August 2011 Archive

Notebook: Individual workouts begin, rankings and more

  • Alex Bozich 08/30/2011 9:29 pm  
 

(Photo credit: Tom Crean on TwitPic) — Individual workouts begin: The start of the fall academic semester on Monday also signaled the start of individual workouts with the IU coaches and players in Assembly Hall. Tom Crean shared the following ...

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Patterson talks July, potential impact for 2012 class

  • Alex Bozich 08/30/2011 8:48 am  
 

Inside the Hall had a chance to catch up with 2012 IU commitment Ron Patterson on Monday evening as the senior guard begins his final high school season at Broad Ripple. Here are some notes and quotes from our conversation: ...

Arizona overtakes IU in ESPN’s 2012 class rankings

  • Staff 08/29/2011 8:12 pm  
 

ESPN.com: Arizona overtakes Indiana in 2012 class rankings The Wildcats are on top of the basketball recruiting world again, however, these Wildcats are from Arizona and not Kentucky. With the addition of Brandon Ashley, the No. 4 overall player in ...

2013 Texas guard Matt Jones talks Indiana interest

  • Alex Bozich 08/29/2011 9:54 am  
 

Even with nine verbal commitments secured for the next three recruiting classes, the Indiana coaching staff continues to relentlessly pursue top prospects from around the country. One of the latest players to garner interest from the Hoosiers is Matt Jones, ...

Luke Fischer recaps weekend trip to Bloomington

  • Alex Bozich 08/28/2011 5:50 pm  
 

2013 Germantown (WI) forward Luke Fischer checked out Bloomington for the second time on Saturday and the 6-foot-9, 200-pound junior says Indiana sits near the top of his list of suitors. “They would be high up,” Fischer told Inside the ...

IU offers 2014 Louisville Central guard D’Angelo Russell

  • Alex Bozich 08/28/2011 5:49 pm  
 

2014 Louisville Central guard D’Angelo Russell, a top 20 prospect nationally according to ESPN.com, arrived in Bloomington on Sunday with two scholarship offers. He left the Indiana campus with a third. “Coach (Tom) Crean shook my hand and was like, ...

Around the Hall: Zeller, D’Angelo Russell visit, more

  • Alex Bozich 08/27/2011 8:22 am  
 

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew. So go ahead, get your read on. (Photo credit: Jamie Owens of J. Scott Sports) + Connor O’Gara of The Indiana Daily Student writes that Cody Zeller is ...

Indiana Class of 2012 Rankings

  • Joe Eberhardt 08/26/2011 8:12 am  
 

Joe Eberhardt is a recruiting analyst for Inside the Hall and a high school basketball writer in Indiana. He created IndyHSHoops.com. You can follow him on twitter at @IndyHSHoops. (Photo credit: Jack Arent/adidas Nations.) We conclude our look at the top players in ...

Inside the Hall Twitter Mailbag: August 25

  • Staff 08/25/2011 9:02 pm  
 

(Photo credit: Jamie Owens of J. Scott Sports) The Inside the Hall Twitter mailbag is a weekly collection of questions tweeted to us via our Twitter account, @insidethehall. Tweet us your questions each week and we’ll answer as many as ...

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Gary Harris sets date for official visit to Purdue

  • Staff 08/25/2011 10:12 am  
 

GoldandBlack.com: Harris sets official visit Gary Harris has set his first official visit. According to a source close to the blue-chip guard’s recruitment, Harris will visit Purdue during the weekend of Oct. 1, when the Boilermaker football team will host ...

Indiana Class of 2013 Rankings

  • Joe Eberhardt 08/25/2011 8:38 am  
 

Joe Eberhardt is a recruiting analyst for Inside the Hall and a high school basketball writer in Indiana. He created IndyHSHoops.com. You can follow him on twitter at @IndyHSHoops. (Photo credit: Jamie Owens of J. Scott Sports.) We continue our run through Indiana ...

Video: Catching up with junior guard Jordan Hulls

  • Staff 08/24/2011 7:40 pm  
 

Via IUAthletics on YouTube:

Jordan Hulls talks about leadership role

  • Alex Bozich 08/24/2011 5:10 pm  
 

Indiana guard Jordan Hulls was made available to the media this afternoon and there was plenty of talk about embracing a leadership role as he prepares for his junior season. Here are some quotes: On what his focus is to ...

IU holds onto No. 1 spot in ESPN 2012 class rankings

  • Staff 08/24/2011 3:40 pm  
 

ESPN.com: Class of 2012 Team Basketball Recruiting Rankings As you delve into the ESPN class rankings, it’s important to keep in mind that the landscape of the Class of 2012 is dynamic. Indiana built a tremendous recruiting class and did ...

Indiana Class of 2014 Rankings

  • Joe Eberhardt 08/24/2011 8:27 am  
 

Joe Eberhardt is a recruiting analyst for Inside the Hall and a high school basketball writer in Indiana. He created IndyHSHoops.com. You can follow him on twitter at @IndyHSHoops. With the July evaluation period in the books, it’s time for our ...

Report: 2014 Chicago big man Cliff Alexander on campus

  • Alex Bozich 08/23/2011 1:14 pm  
 

Update: Multiple reports on Twitter are now stating that Alexander will actually visit on Wednesday. — According to Scott Phillips, 2014 Chicago Curie big man Cliff Alexander is visiting Bloomington today. Alexander, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward, is rated the No. ...