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Talk to anyone at IU about Indiana’s social media output, and one name comes up more than any other: Lynnea Phillips. And with good reason. She’s the head of digital and social media for IU athletics.

With the ever-increasing importance of social media to sports programs across the country, we invited Lynnea onto the show to discuss how she is leading Indiana’s efforts to brand its programs, players, and coaches, and prepare the entire department for the seismic shift of NIL changes (whenever they actually come to the Hoosier State).

And much more. This is a fascinating peek behind the curtain at one of the most important athletic department functions in modern-day college athletics.

Make sure you follow Lynnea (@lynneaphillips) and the Cuban Center (@CubanCenter) on Twitter.

Listen to the podcast here:

Or watch the video (coming soon):

[Read more…] about Behind the Scenes with Lynnea Phillips on IU’s Social Media and NIL Strategy

This week on Assembly Call Radio, a discussion about Mike Krzyzewski’s retirement and the changing of the guard in college basketball. We then talk about other offseason topics regarding IU Basketball and debate the Brad Stevens news. The shows ends with answering questions from viewers.

All that and much more on this edition of The Assembly Call.

On the mics: Andy Bottoms, Ryan Phillips, Mark Titus

[Read more…] about AC Radio: Mark Titus on IU’s Offseason and Coach K

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we discuss Mike Woodson’s press conference and talk about recruiting.

All that and much more on this edition of The Assembly Call.

On the mics: Brian Tonsoni, Ryan Phillips

[Read more…] about AC Radio: Mike Woodson Media Takeaways and Recruiting Updates

We have something a little bit different for you to head into the weekend with.

As you probably know, Eric Pankowski of the Hoosier Hysterics podcast is a candidate for IU trusted. Voting begins on June 1st and goes through June 30th. In this episode, Eric discusses the genesis of his candidacy, what his most important issues are, why building up athletics has a cascading impact on the rest of the university, and how he addresses concerns about how the persona he’s developed as “a hysteric” will reflect on the trustee position and fit in the trustee boardroom.

And then, of course, there’s a little hoops talk at the end.

Here is information on how to vote in the upcoming election: https://alumni.iu.edu/events/trustee-election/index.html

Listen to the podcast here:

Or watch the video:

[Read more…] about Talking with Eric Pankowski, candidate for IU trustee

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we give a brief shoutout to IU Soccer for their NCAA Tournament run. The show then goes in depth about new Hoosier Michael Durr and discuss other IU related topics.

All that and much more on this edition of The Assembly Call.

On the mics: Andy Bottoms, Rob Dauster, Brian Tonsoni

[Read more…] about AC Radio: Talking IU and Big Ten Hoops with Rob Dauster

In this edition of Hoosier Storytime, we get the inside scoop on one of the greatest teams in IU basketball history from one of the greatest examples of player development: Brian Evans.

Brian played on the last few IU teams that were truly at the epicenter of college basketball. He was a redshirt on the 1992 Final Four team and a key rotation piece on the 1993 Elite Eight team that many people think would have won it all were it not for Alan Henderson’s knee injury. We talk at length about what it was like playing with so many great players like Henderson, Calbert Cheaney, Greg Graham, Damon Bailey, etc.

Plus: why Brian wanted to kick the Fab 5’s ass so badly, who from those early 90s teams would win in a shooting contest, and whether or not he felt threatened by Bob Knight’s recruitment of Ivan Renko (or Bob Knight’s offseason threats that there might not be a spot for Evans on the next year’s team).

We also discuss player development in general, the shooting woes of the current program, and what it was like popping his shoulder back into place on the court.

All of that and much more in this edition of Hoosier Storytime.

Listen to the podcast here:

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