With the way the 2024-25 campaign has been going for the Indiana basketball team, it's no surprise that people have been calling for Mike Woodson to be let go for quite some time now. Things just haven't gone according to plan for him this winter.
Now, it looks like he has one foot out the door. According to a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel, Woodson has let the university know that he's planning to leave the program following this season. Per Thamel, Woodson will be with the team for the rest of the current campaign, but it will be his last in Bloomington:
Indiana and coach Mike Woodson are in discussions about the coach’s wishes to step away at end of 2024-25, sources tell me/ @jeffborzello . He’s expected coach the rest of the year, but is unlikely to return next year. The details of the exit are being discussed. pic.twitter.com/3bqvwIZKLx
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 6, 2025
Indiana HC Mike Woodson is not expected back with the Hoosiers next season
As things stand, the Hoosiers are 14-9 on the year and 5-7 in conference play. That Big Ten record is not what anyone was expecting. Things took another negative turn for Indiana earlier in the week when the team suffered a double-digit loss to Wisconsin.
Indiana basketball is a storied program, but Woodson has failed to get the team to operate at a high level, which has been pretty surprising to see for the Indiana faithful. The Hoosiers are currently on a four-game losing streak. Last season, Indiana missed the NCAA Tournament, which had people furious.
Fast forward to present time and it's going to take a miracle for Woodson to have his team dancin' once March gets here. It's going to end up being another down year for the Hoosiers, which no one saw coming.
Entering the new season, Indiana was ranked No. 17 in the country, but they've done nothing to live up to the preseason hype. It's been an unfortunate turn of events for this group and Indiana will now need a new head coach much sooner than most people anticipated.