After spending nearly 25 years in the NBA, including nine seasons as the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks, Mike Woodson was hired as the Indiana Hoosiers basketball coach prior to the 2021-22 season. However, the 2024-25 season will be Woodson’s last in Bloomington. He’ll step down as the Indiana basketball coach at the end of the season and athletic director Scott Dolson will try to make a big hire.
Indiana basketball is one of the most prestigious programs in the country, with five national championships and eight Final Four appearances. Who are the top Indiana basketball coaching candidates and how can they help bring the Hoosiers back to prominence after 23 years without advancing past the Sweet 16? If you want the latest Indiana basketball hot board, be sure to see the Indiana basketball coaching candidates from Peegs.com, the 247Sports affiliate that covers the Hoosiers.
Peegs.com’s insiders are providing on-the-ground updates on every development surrounding Woodson’s exit and the future of the Indiana basketball program, including insights from Trevor Andershock, Jared Kelly and Jeff Rabjohns, all of whom have deep-rooted ties inside the Indiana program. Get all the inside scoop on the basketball program, plus and VIP intel on Indiana football, recruiting and more, as well as access to Peegs.com’s VIPs forums, where you can connect with other Indiana fans and insiders.
And right now, Peegs.com is offering 60% off annual subscriptions*, so now is the time to sign up. The team at Peegs.com already has a list out of several potential candidates and there are some surprising names on the list. Head to Peegs.com now to see them all.
Top Indiana basketball coach candidates
One name the staff has identified as a potential target on the Indiana basketball coaching hot board is UCLA coach Mick Cronin. The 53-year-old is already in his 22nd season as a Division I head coach, leading Murray State for three seasons and then Cincinnati for 13 years before taking the UCLA job in 2019.
Cronin led the Bruins to a Final Four and two Sweet 16 appearances in a three-year span at UCLA but is coming off a sub-.500 season. UCLA appears to be back on track to make the tourney in 2025, with Jerry Palm projecting the Bruins to be a No. 6 seed in his latest CBS Sports Bracketology update. However, Cronin could be looking for a change of scenery after a troublesome year last season and that would be the sort of high-profile move that would appease the big boosters at IU. See more candidates at Peegs.com.
How to get insider Indiana coaching staff search updates
The rest of the list includes the head coach of one of Indiana’s big rivals and a huge name in the basketball world “who is the white whale of Indiana basketball.” You can only see who they are at Peegs.com.
Who are the top names in the Indiana basketball coaching search, and who is Indiana’s white whale? Go to Peegs.com to see their Indiana coaching hot board and more, all from a team of reporters with decades of experience covering the Hoosiers, and find out.
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