The Hoosiers are scheduled to play the Wildcats in Evanston on Saturday.
Hamm served as Dean of Indiana University's School of Journalism since 2005.
If IU wins against the Northwestern Wildcats, it would be the team's and Coach Tom Crean's 20th win.
Kyle Taber's dominance in the paint allowed the IU men's basketball team to control the bulk of the first half of last night's game against Northwestern.