2013 Archive

Video: Crean reacts to loss at Illinois

  • Alex Bozich 12/31/2013 7:25 pm  
 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tom Crean met with the media following Indiana’s 83-80 loss to Illinois at the State Farm Center on Tuesday afternoon. Watch his postgame comments in the media player below:

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Video: Ferrell, Vonleh react to loss at Illinois

  • Alex Bozich 12/31/2013 6:55 pm  
 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Sophomore Yogi Ferrell (career-high 30 points, five rebounds, four assists) and freshman Noah Vonleh (16 points, nine rebounds, four blocks) met with the media following Indiana’s 83-80 overtime loss to Illinois at the State Farm Center on ...

The Minute After: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza 12/31/2013 6:09 pm  
 

Thoughts on an 83-80 overtime loss to the Illini: Illinois, a team knocking on the door of the Top 25, provided the Hoosiers plenty of chances to pull out a victory in their first Big Ten contest of the season. But ...

Hoosiers and Illini to battle in Champaign; Crean elaborates on Fischer’s departure

  • Jordan Littman 12/31/2013 7:04 am  
 

Indiana fans might like to forget the last time the Hoosiers played in Champaign, Ill. On Feb. 7 earlier this year, the then-No. 1 Hoosiers went into Illinois and collapsed, losing on a buzzer-beating layup to an unranked Illini squad. Almost ...

Video: Crean discusses Fischer’s departure, previews Illinois

  • Staff 12/30/2013 4:51 pm  
 

Tom Crean met with the media on Monday afternoon to discuss Luke Fischer’s decision to leave the Indiana program and also preview Tuesday’s Big Ten opener at Illinois. Watch his comments in the media player below:

Video: Ferrell, Sheehey preview Illinois

  • Staff 12/30/2013 4:41 pm  
 

Sophomore Yogi Ferrell and senior Will Sheehey met with the media on Monday afternoon to preview Tuesday’s Big Ten opener at Illinois. Watch their comments in the media player below:

Luke Fischer leaves Indiana, will transfer

  • Jordan Littman 12/30/2013 3:16 pm  
 

Freshman center Luke Fischer is no longer enrolled at Indiana University, Indiana announced in a press release Monday afternoon. “Luke has decided to withdraw from Indiana and pursue another educational and basketball opportunity,” Indiana coach Tom Crean said in the ...

What to Expect: Illinois

  • Alex Bozich 12/30/2013 11:32 am  
 

For the fifth straight year, Indiana will open Big Ten play on New Year’s Eve. This season’s assignment is Illinois at the State Farm Center in Champaign. The Fighting Illini are 11-2 and 7-0 at home. The game will be ...

Pick to Click: Illinois

  • Staff 12/30/2013 9:16 am  
 

For those unfamiliar with the Pick to Click, you can read the ground rules and how it all works at this link. This year’s contest will once again include all eighteen Big Ten games and prizes ($100 gift certificate to Amazon.com ...

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Big Ten Power Rankings: Non-conference edition

  • Jordan Littman 12/30/2013 9:15 am  
 

Inside the Hall’s power rankings are back and will appear throughout Big Ten play each Monday beginning Jan. 6. But as a precursor, let’s take a look at the league with the start of conference play just one day away. ...

Recruiting Notebook: Blackmon Jr., Johnson on torrid scoring pace

  • Alex Bozich 12/29/2013 9:35 pm  
 

A little bit more than a third of the way through the 2013-2014 high school season, Indiana’s future backcourt duo of James Blackmon Jr. and Robert Johnson is setting a torrid scoring pace. Blackmon Jr., who led Marion to an ...

The Inside the Hall Mailbag: December 28

  • Jordan Littman 12/28/2013 8:03 am  
 

The Inside the Hall Mailbag is a collection of questions tweeted to us via Twitter (@insidethehall), submitted on our premium forum and sent to us via our Facebook page. Submit your questions and we’ll answer as many as we can. HoosierSmitty on the ...

Big Ten Geeks on IU’s rim defense

  • Staff 12/27/2013 2:54 pm  
 

Big Ten Geeks: Getting Defensive Indiana is allowing a ton of looks at the rim, but the Hoosiers rank ninth in the nation in defensive effective field goal percentage. How can that be? You guessed it–shot-blocking. Indiana is tops in ...

A non-conference player-by-player breakdown

  • Ryan Corazza 12/27/2013 8:33 am  
 

The non-conference portion of IU’s schedule is complete and the Hoosiers are 10-3 heading into Tuesday’s Big Ten opener in Champaign. Here’s a player-by-player look at how each Hoosier performed in the non-conference portion of IU’s schedule: Yogi Ferrell Tom ...

Photo Gallery: Class of 2014 signee Max Hoetzel

  • Staff 12/26/2013 9:05 pm  
 

Check out 18 photos of class of 2014 Wilbraham and Monson Academy (Mass.) forward Max Hoetzel courtesy of H3 Photography in the embedded photo gallery after the jump.

Five takeaways from Indiana’s non-conference schedule

  • Alex Bozich 12/26/2013 11:05 am  
 

The non-conference portion of IU’s schedule is complete and the Hoosiers are 10-3 heading into Tuesday’s Big Ten opener in Champaign. Here’s at look at five takeaways from IU’s non-conference schedule: · Indiana is talented, young and inconsistent: This group of ...