Indiana coach Mike Woodson, who turns 66 subsequent month, was requested Tuesday by a reporter if he ever thinks about how lengthy he plans to teach in Bloomington.
In his third season as IU’s coach and coming off two straight NCAA event appearances, Woodson mentioned he plans to stay in his present publish for some time.
“I got here again to attempt to put this crew in the perfect place potential,” Woodson mentioned. “I’m going to proceed to try this. I’m nearly 66 however I really feel good and I nonetheless transfer round and I feel that I nonetheless assume nicely by way of the sport and I nonetheless assume I can train the sport. I don’t know, there are coaches which can be teaching into their 70s. I don’t know if that’s one thing I’ll do, I don’t know. However at this level, I’ll take it a day at a time, a 12 months at a time.
“I’m not going wherever anytime quickly guys. I’m simply not. So I’m going to proceed to construct this crew and attempt to put this crew in the perfect place potential and see the place it leads us.”
After main IU to a 44-26 document in his first two seasons, Woodson’s wage was raised by $1 million in August, bringing his annual compensation to $4.2 million.
He has three years remaining on his contract after this season.
“Upon his arrival, Coach Woodson instantly re-inserted our program into the nationwide dialog each by way of an elevated degree of success on the courtroom and in recruiting,” Athletic Director Scott Dolson mentioned of Woodson in August. “I knew that returning our program to the extent that Hoosier followers rightfully anticipate could be a course of that wouldn’t occur in a single day. I’ve been extraordinarily happy with the steps we now have taken over the last two years. I consider beneath Coach Woodson’s management, we now have positioned this system to compete on the highest ranges in recruiting, which in flip will allow us to compete on the highest ranges inside the Large Ten and within the NCAA Match.”
Woodson has publicly acknowledged a number of instances that he expects IU to compete for Large Ten and nationwide championships beneath his management.
The Hoosiers completed second within the convention final season however have but to advance previous the second spherical of the NCAA event.
Indiana’s struggles this season – the Hoosiers are at present 14-11 and 6-8 within the Large Ten – have drawn loads of scrutiny on the job Woodson has finished together with his third IU crew.
Indiana started the 2023-24 season ranked No. 50 in KenPom however is at present No. 98. The Hoosiers had been additionally picked to complete seventh within the Large Ten and are tied with Rutgers for ninth within the league standings with six common season video games left.
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