Indiana coach Mike Woodson is leaving his Alma Mater on his terms.
Woodson, 66, who have been setting fire mostly in the last two years, deciding to step down at the end of this season due to younger teams, the school announced on Friday.
Hosiers first missed out on last year’s NCAA tournament as Woodson had worked in 2021-22, and he is in danger of being out of the 68-team sector again this year.
Athletic director Scott Dolson said in a statement, “He said that it was weighing in his brain for some time, and it was an emotional and difficult decision.” “We have later held a thoughtful conversation about their decisions and desire to ensure that this program is in the best position that can be carried forward.”
Woodson was not available for comments after the announcement.
Indiana (14-9, 5-7 Big Ten) is prominent in Saturday’s matchup against Michigan, who lost four directly and six out of seven. Hosyers was the Presiden Pick to finish second in Big Ten.
This news comes three days after India’s number 21 Wisconsin was recovered from a loss of 26-4, which raised his team’s mental cruelty.
In a strange turn, Woodson has faced the first year of Wolverin coach Dusty, an alumnus manager and a Bob night protect, which can make some ideas successful. Also attended high school in southern Indiana.
But Woodson disappointed with his team on Tuesday night as Hosieres fans were with their coach.
He said, “We have a game like we did in perdue, where we actually competed for 40 minutes, then we come here and we lay an egg that we started the ballgame,” he said. “You spot the teams on the road 20, it is going to be difficult to go back to them. Then, he is on me, man. We are pushing and pulling and scrapping and just trying to get what we can get. Friends, just did not take steps again tonight. ,
Worse, the Athletic Department officials struggled only a few months after making a big investment in the payment of names, images and equality to help Woodson win earlier this year.
Indiana was ranked high in the AP Top 25 as number 14 in late November, but was only 65th in the net rankings on Tuesday.
Instead, a series of Missstaps has vandalized the high expectations of Hosiers.
He took a late lead to a house loss for Maryland and blown another lead in rival per cent last Friday when Woodson said that he could not take the attention of Guard Miles Rice that rice gave rice less than 10 seconds. Run on the floor over time. play. Results: Rice converted the ball into an over in 79–76 game, making the game-sealing free throw of the perdue. Then the visconsin game came.
Constant errors have inspired fans in home games to chant vigorous for Woodson’s Oster.
Dollson wants to stop a initial announcement about Woodson’s imminent departure and hopes to calm the water.
“It is clear from our discussions in the last several days that her number 1 priority is to pay attention to closure and inste Focused on uniting the Nation. The program, ”said Dolson. “We want to encourage hosier fans to rally around the program and support it in the same positive way that Hosier fans did during Mike’s all-US and Big Ten MVP sports career.”
Indiana hired Woodson in 2021 to revive a conflicting program and hoped fans among a fan base, which is still divided on the firing of night in September 2000. Knight did not return to the assembly hall until February 2020. He died in November 2023.
Woodson landed for a strong start, posting a back-to-back 20-win season with Hosiers, a play-in tournament game in March 2022 to win Indiana’s first NCAA tournament after 2015, India’s first NCAA tournament after 2015 By defeating Vyoming in. Also defeated Kent State in the first round game in March 2023.
But he enters with 77–49 points in four sessions at the end of this week, no Big Ten Title and No Sweet 16 show.
“During the last four years, he has led the program during a transformative time in college athletics and helped us become a national leader in developed areas including Nil and Transfer Portal,” Dolson said. “Nobody loves IU more than basketball. I would like to thank him for coming back to Bloomington and accepting the challenge of reconstructing our program and re -advertising it with my past and its foundation. ,
Before coming to Bloomington, Woodson spent his entire coaching career in NBA. He went to 315–365 in nine sessions as a head coach, six with Atlanta Hawks and three with New York Nix.