"Mentally, I'm pushed to coach basketball. Why leave a 25-year NBA coaching career for college basketball? "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. The Hawkeyes led 47-36 at halftime after shooting 61%. "Because if you don't push that and sell it, then it becomes second nature to these guys. After securing a sweep of in-state rival Purdue for the first time in a decade, No. And every time you change a school its a difficult transition. Scott's been here all these years grinding, looking out over everything that we've done from a real estate standpoint. That doesnt leave a whole lot of time to go home and do your homework. Because Coach Knight took a chance on me as a player. Whereas some NBA coaches may perceive college basketball as a step down, Woodson hasn't, especially not in the brutally-honest Big Ten where a team can be humbled on any given night just as easily as it can be praised. Tony Perkins, who might make my All-Indiana Killer team if I bother to do one, then escaped Galloway's attention for another layup to make . ', "That's kind of how my career (got started). That's the only thing that I'm selling here as a head coach. Reasonable Rabby vs The Hoosier Hysterics. "I got the call that Sunday (March 28) that they were offering me the job. That's how I felt. I had a plan going in when I put the tape together. I'm an average nobody. Somebodys got to coach the team.. WOODSON: "The timing was always kind of off or against me, even when Tom Crean received the job (in 2008). Above is the full Q&A. "As long as I'm the coach here, they're going to be a part of it. "I have those Cook books. I was just being real. 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. (AF) *(Footnote, quotes courtesy of Henry Hill, "Goodfellas''), Woodson is 63 years old. There's fans everywhere I (went) in my walk of life in the NBA. "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.'. Mike and his wife, Terri, have two daughters, Alexis and Mariah, who were volleyball players at Georgia Tech. Indiana men's basketball's effort bothered head coach Mike Woodson in the loss to the No. I had nine sisters and there were three boys. Four weekends ago, I was back home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to surprise my little sister at her show choir competition. "That's all I know. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. I'm going to try to do the best job that I can possibly do to get us back on top.". "We got the Knicks up and going. Knight stayed true to his promise. I walked away from that meeting really dejected. People that know me knew that over the years. You've got to find players and people around you that believe in what you do. WOODSON:"Again, I didn't come back just to come back and be the coach at Indiana. 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. It just doesn't happen. "I've never been a hater when it come to coaching. And you've got two books by my mentor (Bloomington businessman) Bill Cook, who's no longer with us that owned Cook Incorporated. But I'm not looking at anything else differently.". Below is the full transcript. (AF) (Yea, youngsters, a music record is oh, never mind. I enjoy that. 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. These are books that obviously Archie was reading. How long has being the IU basketball coach been your dream? And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. "So I had to do some damage control I had to start setting up meetings with the parents and the players. It was one of the most embarrassing times of my life as a coach I was like shit, I played 11 years in the NBA and I have no idea what Im doing from a coaching standpoint.. He was 13 when his father died. And Jim Dolan, the Knicks' owner, that's the only guy that I had to go face to get out of this deal. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Not because he didnt want it, but because he was tied up in his NBA life. I've said it time and time again: Indiana University basketball is Bob Knight. 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). So here I am.". "I was up in Fort Wayne about four or five days ago speaking to about a thousand at a sit-down dinner, and so many people kept saying to me 'welcome home.' I can go to dinner and there's an IU (fan), 'Hey, Woody, how you doing? 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. He pushed me and he put me in the best position to be successful. So he didnt know what he could do (academically). Well, I've always bragged about Indiana University, regardless of how they were doing. 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 . While the crowd roared to life after his name was introduced, Woodson remained focused in the huddle with his players. She has completed coursework for a Doctorate and has finished all but her dissertation in language education. 9 min read. Boys & Girls Club Beverage Tumbler $ 13.00. 15 Indiana's 90-68 home loss to Iowa. Indiana was that way. I've said that for many, many years. That's what I'm going to try to do. "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. Don't miss out on any of our exclusive football, basketball and recruiting coverage. 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. You asked me about at 63, why am I still in this?". "But my loyalty and my feelings toward the basketball program have always been stronger than ever. He has an open-door policy with players so they can talk to him at any time. You would only expect that. Asked if his emotions were any different heading into Tuesday than when he coached for a new team in the NBA, Woodson said: I dont know.. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. 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. Click To Watch Free 'NAACP Image Awards 2023' Live Stream. (AP) Trayce Jackson-Davis quickly caught and surpassed his coach on Indiana's career scoring list Saturday. She created and maintained an athletics database to facilitate eligibility, financial aid, and NCAA/Big Ten federal reporting including graduation rates. Then somebody sent me this book: 'Prepare to Win: A Lesson Learned at Knight School.'". "Then, Xavier and coach (Kenya) Hunter had a relationship there. See also: Three keys, highlights, final stats. They exploited it and they took advantage of it and they hit shots, so credit to them.. BLOOMINGTON - Trayce Jackson-Davis set Indiana's career rebounds record Tuesday night. My senior year in college I did an internship at the company. "There's a lot of great college coaches, I mean, there's no cupcakes in the Big Ten, there's just not. "Hoosier Nation has always supported Indiana basketball. Staff Writer. "I don't have a home yet. Anitra House, I know if youre listening, boy, you were very instrumental in me getting through school. 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. "I was a little down because after I gave my coaching speech to all the guys, I sat them down in the locker room and I asked guys to raise their hands that were going to commit to me and this university and this program and my staff. 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. To be able to circle back home and coach Indiana University basketball means a great deal to me, Woodson said. He mostly took in the game on the sideline with his hands folded under his chest. Talked about personal things from both sides. He played for a demanding coach in high school in Broad Ripples Bill Smith, but Indianas Bob Knight wrote the book on high expectations. Indiana basketball's Mike Woodson talks family, Hoosiers' struggles, Bob Knight, apartment living, BOZICH | How Mike Woodson kept Trayce Jackson-Davis at IU, BOZICH | Fife will help Woodson put the Indiana back in Indiana basketball, BOZICH | Larry Brown explains why Mike Woodson is right coach for Indiana -- and their future, BOZICH | With Jackson-Davis returning, Woodson won his first week at Indiana, BOZICH | Rewards outweigh risks as Mike Woodson takes over Indiana basketball, BOZICH | Former Hoosiers star Mike Woodson named Indiana basketball coach, WDRB FCC Applications & Related Materials. Against crazy odds, they have all but assuredly secured themselves a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.. 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. But then came 2021, when the timing finally seemed right. We left our game in West Lafayette, Woodson said. 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: "These books were left over. Woodson did not . Joining Woodson for the post-game press conference was senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis. He scored a career-high 18.2 ppg with Kansas City in 1982-83. At Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, he averaged 28.6 points as a senior, scored 1,154 points in his career, and earned All-State honors while being a member of the Indiana All-Stars. (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. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler). 5 Purdue in what Jackson-Davis called probably the best victory weve had.. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. 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). You know what they are, now that vinyl is back.). Do you mind telling me what any of them are? And we're going to try to make this thing happen together. "People don't give that enough credit. The release from Indiana follows: Scott freed me up to be able to do what I do from a coaching standpoint. I couldn't sell it no other way when I went to Atlanta. 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. "That's kind of how we got Davis. Friday's invite-only (and non-televised) awards dinner will go on as scheduled from L.A. Live Event Deck, a popular event venue located . "You guys never saw me come back, but every summer I was back here, visiting friends and family. Other coaches were mentioned, too. Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. He and I became close friends. Because, again, I've never recruited at the college level, but I've recruited at the NBA level. (AP) Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson is expected to return to the sideline Saturday night for a crucial Big Ten contest against Ohio State. (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. Hey Woody, we can play golf every day, Fitzsimmons said. Got a lot of work that needs to be done to get this team back on top. After an up and down two weeks where Indiana suffered two losses and recorded two wins including one over Purdue at Mackey Arena Mike Woodson joined Don Fischer for his radio show Monday . That's how it's always been. The board, the 1,092nd of his career . In the following days, Woodson read his name in news stories about IUs opening. "I didn't get them all. 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. "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.". He led the Hoosiers to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2003 and helped three players earn All-Big Ten status including Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson and Xavier Johnson. But every year I was right there rooting. Pin. . Big Ten tournament seeding and tiebreaker scenarios, Big Ten tournament seeding and tiebreaker scenarios, Five takeaways from Indianas loss against Iowa, Indianas defense nonexistent in 90-68 loss to Iowa, Five takeaways from Indianas win over Eastern Michigan. I really needed a laugh early this morning, and I hope you got one, too. 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. After Crean was fired in 2017, though, Woodson put his name into consideration. "I couldn't believe it after all these years. Obviously everybody is upset after the game (against Purdue) and coming back and doing this; its not what we stand for, Jackson-Davis said. But hed need another coach to help him learn how to navigate life as a college student. Because coaching is hard. During his coaching career, Woodson would quietly come back to Bloomington whenever he could. Woody, why dont you come out and be my assistant in the summer league? Woodson recalls Fitzsimmons asking. It was just a full meltdown of our defensive game plan, Jackson-Davis said. "That's the only reason that I'm back. The athletic department said Friday in a news release that Woodson . "I took all my NBA money and I brought it back to Bloomington. That (1976 unbeaten NCAA championship) team was phenomenal. "It wasn't funny 35 years ago, and it's sure not funny now.'' She began tutoring Woodson in 1976 as he became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. How do you plan to do that? - Indiana coach Mike Woodson said on his weekly radio show with Don Fischer on Monday night that senior point guard Xavier Johnson will not play on Tuesday against Iowa. They knew people that I knew in Atlanta. I'm new at this. 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. I know there were a lot of names surfacing about the job. He wondered why he didn't have a statue himself. My thing was, 'Golly, I just wish they would have given me an opportunity to coach them.'. @Knickoson42. ), Woodson said that he drove over to Bob Knight's house and sat down for a visit. (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. How Mike Woodson met Anitra House Two things you have to know about Mike Woodson: his humble upbringing, and his rich loyalty. Mike Woodson isn't a stranger to Indiana or Bloomington, that much was clear when he took the Hoosiers head coaching gig last spring. DOYEL: Assembly Hall has been redone, so you're not in Bob Knight's former office literally, but you're in there metaphorically. BOZICH: One of the biggest recruiting wins you had was getting Trayce Jackson-Davis back for his junior year. I was playing but I never played competitively until the eighth grade. Again, a lot of it had to do with timing, but this was the perfect timing. If you do that, you put yourself in a position to win basketball games. All rights reserved. DOYEL: Have you found a place yet in Bloomington or have you owned a place all this this time? Finally, sitting in the press room after the game, Woodson let himself crack a smile. The Hoosiers are now 20-10 overall and 11-8 in Big Ten play, with the regular season . "If I was going to stay, that would be the first thing I'd fix,'' Woodson said. You've got an old Branch McCracken book. I've had a lot of good times and I've had some bad times. He (Knight) taught me how to play the game of basketball from a fundamental standpoint, Woodson said. Even through the buzzer in Indianas 68-62 win, one that was closer than it shouldve been, Woodson remained calm. He doesn't understand why all sorts of people in Bloomington were asking if Coach Knight threw him a chair. "I hadn't been away from the game like I had been during the year and a half after I had back surgery. I had a chance to retool and rethink what I really wanted to do the rest of my coaching career. So I don't know if it's ever really lost its brand. Some may disagree, but this is a great hire. It's a secretary role, but one that is critical in keeping the men's basketball office functioning. That was huge for me, because it gave me a chance to retool. Wayne was 6-2 and 400 pounds. When Tuesday finally came, Woodson kept the same composure. Scattered storms (a few could be severe), mainly in Kentucky, BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 29, 2021 - Head Coach Mike Woodson of the Indiana Hoosiers and Indiana Hoosiers Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson during a press conference in Bloomington, IN. So I pretty much got a late start. They're playing great basketball. (AF) (Editor's Note: Sadly, that is not made up. Woodson wanted to attend Bob Knights basketball camp, but given he grew up in a family with 12 siblings in inner-city Indianapolis he didnt have enough money to pay for it. Mike Woodson's House. No, Fitzsimmons said. About a week later, Dolson offered the job. 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 watch him do his (radio) show or press conference, Im very proud to think about how far hes come in articulating what he wants to say, House said. ET) The feel-good Coming2Bloomington story of Mike Woodson returning to his alma mater at Indiana as its new basketball coach came to an abrupt ending on Thursday morning when the legendary former Hoosiers star told Sports Illustrated Indiana that he was quitting. Watch as Indiana coach Mike Woodson met with the media following a 90-68 loss to Iowa on Tuesday in Bloomington. He was currently serving as an assistant coach with the Knicks. With Houses help, Woodson became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. We just have to come in tomorrow and work.. Now,. (AP) Kris Murray scored 26 points, Tony Perkins flirted with the first triple-double in Iowa history and the Hawkeyes beat No. He, Gayle (Cook's wife) and Carl, his son, all these years, about 40 years, I've had a relationship with that family. ), He met with all his new players out in the lobby at Assembly Hall, out by all the statues. 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? Homes - Celebrity - Sports - Basketball Links: en . "When I say that he was my mentor, he was my mentor at an early age. I just didnt like how the process was going when they wanted to talk with me, Woodson said. Woodson said that after everyone listened to his silky smooth voice during all his press conferences that he got all sorts of requests from people asking him to record voicemail message for them, or recording jingles for their Tik-Tok videos ''but I didn't know what that was,'' Woodson said. Im going to play golf.. On Tuesday morning, Woodson talked with Bob Kravitz of The Athletic; Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star and me for more than 30 minutes. Mike Woodson is going to be great in Bloomington. What does that mean to you and how do you hope to accomplish it? Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Large) $ 12.00. Year 1 in your coaching tenure is not supposed to be your best one, but what do you expect to see, based on your roster and your own goals? "You've got all these players that went to different universities. Conversely, as the season progressed and Woodson grew more comfortable, the Hoosiers followed his lead. ), Woodson also wondered why there was no statue of his coach, Bob Knight, who won three titles in the building. "Every year I'd come back. What did you do to convince him to stay and how can you fix his weaknesses? (April 1, 2021, 8 a.m. Woodson accepted. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. DOYEL: You've got four books over your shoulder (in his office). Man, Woodson responded. Sign up with TheHoosier.com here. "It wasn't a knock against the young kid, but I showed film of what he couldn't do. I just kind of walked away from it.. That's going to be my job to get it back. Even losing my dad at an early age, I just basically watched him work himself to death, trying to take care of his kids. He'd come home to Bloomington, he figured, and work alongside his friend Scott May at a real. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. He was living in New York City the most famous city in the world and decided to move to little ol' Bloomington on Monday when he was offered the job by current athletic director and former IU towel boy Scott Dolson. Woodson discussed why, at age 63, he wanted the challenge of the IU job, how he intends to reshape the program's culture, growing up with 11 sisters and brothers and his early success recruiting. After starring for Broad Ripple High School, Woodson accepted a scholarship offer to Indiana. I'm living in an apartment. 15 Indiana will look to keep its roll going at home Tuesday night by . BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Despite undergoing back surgery in December and missing seven weeks, he was honored as the Chicago Tribunes Silver Basketball Award Winner following the season. The defeat, just Indianas second at home this season against 14 victories, came three days after the Hoosiers had gone on the road to beat No. I've been able to do that over the years in the NBA. 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've been here my whole life.". He is a graduate of Indiana University and an AP Top 25 football voter. Michael Dean Woodson is a head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's team. Wayne was a sophomore at Arlington (High) and he was the leading scorer in the city. But this is challenging for me, and I'm a competitive man.". BOZICH: When you played at Indiana (from 1976-80), IU was feared as one of the top programs in the country. "That's all I needed to hear. "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. IU finished the conference season with six straight victories and won the Big Ten title. 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)*(Footnote, quotes courtesy of George Walker, "Hoosiers''), Woodson said he couldn't figure out the media situation here in Indiana, either, when he went out to"get the papers, get the papers.'' Mike Woodson's House. Emailed daily. (The Hawkeyes) had their way, doing everything they wanted to do. He also averaged 12.2 points in 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Small) $ 12.00. Mike Woodson accomplished a lot playing for Indiana under Bob Knight. Knight gave him a shirt reading Indiana University. Later, Knight said, when Woodson was a senior in high school, hed follow up. They cheer their team, and when they come to Bloomington it's totally opposite . It's all good.". "Coach Woodson is doing great," the statement read. I played 11 years in the NBA. He was living in New York City - the most famous city in the world - and decided to move to. He needed to spend all that time on basketball, because look at what basketball has brought to him. . I get that. (AF) (We all concur on that one.). Always free! There has been struggles and a bit of a malaise. Alexis also played one season at IU. Quick brag . "Well, everybody committed except the five best players. That's what I'm about. Murray, with Galloway's hand in his face, pulled up and drained the 3-pointer over his defender. Mike Woodsons voice? I just think Indiana basketball is still as big as ever. But to get (Race) Thompson back, to get Khristian Lander and (Jordan) Geronimo back, that was a major start for me, even though we lost Armaan Franklin (to Virginia) and the big fella, Joey (Brunk to Ohio State). It might have been the only work House would have come out of retirement for. Indiana head coach Mike Woodson speaks with the media after the Hoosiers' midweek matchup with Iowa. Hosted by Grammy . This connection Woodson and IU basketball started to really take shape when he was in sixth grade. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. What message did you have that resonated with them? "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.'. 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. That's what we did over the years. That was a bulls--- performance tonight. "I was able to do that along with my staff to get these three to commit to us. Right after I got here I ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce and got egg noodles with ketchup. (Photo: Peegs.com) Woodson's built-in. They wanted me to stay on board. 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