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Indiana making a push for 2013 center Kennedy Meeks

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Kennedy Meeks only had four points and five assists in his first game at the Nike Global Challenge. In his second, he had six points and nine rebounds and in his third, he totaled two and three ...

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Indiana likely to receive one of Anya’s five official visits

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – With IU assistant coach Kenny Johnson sitting courtside at the Nike Global Challenge, 2013 center BeeJay Anya (Gaithersburg Md./DeMatha Catholic) didn’t disappoint. In the USA East’s game against China – a blowout victory – Anya used his big body to ...

Vonleh’s coach: “He’s a kid that doesn’t have any kinks in his armor”

INDIANAPOLIS — Noah Vonleh is arguably the top prospect taking the floor at this week’s adidas Invitational, so it was no surprise he was quickly surrounded by voice recorders and cameras after his Mass Rivals team dropped their opening game ...

Photo Gallery: adidas Invitational

Check out 31 photos by Jamie Owens from the first two days of the adidas Invitational at various sites in the Indianapolis area in the embedded photo gallery after the jump.

D’Angelo Russell: ‘I can be No. 1’

  • Justin Albers Jul 13, 2012 3
 
D’Angelo Russell: ‘I can be No. 1’

INDIANAPOLIS — D’Angelo Russell has climbed the class of 2014 recruiting rankings as quickly as anyone in recent months. But Russell, currently ranked No. 10 by Rivals.com, knows he can climb even higher. “I can be No. 1,” Russell said. ...

List of suitors for Trevon Bluiett continues to grow

INDIANAPOLIS — August could be a pivotal month in the recruitment of Trevon Bluiett. That’s when the Park Tudor junior-to-be, a top 75 player nationally according to Scout.com, could begin to take a closer look at the growing list of ...

Robinson excels at Skills U, New Jersey forward hears from IU

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – 2013 Indiana commit Stanford Robinson was one of the top performers after the first set of games of the Nike Skills U tournament near Washington D.C. He did a little bit of everything in a blowout victory: ...

Davis continues to work on jump shot

  • Justin Albers Jul 12, 2012 3
 
Davis continues to work on jump shot

INDIANAPOLIS — Colin Hartman drove the lane, and got off an off-balanced floater. Just as the ball was rolling off the rim, Devin Davis — Hartman’s teammate — grabbed it with one hand and slammed it down. It was just ...

Reuter on IU: “I loved everything about it”

INDIANAPOLIS — At 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, Tabor Academy (MA) forward Jarred Reuter is a difficult matchup on size and strength alone. But beyond bullying opponents in the post, something Reuter admits is a large part of his current repertoire, the ...

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Vonleh, Russell highlight day one of adidas Invitational

Inside the Hall spent the opening day of the July evaluation period at the adidas Invitational in Indianapolis. Our recap and notebook from day one follows: · 2014 Haverhill, Massachusetts forward Noah Vonleh (pictured) finished with 12 points as his Mass Rivals ...

Watford’s shot to beat Kentucky wins ESPY award

The calendar may have recently shifted to July, but Christian Watford’s shot to beat No. 1 Kentucky back on December 10 is still garnering national attention. Watford’s buzzer-beater beat out fifteen other top plays to win the ESPY award for ...

IU recognizes basketball staff with new job titles

Indiana announced changes in job titles to four members of the men’s basketball staff on Monday. Here’s the complete release from IU media relations: Bloomington, Indiana—Indiana University men’s basketball coach has named Tim Buckley and Steve McClain to the position ...

Recruiting Notebook: Lyles, Robinson, IU targets at LeBron

2013 commit Stanford Robinson, 2014 commit Trey Lyles and several 2013 and 2014 prospects with Indiana offers or interest are currently participating at the LeBron James Skills Academy in Las Vegas. According to the camp rosters, here are height, weight ...

Video: Cliff Alexander at the Nike Spring Showdown

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Gordon misses cut for 2012 US Olympic team

The 12-man roster that will represent the United States at the 2012 Olympics in London was announced Saturday night and former Indiana guard Eric Gordon missed the final cut. Gordon, who averaged 8.6 points and 1.6 rebounds on the USA World ...

What to watch for: July evaluation period

The first of three five-day July evaluation periods begins next Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Inside the Hall takes a look at what we’ll be watching for as college coaches hit the trail to evaluate prospects: · How will IU ...