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BREAKING NEWS: Archie Miller Fired After Four Seasons As Indiana Basketball Coach
Archie Miller Fired After Four Seasons As Indiana Basketball Coach
March 15, 2021 Dustin Dopirak IUBB 0
Archie Miller has been fired after four seasons at Indiana, according to a source close to the department. Jeff Goodman of Stadium reported the news first.
The Hoosiers failed to make the NCAA Tournament in Miller’s fourth year, finishing 12-15 with six straight losses to end the season. Miller was 67-56 in his four years at the helm with a 33-43 record in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers were 20-12 in the 2019-20 season and would have made the NCAA Tournament had the event not been cancelled. They didn’t make it in any of his other three seasons.
Miller is owed a buyout of approximately $10.35 million — 100 percent of his remaining salary with three years still remaining on his seven-year contract.
UPDATE:Â Indiana released a statement confirming the firing. The important upshot is that IU athletic director Scott Dolson says the buyout and transitional cost will be paid through private donations. The statement follows:
STATEMENT FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS SCOTT DOLSON
“As the Director of Athletics, I wanted to wait until the conclusion of the season before evaluating the leadership of our men’s basketball program. In the days following the completion of our season in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, I have spent a great deal of time evaluating our recruiting, student-athlete development, leadership development, and playing philosophy and strategy. That review, combined with the on-court results, ultimately led me to conclude that a change in leadership of our program is warranted at this time. I shared my assessment with Indiana University President Michael McRobbie, and he accepted my recommendation.
I want to thank Archie Miller, his staff, and their families for their service and commitment to IU and for his unwavering commitment to our student-athletes, the men’s basketball program and Indiana University. We wish Archie and his family all the best in the next steps of their journey.Â
Given the university’s very tight financial situation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, private philanthropic funding has been obtained for all transition costs and obligations related to the change in leadership. We worked to secure the necessary private support following my recommendation to President McRobbie, ensuring that there would be no charges to the university budget.
Indiana Basketball has a long, rich history of success that dates back generations. Our five national championships and 22 Big Ten titles make us one of the most accomplished programs in college basketball history. I have high expectations for our program, and we have not competed at a level within the conference or nationally that I believe we should.
While I will not establish a formal search committee, I will consult within the University and with trusted experts in the state and around the country as I seek out and recruit a new coach. The work to find the next leader of Indiana Basketball will begin immediately, and I will seek a chief executive that I can partner with to reestablish the brand and national presence of Indiana Basketball.â€
Shooting 20 S. Denby
 On March 15, around 1:30 a.m. the Evansville Police Department was called to 20 S. Denby for an altercation. They were updated with info before arriving that a male had been shot. The suspect, Jacob Rivera (18) was waiting for officers on the front porch and was taken into custody without incident.
 The victim had been shot in the upstairs apartment, in the leg. His wound did not appear to be serious.Â
 The witness, who lives at 20 S. Denby, invited the victim over as a guest when Rivera showed up uninvited. Rivera started going through the witnesses belongings and taking items. She then asked Rivera to leave but he refused. He went through her drawers and found a handgun, then took it.
  The victim tried to help get Rivera out of the apartment when he fired the gun, striking the victim. Rivera was interviewed at Police Headquarters then taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he was charged with Battery Committed with a Deadly Weapon (Level 5 Felony) and Battery with Bodily Injury (Class A Misdemeanor).
USI lose series and game at UIS, 8-5
University of Southern Indiana Baseball missed a chance to get a series split by falling to the University of Illinois Springfield, 8-5, Sunday afternoon in Springfield, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles go to 3-7 overall and 1-3 in the GLVC, while Illinois Springfield is 7-1 overall, 3-1 GLVC, after today’s action.
The Eagles started off on the right foot by posting three-spot in the top half of the opening frame. Junior shortstop/third baseman Ethan Hunter blasted a two-run shot to put USI up 2-0, while sophomore catcher Lucas McNew pushed the third tally across with a sacrifice fly.
Illinois Springfield, however, would erase the USI advantage with one in the first and three in the second to lead, 4-1. The Eagles and the Stars would trade runs in the fourth and fifth, leaving the USI down, 6-5, after the halfway mark. This would be as close as USI would come in the final four frames as Illinois Springfield sealed the 8-5 victory with a pair of tallies in the seventh.
USI junior right-hander Brady Bowling took the loss in relief for the Eagles. Bowling (0-1) allowed one run on one hit in an inning on the mound. Freshman right-hander Tyler Wheeler started and got the no-decision, allowing four runs on five hits in one-plus inning.
Up Next for the Eagles:
The Eagles returns to the friendly surroundings of the USI Baseball Field next weekend (March 19-21) when they host Quincy University for a four-game series. Live coverage can be accessed through GoUSIEagles.com.
Quincy has the advantage in the all-time series, 45-38, after the series was canceled last season due to COVID-19. The Hawks won the last GLVC series with the Eagles, taking two-of-three in 2019.
Late goals give USI’s Santoro 100th career win
Sophomore forward Zach Barton (St. Louis, Missouri) and junior defender Colten Walsh (St. Louis, Missouri) scored goals in the 73rd and 84th minutes of the game as University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer rallied from a one-goal second-half deficit to defeat visiting Truman State University, 3-2, in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match at Strassweg Field.
The win gives USI Head Coach Mat Santoro his 100th career victory, making him the first soccer coach, men or women, to reach the 100-win plateau in school history.
USI (3-2-0, 3-2-0 GLVC) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as senior forward Graham Miller (Owensboro, Kentucky) found the back of the net in the 20th minute. Sophomore midfielder Brian Winkler (Philpot, Kentucky) and junior midfielder Ryan Nevins (St. Peters, Missouri) each picked up assists on the goal.
Truman State (1-4-1, 1-4-1 GLVC) answered with a tally 10 minutes later to tie the score at 1-1, while its goal in the 72nd minute put USI in a brief 2-1 hole.
Barton, however, answered with a break-a-way goal just over a minute later following a long pass from sophomore forward/midfielder Dan Hartman (Seymour, Indiana). The goal was Barton’s third of the weekend and team-best fifth of the year.
Walsh gave the Eagles the 3-2 advantage with a header in the 84th minute following a nice crossing pass from Winkler, who ended the day with a pair of assists.
Between the posts, senior goalkeeper Justin Faas (Carmel, Indiana) earned his third straight win after picking up a pair of saves in 90 minutes of work.
USI returns to action Friday at 7:30 p.m. when it takes visits William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.
Death information
The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office and the Evansville Police Department are investigating the death of an individual found deceased outside Sunburst Apartments. The victim has been identified as Keshon L. Hensley, age 23, of Evansville. An autopsy is currently ongoing and updates will be provided when available. The Evansville Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death and can provide updates when possible.Â
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Volleyball takes down SIU by 3-1 final in weekend opener
Aces look for series sweep on Monday
Playing on its home floor proved to be a difference maker for the University of Evansville volleyball team, who opened the weekend with a 3-1 win over Southern Illinois inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Alondra Vazquez had a stellar all-around performance for UE (4-11, 3-10 MVC). She led all players with 22 kills while adding 19 digs, 4 block assists, 2 service aces and a solo block. Melanie Feliciano registered 19 kills and 17 digs. Allana McInnis finished with 30 assists while Rachel Basinski had a match-high 23 digs. Brooke Springer added five block assists and one solo to her tally. Pacing the Salukis (2-13, 1-12 MVC) was Alex Washington, who had 15 kills and 15 digs.
Game 1
Evansville took its first lead of the night at 4-2 with consecutive kills by Melanie Feliciano. Southern Illinois went back in front by a 7-5 tally before the teams duked it out, swapping the lead on several occasions before tying it up at 15-15. That is when Evansville posted the next fiver tallies to take its largest lead. Another Feliciano kill got it started before Alondra Vazquez added three of her own. UE held strong from there, finishing with the 25-20 win. Vazquez and Feliciano had 7 and 6 kills in the set, respectively.
Game 2
UE took an early 2-0 lead and remained up by that amount at 5-3 when the Salukis posted consecutive service aces to go up by a 6-5 score. Evansville took advantage of two SIU errors to go back in front at 13-11, but SIU tied it back up and the teams battled to an 18-18 score. That is when UE made another late run. Chloe Bontrager got it started with a kill before Allana McInnis recorded an ace. The run continued with two more tallies that gave UE a 4-point edge. After SIU cut the gap to a pair, Feliciano ended the frame with her 10th kill to give the Aces a 25-21 win and a 2-0 lead in the match.
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Game 3
After SIU scored the first point, Evansville responded with three in a row and would push the lead to 5-2 on a kill by Elise Moeller. The Salukis cut the UE lead to 8-7 but Evansville countered once again with a pair of blocks that matched its largest lead at 11-7 but Southern Illinois pushed right back, getting within one at 12-11 before tying it up at 14-14. Kills by Feliciano and Moeller were the start of a 3-0 stretch that put the Aces back on top but another SIU rally saw them go up by a 20-19 tally. A close finish saw the Salukis wrestle away a 27-25 win to force a fourth set.
Game 4
Evansville grabbed a two-point edge early in the set, taking leads of 9-7 and 11-9, but SIU came right back to tie it up each time. With the score tied at 11-11, the Aces were able to put together a 4-0 stretch to go up 15-11. Vazquez took control during the stretch, assisting on a block while adding two service aces. The lead continued to be held by the Aces as they had match point, up 24-19. One final gasp by the Salukis saw them cut the deficit to a pair before Feliciano registered the final kill to finish off a 25-22 set victory and a 3-1 triumph in the match.
Evansville upends No. 25 SIU to snap streaks
Team-effort hands Salukis first loss since March 4, 2020
In the series finale, the University of Evansville baseball team snapped a 19-game winning streak for No. 25 SIU with a 7-3 win over the Salukis on Sunday afternoon at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.
:Great team win today. SIU was one of the hottest team I’ve ever ran into so it was great to see us show up and play at a high level,” said Evansville head baseball coach Wes Carroll. “Great to see our offense get hits and execute when needed. Bullpen came up big to close out the game.”
For the first time this series, Evansville scored first, pushing across a run as redshirt senior Troy Beilsmith scored on a groundout by junior Tanner Craig in the top of the first. In the bottom half of the first, freshman pitcher Donovan Schultz got off to a strong start with a pair of strikeouts.
SIU took the lead in the bottom of the third inning as the Salukis put together a three-run inning to open up a two run advantage on the Aces. Evansville responded in the top of the next inning, inching closer with a run on freshman Simon Scherry’s fielder’s choice that scored freshman Brent Widder.
The sixth inning was key for Evansville on both the offensive and defensive fronts. In the top half, the Aces opened the inning with a Widder walk. Senior Ben Komonosky came to the plate next and delivered a double, advancing to third on an error, that scored Widder to tie the game at three. Evansville was not finished in the inning as the next at bat saw Beilsmith drive a sacrifice fly to center that scored Komonosky and gave the Aces a 4-3 lead. After Komonosky scored, Evansville scored two more runs in the inning on a double by freshman Mark Shallenberger and another sacrific fly, this one coming from junior Mason Brinkley as UE took a 6-3 lead to the bottom of the sixth.
SIIU threatened in the bottom half of the inning, placing runners on first and second with no outs. Junior Erif Roberts responded, getting the Salukis to ground into a fielder’s choice and striking-out a batter for the second out. Roberts was replaced by Parks for what would be the final at-bat of the inning as Parks struck-out Ian Walters to end the inning.
Evansville padded-on an insurance run in the seventh as Widder opened the inning with a single and found his way home with an RBI single from Scherry.
Leading into the ninth, sophomore Michael Parks pitched valiantly, going 2.1 innings with just one hit and striking-out two.
In the bottom of the ninth, Evansville brought in closer Jakob Meyer, who continued his spectacular spring by sitting the Salukis down in order including an inning opening strikeout to secure the 7-3 win for Evansville.
The win for the Aces was the first for UE over SIU since May 27, 2016, snapping a 13-game win streak in the series for the Salukis.
Spencer Wagner leads UE men in opening round
Aces wrap up first 18 holes
After wrapping up last week’s Don Benbow Invitational on a high note, Spencer Wagner led the University of Evansville men’s golf team in Sunday’s opening round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
Wagner wrapped up the first 18 holes of the tournament with a 1-under 71. He is tied for 13th place. Finishing with an even 72 was Isaac Rohleder. He continued his hot start to the season with the round that has him in a tie for 21st.
Jessie Brumley is one behind Rohleder with a 1-over 73. In a tight field within the standings, Brumley is tied for 33rd. Henry Kiel and Michael Ikejiani each finished the day with a 3-over 75 and are tied for 53rd.
UE is 9th in the team standings with a 3-over total of 291. The team is just six strokes out of the top five and four behind MVC rival UNI. Morehead State sits atop the leaderboard with a 9-under 279. They are two ahead of Carson-Newman and four in front of Tennessee Tech. The second round of 18 is set for tomorrow.