Alex Bozich is the editor and co-founder of Inside the Hall. Follow him on Twitter. Contact via email.

Good, Bad and Ugly: Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Jan 10, 2009 3
 

THE GOOD (HEY, WE HAD TO LIST SOMETHING, RIGHT?): Nick Williams. That pretty much sums it up. On a day when the Hoosiers came out with far less fight than needed to win in a hostile environment, Williams was the ...

Inside the Hall Community screenshot

Elevate Your Conversation: Become an ITH Community Member

Learn More →

Know Thy Opponent: Illinois Fighting Illini

  • Alex Bozich Jan 10, 2009 3
 

Expected to be a middle of the pack team in the Big Ten, Bruce Weber’s Illinois club is off to a 13-2 start and owns the most impressive conference win to-date: A 71-67 upset at Purdue in overtime. A big ...

Crean, Jones and Roth talk Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Jan 9, 2009 3
 

Tom Crean, Verdell Jones and Matt Roth met with the media Friday afternoon to talk about Saturday’s matchup with Illinois. Here are a few highlights: Jones on the rivalry between Indiana and Illinois: “The whole week, that’s the talk about ...

A lesson in motivational speaking: The fist

  • Alex Bozich Jan 9, 2009 3
 

As the Hoosiers prepare to take on Illinois tomorrow afternoon, it’s the perfect time to relive one of the most moving speeches ever delivered. Let me set the scene: It’s the 2005 National Championship game at the Edward Jones Dome ...

Hoosiers lose heartbreaker in OT, 72-66

  • Alex Bozich Jan 7, 2009 3
 

Indiana head coach Tom Crean couldn’t have drawn it up any better. After a head scratching home loss to Lipscomb to close out 2008 and a road loss to Iowa in the Big Ten opener, the Hoosiers returned to Assembly ...

Know Thy Opponent: Michigan Wolverines

  • Alex Bozich Jan 6, 2009 3
 

After six seasons under Tommy Amaker with no NCAA Tournament appearances, the early results this season suggest the John Beilein era is progressing well in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines finished just 10-22 a year ago, but are 11-3 this season ...

Crean, Williams and Dumes talk Michigan

  • Alex Bozich Jan 6, 2009 3
 

In preparation for Wednesday’s home Big Ten opener with Michigan, Indiana coach Tom Crean and guards Devan Dumes and Nick Williams addressed the media earlier today. You can hear the complete audio at the following links: Coach Crean audio Devan ...

Crean Big Ten teleconference audio

  • Alex Bozich Jan 5, 2009 3
 

Courtesy of the Big Ten Network, here is the audio from this morning’s teleconference with Tom Crean: Related: John Beilein teleconference audio Bruce Weber teleconference audio

Report: Beas Hamga will not be a Hoosier

  • Alex Bozich Jan 5, 2009 3
 

Beas Hamga, the transfer from UNLV who was rumored to be considering Indiana, will not be a Hoosier according to our friend John Decker of Hoosier Nation. Hamga originally committed to Iowa when Steve Alford was the coach and ended ...

Inside The Hall Hat

Wear the Brand: Buy Merch at the Inside the Hall Shop

Shop Now →

One of the top sophomores in the country, Indianapolis Pike’s Marques Teague, will decide on his college destination shortly after the high school season concludes. Teague’s father Shawn, who played for Louisville coach Rick Pitino at Boston University, gave the ...

Lawrence North sophomores commit to Louisville

  • Alex Bozich Jan 4, 2009 3
 

Two of the top sophomores in the class of 2011 — Lawrence North’s Ryan Taylor and Michael Chandler — committed to Louisville shortly after the Cardinals’ 74-71 win over Kentucky today. The Courier-Journal’s Jody Demling has the details: Indianapolis Lawrence ...

Live Blog: Indiana @ Iowa

  • Alex Bozich Jan 3, 2009 3
 

Bassett enrolls at Ohio University

  • Alex Bozich Jan 3, 2009 3
 

Armon Bassett, the subject of an excellent piece written by Chris Korman in yesterday’s Herald-Times, has enrolled at Ohio University. Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Ohio University head men’s basketball coach John Groce announced on Friday that guard ...

Creek enjoys giving back at youth camp

  • Alex Bozich Jan 1, 2009 3
 

While most teenagers and young adults were gearing up for the ball to drop Wednesday afternoon, Hargrave Military Academy guard and Indiana signee Maurice Creek was focused on instructing kids at a local youth basketball camp. “It feels really good ...

Crean watches Elston in Hall of Fame Classic

  • Alex Bozich Dec 30, 2008 3
 

Update: Franklin Central slipped past Tipton 43-41 in overtime to win the Hall of Fame Classic. Elston finished with 16 points and was named MVP of the event. Indiana coach Tom Crean was on the scene earlier today in The ...

Scouting Report: Aaron Cosby

  • Alex Bozich Dec 29, 2008 3
 

Inside the Hall got its first look of the season at 2010 guard Aaron Cosby from Jeffersontown Monday night at the Gaslight Holiday Classic. Cosby scored nine points as J’Town beat Owensboro 72-55 to move into the final against Mount ...