June 2007 Archive

Will Eli qualify?

  • Alex Bozich 06/30/2007 9:19 am  
 

Much of the talk by Hoosier fans in recent weeks has been regarding the eligibility of incoming freshman Eli Holman. We know that Holman has recently arrived in Bloomington. What we don’t know is whether or not Eli will be ...

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Jones speaks on his recruitment

  • Alex Bozich 06/29/2007 1:25 pm  
 

Yesterday, we heard comments from Eshaunte Jones’ AAU coach, Eric Vaughn, regarding a decision made by Jones to de-commit from Indiana and evaluate his options. In a story by Greg Jones in today’s Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette, Jones spoke out ...

IU only gets Purdue once this season

  • Ryan Corazza 06/28/2007 7:43 pm  
 

Apologies to those of you out there looking for a home-and-away series with the Boilermakers this season. It ain’t happening. From Goldandblack.com: GoldandBlack.com has learned that Coach Matt Painter and his Boilermakers will play Indiana and Minnesota only once during ...

Eshaunte Jones re-opens recruitment

  • Alex Bozich 06/28/2007 1:19 pm  
 

According to a report on Rivals.com, Eshaunte Jones has re-opened his recruitment and will re-evaluate his options over the summer. “He said it has nothing to do with coach (Kelvin) Sampson or (assistant coach) Ray McCallum. Bear just wants to ...

Bruce Almighty loses another

  • Alex Bozich 06/28/2007 1:09 pm  
 

It’s hard to imagine a scenario where an IU fan would actually be happy about a five-star recruit choosing Kentucky as his college destination. Yesterday, when DeAndre Liggins from Washington High joined the long list of Chicagoland kids who have ...

Rod Wilmont speaks: We listen

  • Alex Bozich 06/27/2007 10:42 pm  
 

To say that IU fans are looking forward to next season would be an understatement. In fact, most of us can’t wait for October, when the season officially kicks off with Midnight Madness at Assembly Hall. With the start of ...

Draymond Green ready to decide

  • Alex Bozich 06/27/2007 1:28 pm  
 

Draymond Green, a top 100 recruit in the 2008 class, will announce his college decision Thursday. Green, a 6’7″ power forward from Saginaw, Michigan, has narrowed his possible destinations to Michigan State, Michigan and Indiana. Green originally committed to Kentucky, ...

Bud Mackey: “It’s all talk”

  • Alex Bozich 06/26/2007 9:14 pm  
 

It’s never particularly easy to lock up top talent from another state. It’s even harder when that state has a university rich with basketball tradition and a bunch of crazed lunatics fan base that treats its basketball team like royalty. ...