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Bankers Life woes continue as IU falls 77-62 to Louisville

  • Hailey Hernandez 12/31/2016 5:51 pm  
 

INDIANAPOLIS – For the third straight game, Indiana struggled in front of a pro-Hoosier crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Early turnovers and a stagnant offense were the story of the first half as Indiana dug a 12-point deficit and couldn’t overcome ...

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Defense fails IU in 83-78 loss to Butler

  • Hailey Hernandez 12/17/2016 10:04 pm  
 

After an uneven and at times unmotivated effort on defense, IU had the chance to erase its mistakes. But trailing by two with 15 seconds remaining, the Hoosiers gave up a wide-open dunk to Butler’s Tyler Wideman on an out-of-bounds ...

News and notes from Tom Crean’s radio show

  • Hailey Hernandez 12/13/2016 8:02 am  
 

Inside IU basketball with Tom Crean was live on Monday evening from the Holiday Inn in Bloomington. This week, Crean discussed leadership concepts, answered questions from fans and previewed IU’s matchup on Saturday in the Crossroads Classic against No. 18 ...

IU cruises past Houston Baptist for 103-61 victory

  • Hailey Hernandez 12/10/2016 9:10 pm  
 

IU did what it needed to do in its 103-61 victory against Houston Baptist on Saturday afternoon. It left the game without any injuries and got to practice cleaning up some things after a full week of practice. Although the ...

News and notes from Tom Crean’s radio show

  • Hailey Hernandez 12/06/2016 9:07 am  
 

Inside IU basketball with Tom Crean was live on Monday evening from the Holiday Inn in Bloomington. The Hoosiers had three games in five days and are now 7-1 following wins over No. 3 North Carolina, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and ...

Video: Rick Ray reacts to loss at Indiana

  • Hailey Hernandez 12/04/2016 6:39 pm  
 

Southeast Missouri State coach Rick Ray addressed the media following his team’s 83-55 loss to Indiana on Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch his postgame comments below:

Notebook: Career nights from Morgan, Davis help Hoosiers down SIU Edwardsville

  • Hailey Hernandez 12/02/2016 10:57 pm  
 

A different atmosphere surrounded Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday night. After its big win against No. 3 UNC on Wednesday, IU had to bring its own energy instead of feeding off the crowd. And with the absence of OG Anunoby added to ...

Video: Roy Williams, North Carolina players react to loss at Indiana

  • Hailey Hernandez 12/01/2016 12:08 am  
 

North Carolina coach Roy Williams coach met with the media following his team’s 76-67 loss to Indiana on Wednesday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch his postgame comments below: Reaction from Joel Berry, Justin Jackson and Isaiah Hicks is ...

News and notes from Tom Crean’s radio show

  • Hailey Hernandez 11/29/2016 7:56 am  
 

Inside IU basketball with Tom Crean was live on Monday evening from the Holiday Inn in Bloomington as the Hoosiers prepare for a rematch of last season’s Sweet Sixteen loss against North Carolina on Wednesday. The Hoosiers also face SIU Edwardsville ...

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Indiana focused on improvement, not rankings, in preparation for home opener

  • Hailey Hernandez 11/16/2016 7:19 am  
 

After moving up to No. 5 in this week’s Associated Press top 25 poll and No. 6 in the USA Today coaches poll, Indiana’s national profile is on the rise. The Hoosiers passed their first test on the national stage ...

Notebook: Blackmon Jr. leads Hoosiers in win over No. 3 Kansas

  • Hailey Hernandez 11/12/2016 10:33 am  
 

Last season when Indiana made the trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, it didn’t end very well. This year was a different story. James Blackmon Jr. led the Hoosiers with 26 points to help No. 11 IU upset No. ...

Notebook: Anunoby continues to shine in final exhibition tune-up

  • Hailey Hernandez 11/05/2016 11:28 pm  
 

In their second and final exhibition game of the season, the Hoosiers started off looking sharp defensively and went on to beat Bellarmine 73-49. The Hoosiers took advantage of 20 Bellarmine turnovers, turning them into 19 points. On offense, the ...

Video: Greg Mitchell reacts to loss at Indiana

  • Hailey Hernandez 11/01/2016 9:55 pm  
 

Hope College coach Greg Mitchell met with the media following his team’s 98-65 exhibition loss to Indiana on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch his postgame comments below:

2016-2017 Player Profile: Josh Newkirk

  • Hailey Hernandez 10/24/2016 12:39 pm  
 

With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’re taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster this month. Today, we continue our look at Indiana’s roster with Josh Newkirk. Redshirt junior Josh ...

Ring ceremony, skills contests highlight Hysteria

  • Hailey Hernandez 10/22/2016 11:07 pm  
 

Hoosier Hysteria is the fan-focused event marking off the kickoff for the men’s and women’s basketball season. But no one appreciated the day as much as coach Tom Crean. Crean spoke at length on Saturday night, thanking his players and his ...

2016-2017 Player Profile: Curtis Jones

  • Hailey Hernandez 10/18/2016 8:05 am  
 

With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’re taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster this month. Today, we continue our look at Indiana’s roster with Curtis Jones. IU could ...