The answer, according to Woodson, is actually quite simple. There was a time when "Siri, call Lindsey's cell'' actually didn't work. He'd come home to Bloomington, he figured, and work alongside his friend Scott May at a real. And now it has all come full circle for House. Murray got the Hawkeyes off to a fast start, hitting 3-pointers on their first two possessions. 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. But Im here.. They exploited it and they took advantage of it and they hit shots, so credit to them.. What message did you have that resonated with them? "He finally said, 'Well, damn coach, we've been sitting here watching tape and you haven't put anything on there that I've done well.'. As an NBA head coach with Atlanta (2004-2010) and New York (2011-2014), Woodson saw his teams compile two 50-plus win seasons including a personal high of 54 victories during the 2012-13 season with the Knicks. At Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, he averaged 28.6 points as a senior, scored 1,154 points in his career, and earned All-State honors while being a member of the Indiana All-Stars. 247Sports . Now we know just how much IU coveted Stevens.. Homes - Celebrity - Sports - Basketball Links: en . After starring for Broad Ripple High School, Woodson accepted a scholarship offer to Indiana. You've got to find players and people around you that believe in what you do. That Mike Woodson had his head down, focused on the task at hand. "So I had to do some damage control I had to start setting up meetings with the parents and the players. Its just unacceptable the way we played tonight, Woodson said. DOYEL: You've got four books over your shoulder (in his office). BLOOMINGTON, Ind. "We just travel. 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. - Indiana coach Mike Woodson appeared on the weekly radio show 'Inside Indiana Basketball' with Don Fischer on Monday night at Southern Stone Restaurant. 5 Purdue in what Jackson-Davis called probably the best victory weve had.. Anitra House, I know if youre listening, boy, you were very instrumental in me getting through school. Woodson, the boy who was hooked on IU basketball after receiving a T-shirt from Knight in grade school and who once couldnt fathom a coaching career, was at the epicenter of the Hoosier basketball world, winning his first career game. "I wasn't able to come back and actually catch games because of the conflict of me playing my schedule in the NBA just never allowed me to come and catch a game. With Houses help, Woodson became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. A relationship that began in 1976 whenMike Woodsonfirst came to the IU campus will be rekindled as Anitra House will assume the role of Assistant to the Head Coach for the mens basketball program. But I'd just won an NBA title. He said the same about his own team after the . "That's like the oldest, most stale joke in Indiana basketball history,'' Woodson said. He just wasnt very verbal with people that he didnt know.. BOZICH: One of the biggest recruiting wins you had was getting Trayce Jackson-Davis back for his junior year. Everybody is bragging about their program. Dylan Sinn is a College Sportswriter, covering mainly Indiana, Purdue and Notre Dame, as well local colleges in northeast Indiana and Fort Wayne TinCaps baseball. (Radford, a member of IU's 1976 title team, was 64 when he died Jan. 10, 2020.). Indiana won 87-85 in overtime. Because Coach Knight took a chance on me as a player. I had a plan going in when I put the tape together. Then there was Tuesday evening, a unique whirlwind of nostalgia and hope. Joining Woodson for the post-game press conference was senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis. But what wasn't immediately clear waswhy? The Hawkeyes went 3 for 28 from long distance in their previous road game, at Wisconsin, but were 13 for 23 on Tuesday. He has an open-door policy with players so they can talk to him at any time. "But I blossomed as a player. KRAVITZ: Was it a different feeling when you got this job than previous jobs in the pros? Copyright 2021 WDRB Media. He pushed me and he put me in the best position to be successful. Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) shoots during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Penn State, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. And you've got two books by my mentor (Bloomington businessman) Bill Cook, who's no longer with us that owned Cook Incorporated. "He finally figured it out because I'm not concerned about what you do well. Mike Woodson - Postgame Q&A (Iowa) Watch on. Like. You've got to be dedicated to what you're doing. It spurred a carousel of coaches: Mike Davis, then Kelvin Sampson, Dan Dakich and Tom Crean. "The Knicks called. "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. As their area took on more responsibilities, her role expanded and culminated with experience as a learning specialist, certifying eligibility, and athletic financial aid. How does it fit? I wasn't being realistic about it. He was 13 when his father died. She created and maintained an athletics database to facilitate eligibility, financial aid, and NCAA/Big Ten federal reporting including graduation rates. Despite the goings-on during a game or behind the scenes, Woodson continued to appear in control as his even-keeled, laid-back personality gave Indiana fans a reason for optimism. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. It's all good.". Everyones upset. But I just didn't like the fact that when I got that call, they wanted to do an interview over the phone. Late in the second half of a game against Michigan State on Saturday, McCaffery stared down Big Ten official Kelly Pfeifer for at least 20 seconds soon after receiving a technical foul. ET) The feel-good Coming2Bloomington story of Mike Woodson returning to his alma mater at Indiana as its new basketball coach came to an abrupt ending on Thursday morning when the legendary former Hoosiers star told Sports Illustrated Indiana that he was quitting. But from there he lived in New York, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Houston, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Cleveland again, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, New York again, Los Angeles again, and New York a third time. Mike Woodson's house Atlanta, Georgia (GA), US Like Tweet Share Pin The retired American basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks lives here. No, Fitzsimmons said. WOODSON: "I don't know if IU has ever lost its brand. And part of what Knight expected from all of his players was academic success. You guys are not even giving me a chance.'. All rights reserved. "Because if you don't push that and sell it, then it becomes second nature to these guys. Upon losing Woodson, the Hoosiers went 7-5 in the Big Ten until he returned to spark Indiana back into action. WOODSON: "I've got to give my staff a lot of credit. "It hasn't changed. The demands on Woodsons time outside of school meant that he was in for a major adjustment when he arrived at IU in 1976. 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. I've been here my whole life.". "You don't want to lose any player. There were flashes of success, but nothing sustained. 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. Woodson said that after everyone listened to his silky smooth voice during all his press conferences that he got all sorts of requests from people asking him to record voicemail message for them, or recording jingles for their Tik-Tok videos ''but I didn't know what that was,'' Woodson said. Indiana coach Mike Woodson gestures during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. It was one of the most embarrassing times of my life as a coach I was like shit, I played 11 years in the NBA and I have no idea what Im doing from a coaching standpoint.. Mike Woodson has named Anitra House as assistant to the head coach. You have permission to edit this article. I knew what that high was all about. 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. He was working himself to death, with no time for eloquence. (AF), Woodson, a great player at Indiana from 1976-1980, played 11 years in the NBA and coached another 25. "After watching all three, they kind of fit a need that we had here at Indiana University. They cheer their team, and when they come to Bloomington it's totally opposite . Now,. Want to thank you, Woodson said in his opening remarks when he was introduced as the new IU head coach in March. Got a lot of work that needs to be done to get this team back on top. He, Gayle (Cook's wife) and Carl, his son, all these years, about 40 years, I've had a relationship with that family. And maybe I was nave and foolish to even go into Atlanta, knowing that we had gutted the whole team and started over with 18-, 19- and 20-year-old kids. (AF) (Footnote, "Goodfellas", "There's like 40 people on the conference call at my first press conference, so I asked my assistant to go out and pick up all the newspapers around the state so I could read them all. He also averaged 12.2 points in 13 career Playoff games over five post-seasons. We've just got to get back to our winning ways.". It might have been the only work House would have come out of retirement for. Stays mild with some sun. After Archie Miller was fired, Woodson made it clear he was interested. Once I got up there and got with Tom (Thibodeau), I was back in my comfort zone. WOODSON:"I've never felt that I was 63. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler) Iowa - Away - Hoosiers Lose 74-83 Indiana threw away an 11-point first half lead and fell to Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. 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. Just talked basketball. Now back at his alma mater for the past year, Woodson has seeminglyembraced all the challenges. Here is a slightly edited transcript of our discussion. I interviewed for the head job. "But it didn't work out that way and I wish them nothing but the best as they move forward and move on with their careers. I had a chance to retool and rethink what I really wanted to do the rest of my coaching career. And I couldn't have been happier about it, man. I go to 29 different (arenas) to play NBA basketball, and IU is all over the place. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler), Indiana men's basketball coach Mike Woodson. Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had five assists for the Hoosiers (20-10, 11-8 Big Ten), but Kris Murray scored 26 points for Iowa (19-11, 11-8) and the visitors shot 56% from the field. We had a bunch of people who helped us from a business standpoint to learn the real estate market. BOZICH: In addition to Trayce, you were also able to recruit Xavier Johnson (from Pittsburgh), Miller Kopp (from Northwestern) and Tamar Bates (a top-50 high school recruit). Indiana forward Miller Kopp, right, attempts to block a shot by Iowa guard Tony Perkins in the second half Tuesday in Bloomington. I'm not selling anything else. That's going to be my job to get it back. "I could have stayed in the NBA, I've lived over half my life in the NBA. In 1996, he got his first assistant coaching job with the Milwaukee Bucks, which eventually led him to become an assistant coach under Larry Brown for the 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons. I'm living in an apartment and I spend most of my time here in Assembly Hall. "A kid in our neighborhood said, 'Hey, Wayne Radford plays at this court around the corner from you.'. And I've been on the back end of it, when it was bad. 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. "You guys never saw me come back, but every summer I was back here, visiting friends and family. 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. So thats what we did, I helped him find his voice.. 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I'm not going to do that. "We had our struggles early with that young team. I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook." Pin. He averaged 21.0 points during his junior season and helped lead Indiana to an NIT Championship. Staff Writer. After its regular week-long, non-televised celebrations, the annual awards ceremony concluded with its main ceremony on Saturday night. (AF). I was so excited. So Woodson went out to Phoenix, Arizona, for his first coaching job. Unfortunately, the pandemic kept people at home this past season. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) Mike Woodson has been the Indiana University men's basketball coach for less than two months but has already reshaped the roster, completed his staff and set goals. I'm just happy that he stayed and knowing that we've got a lot of work on our hands to do to get this turned around.". But after leading his Hoosiers to a huge road win over arch-rival Purdue, Woodson was filled with pride. He often looked back at his assistant coaches or twirled his finger to urge his players on. That's the only thing that I'm selling here as a head coach. (Photo: Peegs.com) Woodson's built-in. He went on to score more than 2,000 career points. During his coaching career, Woodson would quietly come back to Bloomington whenever he could. I can go to dinner and there's an IU (fan), 'Hey, Woody, how you doing? I'm trying to win the Big Ten. I just kind of walked away from it.. I kind of think I helped Michael find his voice, House said. There was a problem saving your notification. I looked at them. This pairing Woodson leading IU basketball seemed unlikely for more reasons than one. Talking with parents. 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. He needed to spend all that time on basketball, because look at what basketball has brought to him. Slideshow continues on the next slide These are books that obviously Archie was reading. Hosted by Grammy . The Boston Celtics head coach reportedly turned down the Hoosiers last month before IU eventually hired Mike Woodson as its head basketball coach. House was Woodsons tutor at Indiana during his playing days, and with her help he became the first person from his family to earn a college degree. I've been able to do that over the years in the NBA. Most kids start very young. Asked if his emotions were any different heading into Tuesday than when he coached for a new team in the NBA, Woodson said: I dont know.. It hasn't been that way for awhile. In his first year, Woodson guided the team to a nine-win improvement, an NCAA Tournament win, built the top-rated defense in the Big Ten according to KenPom (22nd, nationally). They're playing great basketball. I had a chance to do some things that I hadn't done because I was coaching all those years. Hes the ultimate multi-tasker now, and he tried to be (when he was younger). Woodson then earned the head coaching job with the Atlanta Hawks, followed by New York Knicks. He (Knight) taught me how to play the game of basketball from a fundamental standpoint, Woodson said. He and I became close friends. He taught me how to be a man on and off the floor.. Wayne was 6-2 and 400 pounds. Some may disagree, but this is a great hire. "But I don't know if we've ever lost the brand. Caitlin Clark. I could never not root for the Indiana Hoosiers.". Indiana head coach Mike Woodson during the team's Hoosier Hysteria NCAA basketball season kickoff event in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. 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. Woodson wanted to attend Bob Knights basketball camp, but given he grew up in a family with 12 siblings in inner-city Indianapolis he didnt have enough money to pay for it. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Small) $ 12.00. That's not my style. Wayne was a sophomore at Arlington (High) and he was the leading scorer in the city. Scott freed me up to be able to do what I do from a coaching standpoint. When I got the call about IU when it opened up, I was gung ho about pursuing it and I was hoping like hell I got the opportunity to come back.". And Miller, I knew people that knew Miller in Houston, Texas, because I lived in Houston for 20-some years. (AP) Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson is expected to return to the sideline Saturday night for a crucial Big Ten contest against Ohio State. We've just lost our winning ways. They just competed, man. Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Indiana University's campus in Bloomington, Ind. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. It just doesn't happen. Mike Woodson isn't a stranger to Indiana or Bloomington, that much was clear when he took the Hoosiers head coaching gig last spring. Before joining the Hawks, Woodson served for one season (2003-04) as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, where he earned an NBA Championship ring as one of the chief architects behind Detroits suffocating defense that helped lift the Pistons to the 2004 NBA title. (AF) (We all concur on that one.). KRAVITZ: This has little to do with basketball, but you come from a big family and I just wondered how that has shaped you? Among the All-Stars hes mentored are Ray Allen (Milwaukee Bucks), Kenny Anderson (Atlanta Hawks), Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks), Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons), Sam Cassell (Milwaukee Bucks), Derrick Coleman (Philadelphia 76ers), Baron Davis (New York Knicks), Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), Richard Hamilton (Detroit Pistons), Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks), Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers), Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks), DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers), Shawn Kemp (Cleveland Cavaliers), Jason Kidd (New York Knicks), Kenyon Martin (New York Knicks), Dikembe Mutombo (Philadelphia 76ers), Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers), Paul Pierce (Los Angeles Clippers), Julius Randle (New York Knicks), Glenn Robinson (Milwaukee Bucks), Derrick Rose (New York Knicks), Amare Stoudemire (New York Knicks),Antoine Walker (Atlanta Hawks), Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons) and Rasheed Wallace (Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks). 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!' There has been struggles and a bit of a malaise. Mike Woodson's House. I've had a lot of good times and I've had some bad times. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Woodson's built-in familiarity with Bloomington and the Hoosiers allowed his transition to go smoother than IU coaches of the past. 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'm going to try to do the best job that I can possibly do to get us back on top.". People that know me knew that over the years. The Hoosiers are now 20-10 overall and 11-8 in Big Ten play, with the regular season . Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Medium) $ 12.00. A good tutor figures out what you can do, and what you need to do better, just like a basketball coach, its not that different, and you try to make sure they improve. "I think what has helped me is I've had relationships with people in my NBA world all these years. The former NBA player and current coach owns this property. "Again, I didn't get an opportunity to really come back because my schedule didn't permit me to come back. "When I got the call from Scott (Dolson, the IU athletic director) about the possibility of interviewing, I told him the same thing: 'Either you come see me or I come see you.'. It was just a full meltdown of our defensive game plan, Jackson-Davis said. - Indiana coach Mike Woodson said on his weekly radio show with Don Fischer on Monday night that senior point guard Xavier Johnson will not play on Tuesday against Iowa. I relate to those guys. That was kind of disheartening over all these years. Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. Each time the job opened, Woodson didnt consider interviewing. 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. Sandfort knocked in his fifth 3-pointer with 1:26 left to extend Iowas margin to 25 and punctuated the play with a demonstrative kiss aimed at the Indiana student section. ), Woodson said that he drove over to Bob Knight's house and sat down for a visit. 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 said, 'Hey, man, let's do this together. Today, they're still talked about. Mike Woodsons voice? Meanwhile, Woodson watched IUs basketball program face an array of struggles from afar. Photo by Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics. "People don't give that enough credit. Woodson was the MVP after playing in only six league games that season. (AP) Trayce Jackson-Davis quickly caught and surpassed his coach on Indiana's career scoring list Saturday. They knew people that I knew in Atlanta. Man, Woodson responded. I've got to make this a family atmosphere. (AF) *(Footnote, quotes courtesy of Henry Hill, "Goodfellas''), Woodson is 63 years old. We've got to try to win a national title because that's what it's all about. "I have those Cook books. From 2011 to 2017, he was the head coach for the University of . Knight, is surrounded by former players and staff during a ceremony with the Indiana players of the 1980 Big Ten championship team the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. I'm trying to win the national title. "When I lost my dad at the age of 13, I had to grow up, quickly. Why leave a 25-year NBA coaching career for college basketball? The untested Woodson was left to run practice on his own. Boys & Girls Club T-Shirt (Large) $ 12.00. And Jim Dolan, the Knicks' owner, that's the only guy that I had to go face to get out of this deal. (AF), Big cities, big fun. Download this stock image: BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson coaches on the sidelines against the Wisconsin Badgers on January 14, 2023, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Who is Mike Woodson? 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. I've been on the front end of it, when it was good. 4 Purdue for the first time in four years. "So you can't forget those guys in terms of what they've done. "It wasn't funny 35 years ago, and it's sure not funny now.'' And you have no idea how much it means to me," Woodson said. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. On the surface, he never let his emotions get too high, too low. 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