Around the Hall: July 1, 2010
Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew. So go ahead, get your read on, kids.
+ Kyle Neddenriep of the Indianapolis Star interviews 2011 commitment Austin Etherington. (Indianapolis Star)
+ Adidas Nations posted interviews with three IU prospects, Cody Zeller, Peter Jurkin and Yogi Ferrell, on its Facebook page. (Zeller, Jurkin, Ferrell)
+ Andy Glockner profiles former IU guard and IPFW head coach Dane Fife. (SI.com)
+ Michigan coach John Beilein announced that Laval Lucas-Perry has been dismissed from the team. (UMHoops)
+ Iowa forward Brennan Cougill has been deemed academically ineligible for next season. (ESPN College Basketball Nation)
+ Evan Daniels reports that D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera will miss the month of July with a MCL injury. (Scout.com, subscription required)
+ Hugh Kellenberger writes that Bloomington South junior-to-be T.J. Bell is headed back to Illinois. (Herald-Times, subcription required)
+ Scout.com ranks Devin Davis and Basil Smotherman as four-star prospects in its 2013 rankings. (Scout.com)
Quotable (recent tweets from Tom Crean):
“Frankly some of the assistants we go against I wouldnt let valet my car. They either would lose the keys or drive away with it.” – June 29, 3:18 PM
“In all honesty there are some Head coaches that would be the same way. The ones that wake up on 3rd base and think they hit a triple kill me.” – June 29, 3:20 PM
“A tough situation for Jeremiah tonight. Tim Garl told me he had a bad ankle sprain. That really deflated him. He is down. He felt good” – June 29, 8:41 PM
“A team picture of the last few days of unofficial visits would be a bigger seller than a John Grisham novel!” – June 30, 9:22 PM
Filed to: Austin Etherington, Cody Zeller, Tom Crean, Yogi Ferrell