Zach Osterman was named the United State Basketball Writers Association's Jim O'Connell Award winner for 2025 for his work covering the Indiana Hoosiers. Osterman is the IU sports reporter for the Indianapolis Star. As IndyStar’s IU Insider for men’s basketball and football, Osterman covers the Hoosiers in a competitive beat setting year-round. His job takes him to every IU men’s basketball game. (April 2025)