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Crean nabs another for ‘08: Champaign’s Verdell Jones

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Score another one for Tom Crean and the Hoosiers as 6-4 160-pound Verdell Jones of Champaign, Ill., has chosen to join IU in the class of ‘08. He picked the Cream and Crimson over Minnesota and Kentucky.
Jones had this to say to the Champaign News-Gazette via e-mail:
“I have chosen to attend Indiana University to be […]

Academic woes still creeping around

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Both Hoosier Nation and the USA Today threw down stories yesterday about IU’s academic woes. We all know the gist by now: first semester the basketball team rocked it out in the classroom — if you want to call a 2.89 cumulative GPA good, that is — but second semester was sort of brutal. Perhaps […]

Crean lands first commitment: Ohio’s Bobby Capobianco

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

According to Peegs.com, Tom Crean has landed his first verbal commitment for the 2009 recruiting class: Bobby Capobianco. He’s a 6-foot-8, 220 pound forward who plays for Loveland in Ohio and is a member of the Indiana Elite AAU team. St. Louis, Marquette (surprise, surprise) and West Virgina were some other top suitors. Capobianco averaged […]

Herald-Times: E-mails take full burden off Greenspan for Sampson hire

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to anyone out there, but according to some e-mails the Bloomington Herald-Times acquired via an open records request, Rick Greenspan shouldn’t quite be the fall guy for the Sampson hire. As there have been rumblings about since Sampson was in hot water this season, former IU […]

The Morning After: Tom Crean

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Or The Night Of: Tom Crean …
It’s over. The speculation, the rumors, the top five lists for coaching candidates — it’s over. Tom Crean is IU’s next coach. And really, I think it’s a great fit. I was infatuated with Tony Bennett like the rest of you out there; I was hoping for a […]

ITH Super Happy Fun Time Coaching Search: Scott Skiles

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Kelvin is out the door and Dan is not our man, so that can only mean one thing: It’s coaching search time! Here’s a look at the candidates that could land in Bloomington. We’ll give you the pros, the cons and the bottom line. This morning: Scott Skiles.

Pros: IU wouldn’t have to pay relocation fees; […]

ITH Super Happy Fun Time Coaching Search: Tony Bennett

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Kelvin is out the door and Dan is not our man, so that can only mean one thing: It’s coaching search time! Here’s a look at the candidates that could land in Bloomington. We’ll give you the pros, the cons and the bottom line. This afternoon: Washington State’s Tony Bennett.
Pros: After his father Dick […]

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