Crosstown Shootout: Cincinnati-Xavier Rivalry Moved to Neutral U.S. Bank Arena
On Dec. 10, 2011, Indiana forward Christian Watford buried a buzzer-beating three-point attempt, sending Bloomington into pandemonium as the Hoosiers shocked Kentucky, the nation’s No. 1 team at the time.
Watford’s game-winner stole the highlight reel and capped off an early Saturday filled with college basketball excitment. Yet it was that same day, that an ugly side...
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5 days ago
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5 days ago
Crean talks 2012 class, return of Watford/Zeller on ESPNU
Tom Crean was a guest on the ESPNU signing day special earlier this evening and here’s a transcript of the three questions he answered for host Dari Nowkhah:
On what the 2012 recruiting class says about Indiana basketball:
“It says we have a lot of young men that believed in this program, believed in one another in the sense that they wanted to play together and they...
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April 11, 2012
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April 11, 2012
Watford, Zeller will return to Indiana next season
Christian Watford and Cody Zeller will play basketball next season at Indiana.
The school made the announcement in a release Tuesday morning after both players considered leaving early for the NBA.
Watford, who will be a senior, says he's returning to earn his degree and add another chapter to the Hoosiers' comeback from NCAA sanctions. He averaged 13.4 points and 5.8 rebounds...
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April 10, 2012
Report: Watford still mulling NBA Draft options
After being categorized on an ESPN Insider piece as having “one foot out the door”, it appears Indiana junior forward Christian Watford is still torn on whether to return to Bloomington for his senior season or enter the 2012 NBA Draft.
According to Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski, Watford has yet to make a decision on his future.
Here’s the report...
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April 02, 2012
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April 02, 2012
Watford mum on future after NCAA Tournament loss
Christian Watford barely had time to take a seat and start untying his shoes before the question came in the Georgia Dome locker room.
“There’s some talk you may be going to the next level, are you going to be back?” the Indiana junior was asked less than two minutes after returning from the press conference podium.
An affirmative that Watford, who scored a team...
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March 25, 2012
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March 25, 2012
When adversity called, Watford answered
PORTLAND, Ore. — The game was over. The Hoosiers were done.
Late in the first half, VCU’s defense was starting to wreak havoc. The Rams broke a 33-33 tie with nine straight points, including four straight on layups coming from turnovers. The Hoosiers couldn’t even get shots off.
This team hadn’t been here before. It hadn’t ever faced a team like VCU...
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March 18, 2012
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March 18, 2012
Holiday Grades: Big Ten Conference
Christian WatfordBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) Throughout the next two weeks, The Arena Pulse will be revealing its "Holiday Grades" for all members of the power six conferences. As part of this feature, each conference member will receive a grade that represents their start to the season.Let's take a look at the representatives from the Big Ten Conference:Illinois...
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December 25, 2011
Indiana Basketball Is Back In A Hoosier Style Kind Of Way
Watford Sending Kentucky Home
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Over 17,000 packed Assembly Hall to witness one of the greatest games that will go down in Hoosier Basketball history. Christian Watford buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put Indiana back on the College Basketball map. Not only did he win the game, but he was the only Hoosier player to score in the last 7 minutes of the game...
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December 11, 2011
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December 11, 2011
HOOSIER WINNER?
Video: Indiana's buzzer beater over Kentucky
In arguably the best game of the young College Basketball season, Indiana knocked off No. 1 Kentucky when IU’s Christian Watford hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPXImXAMStc
The scene on the court after Watford hit the buzzer-beater was, as Dick Vitale said, “Unbelievable!” IU is off to it’s best start in 20 years, at...
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December 10, 2011
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December 10, 2011
Christian Watford Makes Huge Game-Winning Three To Knock Off No. 1 Team in the Country!
Today has been a great day for me as an IU fan. It's been since 5th grade (I'm in 9th now) that I have seen IU do good at basketball...and were ranked! Now it will finally happen, after four grueling years, that IU is back!Indiana was unranked and 8-0 as they hosted the No. 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats. IU led for basically the whole game until the final three minutes where...
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December 10, 2011
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December 10, 2011
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