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Kelvin Sampson might or might not check caller ID

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

The most interesting part of my first glance through the NCAA case summary was Kelvin Sampson’s explanation of his practices for checking caller ID. There are a lot of “uh’s” and contradictions. What’s that you say? You’re not surprised? Me either.
November 13, 2007
Mark Neyland, NCAA assistant director of enforcement
Mike Glazier, Sampson’s legal counsel
Kelvin Sampson, former [...]

Gordon talks about Sampson; Chad Ford talks about his draft position

Friday, May 30th, 2008

With all of the NCAA allegations/recruiting news going on in Bloomington over the past month, we haven’t had a chance to update you on Eric Gordon and his NBA Draft stock. Gordon is down in Orlando participating in the “combine” portion of the pre-draft camp. Rather than working out, he’s being tested for strength, agility, [...]

Around the Hall: Crean at Huber’s and more

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Tom Crean visited the Louisville/Southern Indiana area on Wednesday for a press conference at Louisville Slugger Field and a gathering for the IU Varsity Club at Huber’s in Starlight, Indiana. Here are links to coverage from Crean’s trip along with a couple of other IU related stories:

Hurricane Tom taking IU by storm (Louisville Courier-Journal)
An evening [...]

Sampson ducks IU questions, praises Crean

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Kelvin Sampson was introduced by the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday as an assistant coach and as expected, he refused to answer any questions about what went down at IU. He did, however, offer his thoughts on Tom Crean, who also happens to be his close friend:
“Tom will do great. He’s an outstanding person, excellent coach. I [...]

Around the Hall: Dakich, Meyer, Greenspan and more

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

– Dan Dakich talked to Terry Hutchens of The Indianapolis Star and the former interim coach addresses Kelvin Sampson, Armon Bassett, Jamarcus Ellis and the overall state of Indiana basketball. Dakich will get $180,000 promised to him by the university and hopes to coach somewhere next season. Dakich was criticized for kicking Bassett and Ellis [...]

Kelvin Sampson responds to NCAA

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

With IU responding to the NCAA today — and agreeing with all the investigators had to present — Gary Parrish of CBS Sportsline provides Kelvin Sampson’s response to the allegations. Apparently, he wrote a nice little letter to Myles Brand and company.
Here’s my favorite bit:
When I arrived at Indiana University, I hired an experienced staff [...]

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