to become less reliant on his left hand and prove he can make outside shots. The athletic department said Friday in a news release that Woodson . Its a secretary role, but one that is critical in keeping the mens basketball office functioning. How do you plan to do that? 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. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. So I don't need much. The Knicks selected Woodson with the 12th pick of the 1980 NBA Draft and he enjoyed an 11-year NBA playing career, averaging 14.0 points over 786 games for the Knicks (1980-81), New Jersey (1981-82), Kansas City/Sacramento (1981-82 through 1985-86), the LA Clippers (1986-87 through 1987-88), Houston (1988-89 through 1990-91) and Cleveland (1990-91). From 2011 to 2017, he was the head coach for the University of . Well, Im going too right? Woodson asked. Woodson then earned the head coaching job with the Atlanta Hawks, followed by New York Knicks. He gave me his blessings to do that. It hasn't been that way for awhile. Even through the buzzer in Indianas 68-62 win, one that was closer than it shouldve been, Woodson remained calm. I've been on the front end of it, when it was good. "So I've gone through the struggles, too, just like a lot of Indiana University basketball fans. 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 walked away from that meeting really dejected. But I'm not looking at anything else differently.". - Indiana coach Mike Woodson appeared on the weekly radio show 'Inside Indiana Basketball' with Don Fischer on Monday night at Southern Stone Restaurant. I know there were a lot of names surfacing about the job. In New York, "anything I wanted was a phone call away. He didn't want to see his defense make a habit of allowing 90 points, like it did against the No. DOYEL: What kind of season is acceptable in Year 1? 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. Wayne was a sophomore at Arlington (High) and he was the leading scorer in the city. Everyones upset. After five games, Woodson suffered a herniated disc in his back and had to undergo surgery. 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). 1 in the preseason of the 1979-80 campaign. 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. (Photo: Peegs.com) Woodson's built-in. "That's all I needed to hear. Andrew Jackson Smith's remarkable story of valor was almost lost to history. Fitzsimmons, though, knew exactly how to convince Woodson. "It wasn't a knock against the young kid, but I showed film of what he couldn't do. That's not to say it's going to happen. I feel good about my staff that I've assembled. Download this stock image: BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson coaches on the sidelines against the Wisconsin Badgers on January 14, 2023, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. I'm not selling anything else. "I scored 2,000 damn points and won Big Ten Player of the Year when I only played six games!!!!'' Why give up the glitz and the glamor of the sports' highest league to instead recruit and coach a bunch of 18 to 22-year-olds? He doesn't understand why all sorts of people in Bloomington were asking if Coach Knight threw him a chair. 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. He taught me how to be a man on and off the floor.. KRAVITZ: At your age, people are starting to think about boats, golf and retirement. 15 Indiana's 90-68 home loss to Iowa. I'm going to bring every one of them back, starting next month. Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Indiana University's campus in Bloomington, Ind. (AF), Big cities, big fun. WOODSON: "Sure it was different, because I spent my whole life here at Indiana. 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. 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 It was as if Woodson had never truly left Indiana, and Indiana never left him. "The Knicks called (last fall) and asked me to come back (as an assistant coach). "I started playing basketball very late. Woodson did not . (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File), Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight, center, makes his first appearance at Indiana University since his dismissal in September of 2000. The Hoosiers are now 20-10 overall and 11-8 in Big Ten play, with the regular season . It just doesn't happen. WOODSON: "I don't know if IU has ever lost its brand. You figure you get an opportunity to go to college and play college basketball and get an education. 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. He'd come home to Bloomington, he figured, and work alongside his friend Scott May at a real. 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 then plans changed when Woodson got a call from the late Cotton Fitzsimmons. He had the honor of playing for some of the most decorated coaches in league history including Red Holzman (Knicks) Larry Brown (Nets) Cotton Fitzsimmons (Kings); Gene Shue (Clippers), Don Chaney (Clippers and Rockets).
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