He mostly took in the game on the sideline with his hands folded under his chest. He was living in New York City - the most famous city in the world - and decided to move to. I had a chance to retool and rethink what I really wanted to do the rest of my coaching career. "I'm really back now, and that means a great deal to me," Woodson said. There were flashes of success, but nothing sustained. Now I get to make people happy, by writing them a nice letter from coach, and showing them the side of him that I know, House said. 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 couldn't sell it no other way when I went to Atlanta. Instead, they're askinghow far can he take them? 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 . How Mike Woodson met Anitra House Two things you have to know about Mike Woodson: his humble upbringing, and his rich loyalty. Today she watches him lead a high major college basketball program and deal with the media, but she remembers a much different side of him in 1976. The board, the 1,092nd of his career . My brothers had a lot to do with my success. Want to thank you, Woodson said in his opening remarks when he was introduced as the new IU head coach in March. That's what I'm going to try to do. That's the only reason why I'm here. "We are following CDC COVID guidelines, and our . 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.'' 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. I know there were a lot of names surfacing about the job. The demands on Woodsons time outside of school meant that he was in for a major adjustment when he arrived at IU in 1976. He needed to spend all that time on basketball, because look at what basketball has brought to him. "That's kind of how we got Davis. 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. She began tutoring Woodson in 1976 as he became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. WOODSON: "I've got to give my staff a lot of credit. I can go to dinner and there's an IU (fan), 'Hey, Woody, how you doing? Its just unacceptable the way we played tonight, Woodson said. Woody, why dont you come out and be my assistant in the summer league? Woodson recalls Fitzsimmons asking. He was currently serving as an assistant coach with the Knicks. Its nice.. (AF) (Editor's Note: Sadly, that is not made up. 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.". 15 Indiana's 90-68 home loss to Iowa. . 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. Boys & Girls Club Beverage Tumbler $ 13.00. I went in there selling playoffs. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. The development of Trey Galloway We've just got to get back to our winning ways.". The Hawkeyes led 47-36 at halftime after shooting 61%. I relate to those guys. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. 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. BLOOMINGTON After Indianas road loss to Iowa on Jan. 5, Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson called the performance of the referees bulls---.. "I think what has helped me is I've had relationships with people in my NBA world all these years. "He finally figured it out because I'm not concerned about what you do well. 1 in the preseason of the 1979-80 campaign. The release from Indiana follows: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. "I would try to find ways to brag about us, because it's a great institution from an academic standpoint and the program, like you said, it was sitting at the top. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. I thought we had a 2-hour great meeting. But it lives on forever now thanks to the efforts of his family . I had (another back surgery) a couple years ago that really got me back. They knew people that I knew in Atlanta. Hes started to bridge the gap, inviting Knight to practice and Isiah Thomas to Hoosier Hysteria. For the past three Januarys, the couple have left Chicago and set up house in a Bloomington extended-stay hotel. While the crowd roared to life after his name was introduced, Woodson remained focused in the huddle with his players. That's going to be my job to get it back. Andrew Jackson Smith's remarkable story of valor was almost lost to history. I just wasn't ready to walk away. 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. I don't care what level you coach at or what sport you coach. Scott's been here all these years grinding, looking out over everything that we've done from a real estate standpoint. In 1991, after playing a decade in the NBA, Woodson was content with stepping away from the game. Woodson stayed in. I'm an IU grad.'. "But my loyalty and my feelings toward the basketball program have always been stronger than ever. Ryan Joseph "Archie" Miller (born October 30, 1978) is an American men's college basketball coach for the Rhode Island Rams.. Miller played point guard for North Carolina State from 1998 to 2002 and ended his career among the school's leaders in free-throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage, and total three-pointers. Meanwhile, Woodson watched IUs basketball program face an array of struggles from afar. (April 1, 2021, 8 a.m. "Coach Woodson is doing great," the statement read. Unfortunately, the pandemic kept people at home this past season. He also averaged 12.2 points in 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons. What does that mean to you and how do you hope to accomplish it? BLOOMINGTON, Ind. I've been away from this part of the country, but I've always come back every summer quietly, but people just didn't know that.". I just started going down the list of guys that didn't raise their hand in the meeting. We've got to make the playoffs. "But coming from a big family taught me values. He said the same about his own team after the . I was so excited. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. "You guys never saw me come back, but every summer I was back here, visiting friends and family. Mike Woodson and those dulcet tones aren't going anywhere, baby. So I pretty much got a late start. And part of what Knight expected from all of his players was academic success. "It hasn't changed. BOZICH: There's been a lot of discussion about the re-branding of Indiana basketball. That was kind of disheartening over all these years. WOODSON:"I've never felt that I was 63. "We got the Knicks up and going. There was a problem saving your notification. All my ties had always been here at Indiana University, always. 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. "It's just, I've been coaching so long it's just what I do, so I feel comfortable being back here. He played for a demanding coach in high school in Broad Ripples Bill Smith, but Indianas Bob Knight wrote the book on high expectations. I've got to make this a family atmosphere. KRAVITZ: This has little to do with basketball, but you come from a big family and I just wondered how that has shaped you? Pulled out of retirement to assume the role of Assistant to the Head Coach for the mens basketball program, House regularly sees a strong, confident Woodson take charge of a room, with all eyes on him. And every time you change a school its a difficult transition. Indiana head coach Mike Woodson speaks with the media after the Hoosiers' midweek matchup with Iowa. 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. 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). He has worked for ESPN, CBSSports and FOXSports and most recently spent five years at ESPN as a multi-platform basketball insider - on SportsCenter, doing sideline for games, features, 1-on-1 sit-downs and also establishing himself as the pre-eminent news-breaker in college basketball. But for all of his success in his first season at the helm of the Hoosiers, there were still plenty of learning curves -- whether in the public eye or not. Here is a slightly edited transcript of our discussion. I just think Indiana basketball is still as big as ever. The release from Indiana follows: Emailed daily. Mike Woodson has said he believes his father worked himself to death trying to take care of him and his 11 siblings on the near northeast side of Indianapolis in the 50s and 60s. I go to 29 different (arenas) to play NBA basketball, and IU is all over the place. 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? (Brad Penner / USA Today file) He has a story to tell, and while he's 63. 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. Tweet. 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. And I've been on the back end of it, when it was bad. He was 13 when his father died. 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. As their area took on more responsibilities, her role expanded and culminated with experience as a learning specialist, certifying eligibility, and athletic financial aid. '' (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.'' "I started at the top with Davis. Obviously everybody is upset after the game (against Purdue) and coming back and doing this; its not what we stand for, Jackson-Davis said. So he didnt know what he could do (academically). All rights reserved. Got a lot of work that needs to be done to get this team back on top. They set something that you all strive to be, man, as a player, as a student athlete. "It wasn't a knock against the young kid, but I showed film of what he couldn't do. "I'm hoping and praying that I'm putting the right pieces in place. 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. But Im here.. Stays mild with some sun. "There's a lot of great college coaches, I mean, there's no cupcakes in the Big Ten, there's just not. "So you can't forget those guys in terms of what they've done. "At that time I was in the eighth grade. (The Hawkeyes) had their way, doing everything they wanted to do. A widely-touted "players' coach" dating back to his NBA days, Woodson seemingly knew the right buttons to press at each turn, even if it took longer than some might've hoped. There was IU's 66-58 win over No. Then we've got to sell it as a unit. 247Sports . He gave me his blessings to do that. WOODSON: "Sure it was different, because I spent my whole life here at Indiana. What message did you have that resonated with them? "But I blossomed as a player. What did you do to convince him to stay and how can you fix his weaknesses? 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. (AP) Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson is expected to return to the sideline Saturday night for a crucial Big Ten contest against Ohio State. "My ties have always been in Bloomington. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler). "Hoosier Nation has always supported Indiana basketball. "It's a lot of work in college, it is," Woodson said. "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. You've got an old Branch McCracken book. "If we could walk into a Big Ten title, man, it would be one of the most beautiful things that can happen to this program. But, boy, that team became a beautiful team to watch over the years. After Crean was fired in 2017, though, Woodson put his name into consideration. WOODSON: "I'm from a family of 12. 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. The Boston Celtics head coach reportedly turned down the Hoosiers last month before IU eventually hired Mike Woodson as its head basketball coach. He'd come home to Bloomington, he figured, and work alongside his friend Scott May at a real. You've got to be dedicated to what you're doing. Mike Dean Woodson was born on 24 March 1958 in Indianapolis. 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. Hes the ultimate multi-tasker now, and he tried to be (when he was younger). That component hasn't and won't be overlooked by Woodson. (AF) (Actually, that's true too, amazingly. "That," IU coach Mike Woodson said postgame, mincing zero words, "was a bullshit performance There was the miraculous 17-point comeback win over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament. I really needed a laugh early this morning, and I hope you got one, too. I've been able to do that over the years in the NBA. Alexis also played one season at IU. Mike Woodson isn't a stranger to Indiana or Bloomington, that much was clear when he took the Hoosiers head coaching gig last spring. Woodson never forgot the role House played in his acclimation to college life and helping him to deliver on his promise to earn a degree. "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. "So I had to do some damage control I had to start setting up meetings with the parents and the players. I'm living in an apartment and I spend most of my time here in Assembly Hall. So here I am.". He just wasnt very verbal with people that he didnt know.. Now,. How do you plan to do that? I've been on the front end of it, when it was good. There's no way in hell they should not be a part of this program and in a grand way, too. Against crazy odds, they have all but assuredly secured themselves a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.. 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. IU finished the conference season with six straight victories and won the Big Ten title. (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. He wondered why he didn't have a statue himself. Mike Woodson - Head Coach - Staff Directory - Indiana University Athletics Indiana University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson named former Hoosier All-American and Indianapolis native Mike Woodson as the 30th . Fitzsimmons, though, knew exactly how to convince Woodson. His teacher, though, covered the cost and Woodson proceeded to win a three-on-three tournament. 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. What do you want people to say about the culture that you're going to establish? How does it fit? Mike Woodson's House. Mike Woodson accomplished a lot playing for Indiana under Bob Knight. Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star. Michael Dean Woodson is a head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's team. I had a chance to do some things that I hadn't done because I was coaching all those years. You asked me about at 63, why am I still in this?". In fact, it is one of many aspects of Woodsons very public career she revels in. Because I know coaching is hard. Even through the buzzer in Indianas 68-62 win, one that was closer than it shouldve been, Woodson remained calm. 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. The athletic department said Friday in a news release that Woodson . Early in the second half, when No. "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.". "I hadn't been away from the game like I had been during the year and a half after I had back surgery. We had a bunch of people who helped us from a business standpoint to learn the real estate market. 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 mean that's something I've been doing for such a long time now. 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). A lot of the fans who have rooted all these years for these great players, hey, they all they know. The folks over at The Bluebird, Bloomington's coolest music place when live music is allowed, asked him to come over and play the sax for a while and just read lyrics. WOODSON: "The timing was always kind of off or against me, even when Tom Crean received the job (in 2008). Detroit Pistons(Assistant) 2004 NBA CHAMPIONS. It was already set when I came to Indiana University. Storms arrive late. 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. "Unfortunately we've had our ups and downs over the years but I'm still there rooting. "And with Archie, before he became the head coach, I got a call about the job. I think when you're recruiting players you've got to put them in the best positions to be successful. "And you've got to get players to perform at a high level. 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. "The Knicks called (last fall) and asked me to come back (as an assistant coach). In 2000, Knight was fired, leaving the fan base split. During his coaching career, Woodson would quietly come back to Bloomington whenever he could. At least once a week there is great news about the direction of the program. (AF), Woodson said he hasn't been well-received since he got to Bloomington, because a lot of fans who are Hall of Fame coaches from their mom's basement wanted a young, flashy successful college coach instead instead of an old man who's never once coached a college game. Born in Indianapolis, Woodson was a star scoring guard under Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight from 1976-80, helping the school average 20 wins per season in his time there before the . Club Kid Puzzle $ 5.00. Click To Watch Free 'NAACP Image Awards 2023' Live Stream. I interviewed for the head job. Right after I got here I ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce and got egg noodles with ketchup. "It wasn't funny 35 years ago, and it's sure not funny now.'' Fran McCaffery is in Bloomington today fresh off perhaps his strangest moment as a head coach and he's set the bar pretty high in that regard. Registered Address 403 EAST SIXTH ST, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47408 United States Agent Name MIKE WOODSON Agent Address 403 EAST SIXTH ST, BLOOMINGTON, IN, 47408 Directors / Officers MIKE WOODSON, agent, 4 Aug 1980 - MIKE WOODSON, president, 21 Apr 2016 - TERRY WOODSON, secretary, 21 Apr 2016 - Registry Page https://bsd.sos.in.gov/PublicBusiness. "And I think once he realized that, and it wasn't a knock against the young man. The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. "So I'm grateful and honored that this university put this team in my hands. Mike Woodsons voice? DOYEL: Assembly Hall has been redone, so you're not in Bob Knight's former office literally, but you're in there metaphorically. Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis celebrates after a foul Feb. 18, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. while Jackson-Davis could have celebrated after finishing the game with 2,081 points 20 more than Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson scored during his college career it was the second-year coach who seemed . With his ninth rebound in Indiana men's basketball's game against Iowa on Tuesday night, senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis broke the program record, passing Alan Henderson. Mike Woodson has said he believes his father worked himself to death trying to take care of him and his 11 siblings on the near northeast side of Indianapolis in the '50s and '60s. Why leave a 25-year NBA coaching career for college basketball? He continued on with his coaching cliches, telling his players to take it one game at a time. All he wanted to do, he said, was beat Eastern Michigan. (AF) *(Footnote, quotes courtesy of Henry Hill, "Goodfellas''), Woodson is 63 years old. Woodson was the MVP after playing in only six league games that season. A look back at No. 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. When you were away, what did you think about what was going on, why it was that way and how it could be fixed? I put some film together based on his play here at Indiana University. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. 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 . DOYEL: Have you found a place yet in Bloomington or have you owned a place all this this time? In Big Ten games, the Hoosiers also led the league in field goal percentage defense at 41.3%. 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. "That's all I needed to hear. But I just didn't like the fact that when I got that call, they wanted to do an interview over the phone. "There has really not been any surprises for me, and I don't mean that in a braggadocious way," Woodson said. This article first appeared on FanNation Hoosiers Now and was syndicated with permission. That's what I'm about. Above is the full Q&A. "I feel like I've been around the world, and I've come back (to IU after) 40 years. That (1976 unbeaten NCAA championship) team was phenomenal. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. It hasn't been that way for awhile. Well, Im going too right? Woodson asked. That Mike Woodson had his head down, focused on the task at hand. (AF) (Sadly, that's true, too.) Thirty minutes into the first day of practice, Fitzsimmons had to leave the gym. It just doesn't happen. Because, again, I've never recruited at the college level, but I've recruited at the NBA level. Products. . Yes, I had to do my homework and due diligence on the player. "I couldn't believe it after all these years. "I scored 2,000 damn points and won Big Ten Player of the Year when I only played six games!!!!'' I'm not selling anything else. 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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. "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.". I looked at them. That's how I felt. Whether it was leading the Hoosiers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016, or learning the recruiting ropesso seamlessly thathis first freshmen class includes a pair of five-star signees, Woodson hasn't backed down from the transition to college. "That's all I know. 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. He grew up in inner-city Indianapolis and then spent four years in Bloomington as a great player for Bob Knight. If you do that, you put yourself in a position to win basketball games. You figure you get an opportunity to go to college and play college basketball and get an education. "He walked out of that meeting and he came back and he said, 'Hey, coach, I'm on board.'. 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? Fact is, mister, you start screwing up this team, Ill personally hide-strap your ass to a pine rail and send you up the Monon Line!' Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. I'm trying to win the national title. "A kid in our neighborhood said, 'Hey, Wayne Radford plays at this court around the corner from you.'. "This is no knock against Archie (Miller) or Tom Crean, the guys that were here. Each time the job opened, Woodson didnt consider interviewing. IU Athletic Director Scott Dolson flew to New York, where Woodson laid out his vision for the program and how he was going to bridge generations of a program. (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. That soft, soothing voice "will make millions,'' some slick NYC record producer said. Share. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. I'm concerned about what you can't do and how you can get better to help us win basketball games and better yourself for the future. The transcript of what Mike Woodson said after Indiana's 79-71 road win at Purdue. Hey Woody, we can play golf every day, Fitzsimmons said. "We just travel. There was Indiana's first win over then-No. Tuesday was the worst home loss of the coachs two-year tenure and equaled the largest margin of defeat for the Hoosiers this season (they also lost by 22 to Kansas, 84-62). After Archie Miller was fired, Woodson made it clear he was interested. "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. I said, 'Hey, man, let's do this together. I was a 5-9 point guard in the eighth grade. - Indiana coach Mike Woodson appeared on the weekly radio show 'Inside Indiana Basketball' with Don Fischer on Monday night at Southern Stone Restaurant. Woodson captained the USAs Pan American Games team to a gold medal during the summer prior to his senior year and was all set to have a perfect season with the Hoosiers who were ranked No. "I was like, 'Take me to the court.'
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