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April 2008 Archive

Rob Senderoff expected to join Kent State staff

You remember Rob Senderoff, right? The former IU assistant thrown under the bus in an attempt to save face for Kelvin Sampson. It appears he’s about to be hired as the top assistant to Geno Ford’s staff at Kent State: ...

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Final Results for Tournament Pick ‘Em Challenge

Thanks to everyone who participated. Those of you in the top five spots will receive a Crean and Crimson T-shirt courtesy of Mark Tucker of TSP Screenprinting & Embroidery. Please email us from your Yahoo! email address and provide your ...

Video of Eric Gordon press conference

Courtesy of the Big Ten Network: On a totally unrelated note, this should be of interest to IU fans in the Southern Indiana area. Got word tonight that Tom Crean will speak at Huber’s in Starlight, Indiana on May 28. ...

No surprise: Gordon officially declares for NBA draft

Indiana freshman Eric Gordon announced his plans to enter the NBA Draft in a news conference Monday afternoon at the Jewish Community Center near his home in Indianapolis. Here is an excerpt of the press release from IU Media Relations: ...

Stern and Brand ponder new age limit rule

A report this morning by Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com says that NBA commissioner David Stern and NCAA President Myles Brand are in agreement that both entities would benefit from a new rule requiring players to stay in college for two ...

Decision on dismissed players looms for Crean

With the news on Sunday that both Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis have contacted Tom Crean to discuss reinstatement, the new Indiana coach is faced with a pivotal decision less than a week into his tenure. From a basketball standpoint, ...

Around the Hall: Sunday Morning

  • Alex Bozich Apr 6, 2008 3
 
Around the Hall: Sunday Morning

A handful of links for your reading pleasure on this Sunday morning: Crean era to begin with clean up (Rick Bozich, Louisville Courier-Journal) One last look back (Chris Korman, The Hoosier Scoop) Picking up the pieces at Indiana (Chris Korman, ...

Don Fischer interviews Tom Crean

  • Alex Bozich Apr 6, 2008 3
 
Don Fischer interviews Tom Crean

The voice of Indiana basketball, Don Fischer, interviews Tom Crean:

Survey says: IU 13th on list of programs to buy

I woke up this morning to an interesting exercise performed by longtime Courier-Journal columnist Rick Bozich. The question posed to 30 knowledgeable college basketball minds was as follows: “If you were buying stock in 10 college basketball programs, which 10 ...

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Tom Crean is stuck in Bloomington forever

Not exactly. But Crean’s deal does include a provision that will theoretically keep him from jumping ship any time soon: Under a preliminary deal between Crean and the university, Crean would owe $3 million if he resigns in the first ...

The Aftermath: Eric Gordon

  • Alex Bozich Apr 4, 2008 3
 
The Aftermath: Eric Gordon

First, a confession: I considered boring you with a press release from IU media relations later today with the news that Eric Gordon declared for the NBA Draft. After all, the easy thing would have been to just forget about ...

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

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 ...

Around the Hall: Tom Crean reaction

  • Alex Bozich Apr 3, 2008 3
 
Around the Hall: Tom Crean reaction

The Hoosiers have their man and here’s the reaction from across the state (and the country) the morning after the hire: Hoosier nation welcomes Crean to IU (Indiana Daily Student) Crean holds meeting with IU players (Indiana Daily Student) Their ...

Video: Tom Crean press conference

  • Alex Bozich Apr 2, 2008 3
 
Video: Tom Crean press conference

For those of you that missed it, here’s the Tom Crean press conference in its entirety, courtesy of the Big Ten Network: Also, here’s a one-on-one interview with Crean:

A new sense of direction for Indiana basketball

The last 48 hours have been nothing short of a whirlwind of emotions for fans of Indiana basketball. Monday night, the feeling was that of doom and gloom as we learned interim head coach Dan Dakich had dismissed Jamarcus Ellis ...

Audio: Tom Crean press conference

  • Alex Bozich Apr 2, 2008 3
 
Audio: Tom Crean press conference

Indiana announced Tom Crean as its new head coach this morning at a press conference in the Hoosier Room. Crean and IU have agreed to an eight-year, $18.24 million deal that will pay him an average of $2.3 million annually. ...