Thoughts on a 79-39 win over the Chargers: I. Tom Crean voiced concerns about his team heading into this contest, and it was all on display to start. Indiana turned the ball over again and again — with freshman Troy Williams ...
Rosemont, Ill. — Only one starter remains from last year’s Indiana squad that fell to Syracuse in the Sweet Sixteen: Sophomore point guard Yogi Ferrell. And it’s a loss that fueled his summer, one that’s seen him improve across the ...
Class of 2014 Marion guard James Blackmon Jr. committed to Indiana at halftime of a college football broadcast on Thursday night at ESPNU. Watch the replay of the No. 31 player in the 247Composite choosing the Hoosiers over Kansas, Kentucky, ...
Sophomores Yogi Ferrell and Jeremy Hollowell met with the media in Rosemont, Ill. on Thursday during Big Ten Media Day. Watch and listen to their comments in the embedded media players below: Ferrell:
Will Sheehey and Evan Gordon met with the media in Rosemont, Ill. on Thursday during Big Ten Media Day. Watch and listen to their comments in the embedded media players below: Sheehey:
Hello and welcome to ITH 3.0 — our first overhaul to the product since 2009. When Alex and I discussed a re-design earlier this year, one thing was clear: In an era where mobile readership only continues to grow, we ...
Thoughts on an 83-68 win over the Screaming Eagles: I. With so much scoring gone, and so many unknowns with this young group of kids, Yogi Ferrell’s been pegged as a guy that’s going to need to step up and ...
With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we took a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster over the last month. Today, we conclude the series with Will Sheehey. One never knows the future, and predictions are often a silly endeavor, but here's something I'll stick my neck out on: As Will Sheehey's senior season hits amidst a host of departures and gaps to fill, his game ain't changing. And it's for the best. The Hoosiers need the scoring to come from somewhere, yes. But it's got to be more about a collective effort from the team than a shift in style from the senior. No need to start trying to take guys off the dribble or suddenly attempt four or five 3-pointers a game. Sheehey simply needs to do what he's always done -- just smarter, better, stronger. He is a master of the sneaky angles on the baseline when he catches the defense sleeping, breaks to the hoop, finds the pass and dunks it home. He needs to continue to get buckets in the mid-range on both the break and in the halfcourt. He needs to remain a pest on defense.
Hanner Mosquera-Perea entered his freshman campaign with jump-out-the-gym athleticism and a whole heck of a lot of promise. He was part of Indiana's initial "starting eight" at this time last year, and seemed well on pace to spell Cody Zeller and Christian Watford in the frontcourt as a reliable first big off the bench. But as the season hit, things changed. First, fresh off a partial summer he spent in a walking boot, the NCAA spanked Mosquera-Perea and fellow freshman Peter Jurkin with a dubious nine-game suspension. He lost valuable non-conference playing time, time he could have spent building confidence against inferior opponents.
While fellow freshman Noah Vonleh possesses the most basketball talent out of the freshman class, it's Troy Williams high-flying, energetic style of play that might endear him most to Indiana fans. There is a youthful exuberance to Williams' game; he makes it all look so fun. (This is a kid, after all, who has proclaimed he's still trying to give the dunk contest a go despite a right hand injury.) Williams' pedigree and accolades are well-known at this point. The Virginia native played AAU ball for his uncle, Boo Williams. He was named Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia and spent his senior season playing for Oak Hill Academy, a program that's pumped out NBA talent like Carmelo Anthony and Rajon Rondo. A stat stuffer, he averaged 16.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks during the regular season. More recently, Williams picked up MVP honors at the Derby Festival Basketball Classic.
On Thursday morning at his high school, Sunrise Christian Academy, class of 2014 Bel Aire (Kan.) point guard Lourawls Nairn committed to play for Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans. Nairn also considered Minnesota, Oklahoma and Indiana. The point ...
One thing's for certain in John Groce's early Illini tenure: He's never short on histrionics. In a sport where coaches strut the sideline like a runway, Groce's facial contortions stand out. But a more important, less superficial analysis of Groce's first full season in Champaign reveals a season in which he didn't let the program slip. The team started out 12-0, which included a win over Butler for the 2012 Maui Invitational Championship. Illinois climbed as high as No. 10 in week seven of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. While the Big Ten season (8-10, tied-7th) was nothing more than average, the Illini did nip then-No. 1 Indiana at the other Assembly Hall. The team also made the NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed after missing out in Bruce Weber's last season at the helm. It beat Colorado in the second round before falling to No. 2 Miami in a close game, 63-59. And Groce's returns with recruits should give the Illini faithful some hope. It's been a super September. Class of 2014 standouts Quentin Snider (No. 37), a former Louisville verbal, and Leron Black (No. 39) both gave pledges to Groce this month. Both were also targets of the Indiana staff.
With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’ll be taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster over the next month. Today, we continue our look at the Big Ten with the Northwestern Wildcats. Change is afoot in Evanston. Bill Carmody's 12-year run of Princeton offense and gimmick zone defense is gone. In comes 39-year-old Chris Collins fresh off a 13-year run as a Duke assistant. It's a switch that arrives during an emerging time for Northwestern athletics. Pat Fitzgerald has a bonafide Top 25 football program going. An ambitious $250 million athletics facility on the shores of Lake Michigan has been approved. Though this multi-purpose facility is more football-focused, it's been said the basketball team will eventually get their own upgrades down the line.
After some uneven shooting from distance during Team USA’s first two pool play games, Yogi Ferrell connected on 4-of-7 from distance against Sweden in a victory on Wednesday. The Indiana point guard utilized high ball screens to get open looks ...
Will Sheehey scored in double digits against both United Arab Emirates (15 points) and the Czech Republic (10 points) for Team USA in pool play at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Two minutes of highlights from his performance in both games ...
Yogi Ferrell posted a combined 22 points and 17 assists in blowout wins against United Arab Emirates and the Czech Republic on Sunday and Monday for Team USA at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Here are four minutes of highlights from ...