Indiana will be on the hunt for a new men’s basketball coach after Mike Woodson steps aside after the 2024-25 season.

Woodson guided the Hoosiers to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022 — their first since 2016 — and 2023 before they missed the field in 2024. Indiana is in danger of it happening in back-to-back seasons amid a 14-9 start and a 5-7 Big Ten mark.

With Woodson on the way out, the program is looking to swing for the fences as they seek a replacement.

“Talking to people there in the last 48 hours, they want a proven winner, an NCAA Tournament-level coach, a sitting head coach who can bring Indiana back to Big Ten contention and consistent appearances in the NCAA Tournament,” ESPN’s Pete Thamel said on Saturday’s College GameDay.

Thamel noted that Indiana’s NIL war chest — one of the highest in the country for a basketball program — makes it a prime destination for any prospective candidate.

“The sell is come to Indiana, you will have a championship-level budget and be able to compete for Final Fours that way,” he said. “Indiana’s gonna sell its Power 2 status and that budget to try and lure a big-name coach to Bloomington.”

Indiana, whose last national championship came in 1987, hasn’t made a Final Four since 2002. It advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2012, 2013, and 2016 but hasn’t been back since.

“Indiana is obviously one of the most enduring brands,” said Thamel. “It has unbelievable tradition (but) they just haven’t lived up to consistent expectations in the last generation.”