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Indiana Basketball Coach Criticized For Supposed Postgame Snub After Epic Collapse

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Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson reacts to a call.

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The Indiana basketball team fell to Big Ten rival Maryland on Sunday afternoon, 79-78. The loss was the Hoosiers‘ fourth over their last five contests.

The latest defeat was certainly the most heartbreaking. After holding a late two-score lead, Mike Woodson and Co. watched the game slip away.

The Hoosiers held a 78-74 advantage with 38 seconds remaining in regulation after a pair of Anthony Leal free throws. The Terrapins responded with a 5-0 run to end the game.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie sank a jump shot to pull within two points. A missed Indiana free throw gave Maryland the ball back, leading to a Rodney Rice three-pointer.

The Hoosiers struggled to inbound the ball from under the basket on their final possession. They’d then airball the last shot to end the game.

Boos from the Indiana crowd rained down, something Mike Woodson has grown very familiar with this point in time. The coach appeared eager to exit the court after the fact.

A video of senior Luke Goode redirecting Woodson as he walked away from the postgame handshake line surfaced on social media. The context of the interaction isn’t fully known. With that being said, it wasn’t the best look!

Hoosier fans immediately roasted the head coach for the supposed snub. They’re looking for any reason to criticize as the team continues to struggle.

“It sure looks like Mike Woodson couldn’t wait to get out of there (boos and all), and Luke Goode has to tell him, ‘Hey, we shake hands,'” one fan wrote.

“No words… Is Goode most mature member of this organization?” asked another.

“Our coach is an embarrassment. Mostly because he can’t coach. But also, this stuff. Please get a real coach,” this follower said.

The Indiana basketball squad fell to 14-7 after the loss, and 5-5 in league play. Calls for Mike Woodson’s job have continued to circulate. Should he be unable to turn things around with one of college basketball’s priciest rosters, his firing is a legitimate possibility.