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Know Thy Opponent: George Mason Patriots

Standing between Indiana and a win to snap a two-game skid in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Tip-Off Classic is a program that made a name for themselves by crashing the 2006 Final Four: George Mason. The 2-2 Patriots nearly knocked ...

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Indiana announces signing of Will Sheehey

Indiana issued a release on the signing of Will Sheehey to a National Letter of Intent earlier today, which you can read here. Here’s what Indiana coach Tom Crean had to say about Sagemont (FL) senior: “Will Sheehey to me ...

Pick to Click: George Mason

  • Staff Nov 21, 2009 3
 
Pick to Click: George Mason

Get in your picks before 10:15 am ET on Sunday. Remember, please state your selection first thing in your comment. Good luck. Scoring update: kmwinter stands alone at the top with three correct picks in four games. Here’s a link ...

Boston postgame audio: Tom Crean

  • Alex Bozich Nov 21, 2009 3
 
Boston postgame audio: Tom Crean

Thanks to Dustin Dopirak of The Herald-Times and Hoosier Scoop, who you can watch break down last night’s game here, for passing along this audio from Tom Crean’s postgame comments last night. It certainly warrants a listen. [audio:CreanBoston.mp3]

Good, Bad and Ugly: Boston University

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 20, 2009 3
 
Good, Bad and Ugly: Boston University

This is going to be more of an open thread due to this game not being televised, and me being in and out on the radio feed. Here are some talking points: + It didn’t seem like Indiana had much ...

Hoosiers drop second straight in Puerto Rico, 71-67

Boston University entered Friday’s game against Indiana coming off of losses to Iona, George Washington and Kansas State. And for most of consolation bracket contest in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Tip-Off Classic, it appeared Boston and first-year coach Patrick Chambers ...

Game Thread: Boston University

Opponent: Boston University Terriers Date: Friday, November 20 | 6:00 EST Arena: Coliseo de Puerto Rico – San Juan, Puerto Rico Line: Indiana by 4 All-time series: Indiana leads 1-0 TV: None Radio: IU Radio Network (Jeremy Gray and Todd ...

Pick to Click: Boston University

Get in your picks before 5:45 ET tonight. Remember, please state your selection first thing in your comment. Good luck. No TV: Tonight’s game will not be televised. ESPNU, which the schedule originally indicated would air the game, will broadcast ...

Good, Bad and Ugly: Ole Miss

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 19, 2009 3
 
Good, Bad and Ugly: Ole Miss

THE GOOD: FIRST FIVE MINUTES. This is what this Hoosiers team can be. Running the break efficiently, not letting teams get set up on D, pushing the pace, getting controlled buckets in transition with Jeremiah Rivers and Verdell Jones leading ...

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Turnovers, pour foul shooting sink Hoosiers in Puerto Rico

For seven minutes in Puerto Rico, Indiana looked capable of hanging with Ole Miss. And just like that, the Rebels reeled off a 28-5 run en route to a comfortable 89-71 win in the opening round of the O’Reilly Auto ...

Game Thread: Indiana vs. Ole Miss

Opponent: Ole Miss Rebels Date: Thursday, November 19 | 5:00 EST Arena: Coliseo de Puerto Rico – San Juan, Puerto Rico Line: Ole Miss by 9 All-time series: First meeting TV: ESPN 2 (Jon Sciambi and Hubert Davis) Radio: IU ...

Video: An update from Puerto Rico

  • Alex Bozich Nov 18, 2009 3
 
Video: An update from Puerto Rico

Courtesy of the IU Athletics channel on YouTube, here is a bit of practice footage and also comments from Tom Crean to the media from earlier today (in this case media = Dustin Dopirak): And also, interviews with Christian Watford ...

Pick to Click: Ole Miss

  • Staff Nov 18, 2009 3
 
Pick to Click: Ole Miss

Get in your picks before 4:45 ET on Thursday. Remember, please state your selection first thing in your comment. Good luck and check out our new ITH apparel. Scoring update: Several people are two for two, so we’ll wait until ...

Know Thy Opponent: Ole Miss Rebels

  • Alex Bozich Nov 18, 2009 3
 
Know Thy Opponent: Ole Miss Rebels

Two games into the 2009-2010 season, we’ve learned little about the Indiana team that should blossom into a respectable squad once conference play rolls around in late December. Sure, the Hoosiers have won two games comfortably, but it’s hard to ...

The Morning After: Hey, That’s Doc Rivers!

Did anyone else get a minor chill seeing Doc Rivers in Assembly Hall? I can’t explain this at all. I don’t really like Rivers. I’m not sure he’s a great NBA coach so much as a decent NBA coach who ...

Good, Bad and Ugly: USC Upstate

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 16, 2009 3
 
Good, Bad and Ugly: USC Upstate

THE GOOD: CHRISTIAN WATFORD AND DEREK ELSTON. Watford continues to impress. He’s been billed as a guy that can do it all, and this game really highlighted that: he got boards, hit shots, created in the lane, got some steals, ...