August 2016 Archive

POTB 139: A potpourri of offseason topics

  • Staff 08/31/2016 12:15 pm  
 

After a six-week hiatus, Podcast on the Brink is back with a new episode with host Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call. The show will be available weekly from now until the end of the season. You can access a full ...

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Recruiting roundup: Wilkes finalizes official visit schedule

  • Alex Bozich 08/30/2016 8:33 am  
 

Class of 2017 North Central forward Kris Wilkes now has dates set for all five of his official visits. The five-star prospect announced a finalized schedule for official visits via his Twitter account on Monday afternoon. Here’s the schedule: – Illinois ...

A final look at who’s coming and going in the Big Ten

  • Alex Bozich 08/29/2016 8:40 am  
 

With the start of the fall semester underway on several Big Ten campuses, it’s time for our final look at who’s coming and going in the Big Ten for the 2016-2017 season. (Note: In most instances, only scholarship players are ...

Indiana ranked preseason No. 12 by Athlon Sports

  • Alex Bozich 08/27/2016 7:53 am  
 

The Athlon Sports college basketball preview magazine hits newsstands on September 6 and as we mentioned earlier in the week, Indiana’s Thomas Bryant is featured on one of the regional covers. Athlon Sports basketball yearbook regional cover featuring #iubb's Thomas ...

A closer look at Indiana’s 2016-2017 Big Ten schedule

  • Alex Bozich 08/26/2016 10:52 am  
 

The Big Ten announced the 2016-2017 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday afternoon, which you can find in its entirety at this link. The announcement means Indiana’s complete 2016-2017 schedule is now out with the exception of one exhibition game. We ...

Big Ten announces 2016-2017 men’s basketball schedule

  • Alex Bozich 08/25/2016 2:02 pm  
 

The Big Ten just announced the 2016-2017 conference schedule and you can view Indiana’s 18-game league schedule below, along with a release from IU regarding the matchups, below: BLOOMINGTON, Indiana – The Big Ten Conference announced the dates and matchups ...

Five-star Kris Wilkes sets date for official visit to Indiana

  • Alex Bozich 08/25/2016 8:15 am  
 

Class of 2017 North Central forward Kris Wilkes, one of Indiana’s top recruiting targets, has set a date for his official visit to Bloomington. As reported by Kyle Neddenriep of The Indianapolis Star and also shared on Twitter by Mike Peterson, ...

Video: IU provides update on Assembly Hall renovations

  • Staff 08/24/2016 2:14 pm  
 

On Wednesday, Inside IU Bloomington posted a video detailing the progress of the Assembly Hall renovations, which will be completed by the start of the 2016-17 season. You can read more about the progress at this link, but we’ve shared ...

Around the Hall: BTN TV schedule, Blackmon Jr., Anunoby’s dunk, more

  • Alex Bozich 08/24/2016 1:03 pm  
 

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall staff. The Big Ten Network announced its “most compelling” non-conference TV schedule and BTN.com has the details: BTN today announced the most-compelling Big Ten men’s basketball non-conference television schedule ...

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Indiana updates 2016-17 roster with uniform numbers, heights, weights

  • Alex Bozich 08/23/2016 4:33 pm  
 

Indiana released a new version of its roster this afternoon with updated heights and weights for new and returning players. The most significant changes came for what appears to be a bulked up frontcourt. Thomas Bryant, who was listed at 245 pounds as ...

Tuesday roundup: Crean addresses Ravens, top newcomers, more

  • Alex Bozich 08/23/2016 8:13 am  
 

Indiana coach Tom Crean was in Indianapolis over the weekend for the Baltimore Ravens-Indianapolis Colts preseason game at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Ravens are coached by Crean’s brother-in-law, John Harbaugh, who has attended several Indiana games over Crean’s tenure in Bloomington. ...

2016-2017 Big Ten preview: Top non-conference games

  • Alex Bozich 08/22/2016 9:16 am  
 

With the start of college basketball practice season five weeks from Friday, we’ll be taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster over the next couple of months. Today, we begin our look at the ...

De’Ron Davis now on campus, high school coach says

  • Alex Bozich 08/21/2016 10:41 am  
 

The wait is over for De’Ron Davis to arrive at Indiana. Overland coach Danny Fisher told Inside the Hall this morning that Davis, a class of 2016 four-star forward, arrived in Indiana this morning. “He’s there,” Fisher said via text message. ...

Video: OG Anunoby interview at adidas Nations

  • Alex Bozich 08/21/2016 8:37 am  
 

Indiana sophomore forward OG Anunoby participated in adidas Global Nations earlier this month in California along with Hoosier teammate Thomas Bryant. Jonathan Givony of Draft Express caught up with Anunoby for an interview, which is available below:

Video: 2017 center Luka Garza Peach Jam highlights

  • Alex Bozich 08/19/2016 3:51 pm  
 

Class of 2017 The Maret School (D.C.) and Team Takeover big man Luka Garza picked up a scholarship offer from Indiana over the summer and was watched closely in July by the coaching staff. In the EYBL Finals at the Peach ...

A closer look at Indiana’s non-conference schedule

  • Alex Bozich 08/19/2016 8:10 am  
 

 We offered some initial thoughts on Indiana’s 2016-17 non-conference schedule several weeks ago, but now that all 13 opponents have been revealed, it’s time for a deeper dive into the slate the Hoosiers will face this winter. While it’s impossible to ...