{"id":825353,"date":"2025-02-08T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/report-indiana-mike-woodson-to-part-ways-after-2024-25-cbb-season-amid-struggles\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T09:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T15:12:00","slug":"report-indiana-mike-woodson-to-part-ways-after-2024-25-cbb-season-amid-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/report-indiana-mike-woodson-to-part-ways-after-2024-25-cbb-season-amid-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Indiana, Mike Woodson to Part Ways After 2024-25 CBB Season amid Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Zach Bachar<\/span><\/a>Contributor I<\/span><\/span>February 6, 2025<\/span><\/header>\n
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Indiana men’s basketball head coach Mike Woodson will step down after the 2024-25 season, Athletic Director Scott Dolson announced in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n

The news comes after Jeff Goodman<\/a> of the Field of 68 reported Thursday that Woodson was contemplating stepping down and retiring before reporting that the two sides were going to part ways.<\/p>\n

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ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello<\/a> also reported Thursday that Indiana and Woodson were “in discussions” surrounding his future at the school and the coach is “unlikely” to return for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

Woodson has been with the Hoosiers since 2021.<\/p>\n

Indiana currently sits at 14-9 and has struggled as of late, losing six of its past seven games.<\/p>\n

The Hoosiers are coming off a 76-64 defeat against Wisconsin that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated, as the Hoosiers instantly faced a 22-point deficit just over seven minutes into the first half.<\/p>\n

“We’re just not a tough team right now,” Woodson said after the loss, per Steve Megargee<\/a> of the Associated Press. “We’re not. Mentally we’re not tough.”<\/p>\n

“Right now our backs are against the wall,” he added. “We’re not playing great basketball. We’re playing in spurts.”<\/p>\n

Woodson owns an overall record of 77-49 with Indiana, making NCAA Tournament appearances in both of his first two years at the school. The Hoosiers couldn’t secure a March Madness spot after finishing with a 19-14 record during the 2023-24 season, and their recent losing stretch has put a 2025 tournament appearance in serious doubt.<\/p>\n

Indiana has struggled against Big Ten opponents, owning a 15-17 record against conference foes since the start of its 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n

Before joining the Hoosiers, Woodson was an assistant coach for six different NBA teams and also had head-coaching stints with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks.<\/p>\n

Now, his tenure with Indiana will be coming to a close at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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