The Indiana Hoosiers will search for a new head coach at the end of the season following Mike Woodson’s decision to step down at the conclusion of the 2024-25 campaign. The Hoosiers are pacing towards missing the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. However, Indiana basketball fans will hope that athletic director Scott Dolson can find a hire to change the culture of the program. Indiana hasn’t advanced past the second round of March Madness since 2016, and now Indiana basketball will look to hire someone who can return the five-time national championships to relevancy. Who are the top Indiana basketball coaching candidates, and how quickly will Indiana move to make a hire? If you want the latest Indiana basketball hot board, be sure to see the Indiana basketball coaching candidates from Peegs.com, the 247Sports affiliate that covers the Hoosiers. 

Peegs.com’s insiders are providing on-the-ground updates on every development surrounding Woodson’s exit and the future of the Indiana basketball program, including insights from Trevor Andershock, Jared Kelly and Jeff Rabjohns, all of whom have deep-rooted ties inside the Indiana program. Get all the inside scoop on the basketball program, plus and VIP intel on Indiana football, recruiting and more, as well as access to Peegs.com’s VIPs forums, where you can connect with other Indiana fans and insiders.

And right now, Peegs.com is offering 60% off annual subscriptions*, so now is the time to sign up. The team at Peegs.com already has a list out of several potential candidates and there are some surprising names on the list. Head to Peegs.com now to see them all.

Top Indiana basketball coach candidates

One name the staff has identified as a potential target on the Indiana basketball coaching hot board is UCLA coach Mick Cronin. Cronin is a proven winner, which is exactly what Indiana is looking for to lead the program back to prominence. He has made the NCAA Tournament in 14 of his 21 complete seasons as a head coach. He owns a 15-14 record in NCAA Tournament play, but reached the Final Four with UCLA in 2021. Cronin grew up in Cincinnati and is rumored to want to return to the Midwest. Cronin led his UCLA Bruins to a 72-68 victory over Indiana on Feb. 14 and was asked to comment about Indiana’s job opening following the game.

“The way I look at it is that Mike Woodson’s the coach of Indiana,” Cronin told reporters. “That man’s coaching this basketball team. I have tremendous respect for the kids and their team, and to me, no one should say anything that distracts them with that.” See more candidates at Peegs.com.

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The rest of the list includes the head coach of one of Indiana’s big rivals and a huge name in the basketball world “who is the white whale of Indiana basketball.” You can only see who they are at Peegs.com.

Who are the top names in the Indiana basketball coaching search, and who is Indiana’s white whale? Go to Peegs.com to see their Indiana coaching hot board and more, all from a team of reporters with decades of experience covering the Hoosiers, and find out. 

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