Source – Mike Woodson returns as Indiana basketball coach

Mike Woodson will return as Indianahead coach for the 2024-25 season, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday, ending speculation about his future in Bloomington.

The Hoosiers are coming off their worst season under Woodson, 16-13 overall and 8-10 in Big Ten play with two games remaining in the regular season entering the game on Wednesday with the team. Minnesota.

The Hoosiers started the season 10-3 and 2-0 in the Big Ten, but they lost 10 of 14 games before turning things around and winning two straight.

Woodson’s return was first reported by the Indianapolis Star.

The Hoosiers reached the NCAA tournament in Woodson’s first two seasons, including a second-place finish in the Big Ten last season. They earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament before falling to last place as a Final Four participant. Miami in the second round.

Woodson, 65, is a former Indiana star who played under Bob Knight from 1976 to 1980 before being selected in the first round of the 1980 NBA Draft. New York Knicks. After an NBA career that included 11 years as a player and 25 years as a head coach and assistant coach, he was hired by his alma mater in 2021 to replace Archie Miller.

Woodson would be owed $12.6 million if Indiana let him go, although his contract would allow the school to pay that amount in $1 million annual installments.