Zach Osterman
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Cover IU athletics, college sports for @indystar. Satellite Scouser. Publix ultra. Forever I love Atlanta. Life's too short to ride bad horses.
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IU basketball fans don't get Lamar Wilkerson for long. It's a shame, but worth cherishing
Eric Gordon, Victor Oladipo and Yogi Ferrell. Those are some of the names this century of Hoosiers Lamar Wilkerson's name is entering conversation with.
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Schlundt. Rayl. McGinnis. Henderson. Ferrell. Oladipo. Jackson-Davis.
Lamar Wilkerson is keeping rare company now. The only shame of his IU career is its shelf life. Fans recognized they're watching something special.
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Lamar Wilkerson is keeping rare company now. The only shame of his IU career is its shelf life. Fans recognized they're watching something special.
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Indiana fans don't get Lamar Wilkerson for long. The only shame of his time in Bloomington is its shelf life. They still recognize what they should: They are witnessing something potentially very special.
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
IU basketball fans don't get Lamar Wilkerson for long. It's a shame, but worth cherishing
Eric Gordon, Victor Oladipo and Yogi Ferrell. Those are some of the names this century of Hoosiers Lamar Wilkerson's name is entering conversation with.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Indiana fans don't get Lamar Wilkerson for long. The only shame of his time in Bloomington is its shelf life. They still recognize what they should: They are witnessing something potentially very special.
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Schlundt. Rayl. McGinnis. Henderson. Ferrell. Oladipo. Jackson-Davis.
Lamar Wilkerson is keeping rare company now. The only shame of his IU career is its shelf life. Fans recognized they're watching something special.
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Lamar Wilkerson is keeping rare company now. The only shame of his IU career is its shelf life. Fans recognized they're watching something special.
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
IU basketball fans don't get Lamar Wilkerson for long. It's a shame, but worth cherishing
Eric Gordon, Victor Oladipo and Yogi Ferrell. Those are some of the names this century of Hoosiers Lamar Wilkerson's name is entering conversation with.
www.indystar.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Schlundt. Rayl. McGinnis. Henderson. Ferrell. Oladipo. Jackson-Davis.
Lamar Wilkerson is keeping rare company now. The only shame of his IU career is its shelf life. Fans recognized they're watching something special.
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Lamar Wilkerson is keeping rare company now. The only shame of his IU career is its shelf life. Fans recognized they're watching something special.
Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
More on Lamar Wilkerson. By my count, only four Hoosiers have ever posted multiple games of 40-plus points in a season.
Don Schlundt
Jimmy Rayl x 2
George McGinnis
Lamar Wilkerson
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Don Schlundt
Jimmy Rayl x 2
George McGinnis
Lamar Wilkerson
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February 10, 2026 at 5:34 AM
More on Lamar Wilkerson. By my count, only four Hoosiers have ever posted multiple games of 40-plus points in a season.
Don Schlundt
Jimmy Rayl x 2
George McGinnis
Lamar Wilkerson
#iubb
Don Schlundt
Jimmy Rayl x 2
George McGinnis
Lamar Wilkerson
#iubb
Indiana as a program has seen four 40-point games since 1990. Lamar Wilkerson now owns two of those.
44 (Wilkerson, Penn State, 12/9/25)
43 (Jackson-Davis, Marshall, 11/27/21)
41 (Wilkerson, Oregon, 2/9/26)
41 (Henderson, @ Michigan State, 3/9/94)
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44 (Wilkerson, Penn State, 12/9/25)
43 (Jackson-Davis, Marshall, 11/27/21)
41 (Wilkerson, Oregon, 2/9/26)
41 (Henderson, @ Michigan State, 3/9/94)
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February 10, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Indiana as a program has seen four 40-point games since 1990. Lamar Wilkerson now owns two of those.
44 (Wilkerson, Penn State, 12/9/25)
43 (Jackson-Davis, Marshall, 11/27/21)
41 (Wilkerson, Oregon, 2/9/26)
41 (Henderson, @ Michigan State, 3/9/94)
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44 (Wilkerson, Penn State, 12/9/25)
43 (Jackson-Davis, Marshall, 11/27/21)
41 (Wilkerson, Oregon, 2/9/26)
41 (Henderson, @ Michigan State, 3/9/94)
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On a night worth celebrating, Indiana basketball leaves little doubt.
Likes/dislikes from Oregon: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Likes/dislikes from Oregon: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
On a night worth celebrating, Indiana basketball leaves little doubt vs Oregon
Once the Hoosiers' offense got going, they left little doubt on a night that celebrated IU basketball, and the 1976 undefeated national champions. What we learned:
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February 10, 2026 at 3:49 AM
On a night worth celebrating, Indiana basketball leaves little doubt.
Likes/dislikes from Oregon: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Likes/dislikes from Oregon: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
But it's not gonna happen tonight. Wilkerson signals to the bench that he needs out. He's limping slightly. Jasai Miles checks in. Standing ovation on his way out. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM
But it's not gonna happen tonight. Wilkerson signals to the bench that he needs out. He's limping slightly. Jasai Miles checks in. Standing ovation on his way out. #iubb
It stays a blocking foul. Wilkerson hits one of two. Three points off the Assembly Hall record (44) he set earlier this season against Penn State. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
It stays a blocking foul. Wilkerson hits one of two. Three points off the Assembly Hall record (44) he set earlier this season against Penn State. #iubb
Last media timeout second half. Hoosiers lead Oregon 87-69, 2:42 left. They're going to review a block/charge call on Lamar Wilkerson here. Original call was a block on Oregon. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Last media timeout second half. Hoosiers lead Oregon 87-69, 2:42 left. They're going to review a block/charge call on Lamar Wilkerson here. Original call was a block on Oregon. #iubb
Under-8 media timeout second half. IU leads Orego 74-58, 7:38 left. Referees are reviewing for a flagrant foul on Dezdrick Lindsey. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Under-8 media timeout second half. IU leads Orego 74-58, 7:38 left. Referees are reviewing for a flagrant foul on Dezdrick Lindsey. #iubb
Eight quick points from Nick Dorn. Indiana struggling defensively the last few minutes, still looking for a window to expand the lead beyond 10-12 points. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Eight quick points from Nick Dorn. Indiana struggling defensively the last few minutes, still looking for a window to expand the lead beyond 10-12 points. #iubb
Oregon's got one advantage right now: Ducks are in the bonus the rest of the way, and only have one foul to their name so far this half. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Oregon's got one advantage right now: Ducks are in the bonus the rest of the way, and only have one foul to their name so far this half. #iubb
14-6 IU run to start the second half. Oregon's allowed scores on all six possessions since halftime. Timeout Dana Altman. Hoosiers lead 50-36. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 2:54 AM
14-6 IU run to start the second half. Oregon's allowed scores on all six possessions since halftime. Timeout Dana Altman. Hoosiers lead 50-36. #iubb
Quinn Buckner invoked IU football's success Monday night, during a celebration of the 1976 Hoosiers, because he knows what fans will learn in time -- they are living through the same glory years now they once did with his teammates. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb #iubb
IU home to last undefeated basketball, football champions. 'Incredibly humbling,' Quinn Buckner says
The 2026 football national champions are a dream come true. The 1976 basketball team details how that will feel in 50 years.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Quinn Buckner invoked IU football's success Monday night, during a celebration of the 1976 Hoosiers, because he knows what fans will learn in time -- they are living through the same glory years now they once did with his teammates. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb #iubb
HALFTIME: IU leads Oregon 36-30. Darian DeVries wanted a foul on Reed Bailey on Indiana's last possession. Either way, his team closed the half well. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
HALFTIME: IU leads Oregon 36-30. Darian DeVries wanted a foul on Reed Bailey on Indiana's last possession. Either way, his team closed the half well. #iubb
Last media timeout first half. IU leads Oregon 32-28, 2:17 left. Kwame Evans just picked up his third foul on a very avoidable moving screen. #iubb
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Last media timeout first half. IU leads Oregon 32-28, 2:17 left. Kwame Evans just picked up his third foul on a very avoidable moving screen. #iubb