April 2013 Archive

2016 Florida forward Juwan Durham attracting high majors

  • Alex Bozich 04/30/2013 9:30 pm  
 

Joe Fenlon didn’t have many expectations for the impact Juwan Durham would make as a freshman at Tampa Prep. After winning a state championship in 2011-2012, the plan was to ease Durham into a rotation at what Fenlon called a “nice, ...

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Video: Draft Express breaks down Cody Zeller

  • Alex Bozich 04/30/2013 3:19 pm  
 

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2015 guard Prentiss Nixon: Indiana “would be a great program to be in”

  • Justin Albers 04/30/2013 11:06 am  
 

Prentiss Nixon tried to ignore Tom Crean on the sideline when he worked out at his Bolingbrook High School in Illinois last week, but it wasn’t easy. This wasn’t your average college coach. “It was a great feeling,” Nixon told ...

2014 four-star guard Phil Booth updates recruitment

  • Justin Albers 04/30/2013 8:56 am  
 

Indiana has been recruiting 2014 Mount St. Joseph (Md.) guard Phil Booth for some time now and his interest in the Hoosiers remains high. Tom Crean has talked about recruiting year-round winners and Booth certainly fits that description. Mount St. ...

Video: Dante Exum at the Nike Hoop Summit

  • Alex Bozich 04/30/2013 8:26 am  
 

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Indiana announces 2013 Tailgate Tour dates

  • Alex Bozich 04/29/2013 12:57 pm  
 

Indiana Athletics announced dates and times for the 2013 Tailgate Tour on Monday. Here’s the complete release from IU media relations: (Note: Tom Crean is scheduled to appear in Jasper, Indianapolis and Starlight.) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The IU Varsity Club ...

Video: Eron Gordon at the adidas Spring Classic

  • Staff 04/29/2013 10:02 am  
 

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2016 forward De’Ron Davis “very interested” in Indiana

  • Justin Albers 04/29/2013 9:26 am  
 

It didn’t take long for Indiana to notice De’Ron Davis. The Hoosiers were the first to offer Davis a scholarship last July, and it’s safe to say he’s an early priority for Indiana in the 2016 class. Associate head coach ...

Recruiting Roundup: EYBL Hampton

  • Alex Bozich 04/29/2013 8:36 am  
 

This weekend marked the second of two April evaluation periods, and the premier event was session two of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) in Hampton at the Boo Williams Sportsplex. Tom Crean, associate head coach Tim Buckley and ...

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2014 guard Brandone Francis calls IU offer “a blessing”

  • Alex Bozich 04/26/2013 10:25 am  
 

Following his MVP performance in the 17-and-under division at last weekend’s adidas Exclusive Run in Dallas, 2014 Arlington Country Day (Fla.) guard Brandone Francis has seen his stock rise significantly over the past week. A 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard who can ...

HD Video: Luke Fischer at the Derby Festival Basketball Classic

  • Alex Bozich 04/25/2013 9:14 pm  
 

2013 Indiana signee Luke Fischer scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds and had three steals and two blocks as his team won the 2013 Derby Festival Basketball Classic last Friday at Freedom Hall. Inside the Hall has compiled just under ...

2015 point guard Bryant Crawford remains high on IU

  • Alex Bozich 04/25/2013 9:49 am  
 

Indiana’s recruiting presence in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area, also known as the DMV, has been strong since Tom Crean arrived in Bloomington in the spring of 2008. It’s only grown stronger over the past 11 months with the hiring of assistant ...

Breaking down the IU career, departure of Maurice Creek

  • Justin Albers 04/24/2013 5:02 pm  
 

Everybody has their own opinion on Maurice Creek, and that’s fine. But it’s impossible to talk about his career at Indiana without using the word “unfair” or without discussing what could have been. In reality, Creek helped the Hoosiers very ...

Creek will not return to Indiana for 2013-2014 season

  • Alex Bozich 04/24/2013 4:14 pm  
 

Indiana redshirt junior Maurice Creek will not return to Indiana for a fifth season and will instead seek to complete his eligibility at a school closer to his home. Creek will receive his undergraduate degree next week. Here’s the full ...

Notebook: Recruiting updates, Big Ten single plays, more

  • Alex Bozich 04/24/2013 10:30 am  
 

This weekend marks the final of two April evaluation periods for college coaches to watch prospects and today is the final day of the April recruiting period where schools can make in-home visits with 2014 prospects and watch younger prospects ...

After monster junior season, Blackmon Jr. looks forward to big summer

  • Justin Albers 04/24/2013 8:39 am  
 

Indiana will have several capable scorers on its roster next season and a few good outside shooters. But the Hoosiers will likely lack a true all-around scorer who can create offense in a multitude of ways. That’s what they’ll get ...