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Reports: Maurice Creek waiting on test scores

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...
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Seniors roll, but missing junior is all the buzz

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...
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Around the Hall: Kyrie Irving, Noel Johnson and Ralph Willard

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...
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Elston and Hulls on the Dan Dakich show

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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Junior and senior all-star teams ready to clash

Before facing Kentucky this weekend for bragging rights, the Indiana all-stars will get what may be a bigger test against the junior all-stars beginning tonight at Benton Central. In tonight’s exhibition at 8PM, Jordan Hulls, Derek Elston and the rest of the senior stars will...
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Dominique Ferguson on Kravitz & Eddie

For those of you outside of the Indianapolis area, Indy Star columnist Bob Kravitz (a huge fan of blogs, by the way) hosts a weekly radio show with Eddie White on 1070 the Fan. And on today’s show, Bob & Eddie talked to 2010 Lawrence North forward Dominique Ferguson about...
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Open Thread: Should the ‘one-and-done’ rule be changed?

In case you haven’t noticed, this whole Derrick Rose-SAT story has taken over the Interwebs these past few weeks. It came as no surprise to many because, let’s be honest, the NBA’s ‘one-and-done’ rule has forced kids to attend college with no intention...
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Kyrie Irving on IU: ‘They’re at the top of my list’

Adam Zagoria of Sports Net New York and Rivals.com caught up with IU’s top target in the 2010 class, Kyrie Irving, and the St. Patrick’s point guard had favorable things to say about the Hoosiers: “They’re at the top of my list for now,” Irving told Zagoria in a phone...
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Live chat: ESPN.com senior writer Pat Forde

We’ll continue our bi-weekly offseason chat Monday evening at 7:30 PM with a special guest: ITH friend and ESPN.com senior writer Pat Forde. Pat will join us for 30 minutes and we welcome you to stop by and ask him a question. Unless your name is Erin Calipari. Enter your email...
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Around the Hall: Carlino to South and Crean at Huber’s

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew. + Mark Carlino, J.R. Holmes and Highland (AZ) athletic director Rod Huston talk about the Carlino’s decision to move to Indiana. {The Hoosier Scoop} + Mark Carlino says the move to Bloomington is motivated...
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Carlino moving to Blooomington, will enroll at South

The speculation is over. 2011 commitment Matt Carlino is moving to Bloomington and will enroll at South high school. Talk of this possibility had been circulating for months, but Carlino’s father Mark confirmed the news to Richard Obert of AZCentral.com today: Mark Carlino submitted...
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2011 class loaded with talent; scholarships could be limited

With roughly two and a half years to recruit before the early signing period in November of 2010, the fruits from the Indiana staff’s recruiting efforts for the 2011 class could be plentiful. The only catch? The uncertainty of the scholarship situation. A quick look at the scholarship...
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State of the Hall: May 22, 2009

A couple of pieces of ITH related news (for those interested) that we feel compelled to pass along, after the jump: - Commenting: In addition to being able to comment with Disqus, we have also added the ability to comment on the site with a Facebook account or a Twitter account. We...
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ITH Video: Marquis Teague at the adidas May Classic

Inside the Hall got a look at 2011 Indianapolis Pike point guard Marquis Teague at the adidas May Classic. Teague, the No. 5 player in his class according to Scout.com, is considering IU, Louisville, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Purdue, Ohio State and Kentucky. We’ve gathered 13...
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ITH Video: Matt Carlino at the adidas May Classic

Inside the Hall got its first extended look at the first member of Indiana’s 2011 recruiting class, Matt Carlino, at this past weekend’s adidas May Classic in Bloomington. We’ve put together thirteen clips from games at Assembly Hall and Bloomington South in the embedded...
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ITH Video: Kyrie Irving at the adidas May Classic

Inside the Hall got a look at the No. 8 player in Scout.com’s 2010 rankings, Kyrie Irving, at this past weekend’s adidas May Classic in Bloomington. We’ve put together 20 clips of Irving from games at the Bloomington Sports Plex and Assembly Hall in the embedded video...
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D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera: IU atmosphere ‘great’

Indianapolis North Central has produced its fair share of standout guards over the last decade. Since 1999, the school has produced a trio of Mr. Basketballs: Jason Gardner (Arizona), A.J. Ratliff and of course, Eric Gordon. And a fourth could soon be on the way in the form of 2012...
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Audio: Matt Carlino at the adidas May Classic

After a tough 68-59 loss to Kyrie Irving and the New Jersey Roadrunners Saturday afternoon at the adidas May Classic, Indiana Elite guard Matt Carlino spoke with reporters at Assembly Hall. Hear what the future Hoosier had to say about the long trip to Bloomington, playing against...
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Dejuan Marrero one of the best in loaded 2012 class

A lot of buzz has been given to D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Ron Patterson as the best players in the 2012 class from the state of Indiana. But tucked up in the northwest region of the state, Gary Bowman Academy’s Dejuan Marrero is making a case for the top spot in the class...
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High majors in pursuit of Branden Dawson

Despite reports that he is Purdue’s to lose, Gary Lew Wallace rising junior Brendan Dawson isn’t counting out the basketball program in Bloomington. After a breakout sophomore season in which he averaged 16.7 points, 15.5 rebounds and four assists, the 6-6 Dawson is quickly...
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Live chat: Recapping the Adidas May Classic

We’ll have our bi-weekly Monday chat with our friends from The Hoosier Scoop this evening at 7:30 ET and the plan is to talk recruiting and the Adidas May Classic. We hope you’ll be able to join us.
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Audio: Marquis Teague at the adidas May Classic

Indianapolis Pike point guard Marquis Teague, the No. 5 player in the 2011 class according to Scout.com, talked to reporters about his recruitment Saturday at Assembly Hall during the adidas May Classic. Although Teague said he would make a decision in June, his father Shawn told The...
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Audio: Kyrie Irving at the adidas May Classic

2010 IU target Kyrie Irving met with reporters Saturday morning at the Bloomington Sports Plex and Saturday afternoon at Assembly Hall. Inside the Hall was there as the five-star prospect broke down his unofficial visit, a timetable for his decision and more. You can hear audio from...
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Transcript: Kyrie Irving at the adidas May Classic

St. Patrick’s point guard Kyrie Irving made the trip from New Jersey for a pair of Saturday games in the adidas May Classic. After a meeting with Indiana Elite and IU commit Matt Carlino at Assembly Hall, Irving fielded questions from the media. On what he saw during his unofficial...
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Marquis Teague still planning on June decision

Indianapolis Pike point guard Marquis Teague, one of the top players nationally in the 2011 class, is still considering six schools and will be ready to end his recruitment in June. Indiana, once believed to be a distant second in the race for Teague against Louisville, appears to...
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