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Drama continues in Bloomington

Found April 01, 2008 on The Sports Point:
PLAYERS: Lance Stemler,  Jamarcus Ellis,  Armon Bassett,  Eric Gordon
TEAMS: Indiana Hoosiers

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According to three sources close to the program, Indiana basketball players Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis have been kicked off the team by IU's interim head coach Dan Dakich. The sources say that Bassett and Ellis were required to run at 6am the day after the two missed an arranged meeting with coach Dakich and never showed. According to ESPN.com's Andy Katz, Tom Crean has been hired to clean up the mess in Bloomington.
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