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ITH Video: Christian Watford at Night of the Future Stars

Considered by many to be the prize of Tom Crean’s 2009 recruiting class, Birmingham native Christian Watford showed off his skills Friday night in the Night of the Future Stars at Bellarmine University. Watford competed with Louisville signee Peyton Siva ...

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ITH Video: Maurice Creek shoots the three

Indiana signee Maurice Creek is one of the top shooters in the country and he showed his range for the first time in front of Hoosier fans Friday night at Bellarmine University. Creek is the leader after the opening round ...

Creek and Hulls on target in 3-point shootout

Future Indiana teammates Maurice Creek and Jordan Hulls advanced to the finals of the Wazoo Sports Derby Festival Classic 3-point shootout Friday night at Knights Hall at Bellarmine University. In total, four players advanced to the finals of the event ...

Marquis Teague looking hard at six schools

The notion it’s a foregone conclusion that Marquis Teague will play for Rick Pitino at Louisville is all but gone. Several weeks ago, I had numerous people tell me it was a lock for Teague to be a Cardinal. But ...

Watford looking to build chemistry

  • Alex Bozich Apr 10, 2009 3
 
Watford looking to build chemistry

After watching him for a couple of hours yesterday, it’s not hard to see why Christian Watford is considered the prized recruit of Indiana’s 2009 class. He’s a legitimate 6-8, can play inside or outside and is extremely athletic. As ...

Creek: ‘We’re going to make it up next year’

When the ball tips in Saturday’s Wazoo Sports Derby Festival Basketball Classic, Indiana fans will get a glimpse of the future. Christian Watford, Jordan Hulls and Maurice Creek will team together for the first time. “We’re going to have fun ...

Jordan Hulls, Maurice Creek and Christian Watford

Three of the six Indiana signees – Jordan Hulls, Maurice Creek and Christian Watford – practiced together for the first time this afternoon in preparation for Saturday’s Wazoo Sports Derby Festival Basketball Classic. I’ll have more on the practice, including ...

Final Rosters announced for Wazoo Sports Derby Festival Basketball Classic

Here are the final rosters for the 2009 Wazoo Sports Derby Festival Basketball Classic. Maurice Creek, Jordan Hulls and Christian Watford will play together on the Gold team. Inside the Hall will have coverage throughout the weekend beginning late on ...

Dominique Ferguson opens up his recruitment

According to a tip we received early this evening, Lawrence North junior Dominique Ferguson has de-committed from the University of Kentucky. It was speculated after the coaching change in Lexington that Ferguson would re-open his recruiting process and a tipster ...

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Why They’ll Win It All: Connecticut

Throughout the week, we’ve stated our case for each of the Final Four teams to win the national championship. We conclude the series today with Connecticut. There are reasons to like Connecticut to win it all beyond the fact that ...

Why They’ll Win It All: Michigan State

Throughout the week, we’ll be running small capsules on the remaining Final Four teams, stating why they’ll win it all. Today: Michigan State. Had I told you before the tournament that Michigan State would beat the No. 1 overall seed ...

I wasn’t going to address Calipari to Kentucky, until I read this

Greg Doyel is a columnist for CBS Sportsline. He is, putting it bluntly, a sensationalist. He either loves something or he absolutely loathes it. So it was no surprise when someone called the following passage in his latest piece to ...

Darius Smith commits … to UConn

  • Alex Bozich Mar 30, 2009 3
 
Darius Smith commits … to UConn

Darius Smith, a 6-2 point guard from Marshall high school in Chicago, has committed to Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut Huskies. Indiana hoped to add Smith during the spring signing period, but the opening at point guard created by the ...

One thing I thought I’d never see: Bob Knight in his underwear

I’ve gotta hand it to the brass at Activision. They’ve consistently produced an all-star lineup for their Guitar Hero commercials. And their latest installment, which apparently debuted during this weekend’s NCAA Tournament, is no exception. Prepare to witness Coach Knight, ...

Jordan Hulls talks state title, future at IU

The Palestra caught up with the runaway favorite for Mr. Basketball and IU signee Jordan Hulls and got his reaction to Bloomington South’s state title as well as some comments on his future at IU:

Michigan State does the Big Ten proud

  • Alex Bozich Mar 29, 2009 3
 
Michigan State does the Big Ten proud

In a game that no one gave them a chance to win, Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans proved on Sunday afternoon why they’ve been the premier program in the Big Ten since the turn of the decade. The ...