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Crean talks newest 2008 recruit, Malik Story

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Here is an IU release on Malik Story, the latest and likely the last recruit to join the 2008 class:
Bloomington, Indiana - Indiana University Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Crean has announced that Malik Story, a 6-5 forward/guard who led Artesia (Calif.) High School to two state championships, has accepted a scholarship offer and will attend […]

Elston upbeat while progressing from knee surgery

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Derek Elston, the first player to commit to Indiana’s 2009 class, suffered a torn miniscus in his left knee and underwent surgery on May 22nd. While the injury has kept the Tipton senior-to-be sidelined, Elston remains upbeat and he talked to Inside the Hall about the rehab process, a timetable for his return and his […]

Capobianco enjoys experience at NBA Top 100 Camp

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Many of the top seniors-to-be assembled last week at the University of Virginia for the NBA Top 100 Camp and one of IU’s committed players for the 2009 class, Bobby Capopbianco, was right in the thick of things.
“Basically, it started every morning at 6:30. You could choose to come and work out before breakfast. There […]

Gary Parrish: Emmanuel Negedu to Tennessee

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Gary Parrish of CBS Sportsline got the news straight from the mouth of Negedu, who also considered Indiana, Memphis and Georgia Tech. Not a huge shocker by any means, as the whispers the past few weeks seemed to indicate that Tennessee and Memphis were the schools to beat. Ultimately, Negedu’s relationship with the Volunteer coaching […]

Negedu’s coach: A lot of words, little substance

Monday, June 16th, 2008

As much I like to follow recruiting, there are some things that drive me crazy. One of those things is when a recruit, parent, coach, representative or handler takes a list of schools and discusses it with a reporter. Take Emmanuel Negedu’s coach at Brewster Academy, Jason Smith, for example. Smith talked to Adam Zagoria […]

Negedu calls Indiana visit “okay”

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

In an interview with Rivals.com recruiting analyst Justin Young (subscription required), Emmanuel Negedu sounded less than enthusiastic about his visit to Bloomington a week ago today. Negedu called his time in Bloomington “okay,” but expressed excitement about his visit today to Tennessee as well as Thursday’s trip to Memphis. I’m not sure exactly what to […]

Emmanuel Negedu to visit Indiana on June 3

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The best player still on the market for the 2008 class — Emmanuel Negedu — will visit the Indiana campus on June 3 to meet with the coaching staff, according to Chris Korman of the H-T/Hoosier Scoop. No word on where Indiana is positioned on his schedule of visits, but he will likely visit all […]

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