Indiana men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson will step down at the end of the season, Hoosiers athletic director Scott Dolson announced on Friday afternoon. News that the program and Woodson, 66, were discussing a potential split surfaced on Thursday, first reported by Field of 68.

It’s tough sledding for Mike Woodson in early February as the Indiana Hoosiers announced Friday that Woodson, upon a mutually-agreed meeting, would not stick around in Bloomington following the end of the season.

News of a potential split between the program and Woodson, 66, was first reported by Field of 68. That report stated that the school and Woodson were working together on a way to allow him to exit in a respectful way by retiring at the end of the season.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson will finish out 2024-25 on the bench, but plans on stepping down at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, according to a release put out by the university on Friday afternoon.

Indiana basketball suffered one of the most lopsided home losses in program history on Tuesday night to Illinois:

Minnesota, with three straight losses, faces another tough challenge Sunday, when Indiana visits Williams Arena.

For the third time in the last decade, Indiana will need a new men’s basketball coach. But the circumstances around this job are different.

Indiana men’s basketball head coach is unlikely to return next season per reporting from Pete Thamel. This marks the likely end of Woodson’s four years in Bloomington and the second time the Hoosiers’ head coaching job has changed hands in the past eight years,