February 2009 Archive

Nasty elbow doesn’t derail Hulls’ quest for perfection

  • Alex Bozich 02/27/2009 3:24 pm  
 

I’ve gotta be honest: Jordan Hulls is the recruit I’m most excited about for next season. It’s not that I necessarily think he’s the best player of the six incoming recruits, but I can’t think of one thing I don’t ...

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Around the Hall: Not this guy, again

  • Alex Bozich 02/27/2009 9:18 am  
 

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew. + Indy Star columnist Bob Kravitz discusses Kelvin Sampson’s unwillingness to take responsibility for what went down in Bloomington. As Kravitz notes, “Haven’t we gone through this already?” ...

Kelvin Sampson is still talking

  • Eamonn Brennan 02/26/2009 4:17 pm  
 

Kelvin Sampson’s media tour just keeps getting lamer and lamer. The latest: A one-on-one interview with the Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy, wherein Sampson complains about the media and his punishment being unfair and he didn’t know he was cheating blah ...

The Santa story in pictures and words

  • Alex Bozich 02/26/2009 1:37 pm  
 

Ryan Cost, senior producer over at The Palestra, sent along the following piece on student manager Michael Santa’s opportunity to wear the cream and crimson. Ronan O’Shea has the story: Inside the Hall is now on Twitter … Follow us ...

‘This was bound to happen at some point’

  • Alex Bozich 02/26/2009 10:39 am  
 

Notes written shortly after Michael Santa’s much anticipated IU debut … “I’ll never accept it and I never have, but this was bound to happen at some point with this team. We’ve asked a lot of them. A majority of ...

Good, Bad and Ugly: Northwestern

  • Ryan Corazza 02/25/2009 8:56 pm  
 

FINAL SCORE: Northwestern 75, Indiana 53 THE GOOD: A hot start. IU rushed out to a 15-7 lead in the first five minutes, but once Northwestern switched to a 1-3-1 zone, they only mustered 38 points the last 35 minutes ...

Live blog: Northwestern @ Indiana

  • Alex Bozich 02/25/2009 4:57 pm  
 

Northwestern at Indiana

Jeebus: IU punishes itself for extra recruiting call

  • Ryan Corazza 02/25/2009 2:20 am  
 

I should really be asleep right now, but I just checked my e-mail on my phone quick and Jerod over at Midwest Sports Fan dropped this in my inbox: the Indy Star is reporting the basketball staff made one phone ...

Hulls leads South one step closer to perfect regular season

  • Alex Bozich 02/22/2009 8:54 pm  
 

Throughout the season, Inside the Hall will keep you posted on how the six Indiana signees and 2011 commitment Matt Carlino are performing at their respective schools. Here’s our latest update: + Jordan Hulls: The future IU point guard led ...

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Moore’s 26 leads Boilermakers past Hoosiers, 81-67

  • Alex Bozich 02/21/2009 5:38 pm  
 

Tom Crean and the Indiana Hoosiers (most of them, anyway) got their first taste of the IU-Purdue rivalry Saturday afternoon in Mackey Arena. And despite a spirit and toughness Crean felt his team exhibited throughout the contest, the Hoosiers dropped ...

Live blog: Indiana @ Purdue

  • Alex Bozich 02/21/2009 11:59 am  
 

Indiana at Purdue

Crean and the Hoosiers ready for Purdue

  • Alex Bozich 02/21/2009 9:53 am  
 

… And here’s the audio of Crean’s press conference from Friday afternoon, courtesy of The Hoosier Scoop: [audio:crean022009.mp3]

Tom Crean is no fan of you, Big Ten schedule-maker guy

  • Alex Bozich 02/20/2009 1:52 pm  
 

In case you haven’t checked the schedule, IU has just about 24 hours until it’s next game — a big one in West Lafayette. And I’m not the only one who thinks the bizarre timing of the game needs to ...

Crean tight lipped after fourth straight loss

  • Alex Bozich 02/20/2009 11:07 am  
 

The frustration of a 19-loss (and counting) season might finally be getting to Tom Crean. Our friends over at The Palestra have the story detailing Crean’s shorter than usual press conference after last night’s loss:

Second half drought sinks Hoosiers

  • Alex Bozich 02/19/2009 11:20 pm  
 

After trailing by just one at halftime, Indiana scored just four points in the first 9:01 of the second half and fell 68-51 to Wisconsin on Thursday night at Assembly Hall. By the time the Hoosiers (6-19, 1-12 Big Ten) ...

Live blog: Wisconsin @ Indiana

  • Alex Bozich 02/19/2009 7:36 pm  
 

Wisconsin at Indiana