Tyler Tachman was a writer for Inside the Hall from July 2020 through August 2022. Follow him on Twitter.

It’s just after 2:30pm Eastern time when De’Ron Davis dials a number on his phone. He just got off a call with his mother, who’s living Colorado and in a time zone that’s seven hours behind Davis. It’s already dark ...

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2020-21 ITH Season Preview: Nebraska Cornhuskers

  • Tyler Tachman Oct 5, 2020 3
 

With the start of college basketball season slated for late November, we’ll be taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster over the next month. Today, we preview Nebraska. Year two of the Fred ...

It had been 10 months. That’s what the doctor said. Based on the size of the break, the injury most likely had been around for a while. For the last 10 months, there’s a good chance that Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn played ...

2021 four-star power forward Bryce Hopkins is set to cut his list from nine schools to five this weekend, he announced on Twitter. Hopkins is currently ranked as the No. 30 prospect nationally in the 247Composite. The Oak Park, Illinois ...

The court where his dream began was painted green and red and lined with winding white stripes. Cracks snaked through the cement beneath the wooden backboards and metal rims looped with crisscrossed nylon. There were police barracks across the way, ...

2021 five-star Aminu Mohammed updates recruitment

  • Tyler Tachman Sep 18, 2020 3
 

Five-star wing Aminu Mohammed has emerged as one of Archie Miller’s top priorities in the 2021 class along with in-state talent Trey Kaufman. Mohammed, who ranks as the No. 17 prospect in the nation, has been on Miller’s radar for ...

In the two weeks since Kenya Hunter was introduced as Indiana’s co-associate head coach, his recruiting prowess has already been well established. And for good reason. At Georgetown, Hunter helped bring in three top-25 classes and at UConn he was ...

When Kenya Hunter was offered the job at Indiana, he knew it could mean moving with his family during a time when a virus is floating through the air. He knew it meant leaving UConn, a program he’s established himself ...

Indiana continued its recent recruiting ambitions in the DMV, extending an offer to 2022 District Heights, Maryland, center Favour Aire in late August. Aire, who stands 6-feet and 11-inches tall and weighs 215 pounds, is ranked as the No. 4 ...

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Indiana was included in 2021 4-star power forward Trey Kaufman’s top-5 list, he announced on social media Tuesday night. North Carolina, Virginia, Purdue and Indiana State also made the cut. “Just the fact that they are so close,” Kaufman told ...

As a child, like many budding young basketball players, Justin Taylor struggled to get enough arc in his shot. And his mother Kerri, who played at James Madison, couldn’t ignore it. Kerri showed Taylor how to lift the ball over ...

On Aug. 23, five-star combo guard Hunter Sallis announced his top 12 schools on social media. Michigan, Kentucky, Oregon, North Carolina, Kansas and Gonzaga were all among the universities eager to sign the 2021 prospect from Millard North High School ...

Meet high school renaissance man Trey Kaufman

  • Tyler Tachman Aug 18, 2020 3
 

Start with the birthday parties. The ones with Trey Kaufman. The celebrations aren’t for him. Rather, elementary school aged kids in the Sellersburg area. The youngsters invite Kaufman to attend their birthday gathering. On more than one occasion, Kaufman has ...

The powerful emergence of Race Thompson

  • Tyler Tachman Aug 10, 2020 3
 

First, there was a horn. Piercing. Blaring. Ringing. It sounded across Interstate 35 in Minneapolis. On May 31st, it wasn’t meant to be there. Thousands of people gathered on the highway protesting the death of George Floyd. Just days earlier ...

In Archie Miller’s Bloomington tenure, it’s evident that Indiana hasn’t always displayed unshakable cohesiveness. Miller hasn’t tried to keep it a secret, either. Last season, in early December, Indiana suffered a 20-point beat down at the hands of Wisconsin, marking ...

Introducing Tyler Tachman

  • Tyler Tachman Jul 31, 2020 3
 

Editor’s note: We’re excited to announce that we’ve hired a new writer, Tyler Tachman, to the Inside the Hall staff. Tyler is a sophomore at Indiana University and is studying sports journalism. Tyler’s first story for Inside the Hall appeared ...