August 2010 Archive

Indy Hoops Blog previews the Indiana HS season

  • Alex Bozich 08/31/2010 10:33 am  
 

Joe Eberhardt, founder of IndyHoopsBlog and also a contributor here at Inside the Hall, put together a nice compilation video featuring some of the state’s top talent. Among the players featured: IU commits Austin Etherington and Ron Patterson as well ...

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Five minutes with McCluer North (MO) guard B.J. Young

  • Alex Bozich 08/29/2010 9:36 pm  
 

After a breakout summer on the AAU circuit, McCluer North (MO) guard B.J. Young shot up to five-star status in the recruiting rankings. Fresh off being named the MVP of the Five-Star Super Session in New York, Inside the Hall ...

Some serious schedule musings

  • Zachary Osterman 08/27/2010 9:01 am  
 

Raise your hand if you were a bit underwhelmed by Indiana’s non-conference schedule? Yea, me too, but let’s be honest: After two years November tossing the Hoosiers in well over their heads, and facing as talented a Big Ten as ...

2010-2011 Indiana Basketball Schedule

  • Staff 08/26/2010 11:19 am  
 

2:30 PM EST Update: A release from IU confirmed the schedule below. Via a source, below is what we believe to be the 2010-2011 Indiana basketball schedule, which should be officially released soon: Friday, November 12 – Florida Gulf Coast, ...

2011 Recruiting Board: Narrowing the focus

  • Staff 08/25/2010 10:36 pm  
 

(Photo Credit: Jack Arent/adidas) For the first time since the conclusion of the July evaluation period, we’ve updated our 2011 Recruiting Board and as discussed frequently in the comments, the board is focused on Cody Zeller and B.J. Young. Both ...

Austin Etherington lands in updated Scout.com Top 100

  • Alex Bozich 08/24/2010 2:09 pm  
 

After falling from Scout’s post-spring Top 100, Hamilton Heights (IN) guard and IU commit Austin Etherington is once again ranked by the national recruiting service led by Dave Telep. Etherington missed time early in the AAU season with a stress ...

Eric Gordon makes final Team USA roster

  • Ryan Corazza 08/24/2010 2:03 pm  
 

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports tweeted a short while ago that Rajon Rondo was cut from Team USA’s roster. Such a cut brings the roster down from 13 to the final number of 12, meaning former Hoosier Eric Gordon will ...

Open Thread: So, who’s your top eight?

  • Alex Bozich 08/23/2010 10:34 am  
 

One of the interesting nuggets pulled from Dustin Dopirak’s Friday post over on the Hoosier Scoop discussed the top eight players in IU’s rotation for the coming season. If you missed it, here’s the note: Tom Crean reminded reporters that ...

Around the Hall: Friday, August 20

  • Staff 08/20/2010 9:35 am  
 

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew. So go ahead, get your read on. + Stephen Curry is hoping for a quick recovery from an ankle sprain, but missed Team USA’s practice on Thursday. Curry, ...

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Indiana Class of 2013 Rankings

  • Joe Eberhardt 08/18/2010 5:23 pm  
 

Joe Eberhardt is a high school sports blogger and writer in Indiana. He created Indy Hoops Blog and contributes to the Hoosier Hoops Report. You can follow him on twitter at @IndyHoopsBlog. The 2013 class in Indiana isn’t very big, ...

Hoosiers, Boilermakers to meet on Super Tuesday

  • Alex Bozich 08/18/2010 4:32 pm  
 

It’s only a matter of time before the complete Indiana hoops schedule is released, but for now, we’ll have to live with bits and pieces being revealed. In a release this afternoon, ESPN announced that Indiana will travel to Mackey ...

IU to play Notre Dame at Conseco next season

  • Zachary Osterman 08/16/2010 1:02 pm  
 

This came across the wire a little while ago, but here’s a copy of the Notre Dame release on the subject. Purdue and Butler will play in the other match-up, and then the opponents will switch in 2012. Early impressions ...

Ron Patterson joins Indiana’s 2012 recruiting class

  • Alex Bozich 08/15/2010 5:54 pm  
 

Ron Patterson could have left the state of Indiana for college. But ultimately, he decided it would be best to stay home. During his second visit this week to Bloomington, the Broad Ripple guard gave a verbal commitment to Tom ...

Report: Ron Patterson commits to Indiana

  • Alex Bozich 08/15/2010 5:19 pm  
 

Our friend Jody Demling of The Louisville-Courier Journal is reporting that Broad Ripple guard Ron Patterson has given a verbal commitment to Indiana. Patterson, a 6-3 guard from the 2012 class, had been considered an Indiana lean and a recent ...

Around the Hall: Gordon shines in Team USA win

  • Alex Bozich 08/15/2010 9:08 am  
 

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew. So go ahead, get your read on. + Eric Gordon strengthened his case for a spot on Team USA by scoring 15 points in a 98-51 win over ...

World Basketball Festival: Jerry Colangelo talks Eric Gordon

  • Ryan Corazza 08/12/2010 1:48 pm  
 

I’m in New York for a couple days for the World Basketball Festival. During today’s media session at Radio City Music Hall, I snuck in a question to USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo about what he’s seen from Eric Gordon, ...