Tipton’s Derek Elston is first member of Kelvin Sampson’s 2009 recruiting class. Inside the Hall recently caught up with the 6’8″ forward for a quick Q & A. Inside the Hall: Why did you decide that IU was the right ...
I caught a bit of flack for not including Eric Gordon on my preseason All-Big Ten team and quite frankly, I expected it. That’s what is so great about us, the IU fanbase: we’re passionate about our love for the ...
– There was an interesting piece from our good friend Jody Demling’s blog regarding 2008 recruit Bud Mackey earlier today that caught my eye. Rick Bolus, best known for his “blue chip” basketball camps he’s held since 1980, has ranked ...
St. Patrick’s High in New Jersey, under the leadership of coach Kevin Boyle, has produced quite a bit of talent over the years. Current NBA stars Al Harrington and Samuel Dalembert both immediately come to mind. This past season the ...
I just got finished talking with Dave Telep, the National Recruiting Director for Scout.com, about a variety of IU recruiting topics. I encourage you to check out Dave’s work at Scouthoops.com. Over the next few weeks I’ll have quite a ...
According to Dave Telep of Scout.com, IU has picked up a commitment from 2009 forward Derek Elston. The Indianapolis Star has confirmed the news as well. Elston, from Tipton (IN) picked the Hoosiers over Purdue. Telep has Elston ranked as ...
Under the category of “I’m glad that didn’t happen to IU” comes the news that Mason County (KY) wing Darius Miller has committed to Kentucky. Miller had been heavily recruited by Illinois and their former assistant coach, Tracy Webster. At ...
Even though we’re still in the first week of September, many publications are already releasing their annual yearbooks for college hoops. For an oddity like myself that really doesn’t follow college football or the NFL, this is great news. Lindy’s ...
D.J. Byrd, a 6’4″ wing from the class of 2009, has given a verbal pledge to play for Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers. Byrd, who will be a junior at North Montgomery in Crawfordsville, chose Purdue over Indiana, Notre ...
Update: The original video we posted was removed by the user who posted it on YouTube, so we had to substitute another Ebanks video. It’s never a bad idea to send us a tip, which is how I got notice ...
The preseason hoops polls are slowly starting to trickle out and today we got Dick Vitale’s top 40 teams. Using his revolutionary “Vitale Bald Dome Index” formula, also known as the VBDI, Dickie V has the Hoosiers pegged as the ...
We’ve already revealed the first three members of our preseason All-Big Ten first team: Raymar Morgan of Michigan State, Jamar Butler of Ohio State and Geary Claxton of Penn State. The tough part came in deciding who would be our ...
According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, East Chicago Central forward Angel Garcia has come to a decision on where he’ll attend college and he’ll be taking his game to Beale Street. Garcia, ranked No. 27 overall in the class of ...
In their final Bahamas barn burner, IU snuck past the Commonwealth Bank Giants 115-63. I’m pretty sure most of the teams that play at the HPER could beat the three teams IU played on this trip. Nonetheless, the final contest ...
For the second straight day, IU dominated another over matched opponent, throttling Guatemala 103-41 at Kendal Isaacs Stadium in Nassau. Eric Gordon was impressive as usual, scoring 33 points in 28 minutes of action. Perhaps more importantly, Gordon added five ...
In case you were wondering how Indianapolis Pike product and former Hoosier Robert Vaden is doing these days, the Birmingham News has an update for you: Five UAB Blazer basketball players were arrested and jailed early Friday morning by Birmingham ...