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Zeller keeping his focus on the court, not in stands
July 11, 2009 by
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During the first week of the July evaluation period, it’s easy for any 16-year old to get caught up by the faces in the crowd. For Washington (IN) big man Cody Zeller, worrying about who is watching does nothing to help his game.
“If you try to impress them, you’ll...
Youngest Plumlee continues to grow game, interest
July 10, 2009 by
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After watching his two older brothers, Miles and Mason, go through the recruiting process, Marshall Plumlee has a pretty good idea of what to expect.
The youngest Plumlee, a 2011 center who attends the Arden Christ School in North Carolina, has impressed coaches this spring and summer...
Kentucky Hoopfest: Day One
July 09, 2009 by
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The Kentucky Hoopfest kicked off Thursday in Louisville and Inside the Hall attended the evening session at Hoops and Basketball Academy.
+ Among the coaches in attendance: Tom Crean and Tim Buckley; Michigan State’s Tom Izzo; Butler’s Brad Stevens; Xavier’s Chris...
Crawford dunk is the talk of the Interwebs
July 08, 2009 by
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The last time most Indiana University fans thought about Jordan Crawford was probably June 11, 2008. That was the day when Crawford announced he would not return to Bloomington for his sophomore season. Some of you probably cried when you realized that Kyle Taber was the last man standing...
Around the Hall: Irving, Teague, Jordan Crawford and Ferguson
July 08, 2009 by
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Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew.
+ Kyrie Irving backs off of comments that Indiana is his leader and says the Hoosiers are the “same as every other school.” {The Hoosier Scoop}
+ Irving tells Scout.com recruiting analyst Dave Telep that...
Audio: Austin Etherington at adidas It Takes 5ive
July 07, 2009 by
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2011 wing Austin Etherington, the No. 57 player nationally in his class according to Scout.com, talked to a group of reporters Monday morning at the adidas It Takes 5ive Classic.
Etherington, who was offered a scholarship just a few days after Indiana’s Elite Camp last month...
It Takes 5ive opens July evaluation period
July 06, 2009 by
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A who’s-who of college coaches arrived in Cincinnati Monday for the opening of the July evaluation period at the adidas It Takes 5ive Classic.
Among the coaches spotted: Tom Crean and assistants Tim Buckley and Bennie Seltzer; Louisville’s Rick Pitino, Walter McCarty and...
July evaluation period set to kick off on Monday
July 05, 2009 by
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The July evaluation period kicks off Monday for college coaches and their assistants. And with coaches being unable to attend AAU tournaments in the month of April, July’s evaluation period has even more importance in 2009.
In no particular order, here are the storylines we&...
Hoosiers will face Pittsburgh in Jimmy V Classic
July 01, 2009 by
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As speculated a couple of weeks ago, Indiana will face Pittsburgh at Madison Square Garden in December. The game will be part of a doubleheader in the Jimmy V Classic. Here’s the official release from IU:
The Indiana University men’s basketball team will face Pittsburgh in...
No shortage of IU targets in new Scout.com rankings
June 30, 2009 by
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With the summer evaluation period set to begin next week, Scout.com expanded their rankings for the 2011 class to include 75 prospects.
And several prospects being pursued by Indiana made the list.
Matt Carlino, the only player committed to Indiana in the 2011 class, is No. 72. Carlino...
Sampson’s appeal to NCAA: Denied
June 30, 2009 by
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As you may recall, the NCAA levied a five-year show-cause order on Kelvin Sampson back in November, along with slapping IU with three years probation for “failure to monitor.” Essentially, this means Sampson has little to no chance at being a coach at an NCAA member school...
Crean, Calipari discuss moving rivalry back to neutral site
June 29, 2009 by
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The annual Indiana-Kentucky game may be returning to its rightful location: a neutral site. According to comments made by UK coach John Calipari on Monday’s SEC teleconference, the UK coach and Tom Crean have discussed moving the rivalry game back to Louisville and Indianapolis...
Inside the Hall turns two years young
June 25, 2009 by
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As you can see, Inside the Hall has received a face lift. Nothing against our old digs, but collectively, Eamonn, Ryan and I decided it was time for a fresh look. And here we are.
For those of you who haven’t kept track of our birthday (shame, shame), Friday marks the two-year...
Crean mum on status of Creek, Muniru
June 24, 2009 by
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One of the major storylines this summer besides recruiting is the eligibility status of incoming freshmen Maurice Creek and Bawa Muniru. Neither player reported to Bloomington for the second semester of summer school.
Creek is believed to be waiting for SAT scores and Muniru is finishing...
Tom Crean talks recruiting, kind of
June 24, 2009 by
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With the uncertainty of the scholarship situation going forward, it was only a matter of time until the questions started on the availability of grants for future recruiting classes.
In Wednesday afternoon’s press conference, Tom Crean was asked about IU’s recruiting efforts...
Audio: Tom Crean press conference
June 24, 2009 by
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Indiana coach Tom Crean met the media earlier this afternoon at Assembly Hall. You can listen to the audio of the press conference here or in the embedded media player below.
We’ll have more reaction to Crean’s comments later tonight or tomorrow.
(Thanks to Chris Korman...
Darwin Davis headed to Xavier
June 23, 2009 by
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Bloomington South guard Darwin Davis didn’t wait for the IU offer that may or may not have come. The 5-9 guard who helped lead the Panthers to a state championship and won the MVP award at Bob Gibbons’ Tournament of Champions, is headed to Xavier.
Davis also held an offer...
Could Tom Crean be the man to ‘bring back Bobby’?
June 18, 2009 by
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When the update came through via Twitter, the first thought that raced through the minds of Indiana fans was, ‘Is Coach Crean going to bring back Bobby?’ He did, after all, say he wanted to bring every former coach, player and manager back to Bloomington. (If he had more...
Bawa Muniru not reporting to Bloomington … yet
June 15, 2009 by
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At long last, an update on the most mysterious of Indiana’s six 2009 signees, Bawa Muniru.
With four of his classmates already on campus in Bloomington, Muniru still has an obligation in the classroom and will report to Bloomington in July.
Chris Korman of the H-T/Hoosier Scoop...
Live Chat: Rick Bozich of the Louisville C-J
June 15, 2009 by
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We will gather with our friends from the Hoosier Scoop/H-T and the IDS for our bi-weekly Monday evening chat. This week, we’ll be joined by Louisville Courier-Journal columnist Rick Bozich. See you at 7:30 EST.
Hoosier Scoop/Inside the Hall Live Chat
Indiana completes weekend sweep of Kentucky
June 14, 2009 by
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After a 78-65 win Saturday evening in Conseco Fieldhouse, the Indiana All-Stars headed south to Louisville looking to complete a sweep of the Kentucky All-Stars at Knights Hall on the campus of Bellarmine University.
And they did just that.
Led again by Errick Peck, who will attend...
Reports: Maurice Creek waiting on test scores
June 12, 2009 by
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We’re a little late to the game on this, but both The Indiana Daily Student and The Hoosier Scoop are reporting that Maurice Creek will not report to Bloomington for the second session of summer school.
At April’s Derby Festival Classic, Creek said he planned to report...
Seniors roll, but missing junior is all the buzz
June 11, 2009 by
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Fans of Indiana high school basketball came to New Albany on Thursday night planning to see the best from Indiana’s 2009 and 2010 classes face off.
And if the results from Tuesday’s exhibition at Benton Central and Thursday’s showdown are any indication, the debate...
Around the Hall: Kyrie Irving, Noel Johnson and Ralph Willard
June 11, 2009 by
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Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew.
+ St. Patrick’s guard and IU target Kyrie Irving talks about his recruitment and mentions his relationship with Tom Crean. {Northstar Basketball Blog}
+ Former Southern Cal recruit Noel Johnson, rumored to...
Elston and Hulls on the Dan Dakich show
June 10, 2009 by
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Indiana all-stars and IU signees Jordan Hulls and Derek Elston appeared on the Dan Dakich show on 1070 The Fan Tuesday afternoon. You can listen to the audio at the links below:
Derek Elston audio
Jordan Hulls audio
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